Item
1.A. Risk Factors.
An
investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully all of the risks described below, together
with the other information contained in this Annual Report, including our financial statements and related notes, before making a decision
to invest in our securities. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and operating results may be materially
adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of,
or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business, financial condition
and operating results.
Risks
Relating to Our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
Our
Public Shareholders may not be afforded an opportunity to vote on our proposed initial Business Combination, which means we may complete
our initial Business Combination even though a majority of our Public Shareholders do not support such a combination.
We
may not hold a shareholder vote to approve our initial Business Combination unless the Business Combination would require shareholder
approval under applicable law or stock exchange rules or if we decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons. For instance,
Nasdaq listing rules currently allow us to engage in a tender offer in lieu of a general meeting, but would still require us to obtain
shareholder approval if we were seeking to issue more than 20% of our issued and outstanding shares to a target business as consideration
in any Business Combination. Therefore, if we were structuring a Business Combination that required us to issue more than 20% of our
issued and outstanding shares, we would seek shareholder approval of such Business Combination. However, except as required by applicable
law or stock exchange rules, the decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed Business Combination or will
allow shareholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a
variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek
shareholder approval. Accordingly, we may consummate our initial Business Combination even if holders of a majority of the issued and
outstanding ordinary shares do not approve of the Business Combination we consummate.
If
we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders, directors and officers have agreed to vote
in favor of such initial Business Combination, regardless of how our Public Shareholders vote.
Unlike
some other blank check companies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their founder shares in accordance with the majority
of the votes cast by the Public Shareholders in connection with an initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders, directors
and officers have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with
us, to vote their founder shares and any Public Shares held by them in favor of our initial Business Combination. As a result, in addition
to our initial shareholders’ founder shares, we would need 9,375,001, or 37.5% (assuming all issued and outstanding shares are
voted), or 1,562,501, or 6.25% (assuming only the minimum number of shares representing a quorum are voted), of the 25,000,000 Public
Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering to be voted in favor of an initial Business Combination in order to have such initial Business
Combination approved. Our directors and officers have also entered into a letter agreement, imposing similar obligations on them with
respect to Public Shares acquired by them, if any. The number of Public Shares set forth above that would need to be voted in favor of
an initial Business Combination would be reduced to the extent of any Public Shares held by our initial shareholders, directors and officers,
including to the extent that Mr. Bailey and/or an entity affiliated with Mr. Bailey purchased Units in the Initial Public Offering. We
expect that our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees will own at least 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares
at the time of any such shareholder vote. Accordingly, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, it is more
likely that the necessary shareholder approval will be received than would be the case if such persons agreed to vote their founder shares
in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by our Public Shareholders.
Your
only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential Business Combination will be limited to the exercise of your
right to redeem your shares from us for cash, unless we seek shareholder approval of such Business Combination.
Since
our board of directors may complete a Business Combination without seeking shareholder approval, Public Shareholders may not have the
right or opportunity to vote on the Business Combination, unless we seek such shareholder approval. Accordingly, if we do not seek shareholder
approval, your only opportunity to affect the investment decision regarding a potential Business Combination may be limited to exercising
your redemption rights within the period of time (which will be at least 20 business days) set forth in our tender offer documents mailed
to our Public Shareholders in which we describe our initial Business Combination.
The
ability of our Public Shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential Business
Combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a Business Combination with a target.
We
may seek to enter into a Business Combination transaction agreement with a prospective target that requires as a closing condition that
we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. If too many Public Shareholders exercise their redemption rights, we would not
be able to meet such closing condition and, as a result, would not be able to proceed with the Business Combination. The amount of the
deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriters will not be adjusted for any shares that are redeemed in connection with
a Business Combination and such amount of deferred underwriting discount is not available for us to use as consideration in an initial
Business Combination. If we are able to consummate an initial Business Combination, the per-share value of shares held by non-redeeming
shareholders will reflect our obligation to pay and the payment of the deferred underwriting commissions. Furthermore, in no event will
we redeem our Public Shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions,
or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial Business Combination.
Consequently, if accepting all properly submitted redemption requests would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001
or such greater amount necessary to satisfy a closing condition as described above, we would not proceed with such redemption and the
related Business Combination and may instead search for an alternate Business Combination. Prospective targets will be aware of these
risks and, thus, may be reluctant to enter into a Business Combination transaction with us.
The
ability of our Public Shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares may not allow us to complete
the most desirable Business Combination or optimize our capital structure.
At
the time we enter into an agreement for our initial Business Combination, we will not know how many shareholders may exercise their redemption
rights and, therefore, we will need to structure the transaction based on our expectations as to the number of shares that will be submitted
for redemption. If our initial Business Combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to pay the
purchase price, or requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, we will need to reserve a portion of the cash in the Trust
Account to meet such requirements, or arrange for third-party financing. In addition, if a larger number of shares is submitted for redemption
than we initially expected, we may need to restructure the transaction to reserve a greater portion of the cash in the Trust Account
or arrange for third-party financing. Raising additional third-party financing may involve dilutive equity issuances or the incurrence
of indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. The above considerations may limit our ability to complete the most desirable Business
Combination available to us or optimize our capital structure.
The
ability of our Public Shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability
that our initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares.
If
our initial Business Combination agreement requires us to use a portion of the cash in the Trust Account to pay the purchase price, or
requires us to have a minimum amount of cash at closing, the probability that our initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful
increases. If our initial Business Combination is unsuccessful, you would not receive your pro rata portion of the Trust Account until
we liquidate the Trust Account. If you are in need of immediate liquidity, you could attempt to sell your shares in the open market;
however, at such time our shares may trade at a discount to the pro rata amount per share in the Trust Account. In either situation,
you may suffer a material loss on your investment or lose the benefit of funds expected in connection with our redemption until we liquidate
or you are able to sell your shares in the open market.
The
requirement that we complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame may give potential target businesses leverage
over us in negotiating a Business Combination and may limit the time we have in which to conduct due diligence on potential Business
Combination targets, in particular as we approach our dissolution deadline, which could undermine our ability to complete our initial
Business Combination on terms that would produce value for our shareholders.
Any potential target business with which we enter into negotiations
concerning a Business Combination will be aware that we must complete our initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing
of the Initial Public Offering. Consequently, such target business may obtain leverage over us in negotiating a Business Combination,
knowing that if we do not complete our initial Business Combination with that particular target business, we may be unable to complete
our initial Business Combination with any target business. This risk will increase as we get closer to the end of such time period. In
addition, we may have limited time to conduct due diligence and may enter into our initial Business Combination on terms that we would
have rejected upon a more comprehensive investigation. In July 2021, the SEC charged a SPAC for misleading disclosures, which could have
been corrected with more adequate due diligence, and obtained substantial relief against the SPAC and its sponsor. Although we invest
in due diligence efforts and commit management time and resources to such efforts, there can be no assurance that our due diligence will
unveil all potential issues with a target business and that we or our sponsor will not become subject to regulatory actions related to
such efforts.
We
may not be able to complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame, in which case we would cease all operations
except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our Public Shares and liquidate, in which case our Public Shareholders may receive
only $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, and our warrants will expire worthless.
Our Sponsor, directors and officers have agreed that we must complete
our initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering. We may not be able to find a suitable
target business and complete our initial Business Combination within such time period. Our ability to complete our initial Business Combination
may be negatively impacted by general market conditions, volatility in the capital and debt markets and the other risks described herein.
For example, the COVID-19 pandemic continues both in the U.S. and globally and, while the extent of the impact of the pandemic on us will
depend on future developments, it could limit our ability to complete our initial Business Combination, including as a result of increased
market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all. Additionally,
the COVID-19 pandemic and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities or a significant outbreak of
other infectious diseases) may negatively impact businesses we may seek to acquire.
If
we have not completed our initial Business Combination within such time period, we will: (1) cease all operations except for the purpose
of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of
interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding
Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to
receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to
the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations
under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such case, our Public Shareholders
may receive only $10.00 per share, or less than $10.00 per share, on the redemption of their shares, and our warrants will expire worthless.
See “— If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share
redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
Our search for a Business Combination, and any target business with
which we ultimately consummate a Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus (“COVID-19”)
pandemic and other events and the status of debt and equity markets.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected, and other events (such
as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) could adversely affect,
economies and financial markets worldwide, business operations and the conduct of commerce generally, and the business of any potential
target business with which we consummate a Business Combination could be, or may already have been, materially and adversely affected.
Furthermore, we may be unable to complete a Business Combination if concerns relating to COVID-19 or other events restrict travel or limit
the ability to have meetings with potential investors, or the target company’s personnel, vendors and services providers are unavailable
to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely manner. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our search for a Business Combination
will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning
the severity of COVID-19 variants and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19
or other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases)
continue for a prolonged period of time, our ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with
which we ultimately consummate a Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected.
In addition, our ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent
on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by COVID-19 and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural
disasters, global hostilities or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases), including as a result of increased market volatility
and decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.
Finally, the COVID-19 pandemic and other events (such as terrorist
attacks, natural disasters, global hostilities or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) may also have the effect of heightening
many of the other risks described in this “Risk Factors” section, such as those related to the market for our securities and
cross border transactions.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination,
our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may elect to purchase shares or warrants from Public
Shareholders or warrant holders, which may influence a vote on a proposed Business Combination and reduce the public “float”
of our securities.
If
we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial Business
Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may
purchase Public Shares or warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion
of our initial Business Combination.
Any
such price per share may be different than the amount per share a Public Shareholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares
in connection with our initial Business Combination. Additionally, at any time at or prior to our initial Business Combination, subject
to applicable securities laws (including with respect to material nonpublic information), our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors
or any of their respective affiliates may enter into transactions with investors and others to provide them with incentives to acquire
Public Shares, vote their Public Shares in favor of our initial Business Combination or not redeem their Public Shares. However, our
Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates are under no obligation or duty to do so and they have no
current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such
transactions. The purpose of such purchases could be to vote such shares in favor of our initial Business Combination and thereby increase
the likelihood of obtaining shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination or to satisfy a closing condition in an agreement
with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial Business Combination,
where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce
the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection
with our initial Business Combination. This may result in the completion of our initial Business Combination that may not otherwise have
been possible.
In
addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our securities and the number of beneficial holders of our securities
may be reduced, possibly making it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national
securities exchange.
If
a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our Public Shares in connection with our initial Business Combination, or
fails to comply with the procedures for tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed.
We
will comply with the tender offer rules or proxy rules, as applicable, when conducting redemptions in connection with our initial Business
Combination. Despite our compliance with these rules, if a shareholder fails to receive our tender offer or proxy materials, as applicable,
such shareholder may not become aware of the opportunity to redeem its shares. In addition, the tender offer documents or proxy materials,
as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our Public Shares in connection with our initial Business Combination will describe
the various procedures that must be complied with in order to validly tender or redeem Public Shares. In the event that a shareholder
fails to comply with these procedures, its shares may not be redeemed.
You
are not entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of some other blank check companies.
We are exempt from certain rules promulgated by the SEC related to
certain blank check companies, such as Rule 419. Accordingly, investors are not afforded the benefits or protections of those rules. Among
other things, this means we will have a longer period of time to complete our initial Business Combination than do companies subject to
Rule 419. Moreover, if the Initial Public Offering was subject to Rule 419, that rule would prohibit the release of any interest earned
on funds held in the Trust Account to us unless and until the funds in the Trust Account were released to us in connection with our completion
of an initial Business Combination.
If
we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules,
and if you or a “group” of shareholders are deemed to hold in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares, you will lose
the ability to redeem all such shares in excess of 15% of our Class A ordinary shares.
If
we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial Business
Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a Public
Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as
a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to
more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in the Initial Public Offering, which we refer to as the “Excess Shares,”
without our prior consent. However, we would not be restricting our shareholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including
Excess Shares) for or against our initial Business Combination. Your inability to redeem the Excess Shares will reduce your influence
over our ability to complete our initial Business Combination and you could suffer a material loss on your investment in us if you sell
Excess Shares in open market transactions. Additionally, you will not receive redemption distributions with respect to the Excess Shares
if we complete our initial Business Combination. And as a result, you will continue to hold that number of shares exceeding 15% and,
in order to dispose of such shares, would be required to sell your shares in open market transactions, potentially at a loss.
Because
of our limited resources and the significant competition for Business Combination opportunities, it may be more difficult for us to complete
our initial Business Combination. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period, our Public
Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on our redemption of their shares, and
our warrants will expire worthless.
We
expect to encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including private investors
(which may be individuals or investment partnerships), other blank check companies and other entities, domestic and international, competing
for the types of businesses we intend to acquire. Many of these individuals and entities are well established and have extensive experience
in identifying and effecting, directly or indirectly, acquisitions of companies operating in or providing services to various industries.
Many of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources or more local industry knowledge than we do and our financial
resources will be relatively limited when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. Additionally, the number of blank check
companies looking for Business Combination targets has increased compared to recent years and many of these blank check companies are
Sponsored by entities or persons that have significant experience with completing Business Combinations. While we believe there are numerous
target businesses we could potentially acquire with the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement
Warrants, our ability to compete with respect to the acquisition of certain target businesses that are sizable will be limited by our
available financial resources. This inherent competitive limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of certain
target businesses. Furthermore, in the event we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination and we are obligated to
pay cash for our Class A ordinary shares, it will potentially reduce the resources available to us for our initial Business Combination.
Any of these obligations may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating a Business Combination. If we have not
completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period, our Public Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00
per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless. See “—
If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount
received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
As the number of special purpose acquisition companies increases, there
may be more competition to find an attractive target for an initial Business Combination. This could increase the costs associated with
completing our initial Business Combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target for our initial Business Combination
and/or complete our initial Business Combination.
In recent years, the number of special purpose acquisition companies
that have been formed has increased substantially. Many companies have entered into Business Combinations with special purpose acquisition
companies, and there are still many special purpose acquisition companies seeking targets for their initial Business Combination, as well
as many additional special purpose acquisition companies currently in registration. As a result, at times, fewer attractive targets may
be available, and it may require more time, effort and resources to identify a suitable target for an initial Business Combination and/or
complete our initial Business Combination.
In
addition, because there are more special purpose acquisition companies seeking to enter into an initial Business Combination with available
targets, the competition for available targets with attractive fundamentals or business models may increase, which could cause target
companies to demand improved financial terms. Attractive deals could also become scarcer for other reasons, such as economic or industry
sector downturns, geopolitical tensions or increases in the cost of additional capital needed to close Business Combinations or operate
targets post-Business Combination. This could increase the cost of, delay or otherwise complicate or frustrate our ability to find a
suitable target for and/or complete our initial Business Combination.
If
the funds not being held in the Trust Account are insufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following the closing
of the Initial Public Offering, we may be unable to complete our initial Business Combination.
The
funds available to us outside of the trust account may not be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the 24 months following
the closing of the Initial Public Offering, assuming that our initial Business Combination is not completed during that time. We expect
to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. Management’s plans to address this need for capital through potential
loans from certain of our affiliates are discussed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations.” However, our affiliates are not obligated to make loans to us in the future, and we may not be able
to raise additional financing from unaffiliated parties necessary to fund our expenses. Any such event in the future may negatively impact
the analysis regarding our ability to continue as a going concern at such time.
Of the funds available to us, we could use a portion of the funds to
pay fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business. We could also use a portion of the funds as a down payment
or to fund a “no-shop” provision (a provision in letters of intent or business combination agreements designed to keep target
businesses from “shopping” around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target
businesses) with respect to a particular proposed Business Combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we
enter into a letter of intent or business combination agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business
and were subsequently required to forfeit such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise), we might not have sufficient funds
to continue searching for, or conduct due diligence with respect to, a target business. If we have not completed our initial Business
Combination within the required time period, our Public Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain
circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless. See “— If third parties bring
claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders
may be less than $10.00 per share” and other risk factors herein.
Changes
in the market for directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and
complete an initial Business Combination.
Recently, the market for directors and officers liability insurance
for special purpose acquisition companies has changed in ways adverse to us and our management team. Fewer insurance companies are offering
quotes for directors and officers liability coverage, the premiums charged for such policies have generally increased and the terms of
such policies have generally become less favorable. These trends may continue into the future.
The
increased cost and decreased availability of directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive
for us to negotiate and complete an initial Business Combination. In order to obtain directors and officers liability insurance or modify
its coverage as a result of becoming a public company, the post-Business Combination entity might need to incur greater expense and/or
accept less favorable terms. Furthermore, any failure to obtain adequate directors and officers liability insurance could have an adverse
impact on the post-Business Combination’s ability to attract and retain qualified officers and directors.
In
addition, after completion of any initial Business Combination, our directors and officers could be subject to potential liability from
claims arising from conduct alleged to have occurred prior to such initial Business Combination. As a result, in order to protect our
directors and officers, the post-Business Combination entity may need to purchase additional insurance with respect to any such claims
(“run-off insurance”). The need for run-off insurance would be an added expense for the post-Business Combination entity
and could interfere with or frustrate our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination on terms favorable to our investors.
If
we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements
and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination.
If
we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our activities may be restricted, including:
| ● | restrictions
on the nature of our investments; and |
| ● | restrictions
on the issuance of securities; |
each
of which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination.
In
addition, we may have imposed upon us burdensome requirements, including:
| ● | registration
as an investment company with the SEC; |
| ● | adoption
of a specific form of corporate structure; and |
| ● | reporting,
record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure requirements and other rules and regulations
that we are currently not subject to. |
We
do not believe that our anticipated principal activities will subject us to the Investment Company Act. The proceeds held in the Trust
Account may be invested by the trustee only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market
funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. Because the
investment of the proceeds will be restricted to these instruments, we believe we will meet the requirements for the exemption provided
in Rule 3a-1 promulgated under the Investment Company Act. If we were deemed to be subject to the Investment Company Act, compliance
with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expenses for which we have not allotted funds and may hinder our ability
to complete a Business Combination. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period, our Public
Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account
and our warrants will expire worthless.
Changes in laws
or regulations or how such laws or regulations are interpreted or applied, or a failure to comply with any laws or regulations, may adversely
affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business Combination, and results of operations.
We
are and will be subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we are required to
comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements, our Business Combination may be contingent on our ability to comply with certain
laws and regulations and any post-Business Combination company may be subject to additional laws and regulations. Compliance with, and
monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation
and application may also change from time to time, including as a result of changes in economic, political, social and government policies,
and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business
Combination, and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied,
could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business Combination,
and results of operations.
We
may not hold an annual general meeting until after the consummation of our initial Business Combination. Our Public Shareholders will
not have the right to elect or remove directors prior to the consummation of our initial Business Combination.
In
accordance with Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual general meeting until one year after
our first fiscal year end following our listing on Nasdaq. There is no requirement under the Cayman Islands Companies Act (the “Companies
Act”) for us to hold annual or extraordinary general meetings to appoint directors. Until we hold an annual general meeting, Public
Shareholders may not be afforded the opportunity to discuss company affairs with management. In addition, as holders of our Class A ordinary
shares, our Public Shareholders will not have the right to vote on the appointment of directors prior to consummation of our initial
Business Combination. In addition, holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of the board of directors for any
reason.
The
grant of registration rights to our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees may make it more difficult to complete our initial
Business Combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A ordinary shares.
At
or after the time of our initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders and their permitted transferees can demand that we register
the resale of their founder shares after those shares convert to our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, our Sponsor and its permitted
transferees can demand that we register the resale of the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise
of the Private Placement Warrants, and holders of warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans may demand that
we register the resale of such warrants or the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants. We will bear the cost
of registering these securities. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public
market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares. In addition, the existence of the registration
rights may make our initial Business Combination more costly or difficult to conclude. This is because the shareholders of the target
business may increase the equity stake they seek in the combined entity or ask for more cash consideration to offset the negative impact
on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares that is expected when the ordinary shares owned by our initial shareholders or their
permitted transferees, our Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued in connection with working capital loans are registered for
resale.
Because
we are not limited to a particular industry, sector or geographic area or any specific target businesses with which to pursue our initial
Business Combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations.
We
may seek to complete a Business Combination with an operating company of any size (subject to our satisfaction of the 80% of fair market
value test) and in any industry, sector or geographic area. However, we will not, under our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association, be permitted to effectuate our initial Business Combination solely with another blank check company or similar company
with nominal operations. Because we have not yet selected or approached any specific target business with respect to a Business Combination,
there is no basis to evaluate the possible merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations, results of operations,
cash flows, liquidity, financial condition or prospects. To the extent we complete our initial Business Combination, we may be affected
by numerous risks inherent in the business operations with which we combine. For example, if we combine with a financially unstable business
or an entity lacking an established record of sales or earnings, we may be affected by the risks inherent in the business and operations
of a financially unstable or development stage entity. Although our directors and officers will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent
in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors or
that we will have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be outside of our control and leave us
with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target business. We also cannot assure you
that an investment in our securities will not ultimately prove to be less favorable to our investors than a direct investment, if such
opportunity were available, in a Business Combination target. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a
shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their
securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
We
may seek acquisition opportunities in industries outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
We
will consider a Business Combination in industries outside of our management’s areas of expertise, if a Business Combination candidate
is presented to us and we determine that such candidate offers an attractive acquisition opportunity for our company. In the event we
elect to pursue an acquisition outside of the areas of our management’s expertise, our management’s expertise may not be
directly applicable to its evaluation or operation, and our management’s expertise would not be relevant to an understanding of
the business that we elect to acquire. As a result, our management may not be able to adequately ascertain or assess all of the significant
risk factors relevant to such acquisition. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant
holder, respectively, following our initial Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders
and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
Although
we have identified general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses, we may
enter into our initial Business Combination with a target that does not meet such criteria and guidelines, and as a result, the target
business with which we enter into our initial Business Combination may not have attributes entirely consistent with our general criteria
and guidelines.
Although
we have identified general criteria and guidelines for evaluating prospective target businesses, it is possible that a target business
with which we enter into our initial Business Combination will not have all of these positive attributes. If we complete our initial
Business Combination with a target that does not meet some or all of these criteria and guidelines, such combination may not be as successful
as a combination with a business that does meet all of our general criteria and guidelines. In addition, if we announce a prospective
Business Combination with a target that does not meet our general criteria and guidelines, a greater number of shareholders may exercise
their redemption rights, which may make it difficult for us to meet any closing condition with a target business that requires us to
have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. In addition, if shareholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable
law or stock exchange listing requirements, or we decide to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, it may be more
difficult for us to attain shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination if the target business does not meet our general
criteria and guidelines. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period, our Public Shareholders
may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account and our warrants
will expire worthless.
We
may seek acquisition opportunities with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record
of revenue or earnings.
To
the extent we complete our initial Business Combination with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking
an established record of sales or earnings, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the operations of the business with which
we combine. These risks include investing in a business without a proven business model and with limited historical financial data, volatile
revenues or earnings, intense competition and difficulties in obtaining and retaining key personnel. Although our directors and officers
will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we may not be able to properly ascertain or assess all
of the significant risk factors and we may not have adequate time to complete due diligence. Furthermore, some of these risks may be
outside of our control and leave us with no ability to control or reduce the chances that those risks will adversely impact a target
business.
Any due diligence
in connection with an initial Business Combination may not reveal all relevant considerations or liabilities of a target business, which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The due diligence undertaken with respect to a
potential initial Business Combination may not reveal all relevant facts that may be necessary to evaluate such transaction or to formulate
a business strategy. Furthermore, the information provided during due diligence may not be adequate or accurate. As part of the due diligence
process, we will also make subjective judgments regarding the results of operations, financial condition and prospects of a potential
initial Business Combination, and these judgments may be inaccurate.
Due diligence conducted in connection with an initial Business Combination
may not result in the initial Business Combination being successful. If the due diligence investigation fails to identify material information
regarding an opportunity, or if we consider such material risks to be commercially acceptable relative to the opportunity, and we proceed
with an initial Business Combination, our company may subsequently incur substantial impairment charges or other losses. In addition,
following an initial Business Combination, we may be subject to significant, previously undisclosed liabilities of the acquired business
that were not identified during due diligence and which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results
of operations and prospects.
We
are not required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or from an independent accounting firm regarding fairness.
Consequently, you may have no assurance from an independent source that the price we are paying for the business is fair to our company
from a financial point of view.
Unless
we complete our initial Business Combination with an affiliated entity, we are not required to obtain an opinion that the price we are
paying is fair to our company from a financial point of view. If no opinion is obtained, our shareholders will be relying on the judgment
of our board of directors, who will determine fair market value based on standards generally accepted by the financial community. Such
standards used will be disclosed in our tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, related to our initial
Business Combination.
We may engage the underwriters from our Initial Public Offering
or any of their affiliates to provide additional services to us. The underwriters are entitled to receive deferred commissions that will
be released from the trust only on a completion of an initial Business Combination. These financial incentives may cause the underwriters
to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us after the Initial Public Offering.
We may engage the underwriters from our Initial
Public Offering or any of their affiliates to provide additional services to us, including, for example, identifying potential targets,
providing financial advisory services, acting as a placement agent in a private offering or arranging debt financing. We may pay the underwriters
or any of their affiliates fair and reasonable fees or other compensation that would be determined at that time in an arm’s length
negotiation. The underwriters are also entitled to receive deferred commissions that are conditioned on the completion of an initial Business
Combination. The fact that the underwriters or any of their affiliates’ financial interests are tied to the consummation of a business
combination transaction may give rise to potential conflicts of interest in providing any such additional services to us, including potential
conflicts of interest in connection with the sourcing and consummation of an initial Business Combination.
We
may issue additional Class A ordinary shares or preferred shares to complete our initial Business Combination or under an employee incentive
plan after completion of our initial Business Combination. We may also issue Class A ordinary shares upon the conversion of the Class
B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the time of our initial Business Combination as a result of the anti-dilution
provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. Any such issuances would dilute the interest
of our shareholders and likely present other risks.
Our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association authorizes the issuance of up to 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par
value $0.0001 per share, 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 undesignated preferred shares,
par value $0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2021, there were 455,500,000 and 43,750,000 authorized but unissued Class A ordinary
shares and Class B ordinary shares, respectively, available for issuance, which amount takes into account shares reserved for issuance
upon exercise of outstanding warrants but not upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares. Class B ordinary shares are convertible
into Class A ordinary shares, initially at a one-for-one ratio but subject to adjustment as set forth herein. As of December 31, 2021,
there were no preferred shares issued and outstanding.
We
may issue a substantial number of additional Class A ordinary shares, and may issue preferred shares, in order to complete our initial
Business Combination or under an employee incentive plan after completion of our initial Business Combination. We may also issue Class
A ordinary shares to redeem the warrants or upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares at a ratio greater than one-to-one at the
time of our initial Business Combination as a result of the anti-dilution provisions contained in our amended and restated memorandum
and articles of association. However, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide, among other things, that
prior to our initial Business Combination, we may not issue additional ordinary shares that would entitle the holders thereof to (1)
receive funds from the Trust Account or (2) vote as a class with our Public Shares on any initial Business Combination. The issuance
of additional ordinary shares or preferred shares:
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● |
may significantly dilute the equity interest of public investors , which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares; |
| ● | may
subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with
rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares; |
| ● | could
cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares is issued, which
may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards,
if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present directors and officers; |
| ● | may
have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share
ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us; |
| ● | may
adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Units, ordinary shares and/or warrants;
and |
| ● | may
not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants. |
Our
initial Business Combination or reincorporation may result in taxes imposed on shareholders or warrant holders.
We
may, subject to requisite shareholder approval by special resolution under the Companies Act, effect a Business Combination with a target
company in another jurisdiction, reincorporate in the jurisdiction in which the target company or business is located, or reincorporate
in another jurisdiction. Such transactions may result in tax liability for a shareholder or warrant holder in the jurisdiction in which
the shareholder or warrant holder is a tax resident (or in which its members are resident if it is a tax transparent entity), in which
the target company is located, or in which we reincorporate. In the event of a reincorporation pursuant to our initial Business Combination,
such tax liability may attach prior to any consummation of redemptions. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to pay such taxes.
Failure to maintain our status as tax resident solely in the
Cayman Islands could adversely affect our financial and operating results. Our intention is that prior to our initial Business Combination
we should be resident solely in the Cayman Islands.
Continued attention must be paid to ensure that major decisions by
the Company are not made from another jurisdiction, since this could cause us to lose our status as tax resident solely in the Cayman
Islands. The composition of the board of directors, the place of residence of the individual members of the board of directors and the
location(s) in which the board of directors makes decisions will all be important factors in determining and maintaining our tax residence
in the Cayman Islands. If we were to be considered as tax resident within another jurisdiction, we may be subject to additional tax in
that jurisdiction, which could negatively affect our financial and operating results, and/or our shareholders’ or warrant holders’
investment returns could be subject to additional or increased taxes (including withholding taxes).
Resources
could be wasted in researching acquisitions that are not completed, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate
and acquire or merge with another business. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period,
our Public Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, on the liquidation
of our Trust Account and our warrants will expire worthless.
We
anticipate that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements,
disclosure documents and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants,
attorneys and others. If we decide not to complete a specific initial Business Combination, the costs incurred up to that point for the
proposed transaction likely would not be recoverable. Furthermore, if we reach an agreement relating to a specific target business, we
may fail to complete our initial Business Combination for any number of reasons including those beyond our control. Any such event will
result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire
or merge with another business. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period, our Public
Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our Trust Account
and our warrants will expire worthless.
We
may engage in a Business Combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated
with our Sponsor, directors or officers which may raise potential conflicts of interest.
In
light of the involvement of our Sponsor, directors and officers with other entities, we may decide to acquire one or more businesses
affiliated with our Sponsor, directors and officers. Certain of our directors and officers also serve as officers and board members for
other entities, including those described under “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Conflicts
of Interest.” Such entities may compete with us for Business Combination opportunities. Although we will not be specifically focusing
on, or targeting, any transaction with any affiliated entities, we would pursue such a transaction if we determined that such affiliated
entity met our criteria and guidelines for a Business Combination and such transaction was approved by a majority of our independent
and disinterested directors. Despite our agreement that we, or a committee of independent and disinterested directors, will obtain an
opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another valuation or appraisal firm that regularly renders fairness opinions on
the type of target business we are seeking to acquire, regarding the fairness to our company from a financial point of view of a Business
Combination with one or more businesses affiliated with our Sponsor, directors or officers, potential conflicts of interest still may
exist and, as a result, the terms of the Business Combination may not be as advantageous to our Public Shareholders as they would be
absent any conflicts of interest.
Since
our initial shareholders will lose their entire investment in us if our initial Business Combination is not completed, a conflict of
interest may arise in determining whether a particular Business Combination target is appropriate for our initial Business Combination.
Our
initial shareholders hold 6,250,000 founder shares as of the date of this Annual Report, including 4,750,000 held by our Sponsor. The
founder shares will be worthless if we do not complete an initial Business Combination. In addition, our Sponsor, Robin Chhabra and Irwin
Apartment Trust, a trust for the benefit of the issue of Eric Matejevich, purchased an aggregate of 7,000,000 Private Placement Warrants,
each exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, for a purchase price of $7.0 million in the aggregate, or $1.00 per warrant, that will
also be worthless if we do not complete a Business Combination. Each private placement warrant may be exercised for one Class A ordinary
share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
The founder shares are identical to the ordinary
shares included in the Units except that: (1) prior to our initial Business Combination, only holders of the founder shares have the right
to vote on the appointment of directors and holders of a majority of our founder shares may remove a member of our board of directors
for any reason; (2) the founder shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions; (3) our initial shareholders, directors and officers
have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive: (i) their redemption rights with respect to
any founder shares and Public Shares held by them, as applicable, in connection with the completion of our initial Business Combination;
(ii) their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to
amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow
redemption in connection with our initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of our Public Shares if we do not complete our initial
Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating
to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity; and (iii) their rights to liquidating distributions from the
Trust Account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within 24 months from
the closing of the Initial Public Offering (although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect
to any Public Shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame); (4) the founder
shares will automatically convert into our Class A ordinary shares at the time of our initial Business Combination, or earlier at the
option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights, as described in more detail
below; and (5) the founder shares are entitled to registration rights. If we submit our initial Business Combination to our Public Shareholders
for a vote, our initial shareholders have agreed (and their permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement
entered into with us, to vote their founder shares and any Public Shares held by them purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering
in favor of our initial Business Combination.
The
personal and financial interests of our sponsor, directors and officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a
target Business Combination, completing an initial Business Combination and influencing the operation of the business following the initial
Business Combination. This risk may become more acute as the 24-month deadline following the closing of the Initial Public Offering nears,
which is the deadline for the completion of our initial Business Combination. While we do not expect our board of directors to approve
any amendment to or waiver of the letter agreement or registration rights agreement prior to our initial Business Combination, it may
be possible that our board of directors, in exercising its business judgment and subject to its fiduciary duties, chooses to approve
one or more amendments to or waivers of such agreements in connection with the consummation of our initial Business Combination. Any
such amendments or waivers would not require approval from our shareholders, may result in the completion of our initial Business Combination
that may not otherwise have been possible, and may have an adverse effect on the value of an investment in our securities.
The value of the Founder Shares following
completion of our initial Business Combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the
trading price of our ordinary at such time is substantially less than $10.00 per share.
Our Sponsor has invested in us an aggregate of $6,225,000, comprised
of the $25,000 purchase price for the Founder Shares and the $6,200,000 purchase price for our Sponsor’s portion of the Private
Placement Warrants. Assuming a trading price of $10.00 per share upon consummation of our initial Business Combination, the 4,750,000
Founder Shares held by our Sponsor would have an aggregate implied value of $47,500,000. Even if the trading price of our ordinary shares
were as low as $1.32 per share, and the Private Placement Warrants were worthless, the value of the Founder Shares would be equal to the
Sponsor’s initial investment in us. As a result, our Sponsor is likely to be able to make a substantial profit on its investment
in us at a time when our public shares have lost significant value and our warrants are worthless. Accordingly, our management team, some
of whom own interests in our Sponsor and/or also own Founder Shares, may be more willing to pursue a business combination with a riskier
or less-established target business than would be the case if our Sponsor had paid the same per share price for the Founder Shares as
our public shareholders paid for their public shares.
We
may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a Business Combination, which may adversely
affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us.
We
may choose to incur substantial debt to complete our initial Business Combination. We have agreed that we will not incur any indebtedness
unless we have obtained from the lender a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to the monies held in the Trust
Account. As such, no issuance of debt will affect the per-share amount available for redemption from the Trust Account. Nevertheless,
the incurrence of debt could have a variety of negative effects, including:
| ● | default
and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial Business Combination
are insufficient to repay our debt obligations; |
| ● | acceleration
of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments
when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial
ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant; |
| ● | our
immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on
demand; |
| ● | our
inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting
our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding; |
| ● | our
inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares; |
| ● | using
a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will
reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital
expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
| ● | limitations
on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry
in which we operate; |
| ● | increased
vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions
and adverse changes in government regulation; and |
| ● | limitations
on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions,
debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages
compared to our competitors who have less debt. |
We
may be able to complete only one Business Combination with the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement
Warrants, which will cause us to be solely dependent on a single business which may have a limited number of products or services. This
lack of diversification may negatively impact our operations and profitability.
We may effectuate our initial Business Combination with a single target
business or multiple target businesses simultaneously or within a short period of time. However, we may not be able to effectuate our
initial Business Combination with more than one target business because of various factors, including the existence of complex accounting
issues and the requirement that we prepare and file pro forma financial statements with the SEC that present operating results and the
financial condition of several target businesses as if they had been operated on a combined basis. By completing our initial Business
Combination with only a single entity our lack of diversification may subject us to numerous financial, economic, competitive and regulatory
risks. Further, we would not be able to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks or offsetting of losses,
unlike other entities which may have the resources to complete several Business Combinations in different industries or different areas
of a single industry. Accordingly, the prospects for our success may be:
| ● | solely
dependent upon the performance of a single business, property or asset; or |
| ● | dependent
upon the development or market acceptance of a single or limited number of products, processes
or services. |
This lack of diversification may subject us to numerous financial,
economic, competitive and regulatory risks, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact upon the particular industry in
which we may operate subsequent to our initial Business Combination.
We
may attempt to simultaneously complete Business Combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete
our initial Business Combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
If
we determine to simultaneously acquire several businesses that are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of such sellers
to agree that our purchase of its business is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other Business Combinations, which may make
it more difficult for us, and delay our ability, to complete our initial Business Combination. With multiple Business Combinations, we
could also face additional risks, including additional burdens and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence
investigations (if there are multiple sellers) and the additional risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations
and services or products of the acquired companies in a single operating business. If we are unable to adequately address these risks,
it could negatively impact our profitability and results of operations.
We
may attempt to complete our initial Business Combination with a private company about which little information is available, which may
result in a Business Combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
In
pursuing our acquisition strategy, we may seek to effectuate our initial Business Combination with a privately held company. Very little
public information generally exists about private companies, and we could be required to make our decision on whether to pursue a potential
initial Business Combination on the basis of limited information, which may result in a Business Combination with a company that is not
as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
We
do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete
a Business Combination with which a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree.
Our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association do not provide a specified maximum redemption threshold, except that in no
event will we redeem our Public Shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such
redemptions, or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement that may be contained in the agreement relating to our initial Business
Combination. As a result, we may be able to complete our initial Business Combination even though a substantial majority of our Public
Shareholders do not agree with the transaction and have redeemed their shares or, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business
Combination and do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, have
entered into privately negotiated agreements to sell their shares to our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective
affiliates. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all Public Shares that are validly submitted
for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the proposed Business Combination exceed
the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the Business Combination or redeem any shares, and all ordinary shares
submitted for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof, and we instead may search for an alternate Business Combination.
In
order to effectuate an initial Business Combination, blank check companies have, in the past, amended various provisions of their charters
and modified governing instruments, including their warrant agreements. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments in a manner that will make it easier for us to complete
our initial Business Combination that some of our shareholders may not support.
In
order to effectuate an initial Business Combination, blank check companies have, in the recent past, amended various provisions of their
charters and modified governing instruments, including their warrant agreements. For example, blank check companies have amended the
definition of Business Combination, increased redemption thresholds and extended the time to consummate an initial Business Combination
and, with respect to their warrants, amended their warrant agreements to require the warrants to be exchanged for cash and/or other securities.
Amending our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association requires at least a special resolution of our shareholders as
a matter of Cayman Islands law. A resolution is deemed to be a special resolution as a matter of Cayman Islands law where it has been
approved by either (1) holders of at least two-thirds (or any higher threshold specified in a company’s articles of association)
of a company’s ordinary shares at a general meeting for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special
resolution has been given or (2) if so authorized by a company’s articles of association, by a unanimous written resolution of
all of the Company’s shareholders. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that special resolutions
must be approved either by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting (i.e., the
lowest threshold permissible under Cayman Islands law) (other than amendments relating to provisions governing the appointment or removal
of directors prior to our initial Business Combination, which require the approval of a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares
attending and voting in a general meeting), or by a unanimous written resolution of all of our shareholders. The warrant agreement provides
that (a) the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or correct
any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the warrant agreement to the description of the terms of the warrants and the warrant
agreement set forth in the prospectus related to the Initial Public Offering, or defective provision or (ii) adding or changing any provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under the warrant agreement as the parties to the warrant agreement may deem necessary or
desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants and (b) all other modifications
or amendments require the vote or written consent of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants and, solely with respect to
any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or any provision of the warrant agreement with respect to the Private Placement
Warrants, at least 50% of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants. We cannot assure you that we will not seek to amend our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association or governing instruments, including the warrant agreement, or extend the time to
consummate an initial Business Combination in order to effectuate our initial Business Combination. To the extent any of such amendments
would be deemed to fundamentally change the nature of any of the securities offered through the registration statement we filed in connection
with our Initial Public Officer, we would register, or seek an exemption from registration for, the affected securities.
Certain
provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that relate to our pre-Business Combination activity (and
corresponding provisions of the agreement governing the release of funds from our Trust Account) may be amended with the approval of
holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting, which is a lower amendment threshold
than that of some other blank check companies. It may be easier for us, therefore, to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association and the trust agreement to facilitate the completion of an initial Business Combination that some of our shareholders
may not support.
Some
other blank check companies have a provision in their charter which prohibits the amendment of certain of its provisions, including those
which relate to a company’s pre-Business Combination activity, without approval by holders of a certain percentage of the Company’s
shares. In those companies, amendment of these provisions typically requires approval by holders holding between 90% and 100% of the
Company’s Public Shares. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that any of its provisions, including
those related to pre-Business Combination activity (including the requirement to deposit proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and
the sale of Private Placement Warrants into the Trust Account and not release such amounts except in specified circumstances), may be
amended if approved by holders of at least two-thirds of our ordinary shares who attend and vote at a general meeting, and corresponding
provisions of the trust agreement governing the release of funds from our Trust Account may be amended if approved by holders of 65%
of our ordinary shares (other than amendments relating to provisions governing the appointment or removal of directors prior to our initial
Business Combination, which require the approval of a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a general
meeting). Our initial shareholders, who collectively beneficially own 20% of our ordinary shares, may participate in any vote to amend
our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and/or trust agreement and will have the discretion to vote in any manner
they choose. As a result, we may be able to amend the provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association which
govern our pre-Business Combination behavior more easily than some other blank check companies, and this may increase our ability to
complete our initial Business Combination with which you do not agree. In certain circumstances, our shareholders may pursue remedies
against us for any breach of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
We
may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target
business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular Business Combination.
If
the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants available to us prove to be insufficient,
either because of the size of our initial Business Combination, the depletion of the available net proceeds in search of a target business,
the obligation to redeem for cash a significant number of shares from shareholders who elect redemption in connection with our initial
Business Combination or the terms of negotiated transactions to purchase shares in connection with our initial Business Combination,
we may be required to seek additional financing or to abandon the proposed Business Combination. We cannot assure you that such financing
will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to complete
our initial Business Combination, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular Business Combination
and seek an alternative target business candidate.
In
addition, even if we do not need additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination, we may require such financing to
fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect
on the continued development or growth of the target business. None of our directors, officers or shareholders is required to provide
any financing to us in connection with or after our initial Business Combination. If we have not completed our initial Business Combination
within the required time period, our Public Shareholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less in certain circumstances,
on the liquidation of our Trust Account, and our warrants will expire worthless.
Our
initial shareholders will control the appointment of our board of directors until consummation of our initial Business Combination and
will hold a substantial interest in us. As a result, they will appoint all of our directors prior to our initial Business Combination
and may exert a substantial influence on actions requiring shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support.
Our initial shareholders own 20% of our issued and outstanding ordinary
shares. In addition, prior to our initial Business Combination, holders of the founder shares will have the right to appoint all of our
directors and may remove members of our board of directors for any reason. Holders of our Public Shares will have no right to vote on
the appointment of directors during such time. These provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may
only be amended by a special resolution passed by a majority of at least 90% of our ordinary shares attending and voting in a general
meeting. As a result, you will not have any influence over the appointment of directors prior to our initial Business Combination.
In addition, as a result of their substantial ownership in our company,
our initial shareholders may exert a substantial influence on other actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that
you do not support, including amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and approval of major corporate
transactions. If our initial shareholders purchase any Class A ordinary shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions,
this would increase their influence over these actions. Accordingly, our initial shareholders will exert significant influence over actions
requiring a shareholder vote at least until the completion of our initial Business Combination.
A
provision of our warrant agreement may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination.
Unlike
some blank check companies, if
| (i) | we
issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes
in connection with the closing of the initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective
issue price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue
price to be determined in good faith by our board of directors and, in the case of any such
issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any founder shares
held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly
Issued Price”), |
| (ii) | the
aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity
proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of our initial Business Combination
on the date of the completion of our initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and |
| (iii) | the
volume weighted average trading price of our Class A ordinary shares during the 20 trading
day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which we consummate our initial
Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, |
then
the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price,
and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger prices applicable to our warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180%
of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price. This may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business
Combination with a target business.
Our
warrants and founder shares may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A ordinary shares and make it more difficult
to effectuate our initial Business Combination.
We
have issued warrants to purchase 12,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at a price of $11.50 per whole share (subject to adjustment), as
part of the Units and, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we issued in the Private Placement an aggregate
of 7,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject
to adjustment. Our initial shareholders currently hold 6,250,000 Class B ordinary shares. The Class B ordinary shares are convertible
into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as set forth herein. In addition, if our Sponsor, an affiliate
of our Sponsor or certain of our directors and officers make any working capital loans, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted
into warrants, at the price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement
Warrants. To the extent we issue Class A ordinary shares to effectuate a Business Combination, the potential for the issuance of a substantial
number of additional Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of these warrants or conversion rights could make us a less attractive acquisition
vehicle to a target business. Any such issuance will increase the number of issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares and reduce
the value of the Class A ordinary shares issued to complete the Business Combination. Therefore, our warrants and founder shares may
make it more difficult to effectuate a Business Combination or increase the cost of acquiring the target business.
The
Private Placement Warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the Units except that, so long as they are held by our Sponsor
or its permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable by us (except under certain limited exceptions); (2) they (including the
Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned
or sold by our Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial Business Combination; (3) they may be exercised by the holders
on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration
rights.
Because
we must furnish our shareholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous
initial Business Combination with some prospective target businesses.
The
federal proxy rules require that a proxy statement with respect to a vote on a Business Combination meeting certain financial significance
tests include historical and/or pro forma financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. We will include the same financial statement
disclosure in connection with our tender offer documents, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. These financial
statements may be required to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“GAAP”) or international financial reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board (“IFRS”), depending on the circumstances and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance
with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”). These financial statement
requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may acquire because some targets may be unable to provide such financial
statements in time for us to disclose such financial statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial Business
Combination within the prescribed time frame.
Compliance
obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate our initial Business Combination, require substantial
financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an acquisition.
Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls beginning with our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2021. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated
filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting
firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting. The fact that we are a blank check company makes compliance
with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act particularly burdensome on us as compared to other public companies because a target
business with which we seek to complete our initial Business Combination may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act regarding adequacy of its internal controls. The development of the internal control of any such entity to achieve compliance with
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such acquisition.
If
our management team pursues a company with operations or opportunities outside of the United States for our initial Business Combination,
we may face additional burdens in connection with investigating, agreeing to and completing such combination, and if we effect such initial
Business Combination, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may negatively impact our operations.
If
our management team pursues a company with operations or opportunities outside of the United States for our initial Business Combination,
we would be subject to risks associated with cross-border Business Combinations, including in connection with investigating, agreeing
to and completing our initial Business Combination, conducting due diligence in a foreign market, having such transaction approved by
any local governments, regulators or agencies and changes in the purchase price based on fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
If
we effect our initial Business Combination with such a company, we would be subject to any special considerations or risks associated
with companies operating in an international setting (including how relevant governments respond to such factors), including any of the
following:
| ● | costs
and difficulties inherent in managing cross-border business operations and complying with
commercial and legal requirements of overseas markets; |
| ● | rules
and regulations regarding currency redemption; |
| ● | complex
corporate withholding taxes on individuals; |
| ● | laws
governing the manner in which future Business Combinations may be effected; |
| ● | tariffs
and trade barriers; |
| ● | regulations
related to customs and import/export matters; |
| ● | tax
consequences, such as tax law changes, including termination or reduction of tax and other
incentives that the applicable government provides to domestic companies, and variations
in tax laws as compared to the United States; |
| ● | currency
fluctuations and exchange controls, including devaluations and other exchange rate movements; |
| ● | rates
of inflation, price instability and interest rate fluctuations; |
| ● | liquidity
of domestic capital and lending markets; |
| ● | challenges
in collecting accounts receivable; |
| ● | cultural
and language differences; |
| ● | crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist attacks, natural
disasters, global hostilities, wars and other forms of social instability; |
| ● | deterioration
of political relations with the United States; |
| ● | obligatory
military service by personnel; and |
| ● | government
appropriation of assets. |
For
example, many businesses operating in the consumer internet, mobile gaming, or broader technology sectors have, or seek to have, operations
in the People’s Republic of China (“China”) and the relationship between China and the U.S., which is subject to periodic
tension, may impact our ability complete a Business Combination with any such business. Additionally, if we complete a Business Combination
with any such business, the post-Business Combination company may be adversely effected by changes in such relationship.
We
may not be able to adequately address these additional risks. If we were unable to do so, we may be unable to complete such combination
or, if we complete such combination, our operations might suffer, either of which may adversely impact our results of operations and
financial condition.
Risks
Relating to the Post-Business Combination Company
We
may face risks related to businesses in the consumer internet, mobile gaming, or broader technology sectors.
Business
combinations with businesses in the consumer internet, mobile gaming, or broader technology sectors entail special considerations and
risks. If we are successful in completing a Business Combination with such a target business, we may be subject to, and possibly adversely
affected by certain risks, including:
| ● | an inability to compete effectively in a highly competitive environment
with many incumbents having substantially greater resources than we do; |
| ● | an
inability to manage rapid change, increasing consumer expectations and growth; |
| ● | an
inability to build strong brand identity and improve subscriber or customer satisfaction
and loyalty; |
| ● | a
reliance on proprietary technology to provide services and to manage our operations, and
the failure of this technology to operate effectively, or our failure to use such technology
effectively; |
| ● | an
inability to deal with our subscribers’ or customers’ privacy concerns; |
| ● | an
inability to attract and retain subscribers or customers; |
| ● | an
inability to license or enforce intellectual property rights on which our business may depend; |
| ● | any
significant disruption in our computer systems or those of third parties that we may utilize
or rely on in our operations; |
| ● | an
inability by us, or a refusal by third parties, to license content to us upon acceptable
terms; |
| ● | potential
liability for negligence, copyright, or trademark infringement or other claims based on the
nature and content of materials that we may distribute; |
| ● | competition
for advertising revenue; |
| ● | competition
for the leisure and entertainment time and discretionary spending of subscribers or customers,
which may intensify in part due to advances in technology and changes in consumer expectations
and behavior; |
| ● | disruption or failure of our networks, systems or technology as a result
of computer viruses, “cyber-attacks,” misappropriation of data or other malfeasance, as well as outages, natural disasters,
global hostilities, terrorist attacks, accidental releases of information or similar events; |
| ● | an
inability to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support; and |
| ● | reliance
on third-party vendors or service providers. |
Any of the foregoing could have an adverse impact
on our operations following a Business Combination. However, our efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not be limited
to the technology industries. Accordingly, if we acquire a target business in another industry, we will be subject to risks attendant
with the specific industry in which we operate or target business which we acquire, which may or may not be different than those risks
listed above.
Subsequent to our completion of our initial
Business Combination, we may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have
a significant negative effect on our financial condition, results of operations and the price of our securities, which could cause you
to lose some or all of your investment.
Even if we conduct extensive due diligence on
a target business with which we combine, we cannot assure you that this diligence will identify all material issues that may be present
with a particular target business that it would be possible to uncover all material issues through a customary amount of due diligence,
or that factors outside of the target business and outside of our control will not later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be
forced to later write down or write off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in
our reporting losses. Even if our due diligence successfully identifies certain risks, unexpected risks may arise and previously known
risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our preliminary risk analysis. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and
not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions
about us or our securities. In addition, charges of this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be
subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing.
Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial
Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities. Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to
have a remedy for such reduction in value.
After our initial
Business Combination, our results of operations and prospects could be subject, to a significant extent, to the economic, political, social
and government policies, developments and conditions in the country in which we operate.
The economic, political and social conditions,
as well as government policies, of the country in which our operations are located could affect our business. Economic growth could be
uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy and such growth may not be sustained in the future. If in the future
such country’s economy experiences a downturn or grows at a slower rate than expected, there may be less demand for spending in
certain industries. A decrease in demand for spending in certain industries could materially and adversely affect our ability to find
an attractive target business with which to consummate our initial Business Combination and if we effect our initial Business Combination,
the ability of that target business to become profitable.
Our management may
not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial Business Combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss
of control of a target business, new management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such
business.
We may structure our initial Business Combination
so that the post-transaction company in which our Public Shareholders own shares will own less than 100% of the equity interests or assets
of a target business, but we will complete such Business Combination only if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more
of the issued and outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient
for us not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We will not consider any transaction
that does not meet such criteria. Even if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders
prior to our initial Business Combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post Business Combination company, depending
on valuations ascribed to the target and us in our initial Business Combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction
in which we issue a substantial number of new ordinary shares in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, shares
or other equity securities of a target, or issue a substantial number of new shares to third-parties in connection with financing our
initial Business Combination. In this case, we would acquire a 100% interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a
substantial number of new ordinary shares, our shareholders immediately prior to such transaction could own less than a majority of our
issued and outstanding ordinary shares subsequent to such transaction. In addition, other minority shareholders may subsequently combine
their holdings resulting in a single person or group obtaining a larger share of the Company’s shares than we initially acquired.
Accordingly, this may make it more likely that our management will not be able to maintain our control of the target business.
We may have limited
ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may affect our initial Business Combination with a
target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company.
When evaluating the desirability of effecting
our initial Business Combination with a prospective target business, our ability to assess the target business’s management may
be limited due to a lack of time, resources or information. Our assessment of the capabilities of the target’s management, therefore,
may prove to be incorrect and such management may lack the skills, qualifications or abilities we suspected. Should the target’s
management not possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to manage a public company, the operations and profitability
of the post-combination business may be negatively impacted. Accordingly, any shareholder or warrant holder who chooses to remain a shareholder
or warrant holder, respectively, following our initial Business Combination could suffer a reduction in the value of their securities.
Such shareholders and warrant holders are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value.
The directors and officers of an acquisition candidate
may resign upon completion of our initial Business Combination. The departure of a Business Combination target’s key personnel could
negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business. The role of an acquisition candidate’s key
personnel upon the completion of our initial Business Combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that certain
members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our initial
Business Combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.
After our initial
Business Combination, it is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States and all or substantially
all of our assets will be located outside the United States; therefore investors may not be able to enforce federal securities laws or
their other legal rights.
It is possible that after our initial Business
Combination, a majority of our directors and officers will reside outside of the United States and all or substantially all of our assets
will be located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult, or in some cases not possible, for investors in the United
States to enforce their legal rights, to effect service of process upon all of our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United
States courts predicated upon civil liabilities and criminal penalties on our directors and officers under United States laws.
If our management
following our initial Business Combination is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming
familiar with such laws, which could lead to various regulatory issues.
Following our initial Business Combination, any
or all of our management could resign from their positions as officers of the Company, and the management of the target business at the
time of the Business Combination could remain in place. Management of the target business may not be familiar with U.S. securities laws.
If new management is unfamiliar with U.S. securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws.
This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory issues which may adversely affect our operations.
Risks Relating to Our Management
Team
We are dependent
upon our directors and officers and their departure could adversely affect our ability to operate.
Our operations are dependent upon a relatively
small group of individuals who constitute our directors and officers. We believe that our success depends on the continued service of
our directors and officers, at least until we have completed our initial Business Combination. In addition, our directors and officers
are not required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, will have conflicts of interest in allocating
their time among various business endeavors, including identifying potential Business Combinations and monitoring the related due diligence.
For a discussion of certain of our officers’ and directors’ other business endeavors, please see “Item 10. Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.” We do not have an employment agreement with, or key-man insurance on the life of,
any of our directors or officers. The unexpected loss of the services of one or more of our directors or officers could have a detrimental
effect on us.
Our ability to successfully
effect our initial Business Combination and to be successful thereafter will be dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel, some
of whom may join us following our initial Business Combination. The loss of our or a target’s key personnel could negatively impact
the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
Our ability to successfully effect our initial
Business Combination is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. The role of our key personnel in the target business, however,
cannot presently be ascertained. Although some of our key personnel may remain with the target business in senior management or advisory
positions following our initial Business Combination, it is likely that some or all of the management of the target business will remain
in place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals we engage after our initial Business Combination, we cannot assure you
that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct. These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating
a company regulated by the SEC, which could cause us to have to expend time and resources helping them become familiar with such requirements.
In addition, the directors and officers of an
acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial Business Combination. The departure of a Business Combination target’s
key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business. The role of an acquisition candidate’s
key personnel upon the completion of our initial Business Combination cannot be ascertained at this time. Although we contemplate that
certain members of an acquisition candidate’s management team will remain associated with the acquisition candidate following our
initial Business Combination, it is possible that members of the management of an acquisition candidate will not wish to remain in place.
The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business.
Our key personnel
may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with a particular Business Combination. These agreements
may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial Business Combination and as a result, may cause them to have conflicts
of interest in determining whether a particular Business Combination is the most advantageous.
Our key personnel may be able to remain with the
Company after the completion of our initial Business Combination only if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting agreements
in connection with the Business Combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the Business Combination
and could provide for such individuals to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they would
render to us after the completion of our initial Business Combination. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence
their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. However,
we believe the ability of such individuals to remain with us after the completion of our initial Business Combination will not be the
determining factor in our decision as to whether or not we will proceed with any potential Business Combination. There is no certainty,
however, that any of our key personnel will remain with us after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We cannot assure
you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with us. The determination as to whether any
of our key personnel will remain with us will be made at the time of our initial Business Combination.
Our directors and
officers will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time
to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial Business Combination.
Our directors and officers are not required to,
and will not, commit their full time to our affairs, which may result in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations
and our search for a Business Combination and their other businesses. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the completion
of our initial Business Combination. Each of our officers and directors may be engaged in several other business endeavors for which he
may be entitled to, or otherwise expect to receive, substantial compensation or other economic benefit and our officers and directors
are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours per week to our affairs. Certain of our directors and officers also serve
as officers and/or board members for other entities. If our directors’ and officers’ other business endeavors require them
to devote substantial amounts of time to such endeavors in excess of their current commitment levels, it could limit their ability to
devote time to our affairs, which may have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial Business Combination. For a discussion
of certain of our officers’ and directors’ other business endeavors, please see “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers
and Corporate Governance.”
Certain of our directors
and officers are now, and all of them may in the future become, affiliated with entities engaged in business activities similar to those
intended to be conducted by us and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity
should be presented.
Until we consummate our initial Business Combination,
we intend to engage in the business of identifying and combining with one or more businesses. Our Sponsor and directors and officers are,
or may in the future become, affiliated with entities that are engaged in a similar business. Our Sponsor and directors and officers are
also not prohibited from sponsoring, or otherwise becoming involved with, any other blank check companies prior to us completing our initial
Business Combination, and any such involvement may result in conflicts of interests as described above.
Our directors and officers also may become aware
of business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us and the other entities to which they owe certain fiduciary or
contractual duties or otherwise have an interest in, including any other special purpose acquisition company in which they may become
involved with. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should
be presented. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to other entities prior
to its presentation to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association provide that we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any director or officer unless such opportunity
is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company and it is an opportunity that
we are able to complete on a reasonable basis.
For a complete discussion of our officers’
and directors’ business affiliations and the potential conflicts of interest that you should be aware of, please see “Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” and “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,
and Director Independence.”
Our directors, officers,
security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests.
We have not adopted a policy that expressly prohibits
our directors, officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any investment
to be acquired or disposed of by us or in any transaction to which we are a party or have an interest. In fact, we may enter into a Business
Combination with a target business that is affiliated with our Sponsor, our directors or officers. Nor do we have a policy that expressly
prohibits any such persons from engaging for their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us. Accordingly, such
persons or entities may have a conflict between their interests and ours.
In particular, affiliates of our Sponsor have
invested in a diverse set of industries. As a result, there may be substantial overlap between companies that would be a suitable Business
Combination for us and companies that would make an attractive target for such other affiliates.
Our letter agreements with our initial shareholders,
officers and directors may be amended without shareholder approval.
Our letter agreements with our initial shareholders, officers and directors
contains provisions relating to, among other things, restrictions on transfer of our founder shares and private placement warrants, indemnification
of the trust account, waiver of redemption rights and participation in liquidating distributions from the trust account. The letter agreement
may be amended without shareholder approval. While we do not expect our board of directors to approve any amendment to the letter agreement
prior to our initial Business Combination, it may be possible that our board of directors, in exercising its business judgment and subject
to its fiduciary duties, chooses to approve one or more amendments to the letter agreements. Any such amendments to the letter agreement
would not require approval from our shareholders and may have an adverse effect on the value of an investment in our securities.
Members of our management
team and board of directors have significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies.
Certain of those persons have been, may be, or may become, involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including related
to those companies or otherwise. This may have an adverse effect on us, which may impede our ability to consummate an initial Business
Combination.
During the course of their careers, members of
our management team and board of directors have had significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees
of other companies. Certain of those persons have been, may be or may in the future become involved in litigation, investigations or other
proceedings, including relating to the business affairs of such companies, transactions entered into by such companies, or otherwise,
including Mr. Chhabra, our President, having been fined £95,000 by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (since replaced by the
Financial Conduct Authority) based on events that took place in 2004, in which Mr. Chhabra allegedly disclosed confidential information
to someone who traded on that information. The related prohibition from working in the financial services industry was subsequently revoked
by the Financial Conduct Authority. Since the action over a decade ago, Mr. Chhabra has held senior positions at William Hill and The
Stars Group and served as Chief Executive Officer of FOX Bet, which held gaming licenses in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado
during his tenure. Mr. Chhabra was also licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission while employed by William Hill. Any such litigation,
investigations or other proceedings may divert the attention and resources of our management team and board of directors away from identifying
and selecting a target business or businesses for our initial Business Combination and may negatively affect our reputation, which may
impede our ability to complete an initial Business Combination.
Risks Relating to Our Securities
and the Trust Account
You will not have
any rights or interests in funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. To liquidate your investment, therefore,
you may be forced to sell your Public Shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Our Public Shareholders will be entitled to receive
funds from the Trust Account only upon the earliest to occur of: (1) our completion of an initial Business Combination, and then only
in connection with those Class A ordinary shares that such shareholder properly elected to redeem, subject to the limitations described
herein; (2) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with
our initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of our Public Shares if we do not complete our initial Business Combination within
24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights
or pre-initial Business Combination activity; and (3) the redemption of our Public Shares if we have not completed an initial Business
Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, subject to applicable law. In no other circumstances will
a shareholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the Trust Account. Holders of warrants will not have any right to the proceeds
held in the Trust Account with respect to the warrants. Accordingly, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your Public
Shares and/or warrants, potentially at a loss.
Nasdaq may delist
our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject
us to additional trading restrictions.
We cannot assure you that our securities will
continue to be listed on Nasdaq. In order to continue listing our securities on Nasdaq prior to our initial Business Combination, we must
maintain certain financial, distribution and stock price levels. In general, we must maintain a minimum amount in shareholders’
equity (generally $2,500,000) and a minimum of 300 public holders. Additionally, in connection with our initial Business Combination,
we will be required to demonstrate compliance with the applicable exchange’s initial listing requirements, which are more rigorous
than continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities. We cannot assure you that we will
be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time, which may negatively impact our ability to consummate our initial Business
Combination.
If any of our securities are delisted from trading
on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities exchange, we expect such securities could be
quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
| ● | a limited availability of market quotations for our securities; |
| ● | reduced liquidity for our securities; |
| ● | a determination that our Class A ordinary shares are a “penny stock” which will require brokers
trading in our Class A ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in
the secondary trading market for our securities; |
| ● | a limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and |
| ● | a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future. |
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act
of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred
to as “covered securities.” Our Units, Class A ordinary shares and warrants currently qualify as covered securities under
such statute. Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of covered securities, the federal statute does allow the states
to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate
or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or
restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies, other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view
blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank
check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not qualify as covered securities
under such statute and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
You will not be
permitted to exercise your warrants unless we register and qualify the issuance of the underlying Class A ordinary shares or certain exemptions
are available.
Pursuant to terms of the warrant agreement, we
have agreed that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of our initial Business Combination,
we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement covering the issuance of such shares, and we will use
our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of our initial Business
Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary
shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed. We cannot assure you that we will be able to do so if, for example, any facts or events
arise which represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement or prospectus, the financial statements
contained or incorporated by reference therein are not current, complete or correct or the SEC issues a stop order. If the shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants are not registered under the Securities Act in accordance with the above requirements, we will be required
to permit holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, in which case, the number of Class A ordinary shares that you will receive
upon cashless exercise will be based on a formula subject to a maximum amount of shares equal to 0.361 Class A ordinary shares per warrant
(subject to adjustment). However, no warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and we will not be obligated to issue
any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified
under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available. Notwithstanding the above,
if our Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they
satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, we may, at our option, require
holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Act and, in the event we so elect, we will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but
we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption
is not available. In no event will we be required to net cash settle any warrant, or issue securities or other compensation in exchange
for the warrants in the event that we are unable to register or qualify the shares underlying the warrants under applicable state securities
laws and no exemption is available. If the issuance of the shares upon exercise of the warrants is not so registered or qualified or exempt
from registration or qualification, the holder of such warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have
no value and expire worthless. There may be a circumstance where an exemption from registration exists for holders of our Private Placement
Warrants to exercise their warrants while a corresponding exemption does not exist for holders of the public warrants that were included
as part of the Units. In such an instance, our Sponsor and its permitted transferees (which may include our directors and executive officers)
would be able to exercise their warrants and sell the ordinary shares underlying their warrants while holders of our public warrants would
not be able to exercise their warrants and sell the underlying ordinary shares. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may
exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying Class A ordinary shares for sale under all applicable
state securities laws. As a result, we may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise
their warrants.
We may amend the
terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders of public warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 50% of
the then outstanding public warrants.
Our warrants will be issued in registered form
under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement provides
that (a) the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity or correct
any mistake, including to conform the provisions of the warrant agreement to the description of the terms of the warrants and the warrant
agreement set forth in the prospectus related to the Initial Public Offering, or defective provision or (ii) adding or changing any provisions
with respect to matters or questions arising under the warrant agreement as the parties to the warrant agreement may deem necessary or
desirable and that the parties deem to not adversely affect the rights of the registered holders of the warrants and (b) all other modifications
or amendments require the vote or written consent of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants and, solely with respect to
any amendment to the terms of the Private Placement Warrants or any provision of the warrant agreement with respect to the Private Placement
Warrants, at least 50% of the then outstanding Private Placement Warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants
in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Although
our ability to amend the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants is unlimited,
examples of such amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, shorten the exercise
period or decrease the number of ordinary shares purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.
We may redeem your
unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
We have the ability to redeem the outstanding
warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant if, among other things,
the last reported sale price of Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading
day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals
or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted). If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even
if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. As a result, we
may redeem the warrants as set forth above even if the holders are otherwise unable to exercise the warrants. Redemption of the outstanding
warrants as described above could force you to: (1) exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be
disadvantageous for you to do so; (2) sell your warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants;
or (3) accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, we expect would be substantially
less than the market value of your warrants.
In addition, we have the ability to redeem the
outstanding warrants at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.10 per warrant if, among
other things, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted). In such a case, the holders will be able to exercise
their warrants prior to redemption for a number of Class A ordinary shares determined based on the redemption date and the fair market
value of our Class A ordinary shares. The value received upon exercise of the warrants (1) may be less than the value the holders would
have received if they had exercised their warrants at a later time where the underlying share price is higher and (2) may not compensate
the holders for the value of the warrants, including because the number of ordinary shares received is capped at 0.361 Class A ordinary
shares per warrant (subject to adjustment) irrespective of the remaining life of the warrants.
Our management’s ability to require holders of our Public
Warrants to exercise such Public Warrants on a cashless basis will cause holders to receive fewer Class A ordinary shares upon their exercise
of the Public Warrants than they would have received had they been able to exercise their public warrants for cash.
If we call our Public Warrants for redemption after the redemption
criteria described elsewhere in this Annual Report have been satisfied, our management will have the option to require any holder that
wishes to exercise its warrants (including any warrants held by our sponsor, officers, directors or their permitted transferees) to do
so on a “cashless basis.” If our management chooses to require holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, the
number of Class A ordinary shares received by a holder upon exercise will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised his,
her or its warrant for cash. This will have the effect of reducing the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment
in our Company.
Because each Unit
contains one-half of one redeemable warrant and only a whole warrant may be exercised, the Units may be worth less than Units of some
other blank check companies.
Each Unit contains one-half of one redeemable
warrant. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, no fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units, and only whole warrants
will trade. This is different from other offerings similar to ours whose Units include one ordinary share and one whole warrant or a greater
fraction of one whole warrant to purchase one share. We have established the components of the Units in this way in order to reduce the
dilutive effect of the warrants upon completion of a Business Combination since the warrants will be exercisable in the aggregate for
a fourth of the number of shares compared to Units that each contain a whole warrant to purchase one whole share, thus making us, we believe,
a more attractive Business Combination partner for target businesses. Nevertheless, this Unit structure may cause our Units to be worth
less than if they included one whole warrant or a greater fraction of one whole warrant to purchase one whole share.
Because we are incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights
through the U.S. Federal courts may be limited.
We are an exempted company incorporated under
the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon
our directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our directors or officers.
Our corporate affairs will be governed by our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to
time) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders
and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of
the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman
Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court
in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are
different from what they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the
Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws as compared to the United States, and certain states, such as Delaware, may have
more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to
initiate a shareholders derivative action in a Federal court of the United States.
The courts of the Cayman Islands may be unlikely
(1) to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the
federal securities laws of the United States or any state; and (2) in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, to impose liabilities
against us predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States or any state, so far as
the liabilities imposed by those provisions are penal in nature. In those circumstances, although there is no statutory enforcement in
the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, the courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign money
judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits based on the principle that a judgment of a competent
foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the sum for which judgment has been given provided certain conditions
are met. For a foreign judgment to be enforced in the Cayman Islands, such judgment must be final and conclusive and for a liquidated
sum, and must not be in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, inconsistent with a Cayman Islands judgment in respect of the same matter,
impeachable on the grounds of fraud or obtained in a manner, or be of a kind the enforcement of which is, contrary to natural justice
or the public policy of the Cayman Islands (awards of punitive or multiple damages may well be held to be contrary to public policy).
A Cayman Islands Court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.
As a result of all of the above, Public Shareholders
may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by management, members of the board of directors or
controlling shareholders than they would as Public Shareholders of a United States company.
Our warrant agreement
designates the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the sole and
exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by holders of our warrants, which could limit the ability
of warrant holders to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with our company.
Our warrant agreement provides that, subject to
applicable law, (i) any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the warrant agreement, including
under the Securities Act, will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York, and (ii) that we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive
forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. We will waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent
an inconvenient forum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, these provisions
of the warrant agreement do not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim
for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum. Any person or entity purchasing
or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our warrants shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the forum provisions
in our warrant agreement. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the forum provisions of the warrant agreement,
is filed in a court other than a court of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
(a “foreign action”) in the name of any holder of our warrants, such holder shall be deemed to have consented to: (x) the
personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York in connection with any action brought in any such
court to enforce the forum provisions (an “enforcement action”), and (y) having service of process made upon such warrant
holder in any such enforcement action by service upon such warrant holder’s counsel in the foreign action as agent for such warrant
holder.
This choice-of-forum provision may limit a warrant
holder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with our company, which may discourage
such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision of our warrant agreement inapplicable or unenforceable with respect
to one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters
in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and result
in a diversion of the time and resources of our management and board of directors.
Provisions in our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might
be willing to pay in the future for our Class A ordinary shares and could entrench management.
Our amended and restated memorandum and articles
of association contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that shareholders may consider to be in their best
interests. These provisions include two-year director terms and the ability of the board of directors to designate the terms of and issue
new series of preferred shares, which may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise
could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities.
If third parties
bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders
may be less than $10.00 per share.
Our placing of funds in the Trust Account may
not protect those funds from third-party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all vendors, service providers (other than our
independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which we do business execute agreements
with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account for the benefit of our Public
Shareholders, such parties may not execute such agreements, or even if they execute such agreements they may not be prevented from bringing
claims against the Trust Account, including, but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar
claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain advantage with respect to a claim
against our assets, including the funds held in the Trust Account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims
to the monies held in the Trust Account, our management will perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and will enter into
an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver only if management believes that such third party’s engagement would
be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative.
Examples of possible instances where we may engage
a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third-party consultant whose particular expertise or skills
are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases
where we are unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will
agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with
us and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason. Upon redemption of our Public Shares, if we have not completed
our initial Business Combination within the required time period, or upon the exercise of a redemption right in connection with our initial
Business Combination, we will be required to provide for payment of claims of creditors that were not waived that may be brought against
us within the 10 years following redemption. Accordingly, the per-share redemption amount received by Public Shareholders could be less
than the $10.00 per public share initially held in the Trust Account, due to claims of such creditors.
Our Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable
to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered
or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the
amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust
Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of
interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to
seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable
against a third party, our Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. We have not independently
verified whether our Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our Sponsor’s only assets
are securities of our company. Our Sponsor may not have sufficient funds available to satisfy those obligations. We have not asked our
Sponsor to reserve for such obligations, and therefore, no funds are currently set aside to cover any such obligations. As a result, if
any such claims were successfully made against the Trust Account, the funds available for our initial Business Combination and redemptions
could be reduced to less than $10.00 per public share. In such event, we may not be able to complete our initial Business Combination,
and you would receive such lesser amount per share in connection with any redemption of your Public Shares. None of our directors or officers
will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Our directors may
decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our Sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the Trust Account
available for distribution to our Public Shareholders.
In the event that the proceeds in the Trust Account
are reduced below the lesser of (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of
the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest
which may be withdrawn to fund our working capital requirements, subject to an annual limit of $500,000, and/or to pay taxes, and our
Sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim,
our independent directors would determine whether to take legal action against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations.
While we currently expect that our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against our Sponsor to enforce its indemnification
obligations to us, it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any
particular instance. If our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations, the amount of funds in the
Trust Account available for distribution to our Public Shareholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.
The securities in
which we invest the funds held in the Trust Account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the value of the assets
held in trust such that the per-share redemption amount received by Public Shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
The proceeds held in the Trust Account will be invested only in U.S.
government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries. While short-term
U.S. government treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate of interest, they have briefly yielded negative interest rates in
recent years. Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest rates below zero in recent years, and the Open Market Committee of the
Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that it may in the future adopt similar policies in the United States. In the event
that we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination or make certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and
articles of association, our Public Shareholders are entitled to receive their pro-rata share of the proceeds held in the Trust Account,
plus any interest income earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to fund our working capital requirements,
subject to an annual limit of $500,000, and/or to pay our taxes (less, in the case we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination,
$100,000 of interest). Negative interest rates could reduce the value of the assets held in trust such that the per-share redemption amount
received by Public Shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share. Negative interest rates could also reduce the amount of funds we have
available to complete our initial Business Combination.
If, after we distribute
the proceeds in the Trust Account to our Public Shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up
or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, a bankruptcy court may seek to recover such proceeds, and the members
of our board of directors may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors, thereby exposing the members of our
board of directors and us to claims of punitive damages.
If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust
Account to our Public Shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is
filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or
insolvency laws as a voidable performance. As a result, a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders.
In addition, our board of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or having acted in bad faith
by paying Public Shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors, thereby exposing itself and us to claims
of punitive damages.
If, before distributing
the proceeds in the Trust Account to our Public Shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up
or bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the claims of creditors in such proceeding may have priority over the
claims of our shareholders and the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders in connection with our liquidation
may be reduced.
If, before distributing the proceeds in the Trust
Account to our Public Shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy petition is
filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be subject to applicable insolvency law, and may
be included in our liquidation estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our shareholders. To
the extent any liquidation claims deplete the Trust Account, the per-share amount that would otherwise be received by our shareholders
in connection with our liquidation would be reduced.
If we have not completed
our initial Business Combination within 24 months of the closing of the Initial Public Offering, our Public Shareholders may be forced
to wait beyond such 24 months before redemption from our Trust Account.
If we have not completed our initial Business
Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we will distribute the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net
of taxes payable), pro rata to our Public Shareholders by way of redemption and cease all operations except for the purposes of winding
up of our affairs, as further described herein. Any redemption of Public Shareholders from the Trust Account shall be effected automatically
by function of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prior to any voluntary winding up. If we are required to
windup, liquidate the Trust Account and distribute such amount therein, pro rata, to our Public Shareholders, as part of any liquidation
process, such winding up, liquidation and distribution must comply with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act. In that case,
investors may be forced to wait beyond the initial 24 months before the redemption proceeds of our Trust Account become available to them
and they receive the return of their pro rata portion of the proceeds from our Trust Account. We have no obligation to return funds to
investors prior to the date of our redemption or liquidation unless, prior thereto, we consummate our initial Business Combination or
amend certain provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and then only in cases where investors have
properly sought to redeem their Class A ordinary shares. Only upon our redemption or any liquidation will Public Shareholders be entitled
to distributions if we have not completed our initial Business Combination within the required time period and do not amend certain provisions
of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prior thereto.
Our shareholders
may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares.
If we are forced to enter into an insolvent liquidation,
any distributions received by shareholders could be viewed as an unlawful payment if it was proved that immediately following the date
on which the distribution was made, we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. As a result,
a liquidator could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our shareholders. Furthermore, our directors may be viewed as having
breached their fiduciary duties to us or our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing themselves and our company
to claims, by paying Public Shareholders from the Trust Account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that
claims will not be brought against us for these reasons. We and our directors and officers who knowingly and willfully authorized or permitted
any distribution to be paid out of our share premium account while we were unable to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course
of business would be guilty of an offense and may be liable for a fine of up to approximately $18,300 and to imprisonment for up to five
years in the Cayman Islands.
General Risk Factors
We are a newly incorporated
company with no operating history and no operating revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business
objective.
We are a newly incorporated company incorporated
under the laws of the Cayman Islands with no operating results. Because we lack an operating history, you have no basis upon which to
evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective of completing our initial Business Combination with one or more target businesses.
We have no plans, arrangements or understandings with any prospective target business concerning a Business Combination and may be unable
to complete our initial Business Combination. If we fail to complete our initial Business Combination, we will never generate any operating
revenues.
Past performance
by our management team and their affiliates may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the Company.
Information regarding performance by our management
team and their affiliates is presented for informational purposes only. Past performance by our management team and their affiliates is
not a guarantee either (1) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial Business Combination or (2) of success
with respect to any Business Combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical record of our management team or their
affiliates or any related investment’s performance as indicative of our future performance of an investment in the Company or the
returns the Company will, or is likely to, generate going forward.
We may be a passive
foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors.
If we are a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion
thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder of our ordinary shares or warrants, the U.S. Holder may be subject to
adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Our PFIC status for our taxable
year ended December 31, 2021, our current and our subsequent taxable years may depend upon the status of an acquired company pursuant
to a Business Combination and whether we qualify for the PFIC start-up exception. Depending on the particular circumstances, the application
of the start-up exception may be subject to uncertainty, and there cannot be any assurance that we will qualify for the start-up exception.
Accordingly, there can be no assurances with respect to our status as a PFIC for our taxable year ended December 31, 2021, our current
taxable year, or any subsequent taxable year. Our actual PFIC status for any taxable year, moreover, will not be determinable until after
the end of such taxable year. If we determine we are a PFIC for any taxable year, we will endeavor to provide to a U.S. Holder such information
as the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) may require, including a PFIC Annual Information Statement, in order to enable the
U.S. Holder to make and maintain a “qualified electing fund” election, but there can be no assurance that we will timely provide
such required information, and such election would likely be unavailable with respect to our warrants in all cases. We urge U.S. Holders
to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules to holders of our ordinary shares and warrants.
Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us
could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss.
We depend on digital technologies, including information systems, infrastructure
and cloud applications and services, including those of third parties with which we may deal. Sophisticated and deliberate attacks on,
or security breaches in, our systems or infrastructure, or the systems or infrastructure of third parties or the cloud, could lead to
corruption or misappropriation of our assets, proprietary information and sensitive or confidential data. As an early stage company without
significant investments in data security protection, we may not be sufficiently protected against such occurrences. We may not have sufficient
resources to adequately protect against, or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to, cyber incidents. It is possible that any
of these occurrences, or a combination of them, could have adverse consequences on our business and lead to financial loss.
We are an emerging
growth company and a smaller reporting company within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we take advantage of certain exemptions
from disclosure requirements available to emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies, this could make our securities less
attractive to investors and may make it more difficult to compare our performance with other public companies.
We are an “emerging growth company”
within the meaning of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting
requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being
required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations
regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding
advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As a result,
our shareholders may not have access to certain information they may deem important. We could be an emerging growth company for up to
five years, although circumstances could cause us to lose that status earlier, including if the market value of our ordinary shares held
by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of any second quarter of a fiscal year, in which case we would no longer be an emerging
growth company as of the end of such fiscal year. We cannot predict whether investors will find our securities less attractive because
we will rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result of our reliance on these exemptions,
the trading prices of our securities may be lower than they otherwise would be, there may be a less active trading market for our securities
and the trading prices of our securities may be more volatile.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts
emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that
is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered
under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company
can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but
any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a
standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company,
can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our
financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has
opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards
used.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting
company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure
obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting
company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds
$250 million as of the end of that year’s second fiscal quarter, and (2) our annual revenues equaled or exceeded $100 million during
such completed fiscal year or the market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the
end of that year’s second fiscal quarter. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make
comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
Our warrants are
accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have a material effect on our financial results.
On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the
Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued a statement regarding the accounting and reporting
considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting
Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (‘SPACs’)” (the “SEC Statement”).
Specifically, the SEC Statement focused on certain settlement terms and provisions related to certain tender offers following a business
combination, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement governing our warrants. As a result of the SEC Statement,
we reevaluated the accounting treatment of our 12,500,000 public warrants and 7,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, and determined to
classify the warrants as derivative liabilities measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings.
As a result, included on our consolidated balance
sheet as of December 31, 2021 contained elsewhere in this Annual Report are derivative liabilities related to embedded features contained
within our warrants. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and ASC 820, Fair Value
Measurement, provide for the remeasurement of the fair value of such derivatives at each balance sheet date, with a resulting non-cash
gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings in the statement of operations. As a result of the recurring
fair value measurement, our consolidated financial statements and results of operations may fluctuate quarterly based on factors, which
are outside of our control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, we expect that we will recognize non-cash gains or losses on
our warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material.
We have identified
a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of
internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may
adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results, and we may face litigation
as a result.
As described elsewhere in this Annual Report,
we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for complex financial instruments.
As a result of this material weakness, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as
of December 31, 2021.
Effective internal controls are necessary for
us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to improve our internal control over financial
reporting. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly, and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately
have the intended effects.
A material weakness in internal control over financial
reporting is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement
of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. If we identify any material
weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, any such material weakness could limit our ability to prevent or detect a misstatement
of our accounts or disclosures that could result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements. In such case,
we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic reports in addition to applicable
stock exchange listing requirements, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and our stock price may decline as a result.
We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the future, will be sufficient to avoid potential
future material weaknesses.
We may face litigation
and other risks and uncertainties as a result of our internal control over financial reporting and the revision of our financial statement.
Following this issuance of the SEC Statement,
on April 29, 2021, based on management’s evaluation, the Company’s audit committee, in consultation with management, concluded
that the Company should have classified its warrants as derivative liabilities in its previously issued audited balance sheet dated as
of October 26, 2020. See “—Our warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could
have a material effect on our financial results.” As a result, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective.
In connection with the preparation of the Company’s
financial statements as of September 30, 2021, the Company reevaluated the classification of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible
redemption. After consultation with the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the Company’s management
and the Audit Committee concluded that the previously issued audited balance sheet dated as of October 26, 2020, which was related to
our initial public offering, the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2020 and the unaudited interim financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended
March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 should be restated to report all Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as temporary
equity.
As a result of our disclosure controls and procedures,
the revision of previously issued financials of the Company, the change in accounting for the warrants and other matters raised or that
may in the future be raised by the SEC, we face potential for litigation, inquiries from the SEC and other regulatory bodies, other disputes
or proceedings which may include, among other things, monetary judgments, penalties or other sanctions, claims invoking the federal and
state securities laws and contractual claims. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation, inquires,
disputes or proceedings. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation, inquiries, disputes or proceedings will not arise
in the future. Any such litigation, inquiries, disputes or proceedings, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect
on our business, results of operations and financial condition or our ability to complete our initial business combination.
Our financial conditions raise substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern” through one year from the date of the financial statements contained
herein if a Business Combination is not consummated.
As of December 31, 2021, we had cash of $132,938
held outside the Trust Account.
The Company’s liquidity needs to date have
been satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for the issuance
of the Founder Shares and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account to provide working
capital needed to identify and seek to consummate a Business Combination.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may,
but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had no borrowings under the
Working Capital Loans.
Management believes that the Sponsor will provide
Working Capital Loans that will provide sufficient liquidity to meet the Company’s working capital needs through the earlier of
the consummation of a Business Combination and one year from the date of this filing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital,
it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily include or be limited to,
curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any
assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms or if at all. These conditions raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern through one year from the date of the financial statements contained
herein if a Business Combination is not consummated. The financial statements contained herein do not include any adjustments relating
to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.