ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2025 | |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Copley Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) is an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on November 26, 2024. The Company was formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, shares exchange, asset acquisition, shares purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses, which we refer to individually as a “target business” (the “Business Combination”).
The Company’s efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic location but will initially focus in the Asia Pacific and North American regions. The Company executive officers and directors are located in Hong Kong, with significant ties to Hong Kong and, to a lesser degree, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, collectively referred to as “PRC”. Further, due to the fact that most of the Company’s executive officers and directors are located in or have significant ties to the PRC, it may make the Company a less attractive partner to certain potential target businesses, outside the PRC, than a non-PRC related Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”). However, the Company will not undertake its initial Business Combination with any company being based in or having a majority of its operations in the PRC. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity for the period from November 26, 2024 (inception) through March 31, 2025 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering, which will be held in the Trust Account for potential redemption of the Public Shares (as described below). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s founder and sponsor is Copley Acquisition Sponsors, LLC (the “Sponsor”).
Financing
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on April 30, 2025. On May 2, 2025, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 172,500,000 (see Note 3). units including additional public units as the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), at $ per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $
Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Units, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 7.00 per unit for the remaining Private Placement Units purchased, generating total proceeds of $4,093,750, which is described in Note 4. units including additional private placement units as the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full (the “Private Placement Units”) to the Sponsor, at a price of $10.00 per unit for the first Private Placement Units purchased and at a price of $
Transaction costs amounted to $8,257,998, consisting of $2,156,295 of cash underwriting fees, $5,175,000 of deferred underwriting fees which will be paid on the consummation of an initial Business Combination, $322,575 for the fair value of the Representative Shares (see Note 6) and $604,128 of other offering costs.
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $173,362,500 ($10.05 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and held in cash. The funds in our operating account and our Trust Account will be held in banks and other financial institutions and will be invested or held only in either (i) U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, (ii) uninvested cash or (iii) an interest-bearing bank demand deposit account or other accounts at a bank until the earliest of (i) the completion of an initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete an initial Business Combination within the completion window, subject to applicable law, and (iii) the redemption of Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to modify the substance or timing of obligation to redeem 100% of Public Shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination within the completion window or with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of public shareholders.
NYSE rules require that we must complete one or more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. Our board of directors will make the determination as to the fair market value of our initial business combination. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our initial business combination, we will obtain an opinion from an independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions. While we consider it unlikely that our board of directors will not be able to make an independent determination of the fair market value of our initial business combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of a target’s assets or prospects.
The Company will provide holders of its Public Shares with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination (regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination or do not vote at all) or (ii) by means of a tender offer.
All of the sold as part of the units in the Company’s initial public offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with initial business combination, and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (as may be amended and restated from time to time). In accordance with SEC guidance on redeemable equity instruments, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Accordingly, all of the Public Shares are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance sheet. Given that the Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in the offering were issued with other freestanding instruments, the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares classified as temporary equity were the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. The accretion or remeasurement is recognized as a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
Each public shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting and, if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. In addition, initial shareholders, directors and officers have entered into a letter agreement, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
The Company has determined not to have a minimum net tangible asset requirement to consummate any Business Combination which could be subject to Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act (defined in Note 2). Moreover, if the Company seeks to consummate an initial Business Combination with a target business that imposes any type of working capital closing condition or requires the Company to have a minimum amount of funds available from the Trust Account upon consummation of such initial Business Combination, its net tangible asset threshold may limit the Company’s ability to consummate such initial Business Combination (as the Company may be required to have a lesser number of shares redeemed) and may force the Company to seek third party financing which may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. As a result, the Company may not be able to consummate such an initial Business Combination and the Company may not be able to locate another suitable target within the applicable time period, if at all.
Business Combination
The Company will have until 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering (which can be extended two times, each by an additional three months, for a total completion time of up to 24 months) (the “Completion Window”). However, if the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter (and subject to lawfully available funds therefor), 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 taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of its remaining shareholders and its board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to its obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to its redeemable Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Completion Window.
Going Concern Consideration
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had a working capital deficit of $537,214. Although the Company successfully closed its Initial Public Offering on May 2, 2025, the proceeds available outside of the Trust Account are insufficient to provide sufficient liquidity to fund ongoing operations. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs as a publicly traded company, to evaluate business opportunities, and to close on a Business Combination. Such costs will be incurred prior to generating any operating revenues. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASC 205-40, “Presentation of Financial StatementsGoing Concern,” management had determined that the Company lacks the financial resources it needs to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the date of the issuance of the condensed financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
To address this uncertainty, the Company is currently evaluating several options to improve its liquidity position. These include raising additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors, and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, provide working capital loans to the Company in such amounts and on such terms as they may determine in their sole discretion. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such additional financing on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
If the Company is unable to secure additional funding, it may be required to take measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but are not limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential Business Combination, and reducing overhead expenses.
There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Completion Window. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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