Description of Organization and Business Operations |
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| Description of Organization and Business Operations | Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Berto Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on July 15, 2025. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified, which is referred to as the initial business combination. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act”, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).
All activity for the period from July 15, 2025 (inception) through June 30, 2026 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a business combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial business combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is Berto Acquisition Sponsor II LLC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).
Financing Activities
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on May 14, 2026. On May 18, 2026, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering (see Note 3) of units (the “Units”), including the issuance of Units as a result of the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, at $ per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $315.1 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $14.5 million, of which approximately $12.3 million was for deferred underwriting commissions (see Note 6).
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $3.5 million (see Note 4).
Each Unit consists of one ordinary share (the “Public Shares”) and one-third of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”). Each whole warrant, when exercisable, entitles the holder thereof to purchase one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share (the “Exercise Price”), subject to adjustment as described herein.
The Trust Account
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, the Company deposited $315.1 million ($10.00 per share) of net proceeds, including the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement in a trust account (“Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and would be held only (i) uninvested as cash, (ii) in an interest bearing or non-interest bearing demand deposit account at a U.S. chartered commercial bank with consolidated assets of $100 billion or more selected by the trustee that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (iii) in U.S. government securities with a maturity of one hundred eighty-five (185) days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. To mitigate the risk that the Company might be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, which risk increases the longer the Company holds investments in the Trust Account, it may, at any time, instruct the trustee to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account uninvested in cash or in an interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing demand deposit account. Funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the initial business combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account proceeds as described below.
The Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provided that, other than the permitted withdrawals of interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account of up to an aggregate amount of $500,000 per year for working capital purposes (the “Permitted Withdrawals”), if any, none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earlier of (i) the completion of the initial business combination; (ii) the redemption of any Public Shares, that have been properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, which is not for the purpose of approving, or in conjunction with the consummation of, an initial business combination, (A) in a manner that would affect the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if it does not complete an initial business combination within the Completion Window (as defined below) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Public Shares or pre-initial business combination activity; and (iii) absent an initial business combination within the Completion Window, return of the funds held in the Trust Account to the holders of the Company’s Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) as part of the Company’s redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of law). The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Public Shareholders.
Initial Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating an initial business combination. The initial business combination must occur with one or more businesses having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriters fees and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination. However, the Company will only complete a business combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect an initial business combination.
The Company provides Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a business combination either (i) in connection with a shareholders’ meeting called to approve the business combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its 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 require the Company to seek shareholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement. The Public Shareholders are entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then held in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes paid or payable and Permitted Withdrawals), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares.
These Public Shares are recorded in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”). The Company will proceed with a business combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination, subject to applicable law.
The Sponsor, Sponsor affiliates (Harry You and Robert You), Oanh Truong, and the Consultant (as defined in Note 5), prior to the Initial Public Offering (the “initial shareholders”), officers and directors, have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to vote in favor of the initial business combination and waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) they hold and any Public Shares that the Sponsor, Sponsor affiliates, officers and directors may acquire during or after this Initial Public Offering in connection with the completion of the initial business combination.
The Company’s charter also provides 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
Pursuant to the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, if the Company is unable to complete the initial business combination by May 18, 2028, or by August 18, 2028 if the Company has executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination by May 18, 2028 (the “Completion Window”), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter 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 earned held in the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes, Permitted Withdrawals, subject to an annual limit of $500,000, to fund working capital, 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 the holders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. The Sponsor, officers and directors, and any other holders of Founder Shares will not be entitled to rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete the initial business combination within the Completion Window. However, if the Sponsor, management team and holders of Founder Shares acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete the initial business combination within the Completion Window.
Risks and Uncertainties
Global economic conditions remain subject to significant uncertainty and volatility resulting from a combination of changes in laws or regulations, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, increases in tariffs, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, public health considerations. Ongoing and escalating military conflicts, including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East, as well as the risk of further escalation or expansion of such conflicts, have contributed to heightened geopolitical instability and increased uncertainty in global markets.
These conditions have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, global economic activity through, among other things, disruptions to energy and commodity markets, volatility in foreign exchange and capital markets, supply chain dislocations, increased cybersecurity risks, and reduced cross-border trade and investment. In addition, elevated interest rates, inflationary pressures, tightening credit conditions, and concerns regarding sovereign debt and fiscal stability in various jurisdictions have contributed to increased volatility and reduced liquidity in global financial markets.
The extent and duration of these conditions remain uncertain, and the ultimate impact on the global economy, financial markets, and business confidence cannot be predicted. Continued or worsening geopolitical tensions, adverse macroeconomic developments, or additional policy or regulatory responses could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial business combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial business combination.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2026, the Company had approximately $1.1 million in cash and working capital of approximately $1.5 million. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of an initial business combination. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC 205-40 - Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, as of June 30, 2026, management has determined that the Company’s current liquidity including access to funds from the Sponsor and/or its affiliates and the fact that the Sponsor and/or its affiliates agreed to make those funds available and has the financial wherewithal to provide such funds, is sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the earlier of the consummation of the initial business combination or a minimum of one year from the date of issuance of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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