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, the rules of the NYSE 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 10% 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 10% 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 shareholder, directors and officers have agreed to vote in favor of such initial Business Combination,
regardless of how our public shareholders vote.
Unlike many other blank check companies in
which the initial shareholders agree to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below) in accordance with the majority of the votes
cast by the public shareholders in connection with an initial Business Combination, our initial shareholder, 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 shareholder’s Founder Shares, we would need 35,777,374, or 44.44% (assuming all issued and outstanding shares
are voted), or 13,416,516, or 16.67% (assuming only the minimum number of shares representing a quorum are voted), of the 80,499,090
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 the letter agreement, imposing similar
obligations on them with respect to public shares acquired by them, if any. We expect that our initial shareholder and its permitted
transferees will own at least 10% 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 the 24-month 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.
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 outbreak of COVID-19 continues to grow both
in the U.S. and globally and, while the extent of the impact of the outbreak 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 outbreak
of the COVID-19 Coronavirus 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.
The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact
on businesses and debt and equity markets could have a material adverse effect on our search for an initial Business Combination,
and any target business with which we ultimately consummate an initial Business Combination.
In December 2019, a novel strain of
coronavirus surfaced and is continuing to spread throughout the world, including the United States. On January 30, 2020,
the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.”
On January 31, 2020, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency for the United States
to aid the U.S. healthcare community in responding to the coronavirus, and on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
characterized the outbreak as a “pandemic.” The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a widespread health crisis that
has adversely impacted the economies and financial markets worldwide, business operations and the conduct of commerce generally.
There is no way of being certain how long these adverse impacts will last. The coronavirus, or other disease outbreaks, could have
a material adverse effect on the business of any potential target business with which we consummate an initial Business Combination.
Furthermore, we may be unable to complete an initial Business Combination if concerns relating to the coronavirus pandemic continue
to restrict travel, 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 the coronavirus
impacts our search for an initial Business Combination will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot
be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the coronavirus pandemic and the actions to contain the coronavirus
or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by the coronavirus or other matters of global concern continue for
an extensive period of time, it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to consummate an initial Business Combination,
or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a Business Combination. In addition, our ability to
consummate an initial Business Combination may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing and the coronavirus
pandemic and other related events could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise adequate financing, 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.
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business
Combination, our Sponsor, directors, officers, advisors or any of their affiliates may elect to purchase shares or warrants from
public shareholders, 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 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 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 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 many other blank check companies.
Because we had net tangible assets in excess
of $5,000,000 upon the successful completion of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement and filed a Current Report
on Form 8-K, including an audited balance sheet of the company demonstrating this fact, we are exempt from rules promulgated
by the SEC to protect investors in 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 were 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.
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.
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 available to us 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
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 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.
In
recent months, 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 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 the 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 of 1933, as amended
(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 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 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 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. 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, net of taxes paid or
payable (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.
If, after we distribute the proceeds in the Trust Account
to our public shareholders, we file a winding-up or bankruptcy or winding-up petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy
or winding-up 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 or winding-up petition or an involuntary
winding-up or bankruptcy or winding-up 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 or winding-up petition or an involuntary winding-up or bankruptcy
or winding-up 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 or winding-up petition or an involuntary
winding-up or bankruptcy or winding-up 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 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:
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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:
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registration as an investment company with the SEC;
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adoption of a specific form of corporate structure;
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reporting, record keeping, voting, proxy and disclosure
requirements and other rules and regulations that we are currently not subject to.
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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 a failure to comply
with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business
Combination, and results of operations.
We are subject to laws and regulations enacted
by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we will be required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements.
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 and those changes could have a material
adverse effect on our business, investments 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.
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), 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 Cayman Islands Companies
Act (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 five years in the Cayman Islands.
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 the NYSE 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 the NYSE. There is no requirement under 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 shareholder
and its 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 shareholder and its 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 shareholder or its 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 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 net assets test) and in any industry, sector or
geography. 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 outside the technology
industries, which may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise.
We will consider a Business Combination outside
the technology industries, which may be 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.
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 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, 2020, there were 378,246,320 and 41,055,657 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, 2020, 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 investors
in the Initial Public Offering, 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;
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may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary
shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares;
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could cause a change of control if a substantial number
of our ordinary shares are 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;
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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;
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may adversely affect prevailing market prices for
our Units, ordinary shares and/or warrants; and
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may not result in adjustment to the exercise price
of our warrants.
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We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction in connection
with our initial Business Combination and such 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
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 the consummation of redemptions of any of our public shares properly submitted to us for redemption in connection
with such Business Combination. We do not intend to make any cash distributions to pay such taxes. Shareholders or warrant holders
may be subject to withholding taxes or other taxes with respect to their ownership of us after the reincorporation.
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 that is a member of FINRA or from an independent accounting firm, regarding the fairness
to our company from a financial point of view of a Business Combination with one or more domestic or international 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 shareholder will lose its 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 shareholder (our Sponsor) holds
8,944,343 Founder Shares as of the date of this Annual Report. The Founder Shares will be worthless if we do not complete an initial
Business Combination. In addition, our Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 21,129,818 Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable
for one Class A ordinary share, for a purchase price of approximately $21.1 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 as provided herein.
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 the
board of directors for any reason; (2) the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions; (3) our initial
shareholder, 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 directors and officers.
If we submit our initial Business Combination to our public shareholders for a vote, our initial shareholder has agreed (and its
permitted transferees will agree), pursuant to the terms of a letter agreement entered into with us, to vote its Founder Shares
and any public shares held by it 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.
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:
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default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating
revenues after an initial Business Combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;
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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;
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our immediate payment of all principal and accrued
interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;
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our inability to obtain necessary additional financing
if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;
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our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares;
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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;
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limitations on our flexibility in planning for and
reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;
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increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general
economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and
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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.
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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
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:
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solely dependent upon the performance of a single
business, property or asset; or
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dependent upon the development or market acceptance
of a single or limited number of products, processes or services.
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This lack of diversification may subject
us to numerous 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 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 the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder
to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then
issued and outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public
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 in our Initial Public Offering, 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 in 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 shareholder, who will beneficially own 10% 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 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 shareholder 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, it 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 shareholder owns 10% 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 the 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 shareholder 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 shareholder purchases any Class A ordinary shares in the aftermarket
or in privately negotiated transactions, this would increase its influence over these actions. Accordingly, our initial shareholder
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 most blank check companies, if
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we issue additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities
for capital raising purposes in connection with the 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 our Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking
into account any Founder Shares held by our Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable,
prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”),
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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
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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,
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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 $10.00 and $18.00 per share redemption trigger
prices to be equal to 100% and 180%, respectively, 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 20,124,772
Class A ordinary shares, at a price of $11.50 per whole share (subject to adjustment as provided herein), as part of the Units
and, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we issued in the Private Placement an aggregate of 21,129,818
Private Placement Warrants, each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject
to adjustment as provided herein. Our initial shareholder currently holds 8,944,343 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 $2,500,000 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
are not redeemable by us; (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; (4) they (including
the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights and (5) they will not be exercisable
more than seven years after the completion of our initial Business Combination so long as they are held by our Sponsor or any of
its permitted transferees.
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, or U.S. GAAP, or international financial reporting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board,
or 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), or 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 any of the following:
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higher costs and difficulties inherent in managing
cross-border business operations and complying with commercial and legal requirements of overseas markets;
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rules and regulations regarding currency redemption;
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complex corporate withholding taxes on individuals;
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laws governing the manner in which future Business
Combinations may be effected;
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tariffs and trade barriers;
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regulations related to customs and import/export matters;
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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;
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currency fluctuations and exchange controls;
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challenges in collecting accounts receivable;
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cultural and language differences;
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employment regulations;
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changes in industry, regulatory or environmental standards
within the jurisdictions where we operate;
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public health or safety concerns and governmental
restrictions, including those caused by outbreaks of pandemic disease such as the COVID-19 pandemic;
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crime, strikes, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist
attacks, natural disasters and wars;
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deterioration of political relations with the United States;
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obligatory military service by personnel; and
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government appropriation of assets.
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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 companies in the technology
industries.
Business Combinations with companies in the
technology industries 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, the following risks:
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an inability to compete effectively in a highly competitive
environment with many incumbents having substantially greater resources;
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an inability to manage rapid change, increasing consumer
expectations and growth;
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an inability to build strong brand identity and improve
subscriber or customer satisfaction and loyalty;
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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;
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an inability to deal with our subscribers’ or
customers’ privacy concerns;
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an inability to attract and retain subscribers or
customers;
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an inability to license or enforce intellectual property
rights on which our business may depend;
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any significant disruption in our computer systems
or those of third parties that we would utilize in our operations;
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an inability by us, or a refusal by third parties,
to license content to us upon acceptable terms;
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potential liability for negligence, copyright, or
trademark infringement or other claims based on the nature and content of materials that we may distribute;
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competition for advertising revenue;
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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;
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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, terrorist attacks, accidental releases of information or similar events;
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an inability to obtain necessary hardware, software
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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, these risks 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 subsequently 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. 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 portion 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 and in particular, Daniel Och and Glenn Fuhrman. 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 activities, including identifying potential Business Combinations and monitoring
the related due diligence. Moreover, certain of our directors and officers have time and attention requirements for investment
funds of which affiliates of our Sponsor are the investment managers. 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. Our officers are engaged in several other business endeavors for which
they may be entitled to substantial compensation and our officers are not obligated to contribute any specific number of hours
per week to our affairs. Certain of our independent directors also serve as officers and board members for other entities. If our
officers’ and directors’ other business affairs require them to devote substantial amounts of time to such affairs
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 complete discussion of our officers’ and directors’
other business affairs, 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 interest as described
below.
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,” “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate
Governance—Conflicts of Interest” and “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Administrative
Services Agreement.”
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.
Risks Relating to Our Securities
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.
Since only holders of our founder
shares have the right to vote on the election of directors, upon the listing of our shares on NYSE, NYSE may consider us to be
a ‘controlled company’ within the meaning of NYSE rules and, as a result, we may qualify for exemptions from certain
corporate governance requirements.
Only holders of our founder shares have
the right to vote on the election of directors. As a result, NYSE may consider us to be a ‘controlled company’ within
the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under NYSE corporate governance standards, a company of which more than
50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a ‘controlled company’ and may elect
not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that:
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we have a compensation committee of our board that
is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities;
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to the extent we have one, we have a nominating and
corporate governance committee of our board that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing
the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.
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We do not intend to
utilize these exemptions and intend to comply with the corporate governance requirements of NYSE, subject to applicable phase-in
rules. However, if we determine in the future to utilize some or all of these exemptions, you will not have the same protections
afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of NYSE corporate governance requirements.
The NYSE 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 be continue to be listed on the NYSE prior to our initial Business Combination. In order to continue listing our securities
on the NYSE prior to our initial Business Combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels.
Generally, we must maintain a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 public shareholders). 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.
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:
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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;
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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 the NYSE, 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 the 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. In such event, holders who acquired their warrants as part of a purchase
of units will have paid the full unit purchase price solely for the Class A ordinary shares included in the units. 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 65% of the then outstanding public warrants.
Our warrants were issued in registered form
under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The warrant agreement
provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective
provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change
that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public
warrants in a manner adverse to a holder if holders of at least 65% 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 65% 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 our 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 we send 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. Any such redemption may have similar consequences to a cash
redemption described above. In addition, such redemption may occur at a time when the warrants are “out-of-the-money,”
in which case you would lose any potential embedded value from a subsequent increase in the value of the Class A ordinary
shares had your warrants remained outstanding. 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.
None of the Private Placement Warrants will
be redeemable by us so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees.
Because each unit contains one-fourth of one warrant and
only a whole warrant may be exercised, the Units may be worth less than Units of other blank check companies.
Each unit contains one-fourth of one
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 third 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 are 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.
General Risk Factors
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 20,124,772 public warrants and 21,129,818 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 balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 contained elsewhere in this Annual Report are derivative liabilities related
to embedded features contained within our warrants. Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”),
provides 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 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 as of December 31, 2020. 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.
Following this issuance
of the SEC Statement, on April 22, 2021, after consultation with our independent registered public accounting firm, our management and
our audit committee concluded that, in light of the SEC Statement, it was appropriate to restate our previously issued audited financial
statements as of and for the period ended December 31, 2020 (the “Restatement”). 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 part of
such process, we identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting.
A material weakness is
a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting 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. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate
steps to remediate the material weakness. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that
these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
If we identify any new
material weaknesses in the future, any such newly identified 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 as a result of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
Following the issuance
of the SEC Statement, after consultation with our independent registered public accounting firm, our management and our audit committee
concluded that it was appropriate to restate our previously issued audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and for the period
from August 13, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 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 part of the Restatement, we identified a material
weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting.
As a result of such material
weakness, the Restatement, 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 or other disputes which may include, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities
laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the Restatement and material weaknesses in our internal control over financial
reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation
or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or
dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition
or our ability to complete a Business Combination.
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 exempted company 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, advisors 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, advisors
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, advisors 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, 2020, our current taxable year, 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, 2020, 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.
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 registered public accounting firm 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, or (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.