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Market Technology Acquisition Corp Announces the Pricing of $200 Million Initial Public Offering

Market Technology Acquisition Corp prices $200 million IPO on Nasdaq, focusing on financial market infrastructure businesses

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Market Technology Acquisition Corp, a Cayman Islands-based SPAC, has priced an initial public offering of 20 million units at $10.00 each, expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker MTAKU. The company aims to merge with or acquire businesses related to global capital markets infrastructure, including equities and options clearing, post-trade, brokerage, and fintech platforms. The IPO proceeds will fund the search for these business combinations.

Market Technology Acquisition Corp Announces the Pricing of $200 Million Initial Public Offering
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Key Points

  • The SPAC IPO raised $200 million with 20 million units priced at $10 each, listing on Nasdaq under ticker MTAKU.
  • Focus is on acquisitions in financial market infrastructure, including clearing, brokerage, custody, execution, and fintech platforms.
  • Management team has significant capital markets and operational expertise, priming for strategic acquisitions in US equities and options markets.

New York, New York, July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market Technology Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), a newly organized special purpose acquisition company formed as a Cayman Islands exempted company today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share. The units are expected to trade on the Global Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “MTAKU” beginning July 24, 2026. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole warrants will trade. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the ordinary shares and the warrants are expected to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbols “MTAK” and “MTAKW,” respectively.

BTIG, LLC is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering.

The Company has granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on July 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

A registration statement relating to the securities sold in the initial public offering was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 23, 2026. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. When available, copies of the prospectus may be obtained from: BTIG, LLC, 65 East 55th Street, New York, New York 10022, or by email at [email protected], or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Market Technology Acquisition Corp

Market Technology Acquisition Corp is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. While the Company’s strategy allows for an initial business combination in any business or industry or at any stage of its corporate evolution, its primary focus is businesses operating across the global capital markets ecosystem, with particular emphasis on licensed U.S. equities and options clearing businesses and related market infrastructure, and post-trade, brokerage, custody, execution and financial technology platforms. The Company’s management team is anchored by CEO Jonathan Slone, and CFO and COO, Christopher Hayes, supported by a board of directors with extensive industry, operational and capital markets expertise.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) and search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that the offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at all, or that the net proceeds of the offering will be used as indicated. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s registration statement and preliminary prospectus for the IPO filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.

Contacts:

Jonathan Slone
[email protected]
(917) 362-1067


Risks

  • Uncertainty whether the IPO will close on the terms described or at all, a common risk for newly listed SPACs.
  • No guarantee that the company will successfully identify or complete an initial business combination in the targeted sectors.
  • Market and regulatory conditions impacting capital markets infrastructure businesses may affect attractiveness and valuation of potential targets.

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