Aperture AC completed its public offering, collecting $102 million in gross proceeds after selling 10,200,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The total includes 1,200,000 units issued as a result of a partial exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
The units began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on May 21, 2026 under the symbol APURU. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-fourth of a Class A ordinary share upon completion of an initial business combination. When those components are listed for separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and the rights will trade under the symbols APUR and APURR, respectively.
Aperture AC was organized as a blank check company with a mandate to pursue mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations with one or more businesses across any industry or geographic region. The company is based in Los Angeles and has not yet identified a target for its initial business combination.
Management and board composition is disclosed as follows. Calvin Kung serves as chief executive officer and is a director; Daniel Zhao serves as chief financial officer and is also a director. The board of directors further includes Zhen Tan, Song Pettus and Thomas Elliott Friend.
IB Capital, LLC acted as the book-running manager for the offering, while EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and I-Bankers Securities, Inc. served as joint book runners. The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the company's registration statement effective on May 14, 2026.
This offering establishes the company as a publicly traded special purpose acquisition vehicle with proceeds intended to be used to identify and complete a qualifying business combination within the framework established by its organizational documents. As of the SEC effectiveness date disclosed, the firm remains without a named acquisition target.