Group 1 - The company, Idea Acquisition Corp., successfully closed its initial public offering (IPO) of 35,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of a redeemable warrant [1][2] - The IPO units began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "IACOU" on February 11, 2026, and the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to trade under the symbols "IACO" and "IACOW," respectively, once they start separate trading [2] - Concurrently, the company closed a private placement of 6,000,000 warrants at $1.50 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $9,000,000, with a total of $350,000,000 from the IPO placed in trust [3] Group 2 - Idea Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company aimed at executing mergers, amalgamations, share exchanges, asset acquisitions, or similar business combinations, primarily targeting opportunities in the software sector that utilize large language models or artificial intelligence tools [4] - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. served as the sole book-running manager for the offering, while Odeon Capital Group LLC acted as co-manager, and the company granted underwriters a 45-day option to purchase an additional 5,250,000 units to cover over-allotments [5]
Idea Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $350 Million Initial Public Offering