Liquidity and Capital Resources
On July 20, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of
25,300,000 Units, inclusive of the underwriter’s election to fully
exercise its option to purchase an additional 3,300,000 Units, at a
price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of
$253,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public
Offering, we consummated the sale of 7,060,000 Private Placement
Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement
Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,060,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the
over-allotment option in full and the sale of the Private Placement
Warrants, a total of $253,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account.
We incurred $14,528,328 in transaction costs, including $5,060,000
of underwriting fees, $8,855,000 of deferred underwriting fees and
$613,328 of other costs. On August 19, 2022, Credit Suisse, the
underwriter and bookrunner in our Initial Public Offering, waived
any entitlement to the deferred underwriting fee that accrued from
its participation in our Initial Public Offering in the amount of
$8,855,000.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in
operating activities was $1,031,317. Net income of $1,829,568 was
affected by interest income on cash and marketable securities of
$694,351, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of
$5,826,276, change in fair value of PIPE derivative liability of
$89,022, and other income generated from the waived deferred
underwriting fee payable of $296,643. Changes in operating assets
and liabilities provided $4,296,559 of cash from operating
activities, primarily due to the deferred legal fees of
$4,304,833.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash from
financing activities was $700,000. As discussed in Note 5, the
Company drew down on the Working Capital Note in the amount of
$700,000.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash used in
operating activities was $398,507. Net income of $7,577,070 was
affected by interest income on marketable securities of $18,927 and
a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $8,278,200.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $321,550 of
cash from operating activities.
As of September 30, 2022, we had cash held in the Trust Account of
$58,650,422. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held
in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing income
earned on the Trust Account, which income shall be net of taxes
payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, if any, to
complete our Business Combination. We may withdraw income earned
from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. Through September 30,
2022, we have not withdrawn income from the Trust Account to pay
taxes and have withdrawn of $195,081,445 from Trust Account in
connection with redemptions in July 2022. To the extent that our
share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as
consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining
proceeds held in the Trust Account after any redemptions will be
used as working capital to finance the operations of the target
business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our
growth strategies.
On November 3, 2022, in connection with the vote to approve the
Additional Extension, the holders of 3,650,973 Class A ordinary
shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for
cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.064 per share, for
an aggregate redemption amount of $36.7 million, which included
approximately $0.2 million of Trust Account earnings, leaving
approximately $21.9 million in the Trust Account. As of September
30, 2022, the redemption amount is not required to be classified as
a liability as the event occurred subsequent to that date.
As of September 30, 2022, we had cash of $218,475 held outside of
the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the
Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses,
perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses,
travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of
prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners,
review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective
target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business
Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance
transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our
Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers
and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may
be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we may repay
such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account
released to us. In the event that a Business Combination does not
close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the
Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from
our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to
$1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a
price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The
warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.