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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Catalyst Acquisition Corp. (CATL)

Catalyst Acquisition Corp. closes $200 million IPO of 20 million units

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Catalyst Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, closed its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating $200 million in gross proceeds. The full $200 million, including $6 million of deferred underwriting commissions, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, and the company has 24 months from the IPO closing to complete an initial business combination or redeem public shares.

Key points

  • 20,000,000 units sold at $10.00 each, or $200 million in gross proceeds; units began trading as CATLU on July 28, 2026.
  • $200 million placed in trust, which includes $6 million of deferred underwriting commissions.
  • 270,000 private placement units sold to Catalyst Sponsor LLC at $10.00 each, or $2.7 million.
  • 24-month window from the IPO closing to complete an initial business combination; the underwriter has a 45-day option for up to 3,000,000 additional units.

The filing

CompanyCatalyst Acquisition Corp. (CATL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 29, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-082795

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:48 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 29, 2026.

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