Harvard Ave Acquisition closes $145 million IPO; auditor flags going concern doubt
Harvard Ave Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands blank check company, reported closing its initial public offering of 14,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, with $145,000,000 placed in a trust account for public shareholders. The audited balance sheet filed with the 8-K carries an auditor going concern paragraph, which states that the company expects to keep incurring significant costs and that this raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Key points
- IPO of 14,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $145,000,000, consummated October 24, 2025
- Private placement to the sponsors of 273,947 and 66,017 private units plus Class A ordinary shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $3,399,640
- Auditor MaloneBailey, LLP includes a going concern paragraph; the company has a related party receivable of $1,221,225 and working capital of $752,508
- Company has 18 months from the IPO closing, extendable to 24 months, to complete an initial business combination
The filing
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