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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Helix Acquisition Corp. III (HLXC)

Helix Acquisition Corp. III closes $172.5 million IPO of 17.25 million Class A shares

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Helix Acquisition Corp. III, a blank-check company focused on healthcare, closed its initial public offering on January 26, 2026, selling 17,250,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $172.5 million, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The proceeds, together with a concurrent private placement, were placed in a trust account, and the funds will not be released until the company completes an initial business combination or redeems public shares if it does not complete one within 24 months.

Key points

  • IPO closed January 26, 2026: 17,250,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 each, gross proceeds of $172.5 million, including 2,250,000 shares from the over-allotment option
  • Private placement of 497,500 Class A shares to sponsor Helix Holdings III LLC at $10.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $4.975 million
  • Trust account holds $172.5 million; funds are released only on a business combination or on redemption if none is completed within 24 months of the IPO closing
  • Mark C. McKenna and John Schmid were appointed independent directors on January 22, 2026

The filing

CompanyHelix Acquisition Corp. III (HLXC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 27, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-007972

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 January 27, 2026.

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