Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII completes $287.5 million IPO
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VIII, a blank-check company (ticker IPHX), closed its initial public offering on August 31, 2026, selling 28,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $287.5 million. The full $287.5 million was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, and the company has 24 months from the closing to complete a business combination, or it must redeem public shares.
Key points
- IPO closed August 31, 2026: 28,750,000 units at $10.00 each, including 3,750,000 units from the underwriters' full over-allotment option.
- Private placement of 8,000,000 warrants at $1.00 each, for $8,000,000 in gross proceeds: the sponsor, Inflection Point Holdings VIII LLC, bought 5,000,000 and Cohen & Company Capital Markets bought 3,000,000.
- $287,500,000 placed in a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.
- Transaction costs totaled $19,545,458, including a $13,687,500 deferred underwriting fee.
The filing
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