Keystone Acquisition closes $287.5 million IPO, names three independent directors
Keystone Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, closed its initial public offering of 28,750,000 units on June 4, 2026, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, for gross proceeds of $287.5 million. It also sold 8,468,750 private placement warrants for $8,468,750, and $288,218,750 was placed in a trust account. The company has no operating business yet. Trust funds stay in the account until a business combination is completed or public shares are redeemed, which can occur if no combination is completed within 21 months of the IPO closing.
Key points
- Trust account holds $288,218,750, or $10.025 per unit sold in the public offering.
- Private placement of 8,468,750 warrants at $1.00 each; the sponsor bought 5,593,750 warrants.
- Speaker John A. Boehner, Paul Y. Cho and Martin Payne were appointed independent directors on June 2, 2026, and received 40,000, 35,000 and 25,000 Class B ordinary shares, respectively.
- Trust funds are released only on a business combination or, if none is completed within 21 months, redemption of public shares.
The filing
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