Keystone Acquisition Corp. closes $287.5 million IPO of 28.75 million units
Keystone Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, completed its initial public offering on June 4, 2026, selling 28,750,000 units at $10.00 each for gross proceeds of $287.5 million. The filing also includes an audited June 4 balance sheet showing $288.2 million held in a U.S. trust account, which will be returned to public shareholders if the company does not complete a business combination, so shareholders' funds are now held in trust pending a deal.
Key points
- IPO closed June 4, 2026: 28,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,750,000 units from the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
- Private placement of 8,468,750 warrants at $1.00 each raised $8.5 million, with the sponsor buying 5,593,750 warrants.
- $288,218,750 ($10.025 per unit) was placed in a U.S. trust account with Efficiency INC. as trustee.
- The company has until 21 months from the IPO closing to complete a business combination; transaction costs totaled $17.9 million.
The filing
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 June 10, 2026.
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