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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Research Alliance Corp IV (RACD)

Research Alliance IV completes $75 million IPO of 7.5 million Class A shares

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Research Alliance Corporation IV, a blank check company focused on healthcare, closed its initial public offering on July 14, 2026, selling 7,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 each for $75 million in gross proceeds. The IPO and a $2.75 million private placement to the sponsor funded a trust account of $75 million for public shareholders. The filing says the company must complete an initial business combination within 24 months of the IPO closing, or liquidate.

Key points

  • Closed IPO of 7,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share on July 14, 2026, for gross proceeds of $75,000,000 before underwriting discounts and offering expenses.
  • Sponsor Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC bought 275,000 private placement shares at $10.00 each, for total proceeds of $2,750,000.
  • $75,000,000 of net proceeds and private placement funds, including a $2,250,000 underwriter deferred commission, were deposited in a trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee.
  • Alan Musso and John Maslowski were appointed to the board on July 10, 2026, and each received 30,000 Class B ordinary shares from the sponsor as compensation.

The filing

CompanyResearch Alliance Corp IV (RACD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 14, 2026, 4:58 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-303344

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 July 14, 2026.

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