Research Alliance Corp IV completes $75 million IPO and places proceeds in trust account
Research Alliance Corporation IV, a blank check company, 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 full $75 million was deposited in a trust account for public shareholders, and the company states it has not yet selected a business combination target. Public shareholders are entitled to redeem their shares from the trust account upon completion of a business combination.
Key points
- Sold 7,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share on July 14, 2026, for $75,000,000 gross proceeds.
- Sponsor Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC bought 275,000 private placement shares for $2,750,000.
- $75,000,000 deposited in trust account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee; offering costs totaled $3,648,334.
- Company has until July 14, 2028 to complete a business combination; no target has been selected.
The filing
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