Karman Line Acquisition Corp. completes $200 million IPO, funds placed in trust
Karman Line Acquisition Corp., a blank check company, completed its initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit on August 19, 2026, with $200 million placed in a trust account for public shareholders. The filing names Karman Line, not Xterax Corp II, so it could not be matched to the XTER ticker in the document; the company has not yet selected a business combination target.
Key points
- IPO of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit completed August 19, 2026, with $200 million placed in trust
- Private placement of 650,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating $6.5 million gross proceeds
- Trust funds can be released only for a business combination, taxes, or redemptions; otherwise redeemed if no deal within 21 months
- Audited balance sheet as of August 19, 2026 shows $2.5 million cash and $8 million deferred underwriting commissions
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 August 25, 2026.
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