{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"41394","rtpr_id":"nGNX4zTfmk","ticker":"APURU","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["APURU"],"title":"Aperture AC Announces the Pricing of $90,000,000 Initial Public Offering","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-20T21:44:55.094Z","article_body":"Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aperture AC (the\n“Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of\n9,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be\nlisted on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and begin trading tomorrow,\nMay 21, 2026, under the ticker symbol “APURU.” Each unit consists of one\nClass A ordinary share and one right (the “Share Right”) to receive\none-fourth (1/4) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an\ninitial business combination. Once the securities constituting the units begin\nseparate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and Share Rights are expected to\nbe listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “APUR” and “APURR,”\nrespectively. The offering is expected to close on May 22, 2026, subject to\ncustomary closing conditions. The Company has granted the underwriters a\n30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 units at the initial\npublic offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.\n\nThe Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a\nmerger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,\nreorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.\nThe Company may pursue an initial business combination in any business or\nindustry or geographic it chooses.\n\nThe Company’s management team is led by Calvin Kung, its Chief Executive\nOfficer and a director, and Daniel Zhao, its Chief Financial Officer and a\ndirector. In addition, the Board includes Zhen Tan, Thomas Friend and Song\nPettus.\n\nIB Capital, LLC is acting as book-running manager for the offering and\nEarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and I-Bankers Securities, Inc. are joint book running\nmanagers.\n\nThe offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. When available,\ncopies of the prospectus may be obtained from IB Capital LLC, by email at\ninfo@ibcpr.net, or by accessing the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.\n\nA registration statement relating to the securities has been filed with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and became effective on\nMay 14, 2026. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the\nsolicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these\nsecurities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation\nor sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the\nsecurities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking\nstatements,” including with respect to the proposed initial public offering\nand search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that\nthe offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at\nall, or that the net proceeds will be used as described in the offering\nprospectus.\n\nForward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which\nare beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the\n“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s registration statement and\npreliminary prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with\nthe SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website,\nwww.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements\nfor revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by\nlaw.\n\nCompany Contact:\n\nAperture AC\n835 Wilshire Blvd. 5th Floor,\nLos Angeles, CA, 90017\nAttn: Calvin Kung, CEO\n(424) 253-0908\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX4zTfmk","title":"Aperture AC Announces the Pricing of $90,000,000 Initial Public Offering","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"APURU","created":"2026-05-20T21:44:55.094Z","tickers":["APURU"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aperture AC (the\n“Company”) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of\n9,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units are expected to be\nlisted on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and begin trading tomorrow,\nMay 21, 2026, under the ticker symbol “APURU.” Each unit consists of one\nClass A ordinary share and one right (the “Share Right”) to receive\none-fourth (1/4) of one Class A ordinary share upon the consummation of an\ninitial business combination. Once the securities constituting the units begin\nseparate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and Share Rights are expected to\nbe listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “APUR” and “APURR,”\nrespectively. The offering is expected to close on May 22, 2026, subject to\ncustomary closing conditions. The Company has granted the underwriters a\n30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 units at the initial\npublic offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.\n\nThe Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a\nmerger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,\nreorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.\nThe Company may pursue an initial business combination in any business or\nindustry or geographic it chooses.\n\nThe Company’s management team is led by Calvin Kung, its Chief Executive\nOfficer and a director, and Daniel Zhao, its Chief Financial Officer and a\ndirector. In addition, the Board includes Zhen Tan, Thomas Friend and Song\nPettus.\n\nIB Capital, LLC is acting as book-running manager for the offering and\nEarlyBirdCapital, Inc. and I-Bankers Securities, Inc. are joint book running\nmanagers.\n\nThe offering is being made only by means of a prospectus. When available,\ncopies of the prospectus may be obtained from IB Capital LLC, by email at\ninfo@ibcpr.net, or by accessing the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.\n\nA registration statement relating to the securities has been filed with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and became effective on\nMay 14, 2026. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the\nsolicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these\nsecurities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation\nor sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the\nsecurities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking\nstatements,” including with respect to the proposed initial public offering\nand search for an initial business combination. No assurance can be given that\nthe offering discussed above will be completed on the terms described, or at\nall, or that the net proceeds will be used as described in the offering\nprospectus.\n\nForward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which\nare beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the\n“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s registration statement and\npreliminary prospectus for the Company’s initial public offering filed with\nthe SEC. Copies of these documents are available on the SEC’s website,\nwww.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements\nfor revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by\nlaw.\n\nCompany Contact:\n\nAperture AC\n835 Wilshire Blvd. 5th Floor,\nLos Angeles, CA, 90017\nAttn: Calvin Kung, CEO\n(424) 253-0908\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-20T21:44:55.130720542Z","server_sent_at_ms":1779313495130},"received_at":"2026-05-20T21:44:55.187Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"30833","press_release_id":"41394","analysis_json":{"industry":null,"redFlags":[],"eventType":"offering","narrative":"Aperture AC priced its initial public offering of 9 million units at $10.00 per unit, raising $90 million in gross proceeds.\n\nThe units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive 1/4 of a share, begin trading on Nasdaq under ticker APURU.\n\nThe company is a blank-check entity (SPAC) with no identified target, led by CEO Calvin Kung and CFO Daniel Zhao, with IB Capital acting as book-runner.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine SPAC IPO pricing; low signal until target identification."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":90000000,"offeringPrice":10,"sharesOffered":9000000,"customDimensions":{"rights_ratio":"1/4","over_allotment_units":1350000}},"quotedText":"The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Calvin Kung","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Daniel Zhao","role":"CFO"},{"name":"Zhen Tan","role":"Director"},{"name":"Thomas Friend","role":"Director"},{"name":"Song Pettus","role":"Director"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Aperture AC","ticker":"APURU"},{"name":"IB Capital, LLC","relationship":"underwriter"},{"name":"EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.","relationship":"underwriter"},{"name":"I-Bankers Securities, Inc.","relationship":"underwriter"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$90,000,000","context":"gross proceeds of IPO"},{"amount":"$10.00","context":"price per unit"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Standard SPAC IPO pricing at the typical $10.00 per unit. 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