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Copley Acquisition Corp Closes Initial Public Offering, Raising $172.5 Million

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Copley Acquisition Corp, a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, has successfully closed its initial public offering of 17,250,000 units, raising $172.5 million in gross proceeds. The company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "COPLU" on May 1, 2025. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with the securities comprising the units expected to be listed on NYSE under the symbols "COPL" and "COPLW" once separate trading begins.

Key Takeaways:

  • Copley Acquisition Corp raised $172.5 million through its initial public offering of 17,250,000 units.
  • The gross proceeds from the offering were $172.5 million before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses.
  • The units began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "COPLU" on May 1, 2025.
  • Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share.
  • Once separate trading begins, the Class A ordinary shares and warrants are expected to be listed on NYSE under the symbols "COPL" and "COPLW", respectively.
  • Clear Street acted as the sole book-running manager in the offering, with Winston & Strawn LLP and Appleby (Cayman) Ltd. serving as legal counsel to the company and DLA Piper LLP (US) serving as legal counsel to Clear Street.
  • The offering was made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Clear Street or from the SEC website.

Sources:

  • Copley Acquisition Corp press release dated May 1, 2025
  • Registration statement relating to these securities filed with the SEC on April 30, 2025

Statistics:

  • 17,250,000 units were sold in the initial public offering
  • $172.5 million was raised in gross proceeds from the offering
  • The units began trading on the NYSE on May 1, 2025
  • 2,250,000 units were issued as result of the underwriters' exercise of the over-allotment option in full

Byline: MIL-OSI Publisher Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) HONG KONG, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Copley Acquisition Corp (NYSE: COPLU) (the "Company") today announced that it closed its initial public offering of 17,250,000 units, including the issuance of 2,250,000 units as result of the underwriters' exercise of its over-allotment option in full, at $10.00 per unit. The gross proceeds from the offering were $172.5 million before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbol "COPLU" on May 1, 2025.

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