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Peace Acquisition Corp.

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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2025.

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

**UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands6770N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

205 W 37th St

New York, NY 10018

Tel: 203-998-5540

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Fangping Zheng

205 W 37th St

New York, NY 10018

Tel: 203-998-5540

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

David A. Miller, Esq. Jeffrey M. Gallant, Esq. Graubard Miller The Chrysler Building 405 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor New York, NY 10174 Tel: (212) 818-8800Joel Rubinstein, Esq. Daniel Nussen, Esq. White & Case LLP 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (212) 819-8200

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box. ☒

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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Preliminary ProspectusSubject to Completion, dated October 7, 2025

$60,000,000

6,000,000 Units

Peace Acquisition Corp is a Cayman Islands exempted company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our “initial business combination” or our “business combination.” We may pursue a business combination with a target (which we refer to throughout this prospectus as a “target,” a “target company,” a “business combination candidate” or an “acquisition candidate”) in any industry that can benefit from the expertise and capabilities of our management team. While our efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not be limited to a particular geographic region, we intend to focus our search on businesses throughout Asia. However, we will not consummate our initial business combination with an entity or business with China operations consolidated through a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure. We have not selected any specific target business and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, engaged in any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any target business with respect to an initial business combination with us

This is an initial public offering of our securities. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one ordinary share and one right entitling the holder thereof to receive one-tenth of one ordinary share upon the completion of an initial business combination. We will not issue fractional shares and only whole shares will trade, so unless you purchase units in multiple of tens, you will not be able to receive or trade the fractional shares underlying the rights. We have also granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 units to cover over-allotments, if any.

We will provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their ordinary shares upon the completion of our initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, described below, as of two business days prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes as described herein, divided by the number of then outstanding ordinary shares that were sold as part of the units in this offering, which we refer to collectively throughout this prospectus as our public shares, subject to the limitations described herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in this offering without our prior consent.See“Summary — The Offering — Limitation on redemption rights of shareholders holding 15% or more of the shares sold in this offering if we hold shareholder vote” for further discussion on certain limitations on redemption rights.**

If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, we will redeem 100% of the public shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay liquidation and dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to applicable law and as further described herein. However, we may hold a shareholder vote at any time to amend our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to modify the amount of time we will have to consummate an initial business combination (as well as to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we have not consummated an initial business combination within the time period described herein or with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity), in which case we will provide our shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares in connection therewith.

Our sponsors, Baystar Holding Group Limited and Casper Holding LP, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our “sponsors,” currently hold an aggregate of 2,300,000 of our ordinary shares, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as the “founder shares.” An aggregate of 300,000 of such shares are subject to forfeiture depending on the extent to which the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised. These shares were purchased prior to this offering for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.01 per share. Since our sponsors acquired these shares at a nominal price, our public shareholders will incur immediate and substantial dilution upon the closing of this offering. See the section titled***“Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Securities — Our initial shareholders contributed an aggregate of approximately $25,000, or approximately $0.011 per founder share, and, accordingly, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution from the purchase of our ordinary shares.”***

If we increase the size of the offering, we will effect a share dividend, or other appropriate mechanism, as applicable, with respect to the founder shares immediately prior to the consummation of the offering in such amount as to maintain the ownership by the holders thereof at 25% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon the consummation of this offering (excluding the shares underlying the private units described below and any units purchased by the initial shareholders in this offering). Absent unexpected changes in connection with such an increase or decrease, such as changes to the offering expenses or if the size of the related private placement were changed (other than simple recalculations due to the increase or decrease in the offering size), it is not expected that the issuance of additional founder shares would result in material dilution to public holders. However, increasing the number of founder shares means that the increase in offering size will not have the effect of reducing dilution for the public holders.

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Our sponsors and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., the representative of the underwriters in this offering (“EBC”), have agreed that they and/or their designees will purchase from us an aggregate of 252,500 units (192,500 private units to be purchased by our sponsors and 60,000 private units to be purchased by EarlyBirdCapital or its designees) at a price of $10.00 per unit for a total purchase price of $2,525,000 in a private placement that will close simultaneously with the closing of this offering. We refer to these units throughout this prospectus as the “private units.” Our sponsors and EBC have also agreed that if the over-allotment option is exercised by the underwriters in full or in part, they and/or their designees will purchase from us up to an additional 18,000 private units (13,723 private units to be purchased by our sponsors and 4,277 private units to be purchased by EBC or its designees) on a pro rata basis at a price of $10.00 per unit in an amount that is necessary to maintain in the trust account $10.00 per unit sold to the public in this offering. The private units are identical to the units sold in this offering, subject to limited exceptions. Our sponsors and EBC have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the private units or underlying securities (with certain exceptions) until the completion of our initial business combination.

As more fully discussed in“Management — Conflicts of Interest,” each of our officers and directors presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties to one or more other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entities.** Our sponsors and members of our management team will directly or indirectly own our securities following this offering, and accordingly, they may have actual or potential conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination as compared to purchasers in this offering.See“Summary — Conflicts of Interest,” “Proposed Business — Initial Business Combination” and*“Management — Conflicts of Interest*” for more information**. The low price that our sponsors, executive officers and directors (directly or indirectly) paid for the founder shares creates an incentive whereby our officers and directors could potentially make a substantial profit even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, or by such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve, the founder shares and private units may become worthless, except to the extent they receive liquidating distributions from assets outside the trust account, which could create an incentive for our sponsor, executive officers and directors to complete a transaction even if we select an acquisition target that subsequently declines in value and is unprofitable for public shareholders. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.See“Proposed Business — Effecting our Initial Business Combination — Sourcing of Potential Business Combination Targets” and*“Management — Conflicts of Interest.”*Additionally, we will reimburse Casper Holding LP in an amount equal to $10,000 per month for office space and administrative support made available to us and will pay Ascendant Global Advisors Inc., an affiliate of Casper Holding, a one time fee of $20,000 and a quarterly fee of $5,250 for financial consulting and advisory services commencing upon consummation of this offering, as described elsewhere in this prospectus. Upon consummation of this offering, we will repay up to $300,000 in loans made to us by our sponsors to cover a portion of the expenses of this offering. In the event that following this offering we obtain working capital loans from our sponsors to finance transaction costs related to our initial business combination, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into private units described below at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of our sponsors. Additionally, members of our management team will be entitled to reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination. As a result, there may be actual or potential material conflicts of interest between our sponsor and our management team and their respective affiliates on the one hand, and purchasers in this offering on the other hand.See“Summary — Our Sponsor,” “Summary — The Offering — Founder Shares and EBC founder shares,” “Summary — The Offering — Transfer Restrictions on Founder Shares and EBC Founder Shares,” “Summary — The Offering — Conflicts of interest,” “Proposed Business — Effecting our Initial Business Combination” and “Management — Conflicts of Interest” for more information.

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The following table illustrates the difference between the public offering price and our net tangible book value (“NTBV”), as adjusted to give effect to this offering and to redemptions of our public shares at varying levels, assuming the full exercise and no exercise of the over-allotment option.See“Prospectus Summary — Dilution” and “Dilution” for more information.**

Offering Price of $10.00 · 25% of Maximum Redemption · 50% of Maximum Redemption · 75% of Maximum Redemption · Maximum Redemption
NTBVNTBVDifference between NTBV and Offering PriceNTBVDifference between NTBV and Offering PriceNTBVDifference between NTBV and Offering PriceNTBVDifference between NTBV and Offering Price
Assuming Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
$6.48$5.85$3.24$4.90$4.19$3.33$5.76$0.18$8.92
Assuming No Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
$6.46$5.83$3.26$4.88$4.21$3.31$5.78$0.20$8.89

Currently, there is no public market for our units, ordinary shares or rights. We have applied to have our units listed on The Nasdaq Global Market, or “Nasdaq”, under the symbol “PECEU” on or promptly after the date of this prospectus. We cannot guarantee that our securities will be approved for listing on Nasdaq. The ordinary shares and rights comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 90 th day following the date of this prospectus unless EBC informs us of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, subject to our filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) containing an audited balance sheet reflecting our receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issuing a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, we expect that the ordinary shares and rights will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols “PECE” and “PECER”, respectively.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 34 for a discussion of the information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities. Investors will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors under Rule 419 blank check offerings.

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

No offer or invitation to subscribe for securities may be made to the public in the Cayman Islands.

Per UnitTotal
Public offering price$10.00$60,000,000
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1)$0.20$1,200,000
Proceeds, before expenses, to Peace Acquisition Corp$9.80$58,800,000
(1)The underwriters have received and will receive compensation in addition to the underwriting discounts and commissions, including an aggregate of 175,000 ordinary shares, or “EBC founder shares.” See the section of this prospectus entitled “Underwriting” for a description of compensation and other items of value payable to the underwriters.

The underwriters are offering the units for sale on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters expect to deliver the units to the purchasers on or about _______, 2025.

Book-Running Manager

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

_______, 2025

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As indicated above, while we intend to focus our search on target businesses in Asia, we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region in selecting a target. Because our management team has a substantial network in the People’s Republic of China, including, solely for purposes of this prospectus, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, which we refer to throughout this prospectus collectively as the “PRC” or “China”, we may pursue a business combination with a company doing business in China, which may have legal and operational risks associated with such a decision. However, we will not consummate our initial business combination with an entity or business with China operations consolidated through a VIE structure. The ownership of our securities by U.S. investors may limit the pool of acquisition candidates we may acquire in China, in particular, due to the relevant PRC laws and regulations against foreign ownership of and investment in certain assets and industries, known as restricted industries.

The governing laws and regulations of the PRC are still rapidly evolving and subject to interpretation and changes, which may result in a material change to our operations and the value of our ordinary shares if we complete our initial business combination with a target in China. The Chinese government has indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, and initiated various regulatory actions and made various public statements, some of which are published with little advance notice. Further, the Chinese government may be authorized by PRC laws to regulate the operations of the PRC operating entities at any time and may regulate the offerings conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, which could result in a material change in the operations of the PRC operating entities and/or the value of our securities. In addition, any actions by the Chinese government to regulate the offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. For instance, the PRC government recently initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China, including adopting new measures on the administration of overseas securities offerings and listings by domestic enterprises, cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding its efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. However, since these statements and regulatory actions are new and have not been officially implemented, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our ability to acquire or merge with a target company with major operations in China, and the post-combination company’s ability to conduct its business, accept foreign investments and list on a U.S. or other foreign exchange, is unknown. Accordingly, modified or new laws and regulations could result in a material change in the target company’s post-combination operations, significant depreciation of the value of our ordinary shares, or a complete limitation of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors.

Furthermore, the Chinese government has significant authority to exert influence on the ability of a China-based company to conduct its business, make or accept foreign investments or list on a U.S. stock exchange. For example, if we enter into a business combination with a target business primarily operating in China (a “PRC Target Company”), the combined company may face risks associated with regulatory approvals of the proposed business combination between us and the target, offshore offerings, anti-monopoly regulatory actions, cybersecurity and data privacy. The PRC government may also intervene with or influence the combined company’s operations at any time as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and societal goals. These risks could result in a material change in our operations, our search for a target company and/or the value of the securities that we are registering for sale or could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

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Since certain of our directors and officers are based in or have significant ties to China, we face various legal and operational risks and uncertainties related to our significant ties to China even if we do not complete a business combination with a China-based target. Changes in the regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the PRC government may be adopted quickly with little advance notice and could have a significant impact upon, or completely undermine, our ability to search for a target company in China and consummate an initial business combination. Due to the various legal uncertainties arising in the PRC, we may face certain legal and operational risks following our initial public offering. These risks could result in a material change in the value of our securities that we are registering for sale. In addition, these legal and operational risks could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or may result in a material adverse change in our operations which could cause the value of our securities to decline significantly or even be worthless.

As we do not have any operations in China other than the limited activities relating to preparing for this offering and searching for a business combination opportunity subsequent thereto, we believe that we are not required to obtain any material licenses or approvals. We also believe we are not required to obtain approvals from any PRC government authorities, including the CSRC, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) or any other government entity, to issue our securities in connection with this offering. However, the relevant PRC government agencies could reach a different conclusion, and we could be required to obtain such approvals in connection with a potential business combination. If we (i) do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required, or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future, the relevant governmental authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violation, including levying fines, confiscating our income, revoking our business licenses or operating licenses, discontinuing or placing restrictions or onerous conditions on our operations, requiring us to undergo a costly and disruptive restructuring, restricting or prohibiting our use of proceeds from this offering to finance our business and operations, and taking other regulatory or enforcement actions that could be harmful to our business. Any of these actions could cause significant disruption to our business operations and severely damage our reputation, which would in turn materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any or all of the foregoing were to occur, it may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to complete this offering or cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or become worthless. Moreover, we might not be able to complete this offering, list our securities on a U.S. exchange, consummate the initial business combination, or continue to offer securities to investors, which would also materially affect the interests of investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.

As indicated above, we may consider a business combination with an entity or business with other significant ties to China which may subject the post-combination business to the laws, regulations and policies of China. In addition, given the risks and uncertainties of doing business in China discussed elsewhere in this prospectus, our ties to China may make us a less attractive partner to a target company not based in China, which may thus increase the likelihood that we will consummate a business combination with a target company located in China or not consummate a business combination at all. Our ties to China may make us less likely to consummate a business combination with any target company outside of the PRC which may result in non-PRC target businesses having increased leverage over us in negotiating an initial business combination. See “Risk Factors —Risks Related to Acquiring and Operating a Business Outside of the United States —Since certain of our directors and officers are based in or have significant ties to China, the Chinese government may have potential oversight and discretion over the conduct of our directors’ and officers’ search for a target company. The Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any time through our directors and officers who are based in or have significant ties in China, which could result in a material change in our search for a target business and the value of the securities we are offering. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the PRC government may be adopted quickly with little advance notice and could have a significant impact upon our ability to search for a target business and consummate an initial business combination. Currently, even if we do not complete a business combination with a China-based target, these risks may adversely affect us because a majority of our directors and officers are based in or have significant ties to the PRC.”

Our initial business combination target company may include a company located in the PRC. If our target company is a PRC Target Company, we will be subject to risks in connection with the interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations, as discussed in more detail elsewhere in the prospectus.

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Pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“HFCAA”), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) issued a Determination Report on December 16, 2021 which found that the PCAOB is unable to completely inspect or investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in: (1) mainland China of the PRC because of a position taken by one or more authorities in mainland China; and (2) Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region and dependency of the PRC, because of a position taken by one or more authorities in Hong Kong. In addition, the PCAOB’s report identified the specific registered public accounting firms which are subject to these determinations. On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed a Statement of Protocol with the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, taking the first step toward opening access for the PCAOB to inspect and investigate registered public accounting firms headquartered in mainland China and Hong Kong completely, consistent with U.S. law. The Statement of Protocol gives the PCAOB sole discretion to select the firms, audit engagements and potential violations it inspects and investigates and put in place procedures for PCAOB inspectors and investigators to view complete audit work papers with all information included and for the PCAOB to retain information as needed. In addition, the Statement of Protocol grants the PCAOB direct access to interview and take testimony from all personnel associated with the audits the PCAOB inspects or investigates. Nevertheless, uncertainties still exist as to how the Statement of Protocol will be implemented and whether the applicable parties will comply with the framework. Our registered public accounting firm, UHY LLP, headquartered in New York, is an independent registered public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess UHY LLP’s compliance with applicable professional standards, and UHY was not identified in the PCAOB’s report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers of our auditor. As a result, we do not currently believe that the HFCAA will affect our company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, the PCAOB could, in the future, make a new determination that it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms in one or more jurisdictions because of positions taken by a foreign authority. In the event that we complete a business combination with a company, the auditor of which the PCAOB is not able to fully conduct inspections on, it could cause us to fail to be in compliance with U.S. securities laws and regulations. We could subsequently cease to be listed on a U.S. securities exchange, and U.S. trading of our shares could be prohibited under the HFCAA and Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”). See “Risk Factors —Risks Related to Acquiring and Operating a Business Outside of the United States — U.S. laws and regulations, including the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, may restrict or eliminate our ability to complete a business combination with certain companies.”

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We currently do not have any PRC subsidiary or China operations and neither of our sponsors is domiciled in China. However, certain of our sponsors’ limited partners and certain of our officers and directors are located in, or have significant ties to, China. This may make us a less attractive partner to potential target companies outside the PRC, thereby limiting our pool of acquisition candidates. This would impact our search for a target company and make it harder for us to complete an initial business combination with a non-China-based target company. For example, a combination with a target company in the U.S. may be subject to review by a U.S. government entity or may ultimately be prohibited. Furthermore, the additional time that could be required for governmental review or complete prohibition of the transaction could prevent us from completing an initial business combination and require us to liquidate. In the event of liquidation, investors would lose their investment opportunity in potential target companies, any price appreciation in a combined company, and their financial investment in the rights, which would expire worthless. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Search for, Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination — Our ability to complete a business combination may be impacted by the fact that certain of our sponsors’ limited partners are non-U.S. persons, and a majority of our officers and directors are located in, or have significant ties to, China. This may make us a less attractive partner to potential target companies outside the PRC, thereby limiting our pool of acquisition candidates and making it harder for us to complete an initial business combination with a non-China-based target company. For example, we may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company since such initial business combination may be subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited.”

We are a blank check company with no subsidiaries and no operations of our own except organizational activities, the preparation of this offering and, following the closing of this offering, searching for a suitable target to consummate an initial business combination. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not paid any dividends or distributions our shareholders. We may retain all of our available funds and any future earnings following a business combination to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, we may not pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. If we were to consummate a business combination with a China-based target, we will be permitted under PRC laws and regulations to make loans or capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries through intermediate holding companies only if we satisfy the applicable government registration and approval requirements. In addition, if we were to consummate a business combination with a China-based target, our PRC subsidiaries may be permitted to pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits. Moreover, such PRC subsidiaries are required to set aside at least 10% of their after-tax profits each year, after making up for previous year’s accumulated losses, if any, to fund certain statutory reserves, until the aggregate amount of such funds reaches 50% of their registered capital. This portion of such PRC subsidiaries’ respective net assets are prohibited from being distributed to their shareholders as dividends. Furthermore, the PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the Renminbi (“RMB”) into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. Assuming we consummate a business combination with a China-based target, if the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders. See “Prospectus Summary — Transfer of Cash to and from Our Post-Combination Organization If We Acquire a Company Based in China (Post-Business Combination)” and see “Risk Factors— Risks Related to Acquiring and Operating a Business Outside of the United States — If we merge with a China-based operating company, then PRC regulation on loans to, and direct investment in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control in currency conversion may delay or prevent us from making loans to or making additional capital contributions to the PRC entity, if any, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business”, “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Acquiring and Operating a Business Outside of the United States – If we successfully consummate a business combination with a target business with primary operations in the PRC, we will be subject to restrictions on dividend payments following consummation of our initial business combination” and “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Acquiring and Operating a Business Outside of the United States – Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our net revenue effectively and affect the value of your investment.”

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

We are responsible for the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information, and we take no responsibility for any other information others may give to you. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.

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Summary1
Risk Factors34
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements84
Use of Proceeds85
Dividend Policy88
Dilution89
Capitalization90
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations91
Proposed Business97
Management114
Principal Shareholders121
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions123
Description of Securities125
United States Federal Income Tax Considerations140
Underwriting148
Legal Matters157
Experts157
Where You Can Find Additional Information157
Index to Financial StatementsF-1

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