Following the Initial Public Offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $230,000,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and we had $1,977,519 of cash held outside of the Trust Account, after payment of certain costs related to the Initial Public Offering, and available for working capital purposes. We incurred $12,948,806 in transaction costs, including $4,204,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $694,806 of other offering costs.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $800,797. Net loss of $7,077,652 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $43,125, change in the fair value of warrants of $(1,810,000) and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which provided $4,469,542 of cash from operating activities.
At June 30, 2021, our cash position and history of losses required management to assess our ability to continue operating as a going concern, according to FASB Accounting Standards Update
No. 2014-15,
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
. Management evaluated the Company’s history of losses and negative working capital and determined that these factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, unless we take actions to alleviate those conditions. Our primary sources of liquidity have been funds generated from our equity and debt financings.
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $230,096,373, and we intended to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, to complete the Business Combination. As of June 30, 2021, we had the ability to withdraw interest to pay franchise and income taxes. During the period ended June 30, 2021, we did not withdraw any interest earned on the Trust Account. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
The Company has nominal assets and has generated no revenues since inception.
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash of $469,437 outside of the Trust Account, and we intended to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We had no obligations, assets or liabilities that would be considered
off-balance
sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating
off-balance
sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any
off-balance
sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any
non-financial
assets.
As of June 30, 2021, we do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support to the Company. We began incurring these fees on September 14, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation.
Certain of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering were entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $8,050,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee became payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account upon completion of the Business Combination on July 15, 2021. The underwriters did not receive any upfront underwriting discount or commissions on the 1,980,000 Units purchased by the members of our Sponsor that were affiliated with Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, but received deferred underwriting commissions with respect to such Units.