- SPACs
- GREAT WALL ACQUISITION CORP
GREAT WALL ACQUISITION CORP
Completed 2006-12-22- CIK 1261888
- GWAQ
- IPO 2004-03-19
- $20.4M trust
- 462 filings
Successfully merged with ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited
- IPO Size
- $24M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust Amount
- $20.4M
- held for shareholders
- Current Status
- Completed
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2004
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
462 filings over 47 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 03 Q4: 1 filing
- 04 Q1: 11 filings
- 04 Q2: 3 filings
- 04 Q3: 1 filing
- 04 Q4: 1 filing
- 05 Q1: 4 filings
- 05 Q2: 4 filings
- 05 Q3: 2 filings
- 05 Q4: 6 filings
- 06 Q1: 13 filings
- 06 Q2: 6 filings
- 06 Q3: 11 filings
- 06 Q4: 35 filings
- 07 Q1: 14 filings
- 07 Q2: 16 filings
- 07 Q3: 10 filings
- 07 Q4: 10 filings
- 08 Q1: 12 filings
- 08 Q2: 7 filings
- 08 Q3: 18 filings
- 08 Q4: 21 filings
- 09 Q1: 7 filings
- 09 Q2: 2 filings
- 09 Q3: 12 filings
- 09 Q4: 24 filings
- 10 Q1: 8 filings
- 10 Q2: 18 filings
- 10 Q3: 7 filings
- 10 Q4: 12 filings
- 11 Q1: 21 filings
- 11 Q2: 6 filings
- 11 Q3: 7 filings
- 11 Q4: 41 filings
- 12 Q1: 34 filings
- 12 Q2: 23 filings
- 12 Q3: 12 filings
- 12 Q4: 2 filings
- 13 Q1: 6 filings
- 13 Q2: 4 filings
- 13 Q3: 0 filings
- 13 Q4: 2 filings
- 14 Q1: 2 filings
- 14 Q2: 1 filing
- 14 Q3: 1 filing
- 14 Q4: 2 filings
- 15 Q1: 1 filing
- 15 Q2: 1 filing
- S-1 filed 03 Q4
- IPO 04 Q1
- Definitive agreement 05 Q3
- Completed 06 Q4
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
- Registration2003-12-04 Filed S1
- IPO2004-03-19 IPO, search begins
- Definitive Agreement2005-09-13 Agreement for merger
- Completed2006-12-22 Merger Completed
About
Great Wall Acquisition Corporation is a blank-check company formed to acquire a business with primary operations in the PRC. It initially intends to focus on technology, media, or telecommunications targets, but may consider other industries.
Investment Focus
Technology, Media, Telecommunications
Geographic Focus
PRC
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2004-03-19
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Delaware
- SIC
- 6770
- Completion Date
- 2006-12-22
- Merger Target
- ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited
- SPAC Ticker
- GWAQ
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The team combines experience building and operating PRC businesses, technology and telecommunications investment, and research and leadership in technology companies. Kin Shing Li has founded and led communications and customer-service businesses; Ya-qin Zhang is a technology scientist and executive; Xiaolin Zhong has experience in venture investment and corporate strategy and M&A.