SPAC Overview
$56M
IPO Size
$63.3M
Trust (as of 2009-03-31)
Definitive Agreement
Current Status
2007
IPO Year
Timeline Progress
About
Alyst Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or similar business combination with an operating business. It intends to focus initial efforts on telecommunications businesses, although it may pursue targets in other industries.
Investment Focus
Telecommunications
The terms and the filing trail behind Alyst Acquisition Corp.
What the sponsor registered, what the deal actually priced at, and every 8-K that moved it — unit structure, sponsor promote, and the dated lifecycle events, each linked to its filing.
- Unit structure as registered and as priced — price, warrant coverage, rights, trust per unit
- Sponsor promote: founder shares and percentage, private-placement warrants, trust deposit
- The full 8-K lifecycle timeline, each event linked to its filing
- Price history across the unit, share and warrant tickers
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SPAC Team
Leadership
Robert A. Schriesheim
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
William Weksel
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Robert H. Davies
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Strategist
Michael Erwin Weksel
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Director, Secretary
Matthew Botwin
Director
Paul Levy
Director
Michael W. Weksel
Beneficial owner
David Strauss
Ira Hollenberg Ira
Jonathan Strauss
Norbert W. Strauss
Extended Team Information
The team includes executives and directors with experience in private equity and venture investment, telecommunications and technology, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and operating and directing public and private companies.
Stock Performance
AYA
Trading Symbol
First Trade
April 26, 2010
$0.22
Current Price
October 2, 2026
$27.12
+12227%
Key Information
IPO Date
July 2, 2007
State of Incorporation
DE
SIC
6770
Merger Target
China Networks Media Limited
SPAC Ticker
AYA