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- Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp
Charlton Aria Acquisition Corp
Definitive agreement 2026-10-06- CIK 2024459
- CHAR
- IPO 2024-10-24
- $91.9M trust
- 91 filings
- IPO Size
- $85M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $91.9M
- as of 2026-06-30
- Current Status
- Definitive Agreement
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2024
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
91 filings over 10 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 24 Q3: 7 filings
- 24 Q4: 28 filings
- 25 Q1: 9 filings
- 25 Q2: 10 filings
- 25 Q3: 4 filings
- 25 Q4: 4 filings
- 26 Q1: 4 filings
- 26 Q2: 12 filings
- 26 Q3: 6 filings
- 26 Q4: 7 filings
- S-1 filed 24 Q3
- IPO 24 Q4
- Definitive agreement 26 Q4
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
- Registration2024-07-19 Filed S1
- IPO2024-10-24 IPO, search begins
- Definitive Agreement2026-10-06 Agreement for merger
- CompletedNot yet completed
About
Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation is a blank-check company formed to pursue a business combination with one or more businesses.
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2024-10-24
- Total Redemptions
- $63.2M
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Cayman Islands
- SIC
- 6770
- Merger Target
- KQC Quantum, Inc.
- SPAC Ticker
- CHAR
Stock Performance
CHARUTrading symbol, and its price at each step since the first trade
| Point | Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Trade | 2024-10-24 | $9.95 | |
| Current Price | 2026-10-23 | $11.05 | +11% |
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The team includes attorneys, investors, financial managers and experienced public-company/SPAC directors. CEO and Chairman Robert Garner has investment-management and advisory experience; CFO Yuanmei Ma has extensive public-company financial-management experience and prior SPAC CFO roles; nominee Stephen Markscheid has significant public-company board and acquisition experience. Sponsor owner Sunny Tan Kah Wei is an investor and corporate executive with experience in investment, information technology and manufacturing.