- SPACs
- Viking Acquisition Corp. I
Viking Acquisition Corp. I
Completed 2026-10-02- CIK 2080023
- VACI
- Now NSTR
- IPO 2025-10-31
- $236M trust
- 71 filings
Successfully merged with NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. • Now trading as NSTR
- IPO Size
- $230M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $236M
- as of 2026-06-30
- Current Status
- Completed
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2025
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
71 filings over 6 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 25 Q3: 4 filings
- 25 Q4: 13 filings
- 26 Q1: 3 filings
- 26 Q2: 12 filings
- 26 Q3: 20 filings
- 26 Q4: 19 filings
- S-1 filed 25 Q3
- IPO 25 Q4
- Definitive agreement 26 Q2
- Completed 26 Q4
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
- Registration2025-08-13 Filed S1
- IPO2025-10-31 IPO, search begins
- Definitive Agreement2026-04-16 Agreement for merger
- Completed2026-10-02 Merger Completed
About
Viking Acquisition Corp. I is a blank-check company seeking to complete an initial business combination with one or more businesses.
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2025-10-31
- PIPE
- $30M
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Quebec, Canada
- SIC
- 6770
- Completion Date
- 2026-10-02
- Merger Target
- NorthStar Earth & Space Inc.
- SPAC Ticker
- VACI
- Merged Ticker
- NSTR
Stock Performance
NSTRTrading symbol, and its price at each step since the first trade
| Point | Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Trade | 2026-07-29 | $10.13 | |
| At Merger | 2026-10-05 | $4.54 | -55% |
| Current Price | 2026-10-16 | $2.90 | -71% |
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The team brings extensive global financial-services, capital-markets, M&A, SPAC banking, investment-management and corporate-finance experience, including senior roles at Deutsche Bank and other financial institutions. Its members include KingsRock managing partners and directors, as well as experienced independent director nominees.