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Lionheart Holdings

Lionheart Holdings is a blank check company formed in 2024 to complete a business combination with an operating business. It has no commercial operations or revenue of its own and instead holds IPO proceeds in trust while searching for a target acquisition.

Operating profit (EBIT)-0.9m USD
−76.5 %y/y
Net income9.0m USD
+53.3 %y/y

Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year

Development 2024–2025

-1.0-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.20.0m USD2024: EBIT -0.50 m USD20242025: EBIT -0.87 m USD2025-0.87
RevenueOperating profit (EBIT)

Business

Share of revenue
Blank check company / SPAC structure100 %

A public shell company created to acquire or merge with an operating business.

Customers

Lionheart Holdings does not sell products or services to end customers in the normal operating sense. Its economic counterparties are public shareholders, the sponsor, underwriters, and potential merger targets that may become the future operating business. The company’s value proposition is access to public-market capital and a faster route to listing for a target company.

Public shareholders

Buy units/shares for redemption rights and optionality on a future deal.

Sponsor and affiliated parties

Provide sponsor support, governance, and transaction execution resources.

Potential acquisition targets

Engage with the SPAC as a route to become a public operating company.

Underwriters and service providers

Provide capital markets, legal, audit, and advisory services to the SPAC.

Strategy

The company’s core strategy is to identify and complete an initial business combination before the deadline imposed by its charter and Nasdaq rules. Management may seek an extension of the combination period, but any extension requires shareholder approval and can trigger redemptions that reduce trust capital. The sponsor may also transfer its interest to another sponsor entity, which could change the management team and deal process.

Complete an initial business combinationShort term

The company has no operating revenue until a deal closes, so execution is existential.

Manage extension and redemption riskShort term

Any extension vote can shrink the trust account and weaken capitalization.

Select a target resilient to trade-policy shocksMedium term

Tariffs can reduce the attractiveness and post-close performance of targets.

Geography

Lionheart Holdings is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, but its trust account and listing-related activities are centered in the United States. The company’s search for a business combination can extend across industries and geographies, but management notes that tariffs and trade policy can affect target selection. Because it has no operating business yet, geography mainly matters through listing venue, trust-account location, and the eventual target’s operating footprint.

Risks

The company faces classic SPAC risks: failure to complete a business combination, shareholder redemptions that drain trust capital, and possible Nasdaq delisting if timing requirements are missed. It also has going-concern uncertainty because it may need additional financing to complete a deal and must manage legal, audit, and due diligence costs before any operating revenue exists.

Sorted by severity
LowMediumHighLowMediumHighImpact →Likelihood →Failure to complete an initial business combination1Going concern uncertainty2Tariff and trade-policy exposure in target selection5
Impact is the risk’s severity and likelihood how probable it is over the next few years, both assessed from the company’s reports. Numbers match the list.
  1. Failure to complete an initial business combinationImpact: CriticalLikelihood: High

    The company exists solely to close a transaction; without one, it cannot become an operating business.

    Exposure: All shareholders and sponsor capital

  2. Going concern uncertaintyImpact: HighLikelihood: High

    Management disclosed substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern without additional financing and a completed deal.

    Exposure: Corporate liquidity and transaction execution

  3. Shareholder redemptions and trust-account erosionImpact: High

    Extension votes or deal votes can trigger redemptions that reduce available cash.

    Exposure: Trust account and capitalization

  4. Nasdaq compliance and delisting riskImpact: High

    Missing the Nasdaq 36-month requirement could lead to suspension or delisting.

    Exposure: Listing status and market access

  5. Tariff and trade-policy exposure in target selectionImpact: MediumLikelihood: Medium

    Trade policy changes can make certain targets unattractive or impair post-close performance.

    Exposure: Potential acquisition targets and future operating company

Accounting

Judgemental items
Redeemable shares classification

Public shares may be redeemable, so presentation can materially affect equity and per-share metrics.

Impact: Temporary equity and redemption value

Trust account accounting

Funds are restricted and invested in permitted instruments until a business combination or liquidation.

Impact: Liquidity, asset presentation, and redemption proceeds

Deferred underwriting discount

A significant fee becomes payable only upon completion of the initial business combination.

Impact: Future transaction cost and liability recognition

Deferred legal fees

Legal fees are accrued and paid at closing, affecting pre-close liabilities.

Impact: Accrued expenses and transaction costs

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Last updated: 24/09/2026

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