SPAC Abony Acquisition I files for a $200 million IPO, targeting defense, computing, and software
February 19, 2026 News
SPAC Abony Acquisition I prices $200 million IPO, targeting defense, computing, and software
Abony Acquisition I, a blank check company targeting defense, advanced computing, software, and media, raised $200 million by offering 20 million units at $10. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-third of one warrant, exercisable at $11.50.
IPO Overview
Abony Acquisition I, a blank check company targeting defense, advanced computing, software, and media, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.
The company plans to raise $200 million by offering 20 million units at $10.00. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-third of one warrant, exercisable at $11.50.
Abony Acquisition I is led by CEO Lorne Abony, a managing partner at Texas Venture Partners, and the Chairman of M&A of Swedish EV/AV trucking company Einride, which is currently pending a merger with Legato Merger III （LEGT; +9% from $10 offer price）。 He is joined by CFO and COO Leo Kofman, a former Senior Vice President in the Equity Capital Markets Group at Jefferies. The SPAC plans to target companies that have an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $750 million to $1.5 billion in the defense technology, advanced computing, software, and media industry sectors.
The Austin, TX-based company was founded in 2025 and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol AACOU. BTIG is the sole bookrunner on the deal
About the Company
We are a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as our initial business combination. While we may pursue an initial business combination target in any industry or geographic region, we intend to focus on companies that have an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $750 million to $1.5 billion or more, that complement our management team’s background in defense technology, advanced computing, software and media industry sectors. We will prioritize businesses with experienced and capable management teams that have a track record of success. /We will seek to acquire businesses that have strong market positions and competitive advantages in their sectors. /We will focus on businesses with significant growth potential, with both organic opportunities and through complementary strategic acquisitions. We intend focus on businesses where strong public comparables exist. The existence of public companies which operate in similar industry sectors or have similar operating metrics to a potential target business will be important in helping to establish that the valuation of our initial business combination is attractive relative to such public companies.