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SPAC Abony Acquisition I prices $200 million IPO, targeting defense, computing, and software

February 19, 2026

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.

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 acted as sole bookrunner on the deal.