Question 1

What is Artisan Acquisition Corp.?

Accepted Answer

Artisan Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0001844840. It completed its initial public offering in May 2021. The vehicle is sponsored by Artisan through Artisan LLC. The mandate targets consumer. Definitive business-combination agreement signed, closing pending.

Question 2

How much does Artisan Acquisition Corp. hold in trust?

Accepted Answer

Approximately $339,409,112, as at the most recent filing on record. Trust balances move: shareholders redeem at extension votes and at the combination vote, and sponsors pay contributions in to extend. Treat the figure as a point-in-time disclosure, not a running balance.

Question 3

When must Artisan Acquisition Corp. complete a merger?

Accepted Answer

By May 17, 2023. If no combination closes by then the sponsor must seek a further extension or wind the vehicle up and return the trust.

Question 4

What happens if Artisan Acquisition Corp. does not find a target in time?

Accepted Answer

The charter requires the vehicle to redeem 100% of the public shares and return the trust, pro rata, to public shareholders. That is the mechanism working as designed rather than a default. Founder shares and warrants are worthless in that outcome, which is why the sponsor's incentive is to get a deal done or to buy more time. Across the market, deadline lapsed without a deal; trust returned to public shareholders.

Question 5

Can I redeem shares in Artisan Acquisition Corp., and at what price?

Accepted Answer

Public shareholders may elect to redeem in connection with a combination vote and at each extension vote, at the pro-rata trust value on the relevant record date. Redemption is a right attached to the public shares only; warrants and rights carry no claim on the trust. The mechanics and the deadline for electing are set out in the proxy statement for the vote in question.

Question 6

Is the trust value the same as the share price for Artisan Acquisition Corp.?

Accepted Answer

No. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure: what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at, which can sit above the trust when a deal is well received or below it when the market doubts one will close. We do not have a current quote for this vehicle, so no spread is shown.

Question 7

How much dilution do Artisan Acquisition Corp.'s founder shares and warrants create?

Accepted Answer

Each unit also carried one-third of one warrant per unit, which is dilution deferred until exercise. Both are disclosed in the prospectus and both survive into the combined company, which is why a de-SPAC at $10 is not economically the same as an IPO at $10.

Question 8

Who sponsors Artisan Acquisition Corp., and what is their track record?

Accepted Answer

Artisan LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the Artisan franchise. This is the only vehicle we have attributed to that sponsor.

Question 9

Which banks underwrote the Artisan Acquisition Corp. IPO?

Accepted Answer

UBS, Credit Suisse, Futu (Hong Kong). UBS and Credit Suisse were credited as book-running managers on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.

Question 10

Is Artisan Acquisition Corp. a good investment?

Accepted Answer

That is not a question this site answers. Artisan Acquisition Corp. is covered here as reference data: what the company filed, when it filed it, and what the numbers in those filings say. The Edge, FOMO and Potential scores on this page are derived measures with a published formula, not ratings of investment merit: they describe the setup, and every component is shown so you can take them apart. We publish no price targets and no recommendations, and nothing here should be read as advice. The figures are a starting point for your own work, and each one carries the accession number of the filing it came from.

Question 11

Where does this Artisan Acquisition Corp. data come from?

Accepted Answer

Filings Artisan Acquisition Corp. submitted to the SEC under CIK 0001844840: the registration statement and final prospectus for the structure, quarterly and annual reports for the trust, current reports and proxy statements for deals, votes and extensions. Trust economics are taken from the registrant's own XBRL tags rather than parsed from prose, which is why they are exact. Every filing in the history above is listed with its accession number, which identifies the document uniquely on EDGAR; Pro accounts open it directly from the row.

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