Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp.VECA
Cash in trust
$101M
$101,332,568
Trust per share
$10.13
Redemption value
IPO
May 2026
$100M raised
Combination deadline
Aug 7, 2027
292 days remaining
Filings on record
28
Latest Sep 10, 2026
Overview
Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002081690. It completed its initial public offering in May 2026, raising $100M in gross proceeds and listing on NYSE. Class A shares trade under the ticker VECA, units under VECA-UN on NYSE. The vehicle is sponsored by Vernal. The mandate targets generalist. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.
“we intend to focus our search for an initial business combination on private companies in Asia that have compelling economics and clear paths to positive operating cash flow, significant assets, and successful management teams that are seeking access to the U.”
Reading the filings
Arithmetic on what Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. has disclosed, written the way a desk would read it. These are observations, not a rating. Nothing here scores the vehicle or implies a view on it.
Trading at a discount to trust
At $10.01 the shares change hands 1.22% below the $10.13 they can be redeemed for. A holder buying here is paid that spread to carry deadline and redemption risk until the vote, and the trust keeps accreting underneath it.
Trust versus the $10 unit
The trust holds $10.13 per public share, 1.3% above the $10.00 the units were sold at. That spread is accrued interest on the trust and, where the charter provides for it, sponsor contributions paid in to buy more time. It is the floor a public shareholder can redeem at, not a valuation of the business.
Time on the clock
292 days to the Aug 7, 2027 deadline. The vehicle is early in its search window, and the deadline is not yet the binding constraint.
Rights, not warrants
Each unit carried one right per unit, convertible into one-fourth (1/4) of a share. A right converts automatically on closing rather than needing to be exercised at a strike, so it is dilution that arrives whatever the share price does — unlike a warrant, which only bites if the stock works. For a holder redeeming at the trust it is worth nothing either way; for one staying in, it is a certain claim rather than an option.
Underwriting
D. Boral Capital led the offering. It has been named on 31 SPAC IPOs, book-running 29 of them. The syndicate has no control over whether a sponsor finds a target, but the quality of the book at pricing shapes who ends up holding the units.
From listing to the date Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. must close a deal, extend again, or return the trust. The marker is today.
Filings per month since the first one. A vehicle that has gone quiet with a deadline ahead is a different proposition from one that is still working.
28 filings in all. 4 in the last three months, against a busiest month of 17.
Scores
Recomputed 16m agoThree readings of Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp., each an unweighted mean of the components shown beneath it, and each component a percentile against every live SPAC rather than an absolute we invented. They describe the setup, not the merit. How they are built
Edge
ElevatedHow much does the structure protect a holder right now?
56/100
- Discount to trust80
1.22%
- Trust accretion31
$10.13 per share
- Runway57
292 days
Edge reads the setup, not the business. A vehicle can score well on protection and still be a poor place to leave money once a deal closes.
FOMO
ModerateHow much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?
32/100
- Filing activity0
0 in 30 days
- News coverage75
3 stories in 30 days
- Premium to trust20
-1.22%
Attention is not quality. FOMO rises on news volume and on the market paying above trust, both of which have preceded plenty of disappointments.
Potential
ModerateHow likely is this vehicle to complete a combination, and at what scale?
31/100
- Bank franchise22
31 SPAC mandates
- Trust scale32
$101M
- Stage40
searching
Potential is about execution, not about the target. It says nothing about whether the eventual deal is worth owning, because the target is usually unknown when the score is computed.
These are derived measures, not ratings of investment merit. They carry no view on the target, no price target and no recommendation, and a high score is not a reason to buy anything.
News on Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp.
Last 90 days- Dividend History - Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. (VECA)Neutral
via Google NewsZacks · 19d ago
- VECA: Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. - Comparison to IndustryNeutral
via Google NewsZacks · 25d ago
SEC filing history
Free tier: filings older than 24 hours- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-26-098818
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000919574-26-005350
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001193125-26-351083
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001167557-26-000155
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-26-068311
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001072613-26-000512
- SCHEDULE 13D
Beneficial ownership report (activist)
Accession 0001213900-26-058455
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-058454
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-058453
- 8-K
Other events
Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-056609
- 8-K
Other events
Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-056171
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001193125-26-222136
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Other events
Items 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-054503
- 424B4
Final IPO prospectus
Accession 0001213900-26-053081
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-053064
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-053062
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-053060
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-053058
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-053056
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-053053
- EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
Accession 9999999995-26-001491
- CERT
Exchange listing certification
Accession 0000876661-26-000387
- 8-A12B
Registration of securities on an exchange
Accession 0001213900-26-052012
- S-1/A
Amended IPO registration statement
Accession 0001213900-26-045796
- S-1/A
Amended IPO registration statement
Accession 0001213900-26-026246
- S-1/A
Amended IPO registration statement
Accession 0001213900-25-117528
- S-1
Registration statement for the initial public offering
Accession 0001213900-25-093762
- DRS
Draft registration statement (confidential)
Accession 0001213900-25-079287
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Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp.: questions answered
What is Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. (VECA)?
Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002081690. It completed its initial public offering in May 2026, raising $100M in gross proceeds and listing on NYSE. Class A shares trade under the ticker VECA, units under VECA-UN on NYSE. The vehicle is sponsored by Vernal. The mandate targets generalist. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.
How much does Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. hold in trust?
Approximately $101,332,568, or about $10.13 per public share, 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.
When must Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. complete a merger?
By Aug 7, 2027. If no combination closes by then the sponsor must seek a further extension or wind the vehicle up and return the trust.
What happens if Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. does not find a target in time?
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.
Can I redeem shares in Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp., and at what price?
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, most recently disclosed at about $10.13 per share. 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.
What tickers does Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. trade under?
Class A shares trade as VECA on NYSE, the units as VECA-UN. Units trade first and separate into their component securities roughly 52 days after the IPO; only the Class A shares carry the redemption right against the trust.
Is the trust value the same as the share price for Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp.?
No, and the gap between them is the whole trade. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure of $10.13, being what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at: most recently $10.01, a discount of 1.22% to the redemption value. Quotes on this site are delayed and indicative; confirm on your own venue before trading.
Who sponsors Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp., and what is their track record?
Vernal is the sponsor entity, part of the Vernal franchise. This is the only vehicle we have attributed to that sponsor. Named principals: Du Jun.
Which banks underwrote the Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. IPO?
D. Boral Capital, Webull Financial. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.
Is Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. tradeable, and where?
Yes. VECA returned a live quote of $10.01 on NYSE. Quotes here are delayed and refreshed on a schedule rather than streamed, so treat the figure as indicative and confirm on your own venue. Units and warrants trade under their own symbols and are quoted separately.
Is Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. a good investment?
That is not a question this site answers. Vernal Capital 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.
Where does this Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. data come from?
Filings Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002081690: 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.
Compiled by the SPACListing research desk
Last reconciled Oct 19, 2026
Every figure on this page is read from documents the registrants filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, principally the IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), quarterly and annual reports, current reports and proxy statements, the registrant's own XBRL tags for trust economics. Nothing is sourced from press coverage, from the companies themselves, or from a third-party aggregator. Where a filing does not disclose something, the field is left blank rather than estimated.
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