SEC Company Response from Jaguar Acquisition Corp. (CIK 0001331474) — Nov 9, 2005
Jaguar Acquisition Corp. (CIK 0001331474)
Date: Nov. 9, 2005 · CIK: 0001331474 · Accession: 0000950136-05-007047
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GRAUBARD MILLER
THE CHRYSLER BUILDING
405 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10174
FACSIMILE: DIRECT DIAL
(212) 818-8881 (212) 818-8638
November 9, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FEDERAL EXPRESS
Mr. John Reynolds
Assistant Director
Office of Emerging Growth Companies
Mail Stop 3561
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Jaguar Acquisition Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-1 ("Registration Statement")
Filed September 28, 2005
File No. 333-127135
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
On behalf of Jaguar Acquisition Corporation (the "Company"), we hereby
provide a further response to Comment Number 9 of the Staff's comment letter,
dated November 2, 2005, relating to the above-captioned Registration Statement.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS, PAGE
9. WE NOTE THAT JEFF GALLANT IS THE SOLE INCORPORATOR OF JAGUAR
ACQUISITION CORP. IT APPEARS TO US THAT MR. GALLANT AND/OR GRAUBARD
MILLER WOULD BE A PROMOTER. PLEASE DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY
ITEM 404(D) OF REGULATION S-B.
Supplementally, we hereby advise the Staff that Jonathan Kalman met
with representatives of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. ("EBC"), the representative of
the underwriters in the offering, through common business acquaintances. Neither
Mr. Gallant nor Graubard Miller introduced Mr. Kalman to EBC. In connection with
the proposed initial public offering by the Company, EBC recommended to Mr.
Kalman that the Company engage Graubard Miller as its counsel based on Graubard
Miller's familiarity with these types of transactions. In its role as counsel
for the Company, Graubard Miller, through Mr. Gallant, filed a certificate of
incorporation for the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware incorporating
the Company. The incorporation of a start-up company by its counsel is
commonplace as such act is purely ministerial in nature and counsel typically
has easier access to the necessary filing agents to carry out such incorporation
than the company. Once the certificate of incorporation was filed and thereafter
accepted by the State of Delaware, Mr. Kalman began selecting a board and
management team for the Company. Neither Mr. Gallant nor Graubard Miller took
any part in the selection by Mr. Kalman of the Company's board and management
team, nor was either asked by Mr. Kalman to provide any advice with respect to
such selection. Once the board and management of the Company had been
determined, the Company issued its initial shares of common stock - as a company
would customarily do in connection with its formation and organization. Neither
Mr. Gallant nor Graubard Miller was issued, nor received, any of the Company's
common stock. The Company also arranged to have its initial stockholders loan
the Company the funds necessary to operate its business until consummation of
the Company's offering. Neither Mr. Gallant nor Graubard Miller has advanced the
Company any funds to operate its business during such time period. Accordingly,
neither Mr. Gallant nor Graubard Miller has taken any actions in the founding or
organization of the business or enterprise of the Company.
Furthermore, other than as limited to its roles as lawyers in
connection with various public offerings, neither Mr. Gallant nor Graubard
Miller has ever taken any initiative in founding or organizing a business or
enterprise of a company as described under the definition of a "promoter" under
Section 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. While Graubard Miller has
acted as counsel for a number of similarly structured companies, such role has
always been limited to one of providing services as a law firm.
Based on the foregoing, we respectfully reiterate our view that neither
Mr. Gallant nor Graubard Miller is a "promoter" that requires disclosure under
Item 404(d) of Regulation S-B.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the
above telephone and facsimile numbers.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jeffrey M. Gallant
Jeffrey M. Gallant
cc: Jonathan Kalman
James S. Cassano
C. Richard Corl
David M. Nussbaum
Steven Levine
Alan I. Annex, Esq.