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| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-09-23 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-23 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-22 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-18 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-17 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-16 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-29 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-27 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-13 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-07-31 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-09-18 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-16 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-27 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-07-31 | SEC Comment Letter | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | 333-288530 | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-09-23 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-23 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-22 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-09-17 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-29 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-08-13 | Company Response | Emmis Acquisition Corp. | Cayman Islands | N/A | Read Filing View |
2025-09-23 - CORRESP - Emmis Acquisition Corp.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm September 23, 2025 VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-1 File No. 333-288530 Ladies and Gentlemen: In accordance with Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), I-Bankers Securities, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters, hereby joins Emmis Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") in requesting that the Securities and Exchange Commission take appropriate action to cause the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-288530) (the "Registration Statement") to become effective on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM, Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Company or its outside counsel, Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective. In connection with this acceleration request and pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act, please be advised that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to be invited to participate in the distribution of the securities, as many copies, as well as "e-red" copies of the preliminary prospectus, as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus. The undersigned confirms that it has complied with and will continue to comply with, and it has been informed or will be informed by participating dealers that they have complied with or will comply with, Rule 15c2-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with the above-referenced issue. Very truly yours, I-Bankers Securities, Inc. By: /s/ Matthew McCloskey Name: Matthew McCloskey Title: President
2025-09-23 - CORRESP - Emmis Acquisition Corp.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Emmis Acquisition Corp. 515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 120, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 September 23, 2025 VIA EDGAR Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Stacie Gorman and Mary Beth Breslin RE: Emmis Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed July 3, 2025, as amended (File No. 333-288530) (the "Registration Statement") Dear Ms. Gorman and Ms. Breslin: The Company hereby requests, pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement so that such Registration Statement will become effective as of Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM, Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable. If there is any change in the acceleration request set forth above, the Company will promptly notify you of the change, in which case the Company may be making an oral request of acceleration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statements in accordance with Rule 461 of Regulation C. Such request may be made by an executive officer of the Company or by any attorney from the Company's securities counsel, Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP. [Signature page follows] Very truly yours, Emmis Acquisition Corp. By: /s/ Peter Goldstein Name: Peter Goldstein Title: Chief Executive Officer
2025-09-22 - CORRESP - Emmis Acquisition Corp.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm September 22, 2025 Via EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate and Construction 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed September 17, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin On behalf of Emmis Acquisition Corp. (the " Company "), we have set forth below responses to the comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") contained in its letter of September 18, 2025 with respect to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the " Form S-1 ") as noted above. For your convenience, the text of the Staff's comments is set forth below in bold, followed in each case by the Company's responses. Please note that all references to page numbers in the responses are references to the page numbers in the Amendment No. 5 to the Form S-1 (the " S-1 ") submitted concurrently with the submission of this letter in response to the Staff's comments. Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Part II. Information not Required in Prospectus Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-3 1. We note your response to prior comment 2 and that assumptions 9, 14, and 20, which appear to assume material facts underlying the opinion or readily ascertainable facts, were retained. Please request that Cayman counsel further revise its legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 to remove any inappropriate assumptions, or explain why counsel believes they are necessary and appropriate. Response: The Company has included a revised legal opinion as Exhibit 5.2. 2. We note your response to prior comment 3. Please reconcile Article 51 with your disclosure on page 70 with respect to application of the forum provision under the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and revise as appropriate. Response: . The Company has included a revised Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as Exhibit 3.2. We trust that the above is responsive to your comments. Should you have any questions relating to the foregoing or wish to discuss any aspect of the Company's filing, please contact Ross Carmel, Esq of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP at 646-838-1310. Sincerely, /s/ Peter Goldstein Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer
2025-09-18 - UPLOAD - Emmis Acquisition Corp. File: 333-288530
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> September 18, 2025 Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer Emmis Acquisition Corp. 515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 120 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed September 17, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Peter Goldstein: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our September 16, 2025, letter. Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Part II. Information not Required in Prospectus Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-3 1. We note your response to prior comment 2 and that assumptions 9, 14, and 20, which appear to assume material facts underlying the opinion or readily ascertainable facts, were retained. Please request that Cayman counsel further revise its legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 to remove any inappropriate assumptions, or explain why counsel believes they are necessary and appropriate. 2. We note your response to prior comment 3. Please reconcile Article 51 with your disclosure on page 70 with respect to application of the forum provision under the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and revise as appropriate. September 18, 2025 Page 2 Please contact Babette Cooper at 202-551-3396 or Mark Rakip at 202-551-3573 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or Mary Beth Breslin at 202-551- 3625 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Ross David Carmel, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-09-17 - CORRESP - Emmis Acquisition Corp.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm September 17, 2025 Via EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate and Construction 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed September 12, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin On behalf of Emmis Acquisition Corp. (the " Company "), we have set forth below responses to the comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") contained in its letter of September 16, 2025 with respect to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the " Form S-1 ") as noted above. For your convenience, the text of the Staff's comments is set forth below in bold, followed in each case by the Company's responses. Please note that all references to page numbers in the responses are references to the page numbers in the Amendment No. 4 to the Form S-1 (the " S-1 ") submitted concurrently with the submission of this letter in response to the Staff's comments. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Part II. Information not Required in Prospectus Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-3 1. Please request that U.S. counsel revise its legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to remove inappropriate assumptions. In particular, we note assumption (f). We note it is not appropriate to assume any of the material facts underlying the opinion or any readily ascertainable facts, or to include assumptions that "assume away" the relevant issue. For guidance, please refer to Section II.B.3.a of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. Response: The Company has included a revised legal opinion as Exhibit 5.1. 2. Please request that Cayman counsel revised its legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 to remove inappropriate assumptions. As but some examples, see assumptions 13, 18 and 19. It is not appropriate for a counsel to include in its opinion assumptions that assume any of the material facts underlying the opinion or any readily ascertainable facts, or that "assume away" the relevant issue. For guidance, refer to Section II.B.3.a of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. Response: . The Company has included a revised legal opinion as Exhibit 5.2. 3. We note your disclosure on page 70 stating "Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute." We also note your disclosure on the cover page that your "amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prohibit redemptions in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets, after payment of the business combination marketing fees, to be less than $5,000,001," and that the table on page 81 "gives effect to the limitation under our restated and amended memorandum and articles of association that will prohibit redemptions in an amount that would cause [your] net tangible assets, to be less than $5,000,001." However, these provisions do not appear in the Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association filed as Exhibit 3.2. Please revise your disclosure or your Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as appropriate. Response: . The Company has included a revised Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as Exhibit 3.2. We trust that the above is responsive to your comments. Should you have any questions relating to the foregoing or wish to discuss any aspect of the Company's filing, please contact Ross Carmel, Esq of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP at 646-838-1310. Sincerely, /s/ Peter Goldstein Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer
2025-09-16 - UPLOAD - Emmis Acquisition Corp. File: 333-288530
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> September 16, 2025 Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer Emmis Acquisition Corp. 515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 120 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed September 12, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Peter Goldstein: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Part II. Information not Required in Prospectus Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules, page II-3 1. Please request that U.S. counsel revise its legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to remove inappropriate assumptions. In particular, we note assumption (f). We note it is not appropriate to assume any of the material facts underlying the opinion or any readily ascertainable facts, or to include assumptions that assume away the relevant issue. For guidance, please refer to Section II.B.3.a of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. 2. Please request that Cayman counsel revised its legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 to remove inappropriate assumptions. As but some examples, see assumptions 13, 18 and 19. It is not appropriate for a counsel to include in its opinion assumptions that assume any of the material facts underlying the opinion or any readily ascertainable facts, or that assume away the relevant issue. For guidance, refer to Section II.B.3.a September 16, 2025 Page 2 of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. 3. We note your disclosure on page 70 stating "Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the courts of the Cayman Islands shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute." We also note your disclosure on the cover page that your "amended and restated memorandum and articles of association prohibit redemptions in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets, after payment of the business combination marketing fees, to be less than $5,000,001," and that the table on page 81 "gives effect to the limitation under our restated and amended memorandum and articles of association that will prohibit redemptions in an amount that would cause [your] net tangible assets, to be less than $5,000,001." However, these provisions do not appear in the Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association filed as Exhibit 3.2. Please revise your disclosure or your Form of Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association as appropriate. Please contact Babette Cooper at 202-551-3396 or Mark Rakip at 202-551-3573 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or Mary Beth Breslin at 202-551- 3625 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Ross David Carmel, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-08-29 - CORRESP - Emmis Acquisition Corp.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm August 29, 2025 Via EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate and Construction 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed August 13, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin On behalf of Emmis Acquisition Corp. (the " Company "), we have set forth below responses to the comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") contained in its letter of August 26, 2025 with respect to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the " Form S-1 ") as noted above. For your convenience, the text of the Staff's comments is set forth below in bold, followed in each case by the Company's responses. Please note that all references to page numbers in the responses are references to the page numbers in the Amendment No. 2 to the Form S-1 (the " S-1 ") submitted concurrently with the submission of this letter in response to the Staff's comments. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your response to prior comment 8. Please revise your cover page to reflect the 75,000 representative shares that will be transferred to I-Bankers Securities, Inc. and clarify whether these shares constitute compensation under FINRA rules. If additional underwriters will receive a portion of these shares, please clarify and disclose the amount to be transferred to the underwriters and identify the underwriters that are eligible to receive the shares and revise your disclosure on page 161 as appropriate. Response: The Company has included a description of the Representative Shares on the cover page, including that such Representative Shares would be deemed compensation under FINRA rules. Further, the Company respectfully submits that all such Representative Shares would only be issued to I-Bankers Securities, Inc or any persons designated by them. Risk Factors We may not be able to complete an initial business combination ..., page 56 2. We note your response to prior comment 6. Please expand your risk factor to tailor the risk to your specific facts and circumstances, including, for instance, clarifying that the majority of your board consists of non-US persons Response: The Company has expanded the risk factor to include specific facts, including that that the majority of its board consists of non-US persons. Past performance by our management team..., page 63 3. We note your response to prior comment 7. Please revise the heading of your risk factor to reflect that none of your officers and directors has experience managing a SPAC. Further, please expand the risk factor to specifically address the risks associated with your management not having experience with SPACs and how this could impact your ability to successfully complete an initial business combination. Response: The Company has made updates accordingly. Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Note 9. Subsequent Events, page F-18 4. We note your updated disclosure in response to prior comment 10. However, we reissue our comment as you continue to disclose in note 5 that your Sponsor entered into a subscription receivable agreement in the amount of $25,000, and it therefore remains unclear as to whether such agreement is separate from the promissory note issued by your sponsor on the same date. Please tell us and disclose whether the subscription receivable is distinct from the sponsor issuance of a promissory note also on June 27, 2025 for the principal amount of $25,000. Additionally, you disclose that subsequent to the balance sheet date, you drew down on approximately $115,000 of a promissory note. Please address whether this additional draw down is separate and distinct from the subscription receivable and $25,000 relabeled promissory note, and consider distinguishing between each of these sources of capital for the company. Response: . The Company has revised the S-1 to clarify that the Company presently has two agreements with the Sponsor: 1) the securities subscription agreement dated May 30, 2025 pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue the founder shares to the Sponsor in exchange for $25,000. On June 27, 2025, the Sponsor issued a promissory note to the Company for the $25,000 and accordingly, the Company issued the founder shares. The Sponsor made the payment of $25,000 on August 27, 2025. The securities subscription agreement has been included as Exhibit 10.8 to the S-1. 2) a promissory note dated June 17, 2025 issued by the Company to the Sponsor pursuant to which the Company can drawdown upto $300,000. This has been included as Exhibit 10.7 of the S-1. 2 We trust that the above is responsive to your comments. Should you have any questions relating to the foregoing or wish to discuss any aspect of the Company's filing, please contact Ross Carmel, Esq of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP at 646-838-1310. Sincerely, /s/ Peter Goldstein Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer 3
2025-08-27 - UPLOAD - Emmis Acquisition Corp. File: 333-288530
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> August 26, 2025 Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer Emmis Acquisition Corp. 515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 120 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed August 13, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Peter Goldstein: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our July 30, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your response to prior comment 8. Please revise your cover page to reflect the 75,000 representative shares that will be transferred to I-Bankers Securities, Inc. and clarify whether these shares constitute compensation under FINRA rules. If additional underwriters will receive a portion of these shares, please clarify and disclose the amount to be transferred to the underwriters and identify the underwriters that are eligible to receive the shares and revise your disclosure on page 161 as appropriate. August 26, 2025 Page 2 Risk Factors We may not be able to complete an initial business combination ..., page 56 2. We note your response to prior comment 6. Please expand your risk factor to tailor the risk to your specific facts and circumstances, including, for instance, clarifying that the majority of your board consists of non-US persons. Past performance by our management team..., page 63 3. We note your response to prior comment 7. Please revise the heading of your risk factor to reflect that none of your officers and directors has experience managing a SPAC. Further, please expand the risk factor to specifically address the risks associated with your management not having experience with SPACs and how this could impact your ability to successfully complete an initial business combination. Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Note 9. Subsequent Events, page F-18 4. We note your updated disclosure in response to prior comment 10. However, we reissue our comment as you continue to disclose in note 5 that your Sponsor entered into a subscription receivable agreement in the amount of $25,000, and it therefore remains unclear as to whether such agreement is separate from the promissory note issued by your sponsor on the same date. Please tell us and disclose whether the subscription receivable is distinct from the sponsor issuance of a promissory note also on June 27, 2025 for the principal amount of $25,000. Additionally, you disclose that subsequent to the balance sheet date, you drew down on approximately $115,000 of a promissory note. Please address whether this additional draw down is separate and distinct from the subscription receivable and $25,000 relabeled promissory note, and consider distinguishing between each of these sources of capital for the company. Please contact Babette Cooper at 202-551-3396 or Mark Rakip at 202-551-3573 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or Mary Beth Breslin at 202-551- 3625 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Ross David Carmel, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-08-13 - CORRESP - Emmis Acquisition Corp.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm August 13, 2025 Via EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate and Construction 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn: Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted July 3, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Ms. Gorman / Ms. Breslin On behalf of Emmis Acquisition Corp. (the " Company "), we have set forth below responses to the comments of the staff (the " Staff ") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC ") contained in its letter of July 30, 2025 with respect to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the " Form S-1 ") as noted above. For your convenience, the text of the Staff's comments is set forth below in bold, followed in each case by the Company's responses. Please note that all references to page numbers in the responses are references to the page numbers in the Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1 (the " S-1 ") submitted concurrently with the submission of this letter in response to the Staff's comments. Registration Statement Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your disclosure in paragraph 4 regarding the limitation on the ability of shareholders to redeem their shares. Please also disclose that the redemptions will be subject to the $5,000,001 net tangible asset requirement as noted on page 5 and elsewhere in the prospectus. See Item 1602(a)(2) of Regulation S-K. Response: The Company has included a disclosure on the cover page that the redemptions will be subject to the 5,000,001 net tangible asset requirement. 2. When discussing conflicts of interest in paragraphs 6 and 7, please expand your statement as to actual or potential material conflicts of interest between purchasers in the offering and the SPAC sponsor and its affiliates, to include promoters. Refer to Item 1602(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. Response: The Company has updated this disclosure accordingly. 3. In paragraph 6, please describe the extent to which the conversion of the working capital loans into rights and their exercise may result in a material dilution of the purchasers' equity interests. See Item 1602(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. Response: The Company has updated this disclosure accordingly. Summary Sponsor Information, Page 7 4. We note your disclosure that non-managing sponsor investors will purchase interests and that your officers and directors will indirectly hold founders shares through your sponsor. Please revise your cover page to reflect this. Also disclose the number of non-managing sponsor investors that will acquire the non-managing sponsor membership interests. To the extent these officers, directors and non-managing sponsor investors will hold an indirect material interest in your sponsor, please provide the disclosure required by Item 1603(a)(7) of Regulation S-K. Response: The Company has updated this disclosure to clarify that certain investors will pre-existing relationships with our sponsor may purchase membership interests and that our directors and officers will have an indirect interest in our founder shares and/or private placement units purchased by the sponsor. However, at this time, the sponsor does is not aware of how many investors it will have. In addition, the Company has clarified that only Peter Goldstein has an indirect or direct material interest in the sponsor. Conflicts of Interest 5. We note your disclosure on page 28 that your "sponsor, officers, or directors may sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to [yours] or may pursue other business or investment ventures during the period in which [you] are seeking an initial business combination." Please clarify how opportunities to acquire targets will be allocated among SPACs. Please make similar revisions to your disclosure on page 125. Please refer to Items 1602(b)(7) and 1603(b) of Regulation SK. Response: The Company acknowledges the Staff's comments and has updated the disclosure accordingly. Risk Factors We may not be able to complete an initial business combination ..., page 56 6. With a view toward disclosure, please tell us whether your sponsor is controlled by, has any members who are, or has substantial ties with, a non-U.S. person. Response: At this time, David Lowenstein, our CFO and director, Anna C Mallon, our director and Low Koon Poh, our director, who are also members of our sponsor are non U.S persons. Risks Relating to our Management Team, page 63 7. We note your disclosure in the heading of the second risk factor on page 64 that your "officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities, including other blank check companies...." Please revise the appropriate section or sections of your document to describe any experience your sponsor, officers and directors have had experience in organizing a SPAC. For each prior SPAC, please disclose any extensions of the time to complete the transaction and the level of redemptions in connection therewith, and information concerning any completed business combinations, including the financing needed for the transactions and the level of redemptions. See Item 1603(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. To the extent your sponsor, officers and directors do not have experience in organizing SPACs, please add a separate risk factor highlighting this fact. Response: The Company has made updates accordingly. 2 Underwriting, page 161 8. Revise throughout your prospectus to clarify the nature of compensation to be received by I-Bankers Securities, Inc. and any other underwriter(s). We note disclosure on the cover page and on page 162 that I-Bankers and the sponsor have committed to purchasing private placement units. Please separately quantify the number of units to be purchased by the underwriter(s) on the cover page, clarify whether the units to be purchased by the underwriter(s) are considered compensation under FINRA rules, and include appropriate disclosure in the cover page table as well as the table on page 163. We further note your disclosure on page 161 that the company has agreed to issue 75,000 Class A ordinary shares "to the underwriter and/or its designees... as representative compensation." Revise to clarify which underwriter(s) will receive ordinary shares, the number of shares each underwriter will receive, and whether these shares are in addition to the private placement units. Please make corresponding changes to the tables on the cover page and page 163 as appropriate. Response: The Company respectfully submits that the cover page discloses that of the 345,000 private placement units (or 367,500 private placement units if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) , our sponsor has agreed to purchase 295,000 units (or 310,000 units if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) and I-Bankers has agreed to purchase 50,000 units (or 57,500 units if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full). The Company has updated the disclosures pursuant to the Staff's comment. Note 1. Description of Organization and Business Operations Going Concern Consideration, page F-10 9. We note your disclosure that you have access to sponsor funds, and the sponsor has the financial wherewithal to provide you such funds that are sufficient to fund your working capital needs until one year from the issuance of your financial statements. However we note that your independent registered public accounting firm has provided an explanatory paragraph highlighting conditions that raise substantial doubt about your ability to continue as a going concern. Please revise your disclosure or have your auditor address how different conclusions were reached regarding management's plans to alleviate the substantial doubt about your ability to continue as a going concern; refer to ASC 205-40-50-12c. Response: The Company has updated the disclosure in Note 1 in line with the audit opinion. Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Note 9. Subsequent Events, page F-18 10. You disclose that on June 27, 2025, your sponsor entered into a subscription receivable in the amount of $25,000. Please tell us whether the subscription receivable is distinct from the sponsor issuance of a promissory note on the same date for the principal amount of $25,000 as disclosed throughout your prospectus, and advise or revise as necessary. Response: The Company has amended the disclosure on page F-18 to be consistent with the prospectus. General 11. Please review your disclosure and revise as appropriate to address any discrepancies. For example only, we note the following: ● On the cover page, and elsewhere, you state that you have 18 months to complete an initial business combination; however, on pages 17, 29, 36 and elsewhere, your disclosure indicates that you will have 24 months. ● On page 110, you indicate that WithumSmith+Brown, PC is your independent registered public accounting firm; however, we note the report of independent registered public accounting firm provided in your prospectus is signed and dated by TAAD, LLP. ● On page 3, you refer to industries you expect to favor in your search for a target, such as "services, manufacturing and/or distribution-oriented target companies." However, we note on page 85 you disclose that you may also invest in digital assets, real estate services and technology. Response: The Company respectfully acknowledges these comments and has corrected these typographical errors. 3 We trust that the above is responsive to your comments. Should you have any questions relating to the foregoing or wish to discuss any aspect of the Company's filing, please contact Ross Carmel, Esq of Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP at 646-838-1310. Sincerely, /s/ Peter Goldstein Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer 4
2025-07-31 - UPLOAD - Emmis Acquisition Corp. File: 333-288530
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> July 30, 2025 Peter Goldstein Chief Executive Officer Emmis Acquisition Corp. 515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 120 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Re: Emmis Acquisition Corp. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed July 3, 2025 File No. 333-288530 Dear Peter Goldstein: We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comments. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to this letter, we may have additional comments. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Cover Page 1. We note your disclosure in paragraph 4 regarding the limitation on the ability of shareholders to to redeem their shares. Please also disclose that the redemptions will be subject to the $5,000,001 net tangible asset requirement as noted on page 5 and elsewhere in the prospectus. See Item 1602(a)(2) of Regulation S-K. 2. When discussing conflicts of interest in paragraphs 6 and 7, please expand your statement as to actual or potential material conflicts of interest between purchasers in the offering and the SPAC sponsor and its affiliates, to include promoters. Refer to Item 1602(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. 3. In paragraph 6, please describe the extent to which the conversion of the working capital loans into rights and their exercise may result in a material dilution of the purchasers' equity interests. See Item 1602(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. July 30, 2025 Page 2 Summary Sponsor Information, page 7 4. We note your disclosure that non-managing sponsor investors will purchase interests and that your officers and directors will indirectly hold founders shares through your sponsor. Please revise your cover page to reflect this. Also disclose the number of non-managing sponsor investors that will acquire the non-managing sponsor membership interests. To the extent these officers, directors and non-managing sponsor investors will hold an indirect material interest in your sponsor, please provide the disclosure required by Item 1603(a)(7) of Regulation S-K. Conflicts of Interest, page 27 5. We note your disclosure on page 28 that your "sponsor, officers, or directors may sponsor or form other special purpose acquisition companies similar to [yours] or may pursue other business or investment ventures during the period in which [you] are seeking an initial business combination." Please clarify how opportunities to acquire targets will be allocated among SPACs. Please make similar revisions to your disclosure on page 125. Please refer to Items 1602(b)(7) and 1603(b) of Regulation S- K. Risk Factors We may not be able to complete an initial business combination ..., page 56 6. With a view toward disclosure, please tell us whether your sponsor is controlled by, has any members who are, or has substantial ties with, a non-U.S. person. Risks Relating to our Management Team, page 63 7. We note your disclosure in the heading of the second risk factor on page 64 that your "officers and directors presently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to other entities, including other blank check companies...." Please revise the appropriate section or sections of your document to describe any experience your sponsor, officers and directors have had experience in organizing a SPAC. For each prior SPAC, please disclose any extensions of the time to complete the transaction and the level of redemptions in connection therewith, and information concerning any completed business combinations, including the financing needed for the transactions and the level of redemptions. See Item 1603(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. To the extent your sponsor, officers and directors do not have experience in organizing SPACs, please add a separate risk factor highlighting this fact. Underwriting, page 161 8. Revise throughout your prospectus to clarify the nature of compensation to be received by I-Bankers Securities, Inc. and any other underwriter(s). We note disclosure on the cover page and on page 162 that I-Bankers and the sponsor have committed to purchasing private placement units. Please separately quantify the number of units to be purchased by the underwriter(s) on the cover page, clarify whether the units to be purchased by the underwriter(s) are considered compensation July 30, 2025 Page 3 under FINRA rules, and include appropriate disclosure in the cover page table as well as the table on page 163. We further note your disclosure on page 161 that the company has agreed to issue 75,000 Class A ordinary shares "to the underwriter and/or its designees... as representative compensation." Revise to clarify which underwriter(s) will receive ordinary shares, the number of shares each underwriter will receive, and whether these shares are in addition to the private placement units. Please make corresponding changes to the tables on the cover page and page 163 as appropriate. Note 1. Description of Organization and Business Operations Going Concern Consideration, page F-10 9. We note your disclosure that you have access to sponsor funds, and the sponsor has the financial wherewithal to provide you such funds that are sufficient to fund your working capital needs until one year from the issuance of your financial statements. However we note that your independent registered public accounting firm has provided an explanatory paragraph highlighting conditions that raise substantial doubt about your ability to continue as a going concern. Please revise your disclosure or have your auditor address how different conclusions were reached regarding management s plans to alleviate the substantial doubt about your ability to continue as a going concern; refer to ASC 205-40-50-12c. Financial Statements Notes to Financial Statements Note 9. Subsequent Events, page F-18 10. You disclose that on June 27, 2025, your sponsor entered into a subscription receivable in the amount of $25,000. Please tell us whether the subscription receivable is distinct from the sponsor issuance of a promissory note on the same date for the principal amount of $25,000 as disclosed throughout your prospectus, and advise or revise as necessary. General 11. Please review your disclosure and revise as appropriate to address any discrepancies. For example only, we note the following: On the cover page, and elsewhere, you state that you have 18 months to complete an initial business combination; however, on pages 17, 29, 36 and elsewhere, your disclosure indicates that you will have 24 months. On page 110, you indicate that WithumSmith+Brown, PC is your independent registered public accounting firm; however, we note the report of independent registered public accounting firm provided in your prospectus is signed and dated by TAAD, LLP. On page 3, you refer to industries you expect to favor in your search for a target, such as "services, manufacturing and/or distribution-oriented target companies." However, we note on page 85 you disclose that you may also invest in digital assets, real estate services and technology. July 30, 2025 Page 4 We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. Please contact Babette Cooper at 202-551-3396 or Mark Rakip at 202-551-3573 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Stacie Gorman at 202-551-3585 or Mary Beth Breslin at 202-551- 3625 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Real Estate & Construction cc: Ross David Carmel, Esq. </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>