Haymaker's fifth SPAC prices $250M IPO on the NYSE
What's the deal? Haymaker Acquisition Corp. VDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → priced a $250 million initial public offering, selling 25,000,000 units at $10.00 each. The units list on the New York Stock ExchangeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → under the ticker "HYACU" and begin trading on September 17, 2026, with the offering expected to close September 18.
How it's structured: Each unit combines one Class A ordinary share and one-third of a redeemable warrant, with whole warrants exercisable at $11.50 per share. An amount equal to $10.00 per unit goes into a trust account on closing.
What's the endgame? Haymaker is a blank-check company formed to merge with or acquire an existing business. Its stated focus is the industrial, consumer, and consumer-related products and services sectors, though it can pursue a target in any industry.
Who's behind it? Christopher Bradley leads the company as chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and William BlairDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → are joint book-running managers, with Roth Capital PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → as co-manager.
Underwriters hold a 45-day option to buy up to an additional 3,750,000 units at the IPO price to cover over-allotments, which could lift the raise beyond $250 million.
What could go wrong? The company itself flags that no assurance can be given the offering closes on the described terms, or at all. As a blank-check vehicle, it must still find and complete a business combination — the outcome that determines whether shareholders keep their money in the trust or back a deal.
The signal: The fifth Haymaker vehicle signals continued appetite for the SPAC model as a route to public markets, even after the structure's boom-and-bust cycle. A named sponsor team returning for a fifth time suggests the format still has a place for targeted industrial and consumer deals.
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