---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-007548"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COLA"
cik: "0002028201"
company_name: "Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands"
filed_at: "2025-01-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T08:36:20.280911+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbus Acquisition Corp closes $60M IPO; appoints three independent directors

## Summary
- Closed IPO of 6M units at $10/unit, raising $60M gross; concurrently sold 234,290 private units to sponsor for $2.34M.
- Net proceeds of $60M deposited in trust; deadline for initial business combination is January 22, 2026.
- Appointed Dr. M. Anthony Wong, Qian Xu, and Kevin McKenzie as independent directors; Wong chairs audit committee.
- Sponsor transferred 12,000 ordinary shares each to new directors at ~$0.0145 per share.
- Underwriters have 45-day option to purchase up to 900,000 additional units.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-007548
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COLA
- cik: 0002028201
- company_name: Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands
- filed_at: 2025-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000121390025007548/0001213900-25-007548-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000121390025007548/ea0228739-8k_columbus.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Qian Xu was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on January 22, 2025, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Dr. M. Anthony Wong, Ms. Qian Xu , and Mr. Kevin McKenzie became directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000121390025007548/0001213900-25-007548-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kevin McKenzie was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on January 22, 2025, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Dr. M. Anthony Wong, Ms. Qian Xu , and Mr. Kevin McKenzie became directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000121390025007548/0001213900-25-007548-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. M. Anthony Wong was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective on January 22, 2025, in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, Dr. M. Anthony Wong, Ms. Qian Xu , and Mr. Kevin McKenzie became directors of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000121390025007548/0001213900-25-007548-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands: Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association became effective on January 22, 2025 (effective 2025-01-22).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-01-22
  source text: On January 22, 2025, the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association became effective.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028201/000121390025007548/0001213900-25-007548-index.htm

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