8-K
filed October 7, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
ticker COLA
CIK 0002028201
M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.95
Columbus Acquisition completes WISeSat business combination; Pubco begins Nasdaq trading as SAIQ
Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands
- On Oct. 1, 2026, Columbus Acquisition Corp. completed its business combination with WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp.; Pubco ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq under SAIQ on Oct. 2, 2026.
- In connection with the special meeting, 2,515,182 CAC public shares were redeemed; immediately after closing, Pubco had 16,818,772 ordinary shares and 12,997,400 Class F shares outstanding.
- CAC requested Nasdaq delist and deregister its ordinary shares, rights and units; trading was permanently suspended before opening on Oct. 2, 2026, and CAC intends to file Form 15.
- Leadership: CAC's prior directors/officers ceased; Carlos Moreira became sole CAC director and Pubco CEO, and Gwenael Rouy-Poirier became Pubco CFO.
- Closing parties entered an amended and restated registration rights agreement covering Pubco shares, including 1,658,732 Pubco Ordinary Shares for CAC investors.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.75
Jie “Janet” Hu departed as director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- ceased to be director and/or officer
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, each of Fen “Eric” Zhang, Jie “Janet” Hu, Cameron R. Johnson, Kevin McKenzie and Qian “Hebe” Xu ceased to be director and/or officers of CAC.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Peter Ward was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Carlos Moreira was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.75
Cameron R. Johnson departed as director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- ceased to be director and/or officer
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, each of Fen “Eric” Zhang, Jie “Janet” Hu, Cameron R. Johnson, Kevin McKenzie and Qian “Hebe” Xu ceased to be director and/or officers of CAC.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.75
Fen “Eric” Zhang departed as director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- ceased to be director and/or officer
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, each of Fen “Eric” Zhang, Jie “Janet” Hu, Cameron R. Johnson, Kevin McKenzie and Qian “Hebe” Xu ceased to be director and/or officers of CAC.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.75
Kevin McKenzie departed as director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- ceased to be director and/or officer
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, each of Fen “Eric” Zhang, Jie “Janet” Hu, Cameron R. Johnson, Kevin McKenzie and Qian “Hebe” Xu ceased to be director and/or officers of CAC.
View on SEC.gov
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.75
Qian “Hebe” Xu departed as director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- ceased to be director and/or officer
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, each of Fen “Eric” Zhang, Jie “Janet” Hu, Cameron R. Johnson, Kevin McKenzie and Qian “Hebe” Xu ceased to be director and/or officers of CAC.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Carlos Moreira was appointed as Sole Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Sole Director
Exact text from the filing
Carlos Moreira was appointed as the sole director of CAC concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Gwenael Rouy-Poirier was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer
Exact text from the filing
and the board of directors of Pubco appointed the following officers: Carlos Moreira as Chief Executive Officer and Gwenael Rouy-Poirier as Chief Financial Officer.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Philippe D. Monnier was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
David Fergusson was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
View on SEC.gov
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Cameron R. Johnson was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
View on SEC.gov
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Gwenael Rouy-Poirier was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
View on SEC.gov
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.9
Cristina Dolan was appointed as Director at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
Following the consummation of the Business Combination, Carlos Moreira, Gwenael Rouy-Poirier, David Fergusson, Peter Ward, Cristina Dolan, Philippe D. Monnier, and Cameron R. Johnson were appointed to serve as directors of Pubco
View on SEC.gov
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Carlos Moreira was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Columbus Acquisition Corp/Cayman Islands.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
and the board of directors of Pubco appointed the following officers: Carlos Moreira as Chief Executive Officer and Gwenael Rouy-Poirier as Chief Financial Officer.
View on SEC.gov
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