Company: GSHRW
Filing Date: 2025-01-28
Form Type: S-1
Source: 0001213900-25-007542
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Company: Gesher Acquisition Corp. II
Filing Date: 2025-01-28
Form: S-1
Chunk 16
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 ordinary shares and an issuance of Class A ordinary shares as a matter of Cayman Islands law. Any share dividend described in this prospectus will take effect as a share capitalization as a matter of Cayman Islands law (that is, an issuance of shares from share premium). Registered trademarks referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Unless we tell you otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters will not exercise their over -allotmentoption. Our Company Introduction We are a blank check company, incorporated on August 30, 2024 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination, which we refer to as our “initial business combination,” with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to throughout this prospectus as a “target business.” We may pursue a business combination opportunity in any business or industry we choose, although we currently intend to focus on target businesses located in Israel, particularly those that conduct business internationally in Asia, Europe or North America. We will not pursue, however, any target nor consummate an initial business combination with any entity that is incorporated, organized or has its principal business operations in China, Hong Kong or Macau. To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to this offering. None of our officers or directors has engaged in any substantive discussions on our behalf with representatives of other companies regarding the possibility of a potential business combination with us. While we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any region or industry, our target strategy draws on our unique access to Israeli companies where our management team’s relationships are the deepest and they have a long -termtrack record of completing successful transactions Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading hubs for technology and innovation. The measurement of research and development intensity identified by the Organization for Economic Co -operationand Development (OECD) in its Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation shows Israel leading the world consistently in it’s expenditure on research and development (as a percentage of gross domestic product). Research and development expenditure was approximately 4.0% of Israel’s gross domestic product in 2010, increasing to 6.0% of its gross domestic product as of 2022, the highest ratio in the world. As of April 2023, the Israeli Innovation Authority states that there were 9,093 technology companies in Israel that raised money from investors