Company: VMCWF
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-001827
Chunk: 108

Company: Valuence Merger Corp. I
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 108
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liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we acquire.

Our
ability to complete a Business Combination with a U.S. target company may be impacted if such Business Combination is subject to U.S.
foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
(“CFIUS”), and ultimately prohibited.

Our
Business Combination may be subject to regulatory review and approval requirements by governmental entities, or ultimately prohibited.
For example, CFIUS has authority to review certain direct or indirect foreign investments in U.S. companies. Among other things, CFIUS
is empowered to require certain foreign investors to make mandatory filings, to charge filing fees related to such filings, and to self-initiate
national security reviews of foreign direct and indirect investments in U.S. companies if the parties to that investment choose not to
file voluntarily. If CFIUS determines that an investment subject to its jurisdiction threatens national security, CFIUS has the power
to impose restrictions on the investment or recommend that the President prohibit it or order divestment. Whether CFIUS has jurisdiction
to review an acquisition or investment transaction depends on, among other factors, the nature and structure of the transaction, the
nationality of the parties, the level of beneficial ownership interest and the nature of any information or governance rights involved.

The
Sponsor is “controlled” (as defined in 31 CFR 800.208) by one or more foreign persons, such that the Sponsor’s involvement
in any initial Business Combination may be a “covered transaction” (as defined in 31 CFR 800.213). For so long as the Sponsor
retains a material ownership interest in us, we may be deemed a “foreign person” under the regulations relating to CFIUS.
As such, an initial Business Combination with a U.S. business or foreign business with U.S. operations that we may wish to pursue may
be subject to CFIUS review. It is possible that non-U.S. persons could be involved in our initial Business Combination, which may increase
the risk that our initial Business Combination becomes subject to regulatory review. If a particular proposed initial Business Combination
with a U.S. business falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may determine that we are required to make a mandatory filing or that
we will submit to CFIUS review on a voluntary basis, or to proceed with the transaction without submitting to CFIUS and risk C