Company: SAC-UN
Filing Date: 2025-08-22
Form Type: DRS
Source: 0002077096-25-000043
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Company: Safeguard Acquisition Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-08-22
Form: DRS
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 served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since June 2025. Mr. Bachinsky has over 35 years of investing and operating experience, having spent several years as a C -levelexecutive of several private companies. Mr. Bachinsky also has deep expertise driving sustainable aquaculture development through new technology development, highly scalable business models, and project lifecycle management. Mr. Bachinsky has held various roles at both public and private companies including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Global Development Officer, Vice President of Business Development, Vice President of Marketing, Chairman, and Independent Director. Mr. Bachinsky currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Avalor Capital Management 1 LLC. He is also the manager of Anchor Family Holdings LLC. Previously, Mr. Bachinsky served as Chief Global Development Officer at Forever Oceans Corporation from 2017 to 2018, and Vice President of Business Development from 2015 to 2016. From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Bachinsky was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avalor Energy Corporation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Bachinsky served as Managing Partner of Viridian Capital Partners from 1998 until 2002. Mr. Bachinsky has also held positions as Marketing Manager, Corporate Planning Manager, and other consulting titles during his professional career. Mr. Bachinsky previously served on the board of directors of Reliacast, Verticore Technologies, and Off Hollywood Network. In addition, Mr. Bachinsky serves as a Managing Member of our sponsor. We believe our team’s diverse background and experience will help us in identifying potential acquisition targets. 102 Business Strategy and Target Industries We believe there is a significant growth opportunity in the global defense sector, driven by sustained increases in Department of Defense (“DoD”) funding and a renewed focus on modernization and strategic deterrence, both with the U.S. military and its allies. Several macro -leveldevelopments are catalyzing this growth. The ongoing war in Ukraine, rising instability in the Middle East, and long -termstrategic competition with China and Russia have prompted a global reassessment of defense priorities. In response, the U.S. DoD and allied governments are significantly increasing defense budgets, with a focus on modernization, deterrence, and readiness. A landmark NATO agreement now commits all member states to increase pure -defensespending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035, representing a substantial long -termtailwind for the defense sector and reinforcing the durability of this investment