PALOMA CAPITAL GROUP LLC 4
4 · PALOMA ACQUISITION CORP I · Filed Feb 27, 2026
Research Summary
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Paloma Acquisition (PALO) Sponsor Acquires 14,500 Shares
What Happened
Paloma Capital Group LLC, the sponsor of Paloma Acquisition Corp I and a reported 10% owner, purchased 14,500 ordinary shares as part of a private placement tied to the company's IPO over‑allotment closing. The units were acquired at $10.00 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of $145,000. These 14,500 ordinary shares were included in the Private Placement Units sold to the sponsor.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 25, 2026 (period of report). Filing date: February 27, 2026.
- Price: $10.00 per unit; Total value: $145,000.
- Transaction type: P (purchase) — private placement concurrent with over‑allotment closing.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnote F1: Sponsor previously purchased 350,000 Private Placement Units at $10/unit at IPO and acquired these additional 14,500 units when the over‑allotment closed.
- Footnote F2: Anna Maria Staples is the manager of the sponsor and holds voting and investment discretion; she disclaims beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest.
- Exhibits: Powers of Attorney for Paloma Capital Group LLC and Anna Maria Staples included (Exhibits 24.1, 24.2).
- Timeliness: Filing appears timely (filed two days after the reported transaction).
Context
This was an institutional sponsor purchase tied to the IPO’s over‑allotment/greenshoe process, not an executive individual buying or selling on open market signals. Purchases by sponsors in private placements are common in SPAC IPO structures and reflect the previously agreed private placement terms rather than an independent trading decision.
Insider Transaction Report
- Purchase
Class A Ordinary Shares
[F1][F2]2026-02-25+14,500→ 364,500 total
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Simultaneously with the consummation of Paloma Acquisition Corp I's (the "Issuer") initial public offering, Paloma Capital Group LLC (the "Sponsor") acquired, at a price of $10.00 per unit, 350,000 units (the "Private Placement Units") in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $3,500,000. On February 23, 2026, Jefferies LLC, the underwriters, of the Issuer's initial public offering notified the Issuer of the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, and the over-allotment option closed on February 25, 2026. Simultaneously with the closing of the over-allotment option, the Sponsor acquired, at a price of $10.00 per unit, 14,500 Private Placement Units in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $145,000. The reported shares are the 14,500 ordinary shares included in such Private Placement Units.
- [F2]Anna Maria Staples is the manager of the Sponsor and holds voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by the Sponsor. Ms. Staples disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Sponsor other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest she may have therein.