# Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC — spac/ipo [completed]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_497238e783b4d8fd9405 · retrieved 2026-08-11T16:12:42.441Z

## Overview
Research Alliance Corporation IV is a blank-check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

Research Alliance Corporation IV (a blank-check company) closed its initial public offering on July 14, 2026. Simultaneously, sponsor Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC purchased 275,000 Class A ordinary shares in a private placement at $10.00 per share for a total of $2,750,000. RA Holdings IV also holds 1,263,529 Class B ordinary shares (issued in April and June 2026 for $25,000 in expenses), which will convert to Class A shares on a one-for-one basis at the time of the company's initial business combination. Matthew Hammond, the Manager of RA Holdings IV and CEO/Director of the Issuer, has voting and dispositive control over all securities held by RA Holdings IV.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC · Deal value: $2.8M · Consideration: cash · Stake: 17% · Price/share: $10

## Key dates
- Completed 2026-07-14

## Timeline
- 2026-07-21 · SCHEDULE 13D (0002137786-26-000012): SCHEDULE 13D - Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC — *Research Alliance Corporation IV is a blank-check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.* Research Alliance Corporation IV (a blank-check company) closed its initial public offering on July 14, 2026. Simultaneously, sponsor Research Alliance Holdings IV LLC purchased 275,000 Class A ordinary shares in a private placement at $10.00 per share for a total of $2,750,000. RA Holdings IV also holds 1,263,529 Class B ordinary shares (issued in April and June 2026 for $25,000 in expenses), which will convert to Class A shares on a one-for-one basis at the time of the company's initial business combination. Matthew Hammond, the Manager of RA Holdings IV and CEO/Director of the Issuer, has voting and dispositive control over all securities held by RA Holdings IV.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2137786/0002137786-26-000012.txt

## Citations
- 0002137786-26-000012 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000213778626000012