Gerova Financial Group Ltd, trading under ticker CIO on the NYSE Amex, originated as Asia Special Purpose Acquisition Corp, a blank-check company that completed its initial public offering in 2008 targeting the financial services sector. Following its business combination, the entity reorganized as Gerova Financial Group, a Bermuda-incorporated holding company focused on insurance, reinsurance, and specialty financial assets. The company filed its March 2010 Form 6-K as a foreign private issuer, reflecting its offshore domicile and reporting obligations during its early post-combination operating phase. By that point Gerova was actively pursuing acquisitions of insurance-related assets and investment portfolios. For the complete filing history, deal structure, and current status of CIO and hundreds of other SPAC transactions, sign up for full data access at SpacDesk.