Marathon Acquisition Corp., trading under the ticker MAQ, was a blank check company that filed an amended registration statement with the SEC on August 23, 2006, as part of its initial public offering process, placing its IPO in the 2006 vintage of SPAC vehicles. The company was formed to identify and complete a business combination targeting the energy sector, reflecting the elevated deal activity and commodity-driven optimism that characterized mid-2000s SPAC formation. The S-1/A filing, carrying accession number 0001193125-06-177931, represented a standard amendment to refine disclosures ahead of the offering's effectiveness. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full access to complete filing histories, sponsor profiles, and deal-status data on MAQ and the entire SPAC universe.