East Stone Acquisition Corp

East Stone Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: ESSC), sponsored by East Stone Capital Limited, completed its initial public offering in November 2019 with a stated focus on financial technology and financial services acquisition targets in the Asia-Pacific region. The company announced a proposed business combination with JHD Technologies, a Hong Kong-based digital payments and fintech platform, though that transaction faced an extended review timeline and regulatory complexity. ESSC filed the subject 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2022, during a late phase of the SPAC's lifecycle. For the full filing history, deal timeline, and comparable Asia-Pacific SPAC data, sign up for complete access at SpacDesk.