ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Magnum Opus Holdings LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 22, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities for the period from January 22, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held after the Initial Public Offering. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net loss of $5,431,247, which resulted from a loss on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $5,180,000 as well as formation and operating costs of $254,268, offset in part by interest income on investments held in the Trust Account of $3,021.
For the period from January 22, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, we had net income of $825,294, which resulted from a gain on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $5,060,000 and interest income on investments held in the Trust Account of $6,205, offset in part by formation and operating costs of $493,560, expensed offering costs of $867,351, and a loss on the sale of private placement warrants of $2,880,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On March 25, 2021, we consummated an initial public offering of 20,000,000 units generating gross proceeds to the Company of $200,000,000. Simultaneously with the consummation of the initial public offering, we completed the private sale of 6,000,000 warrants to Magnum Opus Holdings LLC at a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”), generating gross proceeds of $6,000,000. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
For the period from January 22, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $670,907, which was due to non-cash adjustments to net income related to a change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $5,060,000 and interest income on investments held in Trust Account of $6,205 and changes in working capital of $177,347, offset in part by our net income of $825,294 and non-cash adjustments to net income related to loss on the sale of private placement warrants of $2,880,000 and expensed offering costs of $867,351.
For the period from January 22, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities of $200,000,000 was the result of the amount of proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and sale of Private Placement Warrants deposited to the Trust Account.