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- BlueRiver Acquisition Corp. (BLUA-UN) is a blank check company, or special purpose acquisition company, formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company, domiciled in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, targets opportunities primarily in the technology, media, telecom, and entertainment sectors across North America, Europe, and Asia; it offers no current products or services beyond its SPAC structure, including Class A ordinary shares, units, and redeemable warrants previously listed on NYSE American. Incorporated in 2020, it is led by Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs John Gregg and Randall Mays, with a board including Anne Farlow, Alok Sama, and John E. Sununu. In July 2023, BlueRiver entered a merger agreement with Spinal Stabilization Technologies LLC, a developer of spinal medical devices such as the PerQdisc nucleus pulposus replacement implant, valued at approximately $302 million, but terminated the deal on June 28, 2024, after failure to close; the company faced NYSE American delisting proceedings in February 2024 for not completing a business combination within 36 months of its IPO, withdrew its appeal in July 2024, resulting in trading suspension for its securities, and now trades over-the-counter while pursuing extensions to its combination deadline, potentially to August 2026 via shareholder-approved charter amendments.