FIG Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company that filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the SEC in February 2008, indicating an IPO targeting in the early part of that year. The "FIG" name is associated with Fortress Investment Group, the New York-based alternative asset manager that serves as sponsor, and the vehicle was structured to pursue acquisitions in the financial services and alternative investment sector. As a product of the 2007-2008 SPAC wave, FIG Acquisition Corp. operated under the typical two-year completion window common to vehicles of that vintage. Investors and researchers seeking full filing history, deal timeline, and sponsor ownership details for FIG Acquisition Corp. can access the complete dataset by signing up at SpacDesk.