Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. emerged from a SPAC transaction involving Capitol Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: CLAQ), sponsored by Capitol Acquisition Management 2 LLC and associated with investor Mark Ein, which completed its IPO in 2013. The business combination with Lindblad Expeditions — a U.S.-based expedition travel and small-ship cruise operator focused on nature and adventure tourism — closed in July 2015, taking the combined company public under the ticker LIND on Nasdaq. The April 2026 DEF 14A proxy filing reflects ongoing governance activity for the post-combination entity, now an established public company in the leisure and experiential travel sector. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full data, filings history, and sponsor analytics on this and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.