Capitol Acquisition Corp. III (Nasdaq: CLAC) is a blank check company that completed its initial public offering in 2015, sponsored by Capitol Acquisition Management 3, LLC, the vehicle affiliated with veteran SPAC operators Mark Ein and Louis Samson. The vehicle targeted acquisition opportunities across financial services and related sectors. As reflected in its 10-Q filed on August 9, 2016, CLAC was in the process of identifying a suitable business combination target. The Capitol series of SPACs established a track record across multiple vehicles, with this third iteration continuing that institutional sponsor lineage. Sign up for a full SpacDesk subscription to access complete filing history, deal timelines, and sponsor analytics on CLAC and hundreds of other SPACs.