(Incorporated in Delaware)

We intend to initially focus on target companies within the media and entertainment industry with a primary focus on the United States, and in particular on identifying attractive targets among content studios and film production, family entertainment, animation, music, gaming, e-sports, talent management, and talent-facing brands and businesses.

Jose Antonio Bengochea is our CEO and chairman of the board. He has served as the CEO and a director of Horse I since November 2021. Mr. Bengochea is the founder and CEO of Bengochea Capital LLC (“Bengochea Capital”), an investment firm founded in 2020 to pursue frontier asset classes and, through Mr. Bengochea’s network of connections to various M&E industry executives and celebrities, to examine global opportunities in media and entertainment. Bengochea Capital has been a registered media entity with the Recording Academy for the 2023 and 2024 Grammy Awards, and the firm has been present at the Cannes Film Festival, among other prestigious events. Before founding Bengochea Capital, Mr. Bengochea was a part of Sony’s Global Business Development team in Los Angeles. He previously served as a corporate attorney at the law firm of Jenner & Block in New York City. 

William Caragol is our CFO and a director. He is also the co-founder of Iron Horse II alongside Mr. Bengochea. Mr. Caragol has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Iron Horse I since December 2023. Mr. Caragol has over 30y years of experience working with growth stage companies. 

(Note: Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. II cut the size of its SPAC IPO to 20.0 million units – down from 25.0 million units originally – and kept the price at $10.00 per unit – to raise $200.0 million – in its S-1/A filing dated May 23, 2025. Background: Iron Horse Acquisitions Corp. II disclosed the terms for its SPAC IPO – 25.0 million units at $10.00 each – to raise $250.0 million – in its  S-1/ filing dated Jan. 17, 2025.  Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one right to one-tenth (1/10th) of a share upon the consummation of an initial business combination.)