Black Hawk Acquisition
BKHA on Nasdaq. Market value $51m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
None of the long-term investors we follow own it. 22 funds in all.
Largest holders overall
- Mizuho Securities USA$9mAdded
- Wolverine Asset Management$4mCut
- Berkley W R$4m
- AQR Arbitrage$2m
- Boothbay Fund Management$1m
- Westchester Capital Management$1m
- Yakira Capital Management$1m
- Clear Street Group$970,439Added
- D. E. Shaw$882,750
- Warberg Asset Management$856,603
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
5 investors own more than 5%.
- WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLCPassive investorat least 8.6%(filed with 4 related holders)Since 30 September 2025
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.Passive investor8.4%−0.2 ptsSince 30 June 2025
- W. R. Berkley CorporationPassive investorat least 7.4%+2.2 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 September 2025
- Kerry PropperPassive investorat least 5.8%(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 September 2025
- AQR Capital Management, LLCPassive investorat least 3.4%(filed with 2 related holders)Since 30 September 2025
- TD SECURITIES (USA) LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 March 2025
- First Trust Capital Management L.P.Passive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 September 2025
- KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC.Passive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 July 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Passive investor | at least 8.6% (filed with 4 related holders) | 30 September 2025 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Passive investor | 8.4%−0.2 pts | 30 June 2025 | |
W. R. Berkley Corporation Passive investor | at least 7.4%+2.2 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 September 2025 | |
Kerry Propper Passive investor | at least 5.8% (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 September 2025 | |
AQR Capital Management, LLC Passive investor | at least 3.4% (filed with 2 related holders) | 30 September 2025 | |
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 March 2025 | |
First Trust Capital Management L.P. Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 September 2025 | |
KARPUS MANAGEMENT, INC. Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 July 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
We have no insider filings for this company yet.
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
2 serious warning signs in Black Hawk Acquisition’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 6 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 15 Jul 2026 and 8 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
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The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
From the 10-Q filed 15 July 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at year end. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based on our assessments and those criteria, management determined that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of November 30, 2025, due to the material weakness in our internal controls as a result of inadequate segregation of duties within accounting processes due to limited personnel and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting and record keeping.”
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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting at November 30, 2025. In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessments and those criteria, management determined that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of November 30, 2025, due to the material weakness in our internal controls as a result of inadequate segregation of duties within accounting processes due to limited personnel and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting and record keeping. Management plan to implement remediation steps to improve our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, we plan to expand and improve our review process for complex securities and related accounting standards. We plan to further improve this process by enhancing access to accounting literature, identification of third-party professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting applications and consideration of additional staff with the requisite experience and training to supplement existing accounting professionals.
From the 10-K filed 6 March 2026, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.