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Distinct shells carrying a filed role for this person — not every shell they have ever touched.
Of those vehicles, the ones that closed a merger.
Announced but not closed, and still hunting.
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1 vehicle on file, newest listing first
none appears on more than one
Gary P. Smith currently serves as Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of New Providence Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ: NPAC), a Cayman Islands-incorporated special purpose acquisition company focused on the consumer industry, alongside Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Alexander Coleman and CFO Leo Valentine. Headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida, NPAC completed its initial public offering on April 24, 2025, raising approximately $300.15 million in proceeds held in trust, with Cantor Fitzgerald serving as left lead underwriter. The SPAC targets business combinations with enterprise values exceeding $700 million, primarily in the consumer sector while retaining flexibility across other industries. Smith and Coleman are also the managing members of New Providence Holdings III, LLC, through which they hold voting and investment discretion over the sponsor entity. In June 2026, Smith and Coleman each extended up to $750,000 in unsecured, zero-interest convertible promissory notes to NPAC to fund working capital, with amounts convertible into units at $10.00 per unit upon completion of a business combination or liquidation. On March 16, 2026, NPAC announced a definitive business combination agreement with Abra, a financial services target, in a deal valued at approximately $1,126.70 million.
Smith has served as managing partner of New Providence Corp, an investment firm investing in consumer companies, since 2019, and has held his Co-Chairman and Co-CEO roles at New Providence Acquisition Corp. III and its Cayman Islands entity since 2021. He brings 35 years of experience in the consumer industry, including approximately 20 years in CEO and COO positions. Prior to joining New Providence, Smith served as a chief executive in the consumer sector, though the specific company and dates are not fully detailed in available sources. Both Smith and Coleman are former executives of Big Red, the well-known soda manufacturer, which forms the foundation of their consumer-industry operating and transaction expertise. The New Providence management team leverages this background to identify and evaluate consumer-focused investment opportunities.
Smith's educational background and earlier career details are not specified in the available sources. His professional track record centers on consumer industry leadership and investment management through New Providence Corp, where he has spent over six years deploying capital into consumer businesses. The NPAC transaction with Abra represents the most significant publicly disclosed deal under his SPAC leadership, marking a transition from the SPAC's consumer-focused IPO mandate into a financial services combination. Smith's willingness to personally fund NPAC's working capital through zero-interest convertible notes signals a strong alignment with shareholders and commitment to completing the proposed business combination within the SPAC's 24-month tenor.
This record is keyed to SEC CIK 0001787435 — the identifier this person files under in their own name. Every vehicle above is a filing made under that CIK, so “the same person on two shells” is a fact about an SEC identifier rather than about a name that happens to match.
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