June 24, 2026
Willkie is advising Churchill Capital Corp XI (NASDAQ: CCXI), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, on its $2.5 billion merger with Agility Robotics, Inc., a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company.
On June 24, Churchill Capital Corp XI and Agility Robotics announced that they entered into a definitive business combination agreement, through which Agility Robotics will become a publicly traded company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company is expected to operate as Agility and be listed on a major North American exchange under the ticker symbol “AGLT.”
The business combination is expected to create the only U.S. publicly listed pure-play humanoid company with proven, active commercial deployments. Agility Robotics’ flagship humanoid robot, Digit, is currently operating in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics environments to fill chronic physical labor shortages.
Willkie previously advised Churchill Capital Corp IX on its $1.2 billion merger with Plus Automation, and Churchill Capital Corp X on its $1.8 billion merger with Infleqtion.
Churchill Capital Corp XI is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
The Willkie team is led by partners Gregory Astrachan, Sean Ewen and Esther Chang and includes associates Marissa Dressor, Andrew Lefkowitz, Kevin Winnie, Bridget Boyd, D’Andrey Miller and Seunghyun (Emily) Oh.
On June 24, Churchill Capital Corp XI and Agility Robotics announced that they entered into a definitive business combination agreement, through which Agility Robotics will become a publicly traded company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company is expected to operate as Agility and be listed on a major North American exchange under the ticker symbol “AGLT.”
The business combination is expected to create the only U.S. publicly listed pure-play humanoid company with proven, active commercial deployments. Agility Robotics’ flagship humanoid robot, Digit, is currently operating in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics environments to fill chronic physical labor shortages.
Willkie previously advised Churchill Capital Corp IX on its $1.2 billion merger with Plus Automation, and Churchill Capital Corp X on its $1.8 billion merger with Infleqtion.
Churchill Capital Corp XI is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
The Willkie team is led by partners Gregory Astrachan, Sean Ewen and Esther Chang and includes associates Marissa Dressor, Andrew Lefkowitz, Kevin Winnie, Bridget Boyd, D’Andrey Miller and Seunghyun (Emily) Oh.
