November 6, 2026
Willkie advised Churchill Capital Corp XI (NASDAQ: CCXI), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, on the completion of its business combination with Agility Robotics, Inc., a leading humanoid robotics and physical AI company.
On November 2, Churchill XI announced that its shareholders approved the previously announced business combination with Agility. On November 4, the business combination was consummated and Agility began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on November 5, under the ticker symbol “AGLT”. Agility received over $465 million in gross proceeds, including approximately $164 million from Churchill XI’s trust account, approximately $201 million from a common stock private placement, and $100 million in previously received equity funding.
Agility will become the only U.S. publicly listed pure-play humanoid robotics company with proven, active commercial deployments.
The Willkie team was led by partners Gregory Astrachan, Sean Ewen and Esther Chang and included associates Marissa Green, Andrew Lefkowitz, Kevin Winnie, Bridget Boyd, D’Andrey Miller, Seunghyun (Emily) Oh and Ethan Wolak.
