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EX-10.3 15 v033851_ex10-3.htm
January 31, 2006


Fortissimo Acquisition Corp.
14 Hamelacha Street
Park Afek, Rosh Ha’ayin 48091 Israel

EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
275 Madison Avenue
Suite 1203
New York, New York 10016

Re: Initial Public Offering

Gentlemen:

The undersigned stockholder and special advisor of Fortissimo Acquisition Corp. (“Company”), in consideration of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”) entering into a letter of intent (“Letter of Intent”) to underwrite an initial public offering of the securities of the Company (“IPO”) and embarking on the IPO process, hereby agrees as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 11 hereof):

 
1.
If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination, the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.
 
2.
In the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18 months from the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the registration statement relating to the IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances described in the prospectus relating to the IPO), the undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him in favor of the Company’s decision to liquidate. The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund (as defined in the Letter of Intent) and any remaining net assets of the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Shares (“Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any reason whatsoever.
 
3.
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Company will not consummate any Business Combination which involves a company which is affiliated with any of the Insiders unless the Company obtains an opinion from an independent investment banking firm reasonably acceptable to EBC that the business combination is fair to the Company’s stockholders from a financial perspective.
 
4.
Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any affiliate (“Affiliate”) of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any compensation for services rendered to the Company prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. The undersigned shall also be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business Combination.
 
5.
Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a finder’s fee or any other compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned or any Affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination.
 
6.
The undersigned will escrow all Insider Shares for the three year period commencing on the Effective Date subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the Company will enter into with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.
 
7.
The undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and EBC and attached hereto as Exhibit A is true and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s Questionnaire furnished to the Company and EBC and annexed as Exhibit B hereto is true and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:
 

Fortissimo Acquisition Corp.
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
January 31, 2006
 
 
a.
he is not subject to, or a respondent in, any legal action for, any injunction, cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction;
 
b.
he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and he is not currently a defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and
 
c.
he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or registration denied, suspended or revoked.
 
8.
The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is bound, to enter into this letter agreement.
 
9.
The undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit reporting agency to release to EBC and its legal representatives or agents (including any investigative search firm retained by EBC) any information they may have about the undersigned’s background and finances (“Information”). Neither EBC nor its agents shall be violating the undersigned’s right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the Information and the undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in that connection.
 
10.
This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned hereby (i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, (ii) waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum and (iii) irrevocably agrees to appoint Proskauer Rose LLP as agent for the service of process in the State of New York to receive, for the undersigned and on his behalf, service of process in any Proceeding. If for any reason such agent is unable to act as such, the undersigned will promptly notify the Company and EBC and appoint a substitute agent acceptable to each of the Company and EBC within 30 days and nothing in this letter will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
 
11.
As used herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean an acquisition by merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, reorganization or otherwise, of an operating business; (ii) “Insiders” shall mean all officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii) “Insider Shares” shall mean all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by an Insider prior to the IPO; and (iv) “IPO Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s IPO.

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Fortissimo Acquisition Corp.
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
January 31, 2006



/s/ Yair Seroussi
Yair Seroussi






EXHIBIT A

INSIDER BIOGRAPHY (AS INCLUDED IN S-1)


Yair Seroussi is currently the Managing Director of Amdeal Holdings Ltd., an entity acting as the advisory director of Morgan Stanley in charge of its activities in Israel, a position he has held since 1993. Mr. Seroussi serves as a director of the following companies: DSP Group, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company traded on Nasdaq; Israel Corp., an Israeli holding company traded on the The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; Aspen Real Estate, a real estate company traded on the The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; and Frutarom Industries, a multinational flavor and fragrance company traded on the London and Tel Aviv stock exchange. Since 2002, Mr. Seroussi also has served as Chairman of Eyal Microwave, a privately-held designer and manufacturer of microwave applications. Mr. Seroussi is also Chairman of the Investment Committee of Mivtachim Pension & Provident fund (Israel’s largest pension fund) and serves on the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University. During the 1980’s and up until 1992, Mr. Seroussi served in senior positions in the Israeli Ministry of Finance. During the 1980’s, he served as a member of Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist and the Investment Center of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. Mr. Seroussi received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Hebrew University.
 






EXHIBIT B

INSIDER D&O QUESTIONNAIRE