SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------- SCHEDULE 13G/A (Rule 13d-102) ---------------- INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 1) Inter-Atlantic Financial, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value (Title of Class of Securities) 45890H100 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) ----------- * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 2 OF 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Polar Securities Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 887,150 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 887,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 887,150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 8.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 3 OF 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON North Pole Capital Master Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 557,300 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 557,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 557,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 4 OF 9 ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER: Inter-Atlantic Financial, Inc. (the "Company") ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 400 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10017 ITEMS 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c). NAME OF PERSON FILING, ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE AND CITIZENSHIP: This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons": (i) North Pole Capital Master Fund ("North Pole"), a Cayman Islands exempted company, with respect to the Shares (defined in item 2(d) below) reported in this Schedule 13G/A directly owned by it. (ii) Polar Securities Inc. ("Polar Securities"), a company incorporated under the laws on Ontario, Canada, with respect to the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G/A directly owned by North Pole and certain discretionary accounts managed by Polar Securities. The citizenship of each of the Reporting Persons is set forth above. The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 372 Bay Street, 21st floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2W9, Canada. ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value (the "Shares") ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 45890H100 Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 5 OF 9 ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); (h) [ ] Savings Associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rule 13d-1(c), CHECK THIS BOX. [x] Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 6 OF 9 ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. Polar Securities Inc. serves as the investment manager to North Pole and a number of discretionary accounts with respect to which it has voting and dispositive authority over the Shares reported in this Schedule 13G/A. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Shares. A. Polar Securities (a) Amount beneficially owned: 887,150 (b) Percent of class: 8.5% (all percentages herein are based on 10,485,300 Shares reported to be outstanding, as of November 15, 2007 as reflected in the Form 10-Q filed by the Company on November 16, 2007). (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 Shares. (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 887,150 Shares. (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Shares. (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 887,150 Shares B. North Pole (a) Amount beneficially owned: 557,300 (b) Percent of class: 5.3% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 Shares. (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 557,300 Shares. (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 Shares. (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 557,300 Shares Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 7 OF 9 ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. Not applicable. ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. See Item 4. ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. Not applicable. ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP See Item 4. ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP Not applicable. ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION (if filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c)) Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Schedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 8 OF 9 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: February 14, 2008 Polar Securities Inc. /s/ Paul Sabourin ----------------------------------- Paul Sabourin Chief Investment Officer North Pole Capital Master Fund By: Polar Securities Inc. /s/ Paul Sabourin ----------------------------------- Paul Sabourin Chief Investment Officer chedule 13G/A CUSIP No. 45890H100 PAGE 9 OF 9 EXHIBIT 1 JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k) The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G/A, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G/A, shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. DATED: February 14, 2008 Polar Securities Inc. /s/ Paul Sabourin ----------------------------------- Paul Sabourin Chief Investment Officer North Pole Capital Master Fund By: Polar Securities Inc. /s/ Paul Sabourin ----------------------------------- Paul Sabourin Chief Investment Officer