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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (LPCV)

Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I closes $230 million IPO, funds placed in trust

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I, a blank check company, closed its initial public offering of 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit on December 19, 2025, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. The full $230,000,000 was placed in a U.S.-based trust account, and the filing says the company has not yet selected a business combination target. Shareholders' public shares can be redeemed if the company does not complete a combination within 24 months of the IPO closing.

Key points

  • 23,000,000 units sold at $10.00 per unit on December 19, 2025, including 3,000,000 units from the full exercise of the over-allotment option
  • Private placement of 4,116,667 warrants at $1.50 each generated gross proceeds of $6,175,000, with 2,783,334 sold to Launch Sponsor LLC and 1,333,333 sold to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
  • $230,000,000 placed in trust with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company; deferred underwriting fee of $10,950,000 recorded

The filing

CompanyLaunchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (LPCV)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 31, 2025, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-25-127136

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:48 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 31, 2025.

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