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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · LightWave Acquisition Corp. (LWAC)

LightWave Acquisition closes $215.6 million IPO and places proceeds in trust account

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

LightWave Acquisition Corp. closed its initial public offering on June 26, 2025, selling 21,562,500 units at $10.00 each, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option, for gross proceeds of $215.6 million. The company also completed a private placement of 606,250 units to its sponsor and BTIG, LLC, and placed $215.6 million in a trust account; the funds stay there until a business combination, or redemption if no combination is completed within 24 months of the IPO closing.

Key points

  • IPO closed June 26, 2025: 21,562,500 units at $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $215,625,000, including 2,812,500 over-allotment units.
  • Private placement of 606,250 units at $10.00 per unit: 390,625 to LightWave Founders LLC and 215,625 to BTIG, LLC.
  • Trust account holds $215,625,000 and is released only on a business combination, redemption after 24 months, or a shareholder-approved charter amendment.
  • Robert Hochberg, Charlotte S. Blechman and Allen C. Dickason joined the board on June 24, 2025, with Hochberg chairing the Audit Committee and Dickason chairing the Compensation Committee.

The filing

CompanyLightWave Acquisition Corp. (LWAC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 30, 2025, 5:09 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-25-059736

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:46 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 June 30, 2025.

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