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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I (ZKP)

Lafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I closes $287.5 million IPO of 28.75 million units

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 financing Written later

Lafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I, a Cayman Islands blank check company, closed its initial public offering on January 12, 2026, selling 28,750,000 units at $10.00 each for gross proceeds of $287.5 million, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The filing says the net proceeds, including $10,062,500 in deferred underwriting commissions, were placed in a trust account for public shareholders, and the company intends to use the proceeds to pursue a business combination with one or more businesses.

Key points

  • IPO closed January 12, 2026: 28,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,750,000 over-allotment units, for gross proceeds of $287,500,000.
  • Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant exercisable at $11.50 per share.
  • Private placement of 760,000 units for $7,600,000 to the Sponsor (435,000 units) and BTIG, LLC (325,000 units).
  • Jason Glazer and Robert Cusack were appointed to the board on January 8, 2026; the amended and restated articles were adopted in connection with the IPO.

The filing

CompanyLafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I (ZKP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 12, 2026, 7:18 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-003590

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, 11:48 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 January 12, 2026.

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