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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; proceeds placed in trust

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Lafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I, a blank check company, completed 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 full $287.5 million was deposited in a trust account for the benefit of public shareholders, and the audited balance sheet as of January 12, 2026 is filed as Exhibit 99.1. The company has not selected a business combination target, so the IPO proceeds remain in trust until a business combination, a shareholder-approved amendment, or liquidation.

Key points

  • IPO of 28,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,750,000 over-allotment units, for gross proceeds of $287.5 million
  • Simultaneous private placement of 760,000 units for $7.6 million to the sponsor (435,000 units) and BTIG, LLC (325,000 units)
  • $287.5 million placed in trust account as of January 12, 2026, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee
  • Company has 24 months from the IPO closing to complete an initial business combination, per the filing's completion window

The filing

CompanyLafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I (ZKP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 16, 2026, 5:12 PM ET
Accession number0001213900-26-005241

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 January 16, 2026.

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