UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2025

LaFayette Acquisition Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

+33 1 45 75 86 28
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 27, 2025, LaFayette Acquisition Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), consummated its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 11,500,000 units (the “Units”), including 1,500,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), and one right (each, a “Right”) entitling the holder thereof to receive one-tenth of one Ordinary Share upon the completion of an initial business combination, pursuant to the Company’s registration statements on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290054). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000.

As previously reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company, on October 27, 2025, simultaneously with the consummation of the Offering, the Company completed a private placement of an aggregate of 380,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $3,800,000 (the “Private Placement”).

A total of $115,000,000 of the net proceeds from the Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders. An audited balance sheet as of October 27, 2025 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the Offering and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 31, 2025