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ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: CHPGU) files reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a blank check company in the shell companies industry. This SEC filings page brings together its registration statements, periodic reports, and current reports so investors can review how the company describes its structure, risks, and progress toward a potential business combination.
As an emerging growth company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company, ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation uses its SEC filings to outline its purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The registration statement on Form S-1 associated with its initial public offering, and subsequent Forms 10-Q and 10-K, provide information on its capital structure, including units consisting of Class A ordinary shares and rights to receive one-eighth of a Class A ordinary share upon completion of an initial business combination.
Current Reports on Form 8-K for CHPGU disclose material events such as the resignation of the then Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and director, and changes in the company’s independent registered public accounting firm. One Form 8-K notes that the prior auditor’s report contained an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern, a disclosure that is common for blank check companies that have not yet completed a business combination.
The company has also filed Notifications of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 (NT 10-Q) for certain quarters, explaining delays in assembling information and finalizing its Form 10-Q filings and stating its intention to file within the extension period allowed by Rule 12b-25. On this page, users can access these NT 10-Q notices alongside other filings, while AI-powered summaries help explain the key points of lengthy documents such as 10-Q and 10-K reports, highlight significant disclosures in 8-K filings, and make it easier to understand the implications of auditor changes, going concern language, and reporting delays for ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation.
ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation is a blank-check company formed to complete a business combination. The company completed an IPO selling 7,475,000 Units at $10.00 each, generating gross proceeds of $74,750,000, and sold 230,000 Private Placement Units for $2,300,000. Approximately $75.37 million is held in a U.S.-based trust account invested in short-term government/money-market instruments. Cash outside the trust was $383,204 and $3 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Management discloses substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year and intends to address capital needs via working capital loans and the promissory note facilities disclosed.
The trust proceeds are restricted and will be released only upon certain events, including completion of an initial business combination or liquidation, per the stated Combination Deadline provisions.
First Trust affiliates report a material passive stake in ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp. Three related entities—First Trust Capital Management L.P., First Trust Capital Solutions L.P. and FTCS Sub GP LLC—jointly report beneficial ownership of 496,935 Class A Ordinary Shares, equal to 5.77% of the class. The shares are held through client accounts for which the investment adviser has authority to purchase, vote and dispose of securities, and the filing states the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not to influence control.
The filing shows sole voting and dispositive power over the reported shares and notes that the control persons (FTCS and Sub GP) do not own shares for their own accounts but may be deemed to control the adviser.
Mizuho Financial Group reports beneficial ownership of 595,497 common shares of ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation, representing 6.9% of the class. The filing states Mizuho has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over those shares and notes that Mizuho Financial Group, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Americas LLC may be deemed indirect beneficial owners of securities directly held by Mizuho Securities USA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary.
The Schedule 13G statement includes a certification that the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp received a Schedule 13G reporting that AQR-related entities beneficially own 485,000 Class A ordinary shares (Class A, $0.0001 par value), equal to 5.63% of the class. The filing lists three reporting persons—AQR Capital Management, LLC; AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC; and AQR Arbitrage, LLC—and shows that each reports shared voting power and shared dispositive power over all 485,000 shares with no sole voting or dispositive power. The statement includes a certification that the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer.
On 31 Jul 2025, ChampionsGate Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CHPGU) filed a Form 8-K announcing the immediate resignation of its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and director, Bala Padmakumar. The company states Mr. Padmakumar had no known disagreements with CHPG on any matter relating to operations, policies or practices. All monthly compensation owed under his offer letter dated 21 May 2024 (amended 11 May 2025) was paid through the resignation date, and the agreement is deemed terminated.
The filing does not disclose a replacement or interim leader, leaving an unresolved leadership gap at the special-purpose acquisition company. No other operational, financial or transaction-related updates were provided.
ChampionsGate Acquisition Corporation (CHPGU) has filed a Form 12b-25 (NT 10-Q) to notify the SEC that it will not meet the original deadline for its Quarterly Report covering the period ended March 31, 2025. The company states that the delay in completing the Form 10-Q could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense and commits to filing the full report within five calendar days of the prescribed due date, as permitted under Rule 12b-25.
Key disclosures include:
- No material change expected: Management does not anticipate any significant changes in operating results versus the prior-year quarter.
- Regulatory compliance status: All other required periodic reports over the past 12 months have been filed on time.
- Point of contact: CEO Bala Padmakumar (831-204-7337) is listed for further information.
The filing signals a short administrative delay rather than a fundamental operational issue, but investors typically view any late filing as a modest governance and reporting risk until the full 10-Q is delivered.