---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-204103"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WENC"
cik: "0002104260"
company_name: "West Enclave Merger Corp."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:06:50.534140+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# West Enclave Merger Corp. closes $100M SPAC IPO; trust funded with $101M

## Summary
- Sold 10M units at $10/unit, gross proceeds $100M; units trade on NYSE under 'WENC U'.
- Simultaneous private placement of 425,000 units to sponsor and EBC raised $4.25M.
- Total $101M deposited in trust account; funds to be used for initial business combination.
- Appointed Jean-Michel Enriquez Dahlhaus and Hector Madero Rivero to board of directors.
- SPAC focus: businesses in Latin America or U.S. entities linked to Latin America/Mexico.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-204103
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WENC
- cik: 0002104260
- company_name: West Enclave Merger Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104260/000119312526204103/0001193125-26-204103-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104260/000119312526204103/d123695d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Equity Issuances
  West Enclave Merger Corp. issued 425,000 units of unit to Sponsor and EBC (and its affiliates or permitted assignees) for $10.00 per Private Placement Unit.
  - Security: unit
  - Shares: 425,000 units
  - Purchaser: Sponsor and EBC (and its affiliates or permitted assignees)
  - Consideration: $10.00 per Private Placement Unit
  source text: On May 1, 2026, simultaneously with the consummation of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 425,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) to the Sponsor and EBC (and its affiliates or permitted assignees) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,250,000 (the “Private Placement”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104260/000119312526204103/0001193125-26-204103-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jean-Michel Enriquez Dahlhaus was appointed as Director at West Enclave Merger Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective as of April 29, 2026, the following individuals were appointed to the board of directors of the Company: Jean-Michel Enriquez Dahlhaus, and Hector Madero Rivero.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104260/000119312526204103/0001193125-26-204103-index.htm
- Executive change
  Hector Madero Rivero was appointed as Director at West Enclave Merger Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective as of April 29, 2026, the following individuals were appointed to the board of directors of the Company: Jean-Michel Enriquez Dahlhaus, and Hector Madero Rivero.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104260/000119312526204103/0001193125-26-204103-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  West Enclave Merger Corp. entered into Underwriting Agreement with EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. valued at Gross proceeds of $100,000,000 from offering of 10,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit (effective 2026-04-29).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: underwriting
  - Counterparty: EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
  - Value: Gross proceeds of $100,000,000 from offering of 10,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit
  - Effective: 2026-04-29
  source text: egistration Statement: • An Underwriting Agreement, dated April 29, 2026, between the Company and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2104260/000119312526204103/0001193125-26-204103-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.