8-K

Merlin, Inc. (MRLN)

8-K 2025-04-10 For: 2025-04-04
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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):April 4, 2025

Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands 001-42392 98-1797826
(State or other jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, Fl 47New York, NY 10105

(Address of principal executive offices, includingzip code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area

code: 212-984-3835


Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed sincelast report)

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

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchangeon which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one right BACQU The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share BACQ The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A ordinary share BACQR The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or CertainOfficers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


Chief Financial Officer Resignation

On April 4, 2025, Robert Folino notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I (the “Company”) of his resignation as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on May 7, 2025.

Appointment of Marcello Padula as Chief FinancialOfficer

On April 10, 2025, the Board appointed Marcello Padula to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on May 7, 2025.

Mr. Padula, age 32, has 10 years of financial services experience. From July 2019 to November 2024, Mr. Padula served as Investment Banking Associate and Investment Banking Vice President at BofA Securities, Inc. within the Consumer & Retail Practice where he executed multiple capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions. During his over 5 years of investment banking experience, Mr. Padula has executed over $25 Billion in transaction value for clients. Prior to that, Mr. Padula worked as an Capital Markets Analyst at Proskauer Rose in their capital markets practice from March 2018 to June 2019 and as an Associate at Morgan Stanely from February 2015 to March 2018. Mr. Padula holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Loyola University Maryland.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Padula and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer of the Company. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Padula and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Mr. Padula does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Audit Committee Chair Change

On April 10, 2025, the Board appointed Kathy Savitt as the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company. Ms. Savitt has been serving as a member of the Board and the Audit Committee of the Company since November 2024. Nazim Cetin resigned as the Chair of the Audit Committee effective April 8, 2025, but will continue to serve as a member of the Audit Committee.

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.

BLEICHROEDER ACQUISITION CORP. I
Date: April 10, 2025 By: /s/ Andrew Gundlach
Name: Andrew Gundlach
Title: Chief Executive Officer