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Securitize, a leading platform for tokenizing real-world assets, announced that it will go public through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, a special-purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald.
The merger values Securitize at a $1.25 billion pre-money equity valuation, positioning it as the first publicly traded company dedicated to securities-focused tokenization infrastructure. The combined entity will trade under the ticker “SECZ” on Nasdaq upon completion in the first half of 2026.
The deal includes an upsized $225 million PIPE financing, led by Arche, Borderless Capital, Hanwha Investment & Securities, InterVest, and ParaFi Capital, alongside $244 million in CEPT’s trust account.
Existing equity holders — including ARK Invest, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Tradeweb Markets — will roll 100% of their stakes into the new company.
As part of the transaction, Securitize plans to tokenize its own equity, a first-of-its-kind move designed to demonstrate how capital markets can operate entirely onchain.
Founded in 2017, Securitize has tokenized over $4 billion in assets, working with institutions such as KKR, Apollo, and VanEck. Its work with BlackRock’s BUIDL fund in 2024 marked the largest real-world asset tokenization to date.
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