Tokenization platform Securitize to go public at $1.25B valuation

2025-10-28 22:41

Cantor Equity Partners II (NASDAQ:CEPT) stated on Tuesday that they have entered into a business agreement with Securitize through which latter will become a public company at a $1.25B pre-money equity value.
Securitize is the leading end-to-end tokenization platform with blue-chip institutional partnerships including BlackRock, Apollo, Hamilton Lane and VanEck.
Existing equity holders including ARK Invest, BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, Hamilton Lane, Jump Crypto, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Tradeweb Markets will roll 100% of their interests into the combined company.
The transaction will generate $469M of gross proceeds to Securitize, which consists of $225M pursuant to a fully committed PIPE and $244M of cash held in CEPT's trust account, assuming no redemption.
Net proceeds from the transaction will enhance Securitize's financial position, supporting accelerated execution of its commercial strategy, expanded customer adoption, and unlock new market opportunities.
The combined company will be renamed Securitize Corp., and its common stock is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "SECZ".
The company will be uniquely positioned to participate in a $19T TAM for tokenization of real-world assets.

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