Securitize, Inc., the platform for tokenizing real-world assets, and Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPT), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald, announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement through which Securitize will become a publicly listed company. The firm should be positioned to take part in a $19T TAM for the tokenization of real-world assets.
The transaction values Securitize at a “$1.25 billion pre-money equity value.”
Existing equity holders such as ARK Invest, BlackRock, Blockchain Capital, Hamilton Lane, Jump Crypto, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Tradeweb Markets will introduce “100% of their interests into the combined company.”
The combined firm will reportedly be called Securitize Corp., and its common stock is set to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SECZ”.
In connection with the transaction, Securitize says that it intends to tokenize its own equity, a move designed to demonstrate “how the public company process and trading can move onchain.”
Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, said that they founded this company with a mission to “democratize capital markets by making them more accessible, transparent, and efficient through tokenization. ”
Domingo added that this is the next chapter in “making financial markets operate at the speed of the internet and is another step in our mission to bring the next generation of finance onchain and tokenize the world.”
Securitize’s platform enables the “end-to-end” relationship between issuers and investors, bringing together regulatory compliance, digital asset infrastructure, as well as ecosystem integrations across blockchains, custodians, prime brokers, and DeFi protocols.
Key Highlights:
- Trusted by Institutions – Partner to blue-chip financial institutions including BlackRock, Apollo, KKR, Hamilton Lane, and VanEck.
- Regulated Stack – First platform with SEC-registered transfer agent, broker-dealer, ATS, investor advisor, and fund administration.
- Addressable Market – Positioned to participate in a $19 trillion opportunity in tokenization across equities, fixed income, and alternative assets.
- Ecosystem Integration – Securitize supports fifteen major blockchains, and is connected to leading DeFi protocols, stablecoin infrastructure, and digital custodians to enable secondary market liquidity.
Established back in November 2017, Securitize has built the infrastructure for tokenizing financial assets onchain. The firm notes that it currently operates a regulated platform for the issuance, trading as well as servicing of tokenized securities.
As the vertically integrated tokenization provider with SEC-registered entities across a transfer agent, broker-dealer, alternative trading system (ATS), investor advisor and fund administration, Securitize supports “a complete lifecycle for tokenized assets.”
At present, Securitize reports that it has tokenized over $4 billion in assets via partnerships with asset managers, including Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck.
The firm’s launch of KKR’s Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II in 2022 marked the “first time a major global investment manager tokenized a fund onchain, while BlackRock’s BUIDL, tokenized by Securitize in 2024, became the largest tokenized real-world asset.”
Beyond institutional funds, Securitize has also enabled the tokenization of equities, beginning with Exodus, the U.S.-registered firm tokenizing its common stock, and recently, FG Nexus, a framework for tokenizing stocks for publicly listed firms.
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