Securitize, a Miami- and New York-based leader in tokenization infrastructure for real-world assets, announced plans to become a publicly listed company through a definitive business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT), a SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald. The deal values Securitize at a pre-money equity value of $1.25 billion and positions the company to capitalize on an estimated $19 trillion market opportunity for tokenized assets.
As part of the transaction, 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 ownership into the combined entity. Once the merger closes, the company will be renamed Securitize Corp. and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker “SECZ.”
The deal includes an upsized $225 million fully committed PIPE led by new and existing blue-chip investors, including Arche, Borderless Capital, Hanwha Investment & Securities, InterVest, and ParaFi Capital. Combined with $244 million of cash held in CEPT’s trust account (assuming no redemptions), the transaction could deliver approximately $469 million in gross proceeds to Securitize. No existing shareholders will sell shares or receive cash consideration, and all rolling equity holders will be locked up at closing.
Founded in 2017, Securitize has become the leading regulated platform for issuing, trading, and servicing tokenized securities. The firm operates as an SEC-registered transfer agent, broker-dealer, and Alternative Trading System (ATS), giving it a fully integrated stack for compliant digital asset operations. Securitize has tokenized over $4 billion in assets to date, including partnerships with Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck.
Notably, Securitize will tokenize its own equity as part of this transaction—marking the first time a company going public has taken this step, and highlighting how corporate capital markets can move on-chain. The company’s past milestones include tokenizing KKR’s Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II in 2022 and BlackRock’s BUIDL fund in 2024, the world’s largest tokenized real-world asset.
The transaction, unanimously approved by both companies’ boards, is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. Citigroup and Cantor Fitzgerald are serving as financial and capital markets advisors, with Davis Polk, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and Skadden Arps acting as legal counsel.
KEY QUOTES
“This is a defining moment for Securitize and for the future of finance. We founded this company with a mission to democratize capital markets by making them more accessible, transparent, and efficient through tokenization.”
Carlos Domingo, Co-founder and CEO, Securitize
“We believe that blockchain technology has massive potential to transform finance, and partnering with Securitize underscores our confidence in tokenization as a foundational force in the next era of capital markets.”
Brandon Lutnick, Chairman and CEO, Cantor Fitzgerald
