Tokenization Firm Securitize Aims for Public Listing Via SPAC Deal at $1.25B Valuation

Group 1 - Securitize is pursuing a public listing through a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, valuing the company at $1.25 billion and planning to list on Nasdaq under the ticker "SECZ" [1] - The company intends to tokenize its own equity, allowing its shares to be traded and transferred on blockchain platforms [1] - Existing investors, including ARK Invest, BlackRock, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management, will roll their entire stakes into the combined company [2] Group 2 - The transaction includes $225 million in new and existing institutional investment through a PIPE financing round led by Arche and ParaFi Capital [2] - Securitize will become the first U.S. public firm to offer end-to-end tokenization infrastructure for securities [3] - The company has facilitated the issuance of $4.5 billion in on-chain securities and collaborates with major institutional players to digitize assets such as private equity shares, credit, and real estate [3]