Securitize Set To Debut On NYSE Under SECZ Following $400M Cantor Merger

@Securitize is preparing to make its New York Stock Exchange debut under the ticker $SECZ on July 2, completing a landmark business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II, the SPAC affiliate of Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald.

A High-Stakes SPAC Deal for the RWA Sector

The deal, first announced in October 2025, values Securitize at $1.25 billion pre-money. It is structured as a de-SPAC business combination rather than a traditional underwritten IPO, meaning no underwriters price shares to the public. Cantor Equity Partners II, which trades on Nasdaq under the ticker CEPT, is a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald. The merger is expected to raise approximately $400 million in gross proceeds.

The transaction cleared a significant regulatory hurdle earlier this month. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared Securitize's Form S-4 registration statement effective on June 5, 2026. The approval signals that regulators were satisfied with the disclosures and structure of the deal. A shareholder vote on the merger was scheduled for June 29, and with redemption data now confirmed, over 71.5% of trust holdings were retained, pointing to strong institutional appetite for the deal.

A Major Milestone for RWA Tokenization

Founded in 2017 by Carlos Domingo, Securitize specializes in tokenizing traditional financial assets like equities, private credit, and funds for blockchain-based trading. The company reported more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets under management as of April 2026, with products tied to major asset managers including BlackRock, Apollo, BNY, Hamilton Lane, KKR, and VanEck.

Securitize recently announced a collaboration with the New York Stock Exchange to help develop tokenized securities infrastructure and digital transfer agent standards. The proposed public listing would give investors direct exposure to the infrastructure layer behind tokenized capital markets, rather than only the funds or assets being tokenized.

Securitize operates regulated broker-dealer, transfer agent, fund administration, and trading infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe, including an SEC-regulated ATS and EU DLT Pilot Regime authorization. The NYSE listing under $SECZ would make it one of the most prominent blockchain-native firms to reach public markets through a SPAC transaction.

Sources:
Crypto Briefing: Securitize moves closer to NYSE listing after SEC declares SPAC merger filing effective
SEC Filing: Securitize and Cantor Equity Partners II Business Combination Agreement
Bitcoin.com News: Securitize Moves Toward NYSE Listing After SEC Clears Merger Filing