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CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total Current Assets | ||||||||
| Available-for-sale debt securities held in Trust Account, at fair value (amortized cost $ | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Notes payable – related party | ||||||||
| Payable to related party | ||||||||
| Total Liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
| Preference shares, $ | ||||||||
| Class A ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Class B ordinary shares, $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Total Shareholders’ Deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Liabilities, Commitments and Contingencies and Shareholders’ Deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| General and administrative costs | $ | $ | ||||||
| Administrative expenses - related party | ||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest income on investments held in the Trust Account | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Class A – Public shares | ||||||||
| Class A – Private placement | ||||||||
| Class B – Ordinary shares | (1) | |||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share: | ||||||||
| Class A - Public shares | $ | $ | ||||||
| Class A - Private placement | $ | $ | ||||||
| Class B - Ordinary shares | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| (1) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive loss: | ||||||||
| Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of available-for-sale debt securities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
| Ordinary shares | Additional | Accumulated Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Paid-In | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Income | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance - December 31, 2024 | $ | (1) | $ | (1) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of redeemable Class A ordinary shares to redemption value | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
| Ordinary Shares | Additional | Accumulated Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A | Class B | Paid-In | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares(1) | Amount(1) | Income | Deficit | Income | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance – December 31, 2023 | — | $ | (2) | $ | (2) | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance – March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | |
| (2) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| General and administrative expenses paid by related party | ||||||||
| Interest income on investments held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Deferred offering costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Cash deposited in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||||||
| Maturity of available-for-sale debt securities held in Trust Account | ||||||||
| Purchase of available-for-sale debt securities held in Trust Account | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | ||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from Notes payable – related party | ||||||||
| Payment on Payable to related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net change in Cash | ||||||||
| Cash - beginning of the period | ||||||||
| Cash - end of the period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities: | ||||||||
| Deferred offering costs included in Accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
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CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC.
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1—Description of Organization, Business Operations and Basis of Presentation
Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on November 11, 2020 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
Although the Company is not limited in its search for target businesses to a particular industry or sector for the purpose of consummating the Business Combination, the Company intends to focus its search on companies operating in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had not commenced operations. All activity through March 31, 2025 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) described below, and the Company’s efforts toward locating and completing a suitable Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of the Business Combination, at the earliest. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company used the net proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement (as defined below) to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from direct investments in U.S. government debt securities.
The Company’s sponsor is Cantor EP Holdings,
LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 12, 2024.
On August 14, 2024, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of
The net proceeds of the Private Placement were deposited into the Trust Account (as defined below) and will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares subject to the requirements of applicable law (see Note 4).
Offering costs amounted to approximately $
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering
and the Private Placement on August 14, 2024, an amount of $
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Business Combination – The Company’s
management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private
Placement, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating the Business Combination.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or
more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least
The Company will provide the holders of the Public
Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion
of the Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholders meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by
means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of the Business Combination or conduct
a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public
Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (which was initially $
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Amended and
Restated Memorandum and Articles provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person
with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be
restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and
directors have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles (i) that would affect the substance
or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Business Combination or to redeem
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Failure to Consummate the Business Combination — The Company has until August 14, 2026, or until such earlier liquidation date as the Company’s board of directors may approve or such later date as the Company’s shareholders may approve pursuant to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles (the “Combination Period”), to consummate the Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete the Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. As further described in Note 10, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement, dated April 22, 2025, by and among the Company, Twenty One (as defined in Note 10) and the other parties thereto, and the transactions contemplated thereby will be a Business Combination that is expected to be consummated prior to the end of the Combination Period. For more information regarding such proposed Business Combination, refer to the Company’s Forms 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2025 and April 28, 2025 and the other filings the Company and Pubco may make from time to time with the SEC.
The Sponsor and the Company’s directors
and officers have agreed to waive their liquidation rights from the Trust Account with respect to the Founder Shares and the Private Placement
Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete the Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor or
any of the Company’s directors and officers acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled
to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete the Business Combination
within the Combination Period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining
available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than $
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
the Company had $
The Company’s liquidity needs through March
31, 2025 have been satisfied through a contribution of $
Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors, to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
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Basis of Presentation
The unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2025 and the results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in unaudited condensed financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or any future period. The unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 28, 2025. Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company”, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.
This may make comparison of the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available, and accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments (if any) with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents in its operating account or the Trust Account as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
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Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 comprised of a direct investment in U.S. government treasury bills.
The Company accounts for its investment in debt securities in accordance with the guidance in ASC 320, Investments — Debt and Equity Securities. When the Company has the ability and positive intent to hold debt securities until maturity, such securities are classified as held-to-maturity and carried at amortized cost. None of the Company’s debt securities met the criteria for held-to-maturity classification as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. As the Company does not have the ability or positive intent to hold its debt securities until maturity, the securities are classified as available-for-sale. Unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale debt securities carried at fair value are reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ deficit. Interest income recognized on the unaudited condensed statements of operations reflects accretion of discount. Investments in debt securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in financial institutions which, at times, may exceed the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation maximum coverage limit of $
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), “fair value” is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820 approximates the carrying amounts presented in the condensed balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature, with the exception of the available-for-sale debt securities.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, and other costs incurred in connection with the preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together with the underwriting discount, were charged against the carrying value of the Public Shares upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary
shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption
(if any) are classified as liability instruments and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including
Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon
the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times,
Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. All of the Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that
are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as
of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, as presented in the accompanying balance sheets, are reconciled in the following table:
| Gross proceeds | $ | |||
| Less: | ||||
| Issuance costs allocated to Class A ordinary shares | ( | ) | ||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2024 | $ | |||
| Plus: | ||||
| Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | ||||
| Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2025 | $ |
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Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the applicable periods. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating earnings per share and allocates net income (loss) pro rata to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, nonredeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class A – Public shares | Class A – Private placement shares | Class B – Ordinary shares | Class A – Public shares | Class A – Private placement shares | Class B – Ordinary shares | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method as prescribed under ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to basis differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis.
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Company provides for uncertain tax positions, based upon management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. Management is required to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Because significant assumptions are used in determining whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities, actual results may differ from management’s estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company has not recorded any amounts related to uncertain tax positions.
The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company recorded no income tax provision for the periods presented.
Segment Reporting
The Company has
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The guidance was issued in response to requests from investors for companies to disclose more information about their financial performance at the segment level. The ASU does not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates them or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The standard requires a public entity to disclose significant segment expenses and other segment items on an annual and interim basis, and to provide in interim periods all disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that were previously required annually. Public entities with a single reportable segment are required to provide the new disclosures and all the disclosures previously required under ASC 280. The Company adopted the standard on the required effective date for the financial statements issued for the annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2024 and applies the guidance for the interim periods beginning on January 1, 2025. The adoption of the new guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
In March 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-02, Codification Improvements—Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements. The Conceptual Framework establishes concepts that the FASB considers in developing standards. The ASU was issued to remove references to the Conceptual Framework in the Codification. The FASB noted that references to the Concepts Statements in the Codification could have implied that the Concepts Statements are authoritative. Also, some of the references removed were to Concepts Statements that are superseded. The Company adopted the standard on the required effective date beginning on January 1, 2025 using a prospective transition method for all new transactions recognized on or after the effective date. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
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New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The standard improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The ASU also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The new guidance will become effective for the Company’s financial statements issued for annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2025, will require prospective presentation with an option to apply it retrospectively for each period presented, and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income— Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The standard improves financial reporting and responds to investor input that additional expense detail is fundamental to understanding the performance of an entity, assessing its prospects for future cash flows, and comparing its performance over time and with that of other entities. The new guidance requires public business entities to disclose in the notes to financial statements specified information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period. Specified expenses, gains or losses that are already disclosed under existing U.S. GAAP will be required by the ASU to be included in the disaggregated income statement expense line item disclosures, and any remaining amounts will need to be described qualitatively. The new guidance will become effective for the Company’s financial statements issued for annual reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2027 and interim reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2028, will require either prospective or retrospective presentation, and early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
SEC Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures
In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules relating to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, that would require registrants to provide climate-related disclosures in a note to their audited financial statements. The disclosures under the final rules would include certain effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions, including the aggregate amounts and where in the financial statements they are presented. If carbon offsets or renewable energy credits or certificates (“RECs”) are deemed a material component of the registrant’s plans to achieve its disclosed climate-related targets, registrants would be required to disclose information about the offsets and RECs. Registrants would also be required to disclose whether and how (1) exposures to risks and uncertainties associated with, or known impacts from, severe weather events and other natural conditions and (2) any disclosed climate-related targets or transition plans materially impacted the estimates and assumptions used in preparing the financial statements. Finally, registrants would be required to disclose additional contextual information about the above disclosures, including how each financial statement effect was derived and the accounting policy decisions made to calculate the effects, for the most recently completed fiscal year and, if previously disclosed or required to be disclosed, for the historical fiscal year for which audited consolidated financial statements are included in the filing. In April 2024, the SEC released an order staying the rules pending judicial review of all of the petitions challenging the rules and in March 2025, the SEC voted to end its defense of the rules. Absent these developments, the rules would have been effective for the Company upon its registration under the Exchange Act on August 12, 2024 and phased in starting in 2027. Management is continuing to monitor the developments pertaining to the rules and any resulting potential impacts on the Company’s unaudited condensed financial statements.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company's unaudited condensed financial statements.
Note 3—Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company
sold
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Note 4—Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
In November 2020, the Sponsor purchased
On August 14, 2024, due to the underwriter advising
the Company that it would not be exercising the over-allotment option,
The Sponsor and the Company’s directors
and officers have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to
occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the last
reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $
Private Placement Shares
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities Held in the Trust Account
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the
fair value of the Company’s investments in U.S. government treasury bills held in the Trust Account at CF Secured was approximately
$
Underwriter
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), the lead underwriter of the Initial Public Offering, is an affiliate of the Sponsor (see Note 5).
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company has engaged CF&Co. as an advisor
in connection with the Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with its shareholders to discuss the potential Business
Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing
the Company’s securities, and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination.
The Company will pay CF&Co. a cash fee of $
Related Party Loans
On May 27, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan
the Company up to $
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with the Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed up to $
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If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient to cover the working capital requirements of the Company, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes the Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that the Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
In addition, the Sponsor has agreed to lend the
Company up to $
The Sponsor pays expenses on the Company’s
behalf. The Company reimburses the Sponsor for such expenses paid on its behalf. The unpaid balance is included in Payable to related
party on the Company’s condensed balance sheets. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had $
Administrative Support Agreement
The Company has agreed to pay $
Independent Directors Compensation
Commencing on August 12, 2024, the Company compensates
its independent directors through cash payments for their services on the Company’s board of directors. As a result, during the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $
Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered
into on August 12, 2024, the holders of Founder Shares (only after conversion of such shares to Class A ordinary shares), the Private
Placement Shares and any Class A ordinary shares issued upon conversion of up to $
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Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted CF&Co. a
CF&Co. was paid a cash underwriting discount
of $
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company has engaged CF&Co. as an advisor in connection with the Business Combination (see Note 4).
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s results of operations and its ability to complete the Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s results of operations and its ability to consummate the Business Combination could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Management continues to evaluate the impact of these factors and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that these factors could have an effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and completion of the Business Combination, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Note 6—Available-for-Sale Debt Securities
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains (losses), fair value and other information for the available-for-sale debt securities held in the Trust Account:
| March 31, 2025 | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
| U.S. government debt securities(1) (2) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| December 31, 2024 | Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
| U.S. government debt securities(1) (2) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||
| (1) |
| (2) |
The Company did not have any sales of its available-for-sale debt securities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Note 7—Shareholders’ Deficit
Class A Ordinary Shares –
The Company is authorized to issue
Class B Ordinary Shares –
The Company is authorized to issue
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Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, only holders of Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the appointment and removal of directors and be entitled to vote on continuing the Company in a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands (including any special resolution required to adopt new constitutional documents as a result of the Company approving a transfer by way of continuation to a jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands). Other than as described above, holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of shareholders except as required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into nonredeemable Class A ordinary shares in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination or at any time and from time to time at the option of the holder thereof, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. Class A ordinary shares issued in connection with the conversion of Class B ordinary shares issued prior to the consummation of the Business Combination are subject to the same restrictions as applied to Class B ordinary shares prior to such conversion, including, among other things, certain transfer restrictions, waiver of redemption rights and the obligation to vote in favor of a Business Combination.
In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares,
or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Initial Public Offering and related to the
closing of the Business Combination, the ratio at which Class B ordinary shares shall convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted
(unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance
or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal,
in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis,
Preference Shares – The Company
is authorized to issue
Note 8—Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used in measuring fair value.
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
| ● | Level 1 measurements - unadjusted observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets; |
| ● | Level 2 measurements - inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and |
| ● | Level 3 measurements - unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
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In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The following tables present information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the inputs that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
March 31, 2025
| Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets held in Trust Account – U.S. government debt securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2024
| Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total | ||||||||||||
| Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
| Assets held in Trust Account – U.S. government debt securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, Level 1 assets include a direct investment in the U.S. government treasury bills classified as available-for-sale debt securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.
Note 9—Segment Information
The Company has not yet commenced operations,
thus all activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, the Initial Public Offering,
and the Company’s efforts toward locating and completing a suitable Business Combination. The Company has identified its Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer as the chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”). The Company consists of
The Company does not have operating income and
therefore, it does not have any operating revenues. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of
the Business Combination, at the earliest. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company earned approximately $
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the
Company had total assets of approximately $
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Note 10—Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued and determined that, other than as described below, there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the disclosures in the unaudited condensed financial statements.
On April 22, 2025, the Company entered into a business combination agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among (i) the Company, (ii) Twenty One Capital, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Pubco”), (iii) Twenty One Assets, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Twenty One”), (iv) Twenty One Merger Sub D, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC Merger Sub”), (v) Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V., an El Salvador Sociedad anónima de capital variable, (vi) iFinex, Inc., a British Virgin Islands company and (vii) with respect to certain sections specified in the Business Combination Agreement, Stellar Beacon LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (a) the Company will merge with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”) and Company shareholders receiving one share of Pubco Class A common stock for each Class A ordinary share held by such shareholder; and (b) Twenty One will merge with and into a Delaware corporation to be formed by the Company after the date of the Business Combination Agreement (“Twenty One Merger Sub”), with Twenty One Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company (the “Twenty One Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”) and with the members of Twenty One receiving shares of Pubco common stock in exchange for their membership interests in Twenty One. As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), SPAC Merger Sub and Twenty One Merger Sub will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business
Combination Agreement, (a) certain investors, the Sponsor and CF&Co. (collectively, the “Convertible Note Investors”)
agreed to make a private investment in Pubco by purchasing convertible notes (“Convertible Notes”) with an aggregate principal
amount of $
Certain existing agreements of the Company will be amended or amended and restated in connection with the Transactions.
For more information regarding the proposed business combination, refer to the Company’s Forms 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2025 and April 28, 2025 and the other filings the Company and Pubco may make from time to time with the SEC.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report (as defined below). Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on November 11, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). Our sponsor is Cantor EP Holdings, LLC (the “Sponsor”).
Although we are not limited in our search for target businesses to a particular industry or sector for the purpose of consummating the Business Combination, we are focusing our search on companies operating in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries. We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
Our registration statement for our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) became effective on August 12, 2024. On August 14, 2024, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A ordinary shares” and such Class A ordinary shares issued in the Initial Public Offering, the “Public Shares”), at a purchase price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating proceeds of $100,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 300,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), generating gross proceeds of $3,000,000.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of the Private Placement Shares on August 14, 2024, an amount of $100,000,000 ($10.00 per share) from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) acting as trustee. The funds in the Trust Account were initially held in an account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and on August 15, 2024, were transferred to an account at CF Secured, LLC (“CF Secured”), an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, or held as cash or cash items (including in demand deposit accounts) at a bank as determined by us, until the earlier of the consummation of: (i) the completion of the Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
We have until August 14, 2026 (24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering), or until such earlier liquidation date as our board of directors may approve or such later date as our shareholders may approve pursuant to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company (the “Combination Period”), to consummate the Business Combination. If we are unable to complete the Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject, in each case, to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
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On January 24, 2024, the SEC adopted the new rules and regulations for special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”), which became effective on July 1, 2024 (the “2024 SPAC Rules”). The 2024 SPAC Rules require, among other matters, (i) additional disclosures relating to SPAC business combination transactions; (ii) additional disclosures relating to dilution and to conflicts of interest involving sponsors and their affiliates in both SPAC initial public offerings and business combination transactions; (iii) additional disclosures regarding projections included in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; and (iv) the requirement that both the SPAC and its target company be co-registrants for business combination registration statements. In addition, the SEC’s adopting release provided guidance describing circumstances in which a SPAC could become subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act, including its duration, asset composition, business purpose, and the activities of the SPAC and its management team in furtherance of such goals. The 2024 SPAC Rules may materially affect our ability to negotiate and complete our Business Combination and may increase the costs and time related thereto.
In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules relating to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, that would require registrants to provide climate-related disclosures in registration statements and certain periodic reports. The final rules set forth requirements for disclosure of material climate-related risks, mitigation activities, targets and goals, and governance. The rules also require disclosure of certain greenhouse gas emissions metrics and attestation of emissions disclosures. Subsequent to the issuance of the final rules, in April 2024, the SEC has released an order staying the final rules pending judicial review of all of the petitions challenging the rules and in March 2025, the SEC voted to end its defense of the rules. We are continuing to monitor the developments pertaining to the rules. However, if these reporting requirements are implemented following the completion of judicial review, they may significantly increase the complexity of our periodic reporting as a U.S. public company.
On April 22, 2025, we entered into a business combination agreement (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) by and among (i) us, (ii) Twenty One Capital, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Pubco”), (iii) Twenty One Assets, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Twenty One”), (iv) Twenty One Merger Sub D, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“SPAC Merger Sub”), (v) Tether Investments, S.A. de C.V., an El Salvador Sociedad anónima de capital variable, (vi) iFinex, Inc., a British Virgin Islands company and (vii) with respect to certain sections specified in the Business Combination Agreement, Stellar Beacon LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, (a) we will merge with and into SPAC Merger Sub, with SPAC Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “SPAC Merger”) and our shareholders receiving one share of Pubco Class A common stock for each Class A ordinary share held by such shareholder; and (b) Twenty One will merge with and into a Delaware corporation to be formed by us after the date of the Business Combination Agreement (“Twenty One Merger Sub”), with Twenty One Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company (the “Twenty One Merger” and, together with the SPAC Merger, the “Mergers”) and with the members of Twenty One receiving shares of Pubco common stock in exchange for their membership interests in Twenty One. As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), SPAC Merger Sub and Twenty One Merger Sub will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of Pubco and Pubco will become a publicly traded company, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, (a) certain investors, the Sponsor and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.” and, together with such investors and the Sponsor, the “Convertible Note Investors”) agreed to make a private investment in Pubco by purchasing convertible notes (“Convertible Notes”) with an aggregate principal amount of $385,000,000 (the “Convertible Notes PIPE”), pursuant to subscription agreements for the Convertible Notes PIPE or, with respect to the Sponsor and CF&Co., other agreements with us and Pubco, and (b) certain investors have agreed to make a private investment in us by purchasing Class A ordinary shares in the aggregate amount of $200,000,000, payable in either cash or Bitcoin (the “Equity PIPE”), pursuant to subscription agreements for the Equity PIPE. Pubco has also granted the Convertible Note Investors an option to purchase additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate amount of up to $100,000,000, exercisable within 30 days of April 22, 2025.
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Certain of our existing agreements will be amended or amended and restated in connection with the Transactions.
For more information regarding the proposed business combination, refer to the Forms 8-K that we filed with the SEC on April 23, 2025 and April 28, 2025 and the other filings we and Pubco may make from time to time with the SEC.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had approximately $25,000 of cash in our operating account. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $576,000 and approximately $190,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $3,063,000 and $1,976,000, respectively, of the amount earned on funds held in the Trust Account was available to pay taxes, if any.
Our liquidity needs through March 31, 2025 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of our Class B ordinary shares, a loan of approximately $287,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”), the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement with the Sponsor not held in the Trust Account and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). We fully repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed to loan us up to $1,750,000 to fund our expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements (the “Sponsor Loan”), of which approximately $490,000 and $333,000 had been drawn by us as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us additional loans (“Working Capital Loans”). As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we did not have any borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor to meet our needs through the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or one year from the date of this Report. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception through March 31, 2025 related to our formation, the Initial Public Offering, and to our efforts toward locating and completing a suitable Business Combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of the Business Combination. We have generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we had net income of approximately $717,000, which consisted of approximately $1,160,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $413,000 of general and administrative expenses, and $30,000 of administrative expenses paid to the Sponsor.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had a net loss of approximately $21,000, which resulted from approximately $21,000 of general and administrative expenses.
Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations
Our results of operations and our ability to complete the Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our results of operations and our ability to consummate the Business Combination could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete the Business Combination.
Contractual Obligations
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
We engaged CF&Co., an affiliate of the Sponsor, as an advisor in connection with the Business Combination to assist us in holding meetings with our shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing our securities and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the Business Combination in an amount of $3,500,000, which is equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering.
Related Party Loans
In connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor has agreed to lend us up to $1,500,000 pursuant to a promissory note (the “Sponsor Note”) in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, an extension of time for us to consummate the Business Combination or our liquidation (each, a “Redemption Event”), such that an amount equal to $0.15 per Public Share being redeemed in connection with the applicable Redemption Event will be added to the Trust Account and paid to the holders of the applicable redeemed shares on such Redemption Event. The Sponsor Note does not bear interest and will be repaid by us at the closing of the Business Combination. If we are unable to consummate the Business Combination, the Sponsor Note would be repaid only out of funds held outside of the Trust Account. The Sponsor has waived any claims against the Trust Account in connection with the Sponsor Note.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 in the Sponsor Loan to be provided to us to fund expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements, including $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services that will be paid to the Sponsor, after the Initial Public Offering and prior to the Business Combination. The Sponsor Loan does not bear interest and is repayable by us to the Sponsor upon consummation of the Business Combination; provided that, pursuant to an amended and restated promissory note, at the Sponsor’s option, at any time beginning 60 days after the date of the Initial Public Offering, all or any portion of the amount outstanding under the Sponsor Loan may be converted into Class A ordinary shares at a conversion price of $10.00 per share. Otherwise, the Sponsor Loan would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us Working Capital Loans.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had approximately $490,000 and $333,000, respectively, under the Sponsor Loan. As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans or the Sponsor Note.
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The Sponsor pays expenses on our behalf and we reimburse the Sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $0 and approximately $1,000, respectively, as payable outstanding to the Sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf.
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities Held in the Trust Account
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of our investments in U.S. government treasury bills held in the Trust Account at CF Secured was approximately $103,063,000 and $101,976,000, respectively.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies:
Use of Estimates
The preparation of our unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, in our unaudited condensed financial statements. These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our condensed balance sheets, unaudited condensed statements of operations, unaudited condensed statements of comprehensive income, unaudited condensed statements of shareholders’ deficit and unaudited condensed statements of cash flows could be materially affected. We believe that the following accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.
Emerging Growth Company
Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our unaudited condensed financial statements with another public company, which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period, difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standard used.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. All of the Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, 10,000,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity outside of the shareholders’ deficit section of our condensed balance sheets. We recognize any subsequent changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares to the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. The change in the carrying value of redeemable Class A ordinary shares also resulted in charges against Additional paid-in capital and Accumulated deficit.
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Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share
We comply with the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the applicable periods. We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share and allocate net income (loss) pro rata to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, nonredeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
See Note 2—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our unaudited condensed financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Report for additional information regarding these critical accounting policies and other significant accounting policies.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2025, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying Officers”), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Certifying Officers, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
To the knowledge of our management team, there is no material litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our property.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. However, as of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in our final prospectus related to the Initial Public Offering as filed with the SEC on August 13, 2024 (the “Final Prospectus”). Any of the previously disclosed risk factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 300,000 Class A ordinary shares to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per share in the Private Placement, generating gross proceeds of $3,000,000. This issuance was pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Use of Proceeds
On August 14, 2024, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Public Share, generating proceeds for $100,000,000.
A total of $100,000,000 of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in the Trust Account located in the United States with Continental acting as trustee. The funds in the Trust Account were initially held in an account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and on August 15, 2024, were transferred to an account at CF Secured, an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, or held as cash or cash items (including in demand deposit accounts) at a bank as determined by us.
There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement as is described in the Final Prospectus.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Trading Arrangements
During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025,
none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act)
Additional Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
| * | Filed herewith. |
| ** | Furnished herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| CANTOR EQUITY PARTNERS, INC. | ||
| Date: May 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Brandon Lutnick |
| Name: | Brandon Lutnick | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: May 15, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jane Novak |
| Name: | Jane Novak | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
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