-- 週二,數位資產平台 Bullish (BLSH) 同意從私募股權公司 Siris 收購過戶代理機構 Equiniti,交易以全股票形式完成,價值約 42 億美元。此舉旨在為代幣化證券建立基礎設施。 該加密貨幣交易所在聲明中表示,此次交易包括 Equiniti 18.5 億美元的債務和約 23.5 億美元的 Bullish 股票,每股價格為 38.48 美元。 Bullish 股票在最近的盤前交易中上漲了 1.9%。 預計此交易將把 Bullish 的區塊鏈基礎設施與 Equiniti 的過戶代理服務結合,創建一個支援代幣化證券的全球過戶代理平台。 「代幣化是資本市場運作方式的百年一遇的變革,」Bullish 執行長 Tom Farley 表示。 “要在機構層面廣泛採用代幣化需要三個要素:端到端的代幣化服務、單一的統一賬本以及與眾多藍籌發行機構建立廣泛的合作關係。” 「此次合併實現了這三項優勢,我相信這將使我們擁有獨特的優勢,引領向代幣化證券的轉型,」法利補充道。 該交易尚需監管機構批准,預計明年1月完成。交易完成後,Equiniti將與Bullish Exchange和CoinDesk一起在Bullish旗下運作。 根據備考數據,合併後的公司預計在2026年將產生約13億美元的調整後收入,以及超過5億美元的息稅折舊攤提前利潤(扣除資本支出)。 Bullish預計,該交易將使該公司在2027年至2029年期間每年收入增長6%至8%,其中包括來自代幣化和區塊鏈服務的20%的收入增長。 Equiniti執行長丹·克雷默表示,該交易「增強了我們在市場變化中為客戶提供支援的能力,同時保持了客戶期望從Equiniti獲得的穩定性、服務和信任」。克雷默將繼續負責公司的日常營運和客戶關係。 Siris於2021年首次收購Equiniti,這筆交易將使其獲得兩個董事會席位。此外,該公司還將擁有收購Equiniti非核心業務的選擇權。
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