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Cohen & Co. affiliate SPAC signs $751.5M bitcoin-focused business combination with ProCap
Cohen & Co Inc.
- Columbus Circle Capital I (CCCMU) entered definitive agreement to combine with ProCap Financial and ProCap BTC.
- $516.5M preferred equity and $235M convertible note financing raised to purchase bitcoin.
- Cohen & Company subsidiary served as lead underwriter for SPAC IPO and co-placement agent for the financing.
- Cohen holds approx. 2.15 million founder shares in the SPAC, convertible into ProCap common stock upon closing.
- Preferred equity proceeds to buy bitcoin within 15 days via custodial arrangement with Anchorage Digital Bank.
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