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2025

Cantor Fitzgerald expands asset management capabilities with acquisition of UBS’s O’Connor alternatives investment platform

Cantor Fitzgerald (“Cantor Fitzgerald” and the “Company”), a leading global financial services firm, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire UBS’s O’Connor alternatives investment platform, which includes hedge funds, private credit and commodities, with approximately $11 billion in invested assets.

28 May, 2025
Cantor’s Bitcoin Financing Business Fully Operational; Executes Initial Trades Throughout May

DARIEN, Conn.– May 27, 2025 – Cantor, a premier investment bank, today announced its Bitcoin Financing Business has successfully executed its first transactions. The business, which expects to make available up to $2 billion of financing in its initial phase, provides leverage to institutional investors who hold Bitcoin, bringing scale, structure, and sophistication to the […]

27 May, 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald announces next generation of ownership

Marking a significant milestone in Cantor Fitzgerald’s (the “Company”) 80-year history, Howard W. Lutnick, United States Secretary of Commerce and the Company’s former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to transfer his ownership to the next generation through trusts for the benefit of Brandon G. Lutnick, Chairman & CEO, Kyle S. Lutnick, Executive Vice Chairman, and his other adult children. Mr. Brandon Lutnick is the controlling trustee of such trusts.

19 May, 2025
Tether, SoftBank Group, and Jack Mallers Launch Twenty One, a Bitcoin-native Company, Through a Business Combination With Cantor Equity Partners

Backed by Tether and SoftBank Group, Twenty One is expected to launch with over 42,000 Bitcoin and a mission to maximize Bitcoin Ownership Per Share Co-founder Jack Mallers will lead Twenty One as CEO Twenty One is expected to offer investors a singular vehicle for Bitcoin exposure, pro-Bitcoin advocacy, and Bitcoin-focused content and media with […]

23 April, 2025
Cantor to acquire Canaccord Genuity Group’s U.S.-based Global Wholesale Market Making Business

New York, NY – April 1, 2025 – Cantor, a premier investment bank, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canaccord Genuity Group’s U.S.-based wholesale market making business, which specializes in U.S. OTC wholesale market making, including global equities and ADRs. The addition of this highly complementary business will further support Cantor’s […]

1 April, 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald partners with digital asset custodians Anchorage Digital and Copper.co to support Bitcoin financing business

New York, NY – March 11, 2025 – Cantor Fitzgerald today announced that Anchorage Digital and Copper.co (“Copper”) will serve as collateral managers and custodians for the firm’s new global Bitcoin financing business, which will provide leverage to institutional investors who hold Bitcoin. With proven security architecture, Anchorage Digital and Copper will deliver unparalleled resiliency […]

11 March, 2025
Howard Lutnick Confirmed as 41st United States Secretary of Commerce; Steps down from his positions at Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.

Pascal Bandelier, Sage Kelly, and Christian Wall appointed Co-Chief Executive Officers of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Cantor Fitzgerald’s Administration will be led by Brandon Lutnick, Stephen Merkel, Danny Salinas, and Mike Whitaker Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Executive Committee members are Pascal Bandelier, Sage Kelly, Brandon Lutnick, Kyle Lutnick, Stephen Merkel, Danny Salinas, Christian Wall, and […]

18 February, 2025