Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) raised $400 million – as planned – with the pricing of its stock-only SPAC IPO – consisting of 40 million shares at $10.00 each- on Wednesday night, Aug. 20, 2025. Shares of Cantor Equity Partners IV started trading today – Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 – at $10.13 – up 13 cents for a 1.3 percent gain – in their debut at 10:22 a.m. EDT on the NASDAQ on volume of more than 3 million shares.
Cantor Equity Partners IV ended its first day of NASDAQ trading at $10.12 – up 12 cents for a 1.2 percent gain on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 – on volume of 16.5 million shares.
Cantor Equity Partners IV is unusual due to its structure as a stock-only SPAC IPO. Most SPAC IPOs are unit offerings with a unit consisting of either a share of stock and a whole or a fraction of a warrant – or a share of stock and a right to usually a fraction of a share of stock – upon the consummation of the initial business transaction.
Cantor was the sole book-runner.
New York, N.Y.-based Cantor Equity Partners IV said it intends to focus on a target in an industry where “we believe” that the expertise of its management team and affiliates will provide it with a competitive advantage, including (companies in) the financial services, digital assets, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries. according to the prospectus.
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