Cantor Equity Partners VI (CEPS) closes $115 million IPO, funds placed in trust
Cantor Equity Partners VI, Inc. closed its initial public offering on February 6, 2026, selling 11,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $115 million, including the full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. The company is a blank check company formed to effect a business combination with one or more businesses, and it has not yet identified a target in the filing. Shareholders' funds are held in a trust account and can be released only under the conditions described in the filing, including a business combination or redemption if no combination is completed within 24 months.
Key points
- IPO closed February 6, 2026: 11,500,000 Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 each, including 1,500,000 from the full over-allotment option, for gross proceeds of $115 million.
- Private placement of 300,000 Class A shares to sponsor Cantor EP Holdings VI, LLC at $10.00 per share, for $3 million; these shares cannot be transferred until 30 days after the initial business combination.
- $115 million was placed in a trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and will not be released until a business combination, a qualifying shareholder redemption, or liquidation if no combination is completed within 24 months.
The filing
Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:48 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 06, 2026.
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