Coincheck Group N.V. ordinary shares and
warrants to begin trading on Nasdaq on December 11, 2024 as “CNCK”
and “CNCKW,” respectively.
Coincheck Group N.V. (“Coincheck”), a Dutch public limited
liability company and a holding company of a cryptocurrency trading
service company, and Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc.
(Nasdaq: THCP, THCPU & THCPW) (“Thunder Bridge IV”), a special
purpose acquisition company, announced today the consummation of
their previously announced business combination. As a result, the
ordinary shares and warrants of Coincheck will commence trading on
Nasdaq on December 11, 2024 under the new ticker symbols “CNCK” and
“CNCKW,” respectively. The business combination was approved at a
special meeting of the shareholders of Thunder Bridge IV on
December 5, 2024.
“The completion of our business combination with Thunder Bridge
IV marks an extraordinary milestone for Coincheck,” said Oki
Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and Chairman of Monex
Group, Inc., and Executive Chairman of Coincheck. “Coincheck was
created through the fusion of a robust business foundation built in
Japan, combined with the strengths of the U.S. capital markets
through the close collaboration of exceptional business and capital
markets talent in both Japan and the U.S. We are incredibly proud
and excited to become a Nasdaq listed company and for what the
future holds for the Coincheck group companies and our
shareholders.”
“We are pleased to announce the closing of our merger with the
entire Coincheck team,” said Gary Simanson, President and CEO of
Thunder Bridge IV. “As a member of the board of directors and CEO
of Coincheck, I look forward to partnering with Oki and his team to
build one of the preeminent global crypto and Web3 companies in the
world.”
Coincheck Group N.V. (“CNCK” and “CNCKW”), is a global holding
company, headquartered in the Netherlands, operating in the crypto
asset and Web3 domains, and is the parent company of Coincheck,
Inc. (“Coincheck Japan”), which operates the regulated crypto asset
trading service “Coincheck” in Japan. Coincheck Japan is the
leading crypto asset exchange in Japan and is one of the most
established and trusted names in crypto. Coincheck Japan has been
recognized as Japan’s No.1* most downloaded trading app for five
consecutive years. Coincheck is on a mission to “Make Exchange of
New Value Easier” by utilizing crypto assets and blockchain
technology.
Coincheck Group N.V. is one of only two publicly listed
companies on NASDAQ having a crypto asset exchange as its core
business. As a newly listed NASDAQ company, and “Your Trusted
Global Partner in the Digital World,” Coincheck is well-positioned
to further solidify the group’s dominant position in Japan’s crypto
asset trading industry and to establish the group as a global
player in the crypto and Web3 industry worldwide.
The business combination resulted in gross proceeds of
approximately $31.6 million to the combined company, including
funds held in a restricted account pursuant to the terms of the
previously announced non-redemption agreement, and net of Thunder
Bridge IV shareholder redemptions.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as sole financial advisor to
Monex Group, Inc., Coincheck Japan’s former direct parent company
and now the parent company of Coincheck, in connection with the
business combination. Galaxy Digital Partners LLC served as
financial advisor to Thunder Bridge IV and Barclays Capital Inc,
BTIG, LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Inc, Keefe, Bruyette &
Woods, Inc., a Stifel Company, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
served as capital markets advisors to Thunder Bridge IV in
connection with the business combination. Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough LLP, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Littler
Mendelson P.C. and Allen & Overy LLP served as legal advisors
to Thunder Bridge IV and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP,
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
N.V. served as legal advisors to Coincheck and Monex Group,
Inc.
Forward Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements
about trading, future financial and operating results, plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future
operations, products and services; and other statements identified
by words such as “will likely result,” “are expected to,” “will
continue,” “is anticipated,” “estimated,” “believe,” “intend,”
“plan,” “projection,” “outlook” or words of similar meaning or the
negative thereof. These forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding Coincheck’s trading, industry
and market sizes, future opportunities for Coincheck , Coincheck
Japan and Thunder Bridge IV, Coincheck’s estimated future results
and the business combination between Thunder Bridge IV and
Coincheck.. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the
current beliefs and expectations of our management and are
inherently subject to significant business, economic and
competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are
difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, which could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from those
presently anticipated including (i) a delay or failure to realize
the expected benefits from the business combination, (ii) risks
related to disruption of management’s time from ongoing business
operations due to the business combination, (iii) changes in the
cryptocurrency and digital asset markets in which Coincheck
competes, including with respect to its competitive landscape,
technology evolution or regulatory changes, (iv) changes in
domestic and global general economic conditions, (v) risk that
Coincheck may not be able to execute its growth strategies,
including identifying and executing acquisitions, (vi) risk that
Coincheck may not be able to develop and maintain effective
internal controls and (vii) and other risks and uncertainties
discussed in Coincheck’s filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Coincheck undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as
required by law.
About Coincheck Group N.V.
Coincheck Group N.V. is a Dutch public limited liability company
and a holding company of Coincheck, Inc., , which operates the
“Coincheck” cryptocurrency trading service, and has achieved the
highest number of app downloads in Japan for 5 consecutive years*.
With the mission of “Making Exchange of New Value Easier,”
Coincheck, Inc. aims to create better services that allow people to
feel the value of new exchanges created by cryptocurrencies and
blockchain technologies, through the latest technology and advanced
security.
*Target: Cryptocurrency trading app in Japan, Period: January
2019-December 2023, Data cooperation: App Tweak
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