Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 14, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 14, 2025
CEPO$10.800.0%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-15.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-08-14.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
Compared 45 previous paragraphs and 55 current paragraphs.
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Added paragraphs (13)
Current report
On July 16, 2025, we entered into a business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), with BSTR Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pubco”), BSTR Intermediate, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“CEPO Merger Sub”), BSTR Holdings (Cayman), a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Seller”), BSTR Newco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seller (“Newco”), PEMS Sub A, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“CEPO Subsidiary A”), PEMS Sub B, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CEPO Subsidiary A (“CEPO Subsidiary B”) and PEMS Merger Sub C, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of CEPO Subsidiary B (“Newco Merger Sub”).
Current report
Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (a) we will merge with and into CEPO Merger Sub, with CEPO Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “CEPO Merger”), and with our shareholders (i) holding our Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B ordinary shares”), receiving one Class A ordinary share for each Class B ordinary share held by such shareholder immediately prior to the CEPO Merger, and (ii) receiving one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Pubco (“Pubco Class A Stock”) for each Class A ordinary share held by such shareholder at the time of the CEPO Merger, and (b) at least two hours after the CEPO Merger, Newco Merger Sub will merge with and into Newco, with Newco continuing as the surviving company (the “Newco Merger”, and together with the CEPO Merger, the “Mergers”), and with (i) the Seller receiving shares of Pubco Class A Stock and Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Pubco in exchange for its membership interests in Newco (the “Newco Interests”), and (ii) the Newco Equity PIPE Investors (as defined below) converting their Newco Interests into non-voting units of Newco (the “Newco Exchange Interests”), which Newco Exchange Interests shall be exchangeable for an equal number of shares of Pubco Class A Stock or at Pubco’s election, the cash equivalent. As a result of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”), CEPO Merger Sub will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco, CEPO Subsidiary B will become the managing member of Newco, and Pubco will become a publicly traded company.
Current report
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, (a) we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements (the “July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (the “July Convertible Note Investors”), pursuant to which the July Convertible Note Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement, $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.00% convertible senior secured notes due five years after the closing date of the Transactions (“Convertible Notes”) to be issued pursuant to and on the terms set forth in an indenture (the “Indenture”), (b) we and Pubco entered into a subscription agreement with an investor, pursuant to which such investor has agreed to purchase, in a private placement, shares of Pubco’s 7.00% perpetual convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”) to be issued by Pubco pursuant to and on the terms set forth in a certificate of designations with an aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000 at $85.00 per share, (c) we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the “CEPO Cash Equity PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the CEPO Cash Equity PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement immediately prior to the CEPO Merger, 40,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, at a purchase price of $10.00 per share payable in cash, for an aggregate purchase price of $400,000,000, (d) we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the “CEPO Bitcoin Equity PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the CEPO Bitcoin Equity PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement immediately prior to the CEPO Merger, a certain number of Class A ordinary shares, at $10.00 per share, in exchange for 4,156.11 Bitcoin in the aggregate, with the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued to each CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investor being equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of Bitcoin contributed by such CEPO BTC Equity PIPE Investor multiplied by (B) the U.S. dollar price of one Bitcoin as determined by the average of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - New York Variant for the ten-day period ending on the second day prior to the closing date of the Transactions (the “Closing Bitcoin Price”), and then divided by (ii) $10.00, and (e) we, Pubco and Newco entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the “Newco Equity PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the Newco Equity PIPE Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement immediately prior to the Newco Merger, a certain number of Newco Interests, at $10.00 per interest, in exchange for 865 Bitcoin in the aggregate, with the number of Newco Interests to be issued to each Newco Equity PIPE Investor being equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of Bitcoin contributed by such Newco Equity PIPE Investor multiplied by (B) the Closing Bitcoin Price, and then divided by (ii) $10.00.
Current report
Pubco has also granted the July Convertible Note Investors options to purchase (i) additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125,000,000, exercisable within fifteen days following the date of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements (the “First Convertible Notes Option”), (ii) additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $125,000,000, exercisable within thirty days following the date of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements, and (iii) Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount of up to $320,000,000, exercisable within thirty days following the date of the July Convertible Notes Subscription Agreements. As of August 1, 2025, certain July Convertible Notes Investors exercised theirpro rata share of the First Convertible Notes Option (including with respect to the unexercised portion of other July Convertible Notes Investors) to purchase additional Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $34,870,000.
Current report
Simultaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, we, Pubco and the Sponsor entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement pursuant to which the Sponsor, among other things, agreed to vote its Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares in favor of the adoption and approval of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.
Current report
Certain of our existing agreements will be amended or amended and restated in connection with the Transactions.
Current report
On August 7, 2025, we and Pubco entered into subscription agreements with certain investors (the “August Convertible Note Investors”), pursuant to which the August Convertible Note Investors have agreed to purchase, in a private placement, $30,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes to be issued pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
Current report
For more information regarding the Transactions, refer to our filings with the SEC, including the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by us with the SEC on July 17, 2025, July 22, 2025 and August 7, 2025, and the other filings we and Pubco may make from time to time with the SEC.
Current report
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we had a net loss of approximately $43,000, which resulted from approximately $43,000 of general and administrative expenses.
Current report
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we had a net loss of approximately $43,000, which resulted from approximately $43,000 of general and administrative expenses.
Current report
Investment Held in the Trust Account
Current report
Starting on January 9, 2025, our investment in a money market fund has been held in the Trust Account that is custodied by CF Secured with Continental acting as trustee.
Current report
Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share
Removed paragraphs (4)
Previous report
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had no net income or net loss.
Previous report
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held in the Trust Account
Previous report
As of March 31, 2025, our assets held in the Trust Account at CF Secured were comprised of approximately $650,000 in cash and approximately $200,536,000 in cash equivalents.
Previous report
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
Reworded paragraphs (9)
Previous wording
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of the Private Placement Shares on January 8, 2025, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per share) from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) acting as trustee. The funds in the Trust Account were initially held in an account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and on January 9, 2025, were transferred to an account at CF Secured, LLC (“CF Secured”), an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, or held as cash or cash items (including in demand deposit accounts) at a bank as determined by us, until the earlier of the consummation of: (i) the completion of the Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
Current wording
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and sale of the Private Placement Shares on January 8, 2025, an amount of $200,000,000 ($10.00 per share) from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) acting as trustee. The funds in the Trust Account were initially held in an account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and on January 9, 2025, were transferred to an account at CF Secured, LLC (“CF Secured”), an affiliate of the Sponsor. The Trust Account may be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, or held as cash or cash items (including in demand deposit accounts) at a bank as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of the Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
Previous wording
In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules relating to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, that would require registrants to provide climate-related disclosures in registration statements and certain periodic reports. The final rules set forth requirements for disclosure of material climate-related risks, mitigation activities, targets and goals, and governance. The rules also require disclosure of certain greenhouse gas emissions metrics and attestation of emissions disclosures. Subsequent to the issuance of the final rules, in April 2024, the SEC has released an order staying the final rules pending judicial review of all of the petitions challenging the rules and in March 2025, the SEC voted to end its defense of the rules. We are continuing to monitor the developments pertaining to the rules. However, if these reporting requirements are implemented following the completion of judicial review, they may significantly increase the complexity of our periodic reporting as a U.S. public company.
Current wording
In March 2024, the SEC adopted final rules relating toThe Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, that would require registrants to provide climate-related disclosures in registration statements and certain periodic reports. The final rules set forth requirements for disclosure of material climate-related risks, mitigation activities, targets and goals, and governance. The rules also require disclosure of certain greenhouse gas emissions metrics and attestation of emissions disclosures. Subsequent to the issuance of the final rules, in April 2024, the SEC has released an order staying the final rules pending judicial review of all of the petitions challenging the rules and in March 2025, the SEC voted to end its defense of the rules. We are continuing to monitor the developments pertaining to the rules. However, if these reporting requirements are implemented following the completion of judicial review, they may significantly increase the complexity of our periodic reporting as a U.S. public company.
Previous wording
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had approximately $275,000 and $0, respectively, of cash in our operating account. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had working capital of approximately $196,000 and a working capital deficit of approximately $299,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $1,186,000 and $0, respectively, of interest income earned on funds held in the Trust Account was available to pay taxes, if any.
Current wording
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had $25,000 and $0, respectively, of cash in our operating account. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $75,000 and approximately $299,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $3,316,000 and $0, respectively, of interest income earned on funds held in the Trust Account was available to pay taxes, if any.
Previous wording
Our liquidity needs through March 31, 2025 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of our Class B ordinary shares, a loan of approximately $134,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”), the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement with the Sponsor not held in the Trust Account and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). We fully repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed to loan us up to $1,750,000 to fund our expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements (the “Sponsor Loan”), of which no amount has been drawn by us as of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Current wording
Our liquidity needs through June 30, 2025 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of our Class B ordinary shares, a loan of approximately $134,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”), the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement with the Sponsor not held in the Trust Account and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). We fully repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed to loan us up to $1,750,000 to fund our expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements (the “Sponsor Loan”), of which approximately $244,000 and $0 has been drawn by us as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Previous wording
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we had net income of approximately $993,000, which consisted of approximately $1,186,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $165,000 of general and administrative expenses, and approximately $28,000 of administrative expenses paid to the Sponsor.
Current wording
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, we had net income of approximately $1,955,000, which consisted of approximately $2,130,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $145,000 of general and administrative expenses, and $30,000 of administrative expenses paid to the Sponsor.
Previous wording
Our results of operations and our ability to complete the Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our results of operations and our ability to consummate the Business Combination could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, inflation, fluctuations in interest rates, increases in tariffs, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete the Business Combination.
Current wording
Our results of operations and our ability to complete the Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our results of operations and our ability to consummate the Business Combination could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, fluctuations in interest rates, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We cannot at this time predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete the Business Combination.
Previous wording
As of both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no borrowings under the Sponsor Loan, Working Capital Loans or the Sponsor Note.
Current wording
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had approximately $244,000 and $0, respectively, outstanding under the Sponsor Loan. As of both June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had no borrowings under the Working Capital Loans or the Sponsor Note.
Previous wording
The preparation of our unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, in our unaudited condensed financial statements. These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our condensed balance sheets, unaudited condensed statements of operations, unaudited condensed statements of comprehensive income, unaudited condensed statements of shareholders’ equity (deficit) and unaudited condensed statements of cash flows could be materially affected. We believe that the following accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.
Current wording
The preparation of our unaudited condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, in our unaudited condensed financial statements. These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our condensed balance sheets, unaudited condensed statements of operations, unaudited condensed statements of shareholders’ equity (deficit) and unaudited condensed statements of cash flows could be materially affected. We believe that the following accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.
Previous wording
We comply with the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260,Earnings Per Share. Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income applicable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the applicable periods. We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share and allocate net income pro rata to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, nonredeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
Current wording
We comply with the accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC 260,Earnings Per Share. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the applicable periods. We apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share and allocate net income (loss) pro rata to Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, nonredeemable Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value is not in excess of the fair value.
Rearranged current paragraphs (1)
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we had net income of approximately $2,949,000, which consisted of approximately $3,316,000 of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $309,000 of general and administrative expenses, and approximately $58,000 of administrative expenses paid to the Sponsor.