Bullish Moves to Acquire Equiniti in $4.2 Billion Deal, Targets Leadership in Tokenized Securities Market – Time Nigeria Magazine

By Time Nigeria Business Desk

Bullish has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Equiniti in a transaction valued at $4.2 billion, a move widely seen as one of the most ambitious efforts yet to merge traditional capital market infrastructure with blockchain-based financial technology. This is contained in press statement by Knowledge Bylanes through: info@knowledgebylanes.com and made available to Time Nigeria.

The statement stated: The acquisition, unveiled on Monday from George Town in the Cayman Islands, is expected to create what both companies describe as the world’s first fully integrated blockchain-enabled transfer agent platform for tokenized securities. The transaction signals a growing convergence between conventional financial systems and the rapidly evolving digital asset ecosystem.

Under the terms of the agreement, Bullish will assume approximately $1.85 billion of Equiniti’s debt while issuing about $2.35 billion worth of Bullish stock to complete the deal. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2027, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

The development places Bullish at the center of what industry observers increasingly describe as the next major transformation in global finance — the tokenization of traditional assets such as equities, bonds, and other securities.

Equiniti currently serves nearly 3,000 issuer clients and over 20 million shareholders worldwide, processing an estimated $500 billion in annual payments. As one of the world’s leading transfer agents, the company plays a crucial role in maintaining shareholder records and facilitating corporate actions for blue-chip corporations across major global markets.

Bullish, on the other hand, has built its reputation as an institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure provider operating…