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Forward Industries, Inc. Announces $1.65 Billion Private Placement in Cash and Stablecoin Commitments Led by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital to Initiate Solana Treasury Strategy
Kyle Samani, Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital, to Become Chairman of the Board of Directors, Effective Upon the Closing of the Private Placement Private
About this update from Forward Industries, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nKyle Samani, Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital, to Become Chairman of the Board of Directors, Effective Upon the Closing of the Private Placement\n\n\nPrivate Placement is the Largest Solana-focused Digital Asset Treasury Company Raise to Date\n\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nForward Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORD) (the \"Company\" or “Forward Industries”) today announced $1.65 billion in cash and stablecoin commitments for a private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) offering led by Galaxy Digital (“Galaxy;” NASDAQ: GLXY), Jump Crypto, and Multicoin Capital (“Multicoin”) to initiate a Solana-focused digital asset treasury strategy, aligning the Company with the fast-growing Solana ecosystem. C/M Capital Partners, LP, one of the Company’s largest existing shareholders, is also a participant in this transaction.\n\n\nGalaxy, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin will provide both capital and strategic support to help Forward Industries structure and execute its Solana treasury strategy and with the goal of positioning it as the leading publicly traded institutional participant in the Solana ecosystem. Leveraging this leading group of sponsors, Forward Industries aims to generate differentiated onchain returns and build long-term shareholder value through active participation in the Solana ecosystem.\n\n\n“Solana has emerged as one of the most innovative and widely adopted blockchain ecosystems in the world. Our strategy to build an active Solana treasury program underscores our conviction in the long-term potential of SOL and our commitment to building shareholder value by directly participating in its growth,” said Michael Pruitt, Chief Executive Officer of Forward Industries. “Working with Galaxy, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin – firms with deep expertise and proven track records of investing and building in the Solana ecosystem – gives us a strong foundation to execute this strategy and position the Company as a key player within the digital assets space.”\n\n\nLead Investors\n\n\nThe PIPE sponsors represent a strategic alliance among three of the leading firms in crypto.\n\n\n\nGalaxy: As one of the largest Solana validators and one of the most scaled institutional digital asset platforms, Galaxy will offer its trading, lending, structuring, staking, and blockchain infrastructure services and solutions to the Company. Galaxy Asset...