Avalanche Foundation-backed treasury firm to go public through $675 million merger deal, targeting $1 billion AVAX buy

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Avalanche Treasury Co. (AVAT) will merge with Mountain Lake to create a public automobile for AVAX publicity.
AVAT gives institutional traders discounted entry to AVAX and goals to build up over $1 billion in AVAX property after going public.

Avalanche Treasury Co. (AVAT), a devoted digital asset treasury firm designed to strengthen the Avalanche ecosystem, is ready to go public via a merger take care of Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. (MLAC) valued at over $675 million, in accordance with a Wednesday assertion.

The transaction contains roughly $460 million in treasury property submit–personal placement financing and goals to create a number one public automobile for AVAX publicity. The mixed firm is predicted to debut on Nasdaq in Q1 2026, pending approvals.

Working in shut partnership with the Avalanche Basis, AVAT is launching with an preliminary AVAX token buy at a reduced market worth and could have an 18-month precedence on Avalanche Basis gross sales to US digital asset treasury firms.

The construction delivers publicity at a 0.77x NAV a number of, giving traders a 23% cheaper entry level than direct AVAX or ETF alternate options.

“Many establishments have issue accessing digital property or are restricted to holding native tokens with out yield or ecosystem integration. We created Avalanche Treasury Co. to supply one thing we imagine shall be extra useful than passive publicity,” stated AVAT CEO Bart Smith.

The corporate goals to build up greater than $1 billion value of AVAX after going public. Ava Labs founder Emin Gün Sirer will function strategic advisor, whereas Chief Enterprise Officer John Nahas will be a part of the general public firm’s board.

“We’re very happy to welcome AVAT to the Avalanche ecosystem,” stated Emin Gün Sirer. “I’m honored to help them as an advisor. Their participation displays the rising sophistication and momentum shaping Avalanche’s future.”

In accordance with Paul Grinberg, Chairman & CEO of MLAC, the transaction displays confidence in AVAT’s potential to execute at scale via an skilled workforce and advisory group.

“Avalanche’s structure addresses actual enterprise wants in methods different protocols merely don’t,” Grinberg acknowledged. “What attracted us to this transaction is AVAT’s operational mandate and constructing a treasury that actively drives token utility and adoption, not simply shopping for and holding.”

The transaction attracted funding from main establishments, together with Dragonfly, ParaFi Capital, VanEck, FalconX, Galaxy Digital, Pantera Capital, CoinFund, IMC, Kraken, and others. FalconX will present execution and credit score providers, whereas Monarq will function an asset supervisor for AVAT.