Sequans Communications, a France-based developer of 5G and IoT semiconductor expertise, has introduced a transfer into Bitcoin with a brand new treasury initiative backed by a $384 million personal placement.  

The funding contains $195 million in fairness securities and $189 million in convertible secured notes. Sequans plans to allocate this capital towards constructing a Bitcoin place alongside its core IoT operations. 

“Our Bitcoin treasury technique displays our robust conviction in Bitcoin as a premier asset and a compelling long-term funding,” mentioned Georges Karam, CEO of Sequans. “We consider Bitcoin’s distinctive traits will improve our monetary resilience and ship important worth to our shareholders.” 

To information its treasury technique, Sequans is partnering with Swan Bitcoin, a U.S.-based agency specializing in Bitcoin custody, institutional liquidity, and funding technique. Swan will assist the corporate navigate the operational and safety facets of Bitcoin acquisition and storage. 

Throughout the brand new initiative, Karam emphasised that Sequans stays dedicated to its major mission. “We proceed to help our clients with a strong 4G and 5G product roadmap, delivering revolutionary options to satisfy evolving IoT utility wants and guaranteeing a seamless transition from 4G to 5G,” he mentioned. 

Sequans will difficulty over 1.39 billion odd shares and warrants within the fairness providing and extra warrants tied to the debt placement. The providing is anticipated to shut by July 1, pending shareholder approval at a June 30 assembly.  

Placement brokers embody Northland Capital Markets, B. Riley Securities, and Yorkville Securities. Authorized counsel contains Lowenstein Sandler LLP (U.S.) and ARCHERS (France) for Sequans, and Goodwin Procter LLP for the brokers.  

The transfer aligns Sequans with a rising pattern of public corporations leveraging Bitcoin as a treasury asset—a technique popularized by corporations like Technique and Semler Scientific. Sequans at the moment holds a market cap of round $40 million. Its shares dropped 12% to $1.62 in Monday buying and selling following the announcement.