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NEW YORK, May 17, 2021
Net comprehensive income1 grew to $860 million
Assets Under Management ("AUM")2 increased 58%
Counterparty loan originations grew over 510%
Erin Brown joins Executive Team as Chief Operating Officer
Galaxy Digital has agreed to acquire BitGo
NEW YORK, May 17, 2021 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) ("Galaxy Digital" the "Company" or "GDH Ltd.") today released financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 for both itself and Galaxy Digital Holdings LP (the "Partnership" or "GDH LP").
"Galaxy Digital reported another consecutive record quarter, as net comprehensive income grew to $860 million from $336 million in the prior quarter, AUM increased 58% in the quarter, and counterparty loan originations increased over 510%," said Michael Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital.
"Beyond delivering dramatic organic growth, we announced we will acquire BitGo, which will establish Galaxy Digital as the first full-service digital asset financial platform for institutions and ensure our business is aligned with broader institutional adoption."
Select Financial Highlights for the First Quarter 2021, compared to First Quarter 2020
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1 | Excluding non-controlling interests ("NCI"). |
2 | AUM is an internal estimate inclusive of a sub-advised fund, committed capital in a closed-end vehicle, and seed investments by affiliates. |
3 | This supplementary financial measure is defined as Digital assets plus Investments, less Digital assets sold short, less Investments sold short, less Non-controlling interests. |
Operating Highlights for the First Quarter 2021, compared to First Quarter 2020
Corporate Updates
Pending Acquisition of BitGo
Earnings Conference Call
An investor conference call will be held today, May 17, 2021 at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. A live webcast with the ability to ask questions will be available at: https://www.galaxydigital.io/investor-relations/ or directly at: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=144722. The conference call can also be accessed by investors in the United States or Canada by dialing 1-877-407-0789, or 1-201-689-8562 (outside the U.S. and Canada). A replay of the webcast will be available and can be accessed in the same manner as the live webcast on the Company's Investor Relations website. Through June 14, 2021, the recording will also be available by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or 1-412-317-6671 (outside the U.S. and Canada) passcode: 13719351.
About Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) ("GDH Ltd.") and Galaxy Digital Holdings LP ("GDH LP")
GDH Ltd.'s only significant asset is a minority investment in GDH LP. GDH LP is a diversified, financial services and investment management company in the digital asset, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology sector. GDH LP's multi-disciplinary team has extensive experience spanning investing, portfolio management, capital markets, operations, and blockchain technology. GDH LP operates in the following businesses: Trading, Asset Management, Principal Investments, Investment Banking and Mining. The CEO of GDH Ltd. and the general partner of GDH LP is Michael Novogratz. GDH LP is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Tokyo, Japan, London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jersey City, U.S., San Francisco, U.S., Chicago, U.S., and the Cayman Islands (registered office).
Additional information about GDH LP's businesses and products is available on www.galaxydigital.io.
This press release should be read in conjunction with (i) GDH LP's Management Discussion and Analysis and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and (ii) GDH Ltd.'s Management Discussion and Analysis and Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (together, the "Consolidated Financial Statements" and "MD&As"), which have been filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Disclaimers and Additional Information
The TSX has not approved or disapproved of the information contained herein. The Ontario Securities Commission has not passed upon the merits of the disclosure record of Galaxy Digital.
The Company listed on the TSX via TSX Sandbox, an initiative intended to facilitate listing applications that may not satisfy the original listing requirements of TSX, but due to facts or situations unique to a particular issuer otherwise warrant a listing on TSX. The TSX has exercised its discretion to waive the requirements of subsection 309(c)(i) of its manual (C$10 million in treasury resulting from public raise) which the Company did not meet and has approved the listing of the Company pursuant to TSX Sandbox. Galaxy Digital's approval pursuant to TSX Sandbox was conditioned upon public filing of an Annual Information Form and prominent quarterly disclosure of digital assets and investments, which the Company has completed and agreed to continue to provide. The Company will remain listed pursuant to TSX Sandbox until such time as it has completed a twelve-month period without significant compliance issues after graduation. In addition, Galaxy Digital is required to disclose the following two risk factors that were also included in the most recent Annual Information Form for the year-ended 2020: (1) The Company has limited operating history and its business lines are nascent and subject to material legal, regulatory, operational and other risks in every jurisdiction; and (2) the market price and trading volume of the Company's ordinary shares has been volatile and will likely continue to be so in response to, among other factors, market fluctuations in digital assets generally or the digital assets that Galaxy Digital holds or trades.
The performance of the Funds will vary from the performance of their respective indices.
BLOOMBERG is a trademark or service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. GALAXY is a trademark of Galaxy Digital Capital Management LP (GDCM). Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively, Bloomberg) are not affiliated with GDCM, the Galaxy Funds and their respective affiliates (collectively, Galaxy). Bloomberg's association with Galaxy is to act as the administrator and calculation agent of the Indices (collectively, the "Index"), which is the property of Bloomberg. Neither Bloomberg nor Galaxy guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to the Index or results to be obtained. Neither Bloomberg nor Galaxy make any warranty, express or implied, as to the Index, any data or values relating thereto or any financial product or instrument linked to, using as a component thereof or based on the Index (Products) or results to be obtained therefrom, and expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect thereto. To the maximum extent allowed by law, Bloomberg, its licensees, Galaxy, and their respective employees, contractors, agents, suppliers, and vendors shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for any injury or damages—whether direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, or otherwise—arising in connection with the Index, any data or values relating thereto or any Products—whether arising from their negligence or otherwise.
No Offer or Solicitation
This report shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of any of the proposed transactions. This report is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Additional Information
In connection with the proposed reorganization and combination, Galaxy will file a registration statement, including a management circular/prospectus and an information statement/prospectus, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). GALAXY AND BITGO SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE MANAGEMENT CIRCULAR/PROSPECTUS AND INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, RESPECTIVELY, WHEN SUCH DOCUMENTS BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders may obtain a free copy of the registration statement and such other documents (when available) and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the management circular/prospectus and an information statement/prospectus can also be obtained, when available, without charge, from Galaxy's website at https://investor.galaxydigital.io/.
CAUTION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information in this report may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and "forward-looking information" under Canadian securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the pending acquisition, domestication and the related transactions (the "transactions"), and the parties, perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to estimates, projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this presentation may include, for example, statements about: our ability to complete the transactions; our expectations around the performance of our and the target's business; our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following the transactions; or our financial performance following the transactions. The forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us taking into account information currently available to us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could result in the failure to consummate the transactions; (2) the possibility that the terms and conditions set forth in any definitive agreements with respect to the transactions may differ materially from the terms and conditions set forth herein; (3) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted following the transactions and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; (4) the inability to complete the transactions due to the failure to satisfy conditions to closing in the definitive agreements with respect to the transactions including in respect of shareholder and stock exchange approvals; (5) changes to the proposed structure of the transactions that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of the transactions; (6) the ability to meet and maintain listing standards following the consummation of the transactions; (7) the risk that the transactions disrupts current plans and operations; (8) costs related to the transactions; (9) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (10) the possibility that the combined company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (11) changes or events that impact the cryptocurrency industry, including potential regulation, that are out of our control; (12) the risk that our business will not grow in line with our expectations or continue on its current trajectory; (13) the possibility that our addressable market is smaller than we have anticipated and/or that we may not gain share of it; (14) those other risks contained in the Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2020 available on the Company's profile at www.sedar.com and (15) other risks and uncertainties to be indicated from time to time in filings made with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, they could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. We are not undertaking any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not take any statement regarding past trends or activities as a representation that the trends or activities will continue in the future. Accordingly, you should not put undue reliance on these statements.
Galaxy Digital Holdings LP's Financial Results
(in thousands) | March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash | $ | 93,163 | $ | 135,766 | ||
Digital assets | 2,006,367 | 850,380 | ||||
Investments | 351,643 | 260,383 | ||||
Receivable for digital asset trades | 28,845 | 13,204 | ||||
Digital asset loans receivable | 293,274 | 96,724 | ||||
Digital assets receivables | 149,287 | 12,813 | ||||
Assets posted as collateral | 36,840 | 15,768 | ||||
Receivables | 34,510 | 2,710 | ||||
Due from broker | 16,355 | 4,452 | ||||
Derivatives | 37,179 | 15,922 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 15,317 | 6,494 | ||||
Goodwill | 15,515 | 15,515 | ||||
Loans receivable | 60,226 | 8,510 | ||||
3,138,521 | 1,438,641 | |||||
Digital assets receivables | 28,227 | 6,911 | ||||
Right of use asset | 4,421 | 4,573 | ||||
Property and equipment | 6,264 | 3,693 | ||||
Intangible asset | 1,945 | 2,406 | ||||
40,857 | 17,583 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 3,179,378 | $ | 1,456,224 | ||
Liabilities | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Digital assets sold short | $ | 5,240 | $ | 5,278 | ||
Investments sold short | 14,771 | 4,384 | ||||
Warrant liability | 52,708 | 20,781 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 111,093 | 34,154 | ||||
Payable for digital asset trades | 18,684 | 31,144 | ||||
Digital asset loans payable | 572,936 | 226,399 | ||||
Loans Payable | 42,400 | — | ||||
Collateral payable | 188,323 | 44,660 | ||||
Lease liability | 726 | 742 | ||||
1,006,881 | 367,542 | |||||
Lease liability | 4,447 | 4,515 | ||||
Total liabilities | 1,011,328 | 372,057 | ||||
Equity | ||||||
Partners' capital | 1,677,959 | 798,211 | ||||
Non-controlling interests | 490,091 | 285,956 | ||||
Total equity | 2,168,050 | 1,084,167 | ||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 3,179,378 | $ | 1,456,224 |
(in thousands) | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | ||||
Income | ||||||
Advisory and management fees | $ | 1,913 | $ | 1,587 | ||
Net income from digital asset mining (Note 23) | 923 | — | ||||
Leasing income from mining equipment (Note 23) | 506 | — | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on digital assets | 666,668 | (38,152) | ||||
Net realized gain on investments | 151,138 | 163 | ||||
Interest income | 8,533 | 1,439 | ||||
Net derivative gain | 18,859 | 4,435 | ||||
Other income | 1,187 | — | ||||
849,727 | (30,528) | |||||
Operating expenses | ||||||
Equity based compensation | 7,099 | 1,621 | ||||
Compensation and compensation related | 94,952 | 7,184 | ||||
General and administrative | 5,341 | 3,196 | ||||
Professional fees | 4,566 | 1,638 | ||||
Profit share arrangement expense | 4,134 | — | ||||
Interest | 13,792 | 1,011 | ||||
Insurance | 150 | 282 | ||||
Director fees | 208 | 50 | ||||
(130,242) | (14,982) | |||||
Net unrealized gain on digital assets | 362,909 | 12,924 | ||||
Net unrealized gain on investments | 60,282 | 4,674 | ||||
Revaluation of warrant liability | (36,817) | — | ||||
Unrealized foreign currency gain (loss) | 3,068 | (174) | ||||
Realized foreign currency gain (loss) | (350) | 332 | ||||
389,092 | 17,756 | |||||
Income (loss) for the period | $ | 1,108,577 | $ | (27,754) | ||
Income (loss) attributed to: | ||||||
Unit holders of the Partnership | $ | 859,958 | $ | (26,941) | ||
Non-controlling interests | 248,619 | (813) | ||||
$ | 1,108,577 | $ | (27,754) | |||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ | 284 | $ | 17 | ||
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period | $ | 1,108,861 | $ | (27,737) | ||
Comprehensive income (loss) attributed to: | ||||||
Unit holders of the Partnership | $ | 860,242 | $ | (26,924) | ||
Non-controlling interests | 248,619 | (813) | ||||
$ | 1,108,861 | $ | (27,737) |
Income and expenses by each reportable segment of GDH LP for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
Trading | Principal Investments | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Mining | Corporate and Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||
Income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Advisory and management fees | $ | 95 | $ | — | $ | 1,818 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,913 | |||||||
Net income from digital asset mining | — | — | — | — | 923 | — | 923 | ||||||||||||||
Leasing income from mining equipment | — | — | — | — | 506 | — | 506 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on digital assets | 480,356 | 45,515 | 140,797 | — | — | — | 666,668 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | 151,138 | — | — | — | — | 151,138 | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 8,511 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 8,533 | ||||||||||||||
Net derivative gain | 18,859 | — | — | — | — | — | 18,859 | ||||||||||||||
Other income | 866 | 321 | — | — | — | — | 1,187 | ||||||||||||||
508,687 | 196,996 | 142,615 | — | 1,429 | — | 849,727 | |||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 73,811 | 10,349 | 4,236 | 864 | 715 | 40,267 | 130,242 | ||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain on digital assets | 158,617 | 94,818 | 109,251 | — | 223 | — | 362,909 | ||||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain on investments | — | 60,282 | — | — | — | — | 60,282 | ||||||||||||||
Net unrealized loss on warrant liability | — | — | — | — | — | (36,817) | (36,817) | ||||||||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency loss | 3,068 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,068 | ||||||||||||||
Realized foreign currency loss | (2) | (348) | — | — | — | — | (350) | ||||||||||||||
161,683 | 154,752 | 109,251 | — | 223 | (36,817) | 389,092 | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) for the period, including non-controlling interests | $ | 596,559 | $ | 341,399 | $ | 247,630 | $ | (864) | $ | 937 | $ | (77,084) | $ | 1,108,577 |
Income and expenses by each reportable segment of GDH LP for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Trading | Principal Investments | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Corporate and Other | Totals | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) | ||||||||||||||||||
Advisory and management fees | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,237 | $ | 350 | $ | — | $ | 1,587 | ||||||
Net realized loss on digital assets | (37,016) | (532) | (604) | — | — | (38,152) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | 163 | — | — | — | 163 | ||||||||||||
Interest income | 1,090 | 337 | 5 | 7 | — | 1,439 | ||||||||||||
Net derivative gain | 4,435 | — | — | — | — | 4,435 | ||||||||||||
(31,491) | (32) | 638 | 357 | — | (30,528) | |||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 3,974 | 1,047 | 3,318 | 1,242 | 5,401 | 14,982 | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) on digital assets | 14,565 | (1,469) | (172) | — | — | 12,924 | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized gain on investments | — | 4,674 | — | — | — | 4,674 | ||||||||||||
Unrealized foreign currency loss | (174) | — | — | — | — | (174) | ||||||||||||
Realized foreign currency gain | 332 | — | — | — | — | 332 | ||||||||||||
14,723 | 3,205 | (172) | — | — | 17,756 | |||||||||||||
Net loss for the period, including non-controlling interests | $ | (20,742) | $ | 2,126 | $ | (2,852) | $ | (885) | $ | (5,401) | $ | (27,754) |
Assets and liabilities by reportable segment of GDH LP as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
Trading | Principal Investments | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Mining | Corporate and Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,800,692 | $ | 775,031 | $ | 504,388 | $ | 6,244 | $ | 57,608 | $ | 35,415 | $ | 3,179,378 | |||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 867,495 | $ | 101 | $ | 6,276 | $ | 155 | $ | 40,504 | $ | 96,797 | $ | 1,011,328 |
Assets and liabilities by reportable segment of GDH LP as of December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Trading | Principal Investments | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Mining | Corporate and Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 751,138 | $ | 357,529 | $ | 307,720 | $ | 6,190 | $ | 3,633 | $ | 30,014 | $ | 1,456,224 | |||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 333,321 | $ | 101 | $ | 18,170 | $ | 22 | $ | — | $ | 20,443 | $ | 372,057 |
Select statement of financial position information
The fair value of each asset class by reporting segment of GDH LP as of March 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):
Trading | Principal Investments | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Mining | Corporate and Other | Totals | |||||||||||||||
Digital assets | $ | 1,248,656 | $ | 271,299 | $ | 484,954 | $ | — | $ | 1,458 | $ | — | $ | 2,006,367 | |||||||
Digital assets receivables | — | 177,514 | — | — | — | — | 177,514 | ||||||||||||||
Digital assets posted as collateral | 36,622 | — | — | — | — | — | 36,622 | ||||||||||||||
Investments: | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Launch Network | — | 950 | — | — | — | — | 950 | ||||||||||||||
Convertible Notes | — | 4,399 | — | — | — | — | 4,399 | ||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | — | 109,671 | — | — | — | — | 109,671 | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock | — | 56,112 | — | — | — | — | 56,112 | ||||||||||||||
LP/LLC Interests | — | 155,021 | — | — | — | — | 155,021 | ||||||||||||||
Warrants/Trust Units/Trust Shares | 25,485 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 25,490 | ||||||||||||||
$ | 1,310,763 | $ | 774,971 | $ | 484,954 | $ | — | $ | 1,458 | $ | — | $ | 2,572,146 |
The fair value of each asset class by reporting segment of GDH LP as of December 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):
Trading | Principal Investments | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Corporate and Other | Totals | |||||||||||||
Digital assets | $ | 444,216 | $ | 118,555 | $ | 287,609 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 850,380 | ||||||
Digital assets receivables | — | 19,724 | — | — | — | 19,724 | ||||||||||||
Digital assets posted as collateral | 15,625 | — | — | — | — | 15,625 | ||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||||
Pre-Launch Network | — | 500 | — | — | — | 500 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Notes | — | 4,501 | — | — | — | 4,501 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | — | 86,258 | — | — | — | 86,258 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock | — | 29,970 | — | — | — | 29,970 | ||||||||||||
LP/LLC Interests | — | 84,311 | — | — | — | 84,311 | ||||||||||||
Warrants/Trust Units | 51,182 | 3,661 | — | — | — | 54,843 | ||||||||||||
$ | 511,023 | $ | 347,480 | $ | 287,609 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,146,112 |
All figures are in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.
SOURCE Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd.
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