Goldman Sachs' $2.25B NEOS Deal Hands It Ready-Made Bitcoin Income ETF Business
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Goldman Sachs is acquiring NEOS for $2.25 billion, gaining a ready-made Bitcoin income ETF business. The deal includes NEOS's approximately $1 billion Bitcoin covered-call fund, instantly scaling Goldman's presence in the niche. This acquisition hands Goldman a significant foothold in the crypto ETF market, expanding its offerings and potentially drawing more institutional investors to the space.
The cash-and-equity deal for the options-income specialist folds in NEOS's roughly $1 billion Bitcoin covered-call fund, giving Goldman instant scale in a crypto ETF niche it had only just entered on paper.