Company: MCGAU
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001104659-25-117351
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Company: Yorkville Acquisition Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: 425
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,” said Kevin McGurn,
CEO of Yorkville Acquisition Corp. “To capitalize on this opportunity, we need strong strategic partners in the industry and an
experienced management team. We already had the partners; now we’ve added the team.”

“Steve and Sim are proven leaders with deep
crypto and capital markets expertise to lead such a historic project,” said Kris Marszalek, Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto.com. “This
is the next significant milestone for Trump Media Group CRO Strategy and CRO, and this is still just the beginning of the journey.”

“Such an ambitious project requires effective
and experienced leadership in both digital assets and capital markets,” said Devin Nunes, CEO and President of Trump Media. “Steve
and Sim have a strong track record in both areas, and we are excited to bring them on.”

Mr. Gutterman brings decades of experience successfully
leading high growth businesses, from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar businesses. He has led businesses in public listings, several turnarounds,
and over 40 acquisitions and dispositions, as well as having led capital raises in the aggregate of over $2 billion. Mr. Gutterman most
recently headed Gryphon Digital Mining (Nasdaq: GRYP), where he served as CEO to lead the bitcoin mining company’s turnaround and
secured its sale to American Bitcoin (Nasdaq: ABTC). Having served as CEO or President for companies across various industries, Mr. Gutterman
was also previously Executive Vice President of E*TRADE Financial Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of E*TRADE Bank.

“This is a defining moment for cryptocurrencies
and for digital asset treasuries,” said Mr. Gutterman. “MCGA is uniquely positioned to scale and create shareholder value.
No one else has the partners or the positioning that we do. Sim and I could not be more excited to lead MCGA and to work with the teams
at Yorkville, Crypto.com and Trump Media to Make CRO Great Again.”

Mr. Salzman is a 20-year finance and accounting
veteran with deep experience leading high-stakes transactions, SEC reporting, and digital-asset strategy across multiple public, high-growth
companies. As CFO of various firms, he has overseen complex capital-markets execution and large-scale M&A processes. Mr. Salzman most
recently served as CFO of Gryphon Digital Mining. Working alongside Mr. Gutterman, he led the company through its merger with American