Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, made a successful debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after raising over 120 billion yen ($800 million) in its initial public offering.
The company had raised 120 billion yen ($800 million) in its IPO , exercising a overallotment option. Kioxia , formerly known as Toshiba Memory, was the chip division of Toshiba, and was sold to a Bain-led consortium in 2018 for $18 billion. Shares of Japan computer memory manufacturer Kioxia rose 2.69% on its debut in Tokyo after the company raised over just over 120 billion yen ($800 million) in its initial public offering.Shares were trading at 1,484 yen at 9:14 a.m.
Tokyo time, slightly higher than the offer price of 1,455 yen per share, the midpoint of its IPO price band ranging from 1,390-1,520 yen. Kioxia initially offered 71.8 million shares, but later exercised an overallotment option to offer an additional 10.79 million shares, according to The IPO consisted of Kioxia issuing new shares, as well as a sale of shares from major shareholders Bain Capital and Toshiba. Early on Wednesday, Reuters reported that Kioxia had requested its major shareholders to sell more shares so as to meet listing requirements on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Prime market.Third time's the charm Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyon the grounds that'continued market volatility and ongoing concerns about a second wave of the pandemic' meant that it was not in the best interest of shareholders to proceed with a public listing, it said in a statement at the time.in September that Bain scrapped its plan for an IPO in October. This was due to a sell off in Japanese stocks in August, which made the 1.5-trillion-yen valuation that Bain had been targeting'challenging,' according to the Reuters report
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