SK Hynix: Plans to raise 43 trillion won through ADR listing
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Dollar sell-off occurred in the USD/KRW forward market in connection with the SK Hynix ADR listing.
According to Odaily Odaily, sources say there has been a sell-off of US dollars in the USD/KRW forward market related to the SK Hynix ADR listing. (Jinshi)
SK Hynix's roadshow presentation slides revealed: The motivation for listing stems from a dual pursuit of valuation reassessment and capital expansion.
According to Odaily Odaily, SK Hynix's US IPO roadshow presentation slides have been leaked. It is reported that Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, Coatue Management, and Situational Awareness Partners have individually (but not jointly) expressed their intention to subscribe for American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in this offering, with a total value of up to US$7 billion, at the initial public offering price. According to disclosed information, SK Hynix's IPO is driven by a dual motivation: valuation reassessment and capital expansion. It has long faced a valuation discount, currently trading at a forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of 6.2, lower than Micron Technology's 7. Measured by forward price-to-sales ratio, its 3.6 is also lower than Micron's 4.6. The fundamental reason for this valuation gap lies in the obstacles faced by US investors in directly investing in Korean stocks. Furthermore, the funds raised will be invested in expanding domestic production capacity in South Korea, including 45.5 trillion won in capital expenditure and 11.9 trillion won in EUV lithography machine procurement. (leinews)
AI investment boom faces a crucial test: SK Hynix's US IPO may be a key indicator.
According to Odaily Odaily, South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix plans to list on Nasdaq this Friday, becoming another major technology company to go public in the US after SpaceX. SK Hynix reportedly plans to raise approximately $28 billion through the issuance of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). As a key supplier to Nvidia, SK Hynix primarily produces high-bandwidth memory (HBM), DRAM, and NAND flash memory products, and its business is benefiting from the increased storage demand driven by the expansion of AI infrastructure. Market analysts believe that SK Hynix's US listing will be a crucial test of investor interest in the next wave of AI technology IPOs. Over the past 12 months, its South Korean-listed shares have surged by approximately 770%, exceeding the roughly 700% increase of its competitor Micron Technology during the same period. SK Hynix's listing reflects the expanding investment boom in the AI industry chain, moving from large-scale models and computing chips to memory and the semiconductor supply chain. The market anticipates a potential surge in large AI and technology company IPOs in the second half of 2026. (Fortune)
MiniMax plans to launch a large model with 2.7 trillion parameters.
PANews reported on July 8th that, according to sources, AI company MiniMax is developing a new large-scale language model with 2.7 trillion parameters, exceeding the scale of all currently available domestic AI models. The sources stated that this new model is expected to be released as early as the third quarter of this year. Internal employees involved in the development have designated it as M3 Pro, but it is unclear whether the company will use this name in the official release. MiniMax plans to open-source the model. This new model is significantly larger than MiniMax's current flagship model, M3 (428 billion parameters). Larger-scale AI models are better suited for handling complex reasoning and multi-step instruction tasks.
Sources indicate that SK Hynix will close its $28 billion ADR book-building process on Wednesday due to oversubscription.
According to Mars Finance, an insider revealed that SK Hynix will close the book-building process for its $28 billion American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on Wednesday (US time), as subscription orders have been oversubscribed several times. The source stated that this offering by the South Korean chipmaker is one of the largest IPOs in history globally. Its underwriters have informed investors that the book-building will close at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, pricing guidance will be released after the close of the South Korean stock market on Thursday, and the allocation results will be finalized later on Thursday (US time). SK Hynix previously stated in a filing that it would determine the final price of its ADRs on Thursday and begin trading on Nasdaq on July 10. The source said that US investors submitted large orders, with minimum orders around $200 million and some exceeding $1 billion. (Cailian Press)
Amazon plans to raise at least $25 billion through a dollar bond issuance.
According to BlockBeats, on July 7, Amazon plans to raise at least $25 billion through a dollar bond issuance.