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Kokusai Electric Raises $724 Million in IPO despite Reduced Chip Demand

Kokusai’s IPO appears promising and may become a reference point for new listings in the future. Chip equipment maker Kokusai Electric has raised $724.4 million after pricing its shares at 1,840 yen each in its IPO. Kokusai Electric spun out of Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. which KKR bought in 2017. The current share offerings put the company’s valuation at 423.9 billion yen ($2.8 billion) – a 60% increase from the price KKR paid to acquire the group in 2017. Kokusai set its shares at the...

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