AI infra firm Accelevation poised for Nasdaq debut after below-range IPO
BUZZ-AI infra firm Accelevation poised for Nasdaq debut after below-range IPO ** AI infrastructure firm Accelevation Holdings ACCV.O set for Nasdaq debut on Weds after IPO priced below expectations
** Shares recently indicated to open at $18.05 vs $18 issue price
** Miamisburg, Ohio-based firm and shareholders late Tues sold 30 mln shares, well below the $20-$24 marketed range, for $540 mln raise
** ACCV offered 10 mln shares; certain selling stockholders affiliated with private equity firm Olympus Partners offloaded 20 mln
** ACCV forged ahead with its offering, braving more challenging market conditions as surging bond yields and a tightening interest rate environment have muffled risk appetite
** The fall new listing window continued to narrow on Tues as smart ring maker Oura became the latest US IPO hopeful to postpone its plans
** Founded in 2017, ACCV designs, makes and installs power distribution, cooling and modular infrastructure for data center customers
** Olympus Partners, which will control 85% voting power, bought ACCV from buyout shop LFM Capital last year
** Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan leading an 11-firm underwriting group for the IPO
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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