** Shares of bitcoin miner Bitdeer Technologies BTDR.O down 22.5% at $10.80 premarket after capital raise
** Singapore-based BTDR announces pricing direct stock offering of ~10.7 mln shares to certain holders of its 5.25% convertible bonds (CBs) due 2029 at $13.94, matching stock's last close
** It also announces pricing private offering of $400 mln 4% CBs due 2031
** Initial conversion price of $17.77 represents 27.5% premium to offering price of the direct stock offering
** The 2031 CBs were marketed with 3.5%-4.0% coupon, and 27.5%-32.5% conversion premium
** BTDR plans to use net proceeds from the dual offerings to repurchase the 2029 CBs, datacenter expansion, ASIC based mining rig development and manufacture, and for other purposes
** Barclays is placement agent for the direct stock offering. Barclays, BTIG and Cantor Fitzgerald are active bookrunners for the new CBs
** Shares on Weds fell for third straight session, shedding ~37% this week
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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