** Shares of AI infrastructure firm WhiteFiber WYFI.O down 5.2% to $19.26 before the bell after slightly upsized raise
** WYFI announces pricing private offering of $210 mln 4.5% 5-yr convertible bonds (CBs)
** Offering size increased from $200 mln; initial conversion price set at $25.91, 27.5% above stock's last close of $20.32
** It plans to use net offering proceeds primarily for data center expansion, and for potential acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, among other uses
** It also intends to use about $120 mln of proceeds to pay the cost of zero-strike call option transactions to facilitate hedging by investors in the CBs
** New York City-headquartered co has roughly $780 mln market cap
** WYFI's shares on Weds gained 6%, finishing up about 20% from their $17 issue price after its Aug $159 mln IPO
** All 9 analysts are bullish; median PT $37, per LSEG
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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