LG Energy Solution’s IPO set to raise at least $9.3 billion

Tue Dec 07 2021
Lucy Harlow (4101 articles)
LG Energy Solution’s IPO set to raise at least $9.3 billion

South Korea battery maker LG Energy Solution’s (LGES) planned initial public offering (IPO) is expected to raise at least 10.9 trillion won ($9.26 billion), Reuters calculations show, as it seeks funds to expand and meet booming demand for EV batteries.

LGES is LG Chem Ltd’s wholly owned battery subsidiary, which supplies Tesla Inc, General Motor Co and Hyundai Motor Co among others.

The company said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it expects to offer 34 million new shares in an indicative range of 257,000-300,000 won per share.

It also plans to offer 8.5 million existing shares in the same price range, according to a separate filing.

KB Securities and Morgan Stanley will lead the proposed deal. Bank of America, Citigroup, Daishin Securities, Goldman Sachs and Shinhan Investment Corp have also been appointed as bookrunners.

Lucy Harlow

Lucy Harlow

Lucy Harlow is a senior Correspondent who has been reporting about Commodities, Currencies, Bonds etc across the globe for last 10 years. She reports from New York and tracks daily movement of various indices across the Globe