SK Hynix advisors win big fee windfall after modest SpaceX payday : US Pioneer Global VC DIFCHQ SFO NYC Singapore – Riyadh Swiss Our Mind

July 10 (Reuters) – Global investment banks and brokerages leading SK Hynix’s mega share sale earned ‌nearly $260 million in fees, a boost for the ‌industry which took in a relatively modest $500 million from SpaceX’s record share ​sale last month.

The fees equate to about 0.97% of the total amount raised, SK Hynix’s filings showed, meaning bankers earned more as a percentage of deal size than those ‌who worked on ⁠SpaceX’s initial public offering.

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SpaceX bankers earned 0.67% or $500 million of the $75 billion in an IPO ⁠which eclipsed the previous record set by Saudi Aramco in 2019, as well as SK Hynix’s U.S. listing this week.

Citigroup ​earned over $70 ​million from the SK ​Hynix sale, which was 20% ‌more than other banks on the deal, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter, who declined to be identified when discussing confidential information.

Citigroup was a joint global co-ordinator and the depository bank on the deal. ‌The bank declined to comment on ​fees earned.

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs ​and JPMorgan were ​also global co-ordinators.

JPMorgan declined to comment. Bank of ‌America and Goldman Sachs did ​not respond ​to requests for comment.

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix raised about $26.5 billion after pricing its U.S. stock at $149 per ​depository receipt, a ‌2.7% premium over its average share price in ​Seoul over the past three days.

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