SK Hynix raises $26.5 bn in record US ADR debut; Apollo bids £5.7 bn for EasyJet

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SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in its American depositary receipt offering, as the South Korean memory chipmaker powered through volatility to deliver the largest ever US first-time share sale by a foreign company. SK Hynix’s ADR offering joins a rush of tech giants tapping the market’s deep pools of capital to fund the buildout of AI infrastructure.

EasyJet received a fresh offer from private equity firm Apollo Global Management for 715 pence a share that beats a rival proposal from Castlelake, a surprise twist in the takeover saga that sets up a possible bidding war between the two US investment funds.

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