Holtec Nuclear shelves US IPO as market turbulence bites

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Holtec Nuclear shelves US IPO as market turbulence bites

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/holtec-nuclear-shelves-us-ipo-as-market-turbulence-bites/ar-AA2cpXe0

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Holtec International suspended its planned initial public offering in the United States, citing unfavorable market conditions and shifting investor sentiment regarding nuclear energy tied to artificial intelligence data center demand. The company intended to raise up to $900 million. This postponement reflects broader market headwinds affecting nuclear sector stocks and capital-raising efforts for advanced reactor development and plant decommissioning services.

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Holtec Nuclear suspended its planned U.S. initial public offering late on Wednesday, citing market conditions, shelving a listing that was set to headline the first full week of the traditionally strong fall IPO window. Global markets have taken a sharp turn against the AI data center economy in recent weeks, as investors have...

Global markets have taken a sharp turn against the AI data center economy in recent weeks, as investors have grown increasingly focused on the vast capital required to build AI infrastructure and whether the resulting returns can justify the spending.

"It's like a perfect storm," CEO Krishna Singh told the Financial Times. "Our business, rightly or wrongly, is viewed as connected to it (data centres). We provide nuclear power. So that was, of course, a big factor in market sentiment against nuclear."

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