By Miho Uranaka and SAM Nussey
由Miho Uranaka和SAM Nussey提供
Tokyo, June 26 (Reuters) - Bain Capital-Backed Chipmaker Kioxia Plans to Submit a Preliminary Application to List Shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the Coming Days, Two People Familiar With the Matter Said.
據兩位知情人士稱，由貝恩資本支持的芯片製造商Kioxia計劃在未來幾天向東京證券交易所提交初步申請書。
The Chipmaker Plans to Submit a Full Application in August and List at the End of October, Though the Timing Could Be Pushed Back to December, Said the People.
知情人士表示，該芯片製造商計劃在8月提交完整的申請書，並在10月底上市，儘管時間可能會推遲到12月。
Kioxia Said It Has No Update on Its Initial Public Offering (IPO) Plans and Declined to Comment on Its Listing Procedures.
Kioxia表示，目前沒有關於其首次公開發行（IPO）計劃的更新，並拒絕就其上市程序發表評論。
Bain, Which Led a Consortium That Acquired the Memory Unit of Toshiba in 2018, Aims to Recover Capital by Selling Shares, With Kioxia Planning to Raise Capital by Issuing New Shares, the People Said.
據知情人士透露，貝恩領導的財團於2018年收購了東芝的存儲器業務，旨在通過出售股票獲得資本，而Kioxia計劃通過發行新股籌集資金。
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities (Mumss) and Nomura Securities Are Advising on the Listing, the People Said.
據知情人士透露，三菱日聯大摩證券和野村證券將在上市時提供諮詢服務。
Bain, Mumss and Nomura Declined to Comment.
貝恩、三菱日聯大摩證券和野村證券拒絕發表評論。
Kioxia Hopes to Capitalise on Improving Market Conditions, the People Said.
據知情人士稱，Kioxia希望利用市場環境的改善。
It Postponed an IPO Plan in 2020 Amid Uncertainty in the Global Chip Market Due to Trade Tensions Between the U.S. and China.
由於中美貿易緊張局勢，全球芯片市場的不確定性，Kioxia在2020年推遲了其IPO計劃。
At That Time, Kioxia Targeted a Market Capitalisation of Over 2 Trillion Yen ($12.68 Billion), Later Reduced to 1.7 Trillion Yen.
當時，Kioxia的市場價值目標超過2萬億日元（126.8億美元），後來降至1.7萬億日元。
Kioxia's Operating Loss Widened to 253 Billion Yen in the Year Ended March Even as the Chipmaker Reported Its First Profitable Quarter in Six Quarters Due to Higher Chip Prices.
儘管芯片價格上漲，供貨量增加，使得芯片製造商報告了六個季度中的首個盈利季度，但Kioxia在截至3月的一年中經營虧損擴大至2530億日元。
Investment in Servers for Artificial Intelligence Tasks and Replenishment of Inventory by Smartphone and PC Customers Are Boosting Prices, Said Researcher Trendforce.
投資於人工智能任務的服務器和智能手機和個人電腦客戶的庫存補充正在推動價格上漲，研究公司Trendforce表示。
Kioxia Was in Merger Talks With Western Digital Wdc.o Last Year but They Stalled Due to Opposition From Kioxia Investor SK Hynix 000660.ks, Reuters Has Reported, Though Many in the Industry Still See Consolidation as Needed.
Kioxia曾與西部數據進行合併談判。WDC.O去年由於Kioxia投資者SK Hynix的反對而陷入停滯，路透社報道，儘管行業內許多人仍然認爲需要整合。000660.KS。
Kioxia Said Last Week It Had Refinanced Loans Worth Some 540 Billion Yen and Secured an Additional 210 Billion Yen Loan Facility.
Kioxia表示，上週它已經爲5400億日元的貸款進行了再融資，並獲得了2100億日元的額外貸款。
($1 = 157.7700 Yen)
（1美元=157.77日元）
(Reporting by Miho Uranaka and SAM Nussey; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
（Miho Uranaka和SAM Nussey報道；Christopher Cushing編輯）
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