SharonAI Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SHAZ) surged in after-hours trading Monday after the company announced the closing of a $1.6 billion strategic financing.

SHAZ closed Monday’s regular session at $81.00, down 1.28%. In after-hours trading, shares climbed to $90.50, up 11.73%.

Sharon AI is an Australian neocloud and high-performance computing company focused on artificial intelligence and cloud GPU/CPU compute infrastructure.

Strategic Financing In Focus

Sharon AI announced Monday that it closed its previously announced, oversubscribed $1.6 billion private placement financing.

The transaction included approximately $900 million in private placement equity financing and $700 million of 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2032.

The financing was anchored by Oaktree Capital Management and Situational Awareness L.P., alongside new and existing institutional and strategic investors.

The company said it intends to use the proceeds to support its previously announced six-year strategic compute collaboration with Nvidia Corp.(NASDAQ:NVDA), including plans to deploy one of Australia’s largest AI factories with up to 40,000 Grace Blackwell GB300 GPUs.

Trading Metrics

Sharon AI has a market capitalization of approximately $2.52 billion.

The stock has traded between a 52-week high of $97.20 and a 52-week low of $16.55.

Over the past 12 months, SHAZ shares have gained approximately 980%.

Benzinga Edge Stock Rankings indicate positive short-, medium- and long-term price trends.

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