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11 sats \ 7 replies \ @BlokchainB 8 Jul \ on: CoreWeave to acquire Core Scientific in $9 billion all-stock deal Stacker_Stocks
Hahaha I guess coreweave is after corz energy infrastructure
Values CORZ at ~$9bn. CoreWeave keen to mitigate over a decade of costly hosting contracts with CORZ and to achieve this in an all-stock deal is pretty attractive. Only a year ago the offer was $1bn!
2 years ago, Corz filed for chapter 13 reorg.
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Yeah corz investors have to be thrilled
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buy corz warrants, they cost a penny or less
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After the deal closes, CoreWeave said it will be able to choose to divest Core Scientific's cryptocurrency mining business, which was responsible for 89% of Core Scientific's first-quarter revenue, or make it ready to handle AI workloads.
"We have gone through the conversion process," Intrator said. CoreWeave is in the middle of an upgrade with Galaxy Digital, he said. The cost associated with converting cryptocurrency sites is less than it is for setting up new AI data centers, Intrator said.
Plus, CoreWeave will be able to pursue investments from infrastructure-oriented vehicles and other sources that could result in a lower cost of capital, Agrawal said on the investor call. As of March 31, CoreWeave's weighted average rate on its short-term debt was 10.1%.
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Shareholders of Core Scientific will receive 0.1235 CoreWeave shares for each share they hold. That implies a $20.40 per-share valuation and a 66% premium to Core Scientific's closing stock price before deal talks were reported.
After the deal closes, Core Scientific shareholders will own less than 10% of the combined company.
The two companies could have come together earlier. Last year Core Scientific said it had rejected CoreWeave's unsolicited offer to buy all outstanding shares.
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JUST IN - Trump administration warns that U.S. blackouts could double by 2030 due to increased power demand driven by AI and coal plant closures.
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They want free rent by buying corz
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"I think that, like many things that we do, it takes the market some time to internalize the value proposition that we are representing to the market and how it all fits together," CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator told CNBC in an interview.
In a presentation to investors, CoreWeave said the move will eliminate $10 billion in future lease obligations and significantly enhance operating efficiency.
"We're not paying rent, right, for the next 15 years," Intrator said.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
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