Core Scientific emerges from bankruptcy, receives $55 million in new funding
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Core Scientific, one of the largest bitcoin mining companies before filing for bankruptcy, has closed a new $55 million equity offering as it prepares to exit Chapter 11 filing in December 2022.
The equity offering is oversubscribed and excess capital is earmarked for return to investors.
“Due to this successful increase and following the full payment of the previously collected DIP [debtor-in-possession] With funding from Chapter 11 in January, we are in a strong position to continue to execute our growth plans and with improved liquidity.
Core Scientific expects to be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange once the restructuring is completed and it returns to solvency. Core Scientific In mid-2021, it went public with the acquisition of Power and Digital Infrastructure Acquisition Corporation, a deal worth $4.3 billion at the time.
According to Core Scientific's latest financial report from November 2023, the mining company has total assets of $2.3 billion and liabilities of $559 million, generating shareholder equity of more than $1.7 billion on its balance sheet.
Fresh Capital comes on the heels of Core Scientific paying off a $35 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing loan in full last week. The mining company still has access to $35 million in DIP financing when it settles bankruptcy proceedings this month.
The Bitcoin mining firm went into bankruptcy last year, where it mainly cited falling Bitcoin prices, rising mining costs and increased competition from the Bitcoin mining sector. Core Scientific cited bad debt exposure to crypto-lending firm Celsius, which filed for bankruptcy in June 2022 amid a widespread liquidity crisis in the crypto industry. Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius, was later accused of fraud.
Core Scientific's restructuring plan predicts a net balance sheet of $709 million in net debt and $791 million in stock equity upon exiting bankruptcy.
Core Scientific shareholders will receive new shares at a 25:1 conversion ratio, giving them $1.08 per share pre-exchange. Meanwhile, convertible noteholders will get recovery rates of 120% to 162% of face value on existing debt notes.
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