Keboda raises $220M in convertible bond issue, public tranche 99% oversubscribed
What's the deal? Keboda TechnologyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Co., Ltd. (Shanghai: 603786) has raised 1,490,740,000 CNY (about $220 million) through a convertible bond issued to unspecified investors, the automotive electronics maker announced in July 2026. The bond trades under the code "113707."
Who took part? Existing shareholders exercised preferential allocation for 91.74% of the issue — 1,367,638 lots worth 1.367638 billion CNY. The public tranche drew heavy demand, with a winning rate of just 0.00131244% and a final allocation of 123.102 million CNY.
Why now? The issue, approved by the China Securities Regulatory CommissionDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → under permit [2026] No. 1170, ranks among the more typical refinancing moves on China's A-share market. China International Capital Corporation acted as lead underwriter; no offline institutional investors were involved.
What's the money for? Keboda plans to use the roughly 1.49 billion CNY to expand its core business, boost research and development, and optimise its balance sheet. Any abandoned subscriptions will be underwritten by CICC, capped at 30% of the total.
What could go wrong? The bonds can eventually convert into shares, and large-scale conversion could dilute existing holders and pressure earnings per share. The listing date has yet to be announced.
The signal: For convertible bond deals like this, the real interest lies less in the financing itself than in subscription demand and pricing — and here the near-total shareholder uptake and the tiny public winning rate point to strong confidence. For automotive parts firms, such issues often reflect a push to optimise capital structure with low-cost debt rather than pure expansion.
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