Hafnia raises $300M placement to build TORM stake
What's the deal? Shipping company HafniaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised gross proceeds of roughly $300 million, or US$343.2M, through a placement of ordinary shares. The company allocated 35,488,875 shares at US$9.67 each in an accelerated bookbuilding process completed on September 24, 2026.
Who ran it? Fearnley SecuritiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Pareto SecuritiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → acted as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners. Arctic SecuritiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Clarksons SecuritiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → joined as joint bookrunners.
What's the endgame? Hafnia will use the net proceeds to strengthen its balance sheet after buying shares in TORM plcDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. That includes a recent purchase of 4,500,000 TORM shares, or 4.39% of the company, lifting Hafnia's stake to 18.19%. The rest goes to repaying related debt, funding strategic opportunities, and general corporate purposes.
Why a placement? Hafnia, which trades on both the New York Stock ExchangeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Euronext Oslo BørsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, said the private placement let it raise capital efficiently and with "significantly lower completion risks compared to a rights issue."
The signal: At $300 million, the raise ranks in the 91st percentile of post-IPO equity rounds in the United States, out of 7,679 deals — a large late-stage haul that underlines Hafnia's push to consolidate its position in TORM.
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