** Shares of AI infrastructure firm WhiteFiber WYFI.O down 7.5% at $18.80 in extended trading as it looks to raise capital
** Co announces private offering of $200 mln convertible bonds due 2031
** It plans to use net offering proceeds primarily for data center expansion, and for potential acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, among other uses
** It also intends to use portion of proceeds to pay the cost of zero-strike call option transactions to facilitate hedging
** New York City-headquartered co has about $780 mln market cap
** WYFI shares on Weds closed up 6% at $20.32. WhiteFiber went public in Aug after $159 mln IPO priced at $17
** All 9 analysts are bullish; median PT is $37, per LSEG
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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