Specialist chipmaker Silex raised ~$220M in a Stockholm IPO and jumps nearly 160% in trading, the strongest open for a sizable European IPO in almost five years (Bloomberg)
Swedish specialist chipmaker Silex Microsystems raised ~$220M in a Stockholm IPO with shares surging ~160% on debut—the strongest open for a sizable European IPO in nearly five years, signaling renewed appetite for semiconductor plays.
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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/chipmaker-silex-microsystems-s-shares-soar-in-stockholm-debut"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260507/i7.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260507/p7#a260507p7" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-07/chipmaker-silex-microsystems-s-shares-soar-in-stockholm-debut">Specialist chipmaker Silex raised ~$220M in a Stockholm IPO and jumps nearly 160% in trading, the strongest open for a sizable European IPO in almost five years</a></b></span> — Silex Microsystems AB surged in its first day of trading on Nasdaq Stockholm after an initial public offering that raised … </p>
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