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Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by modeless on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:09PM (#15792575)
$450M, not $100M, right?
Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by CamelCaseName on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:13PM (#15792624)
$450MM total, this is an amendment to increase last month's raise of $350MM by an additional $100MM.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-27/elon-musk...

>Space Exploration Technologies Corp. added another $100 million to its latest fundraising round, bringing the total to nearly $450 million, according to an amended regulatory filing.

>The closely held company founded by Elon Musk had disclosed in August raising about $350 million the previous month. The round values the company at more than $21 billion, according to Equidate.

Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by jngreenlee on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:17PM (#15792658)
Maybe it was over-subscribed and they decide to go for the interest
Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by sjbase on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:12PM (#15792606)
This appears to be an amendment adding $100m to a July 2017 filing, which was for ~$350m:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000118141217...

Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by jngreenlee on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:13PM (#15792621)
Also says "common stock issuable upon conversion of preferred stock"

So maybe this is about shares conversion?

Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by leroy_masochist on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:35PM (#15792797)
It's likely an artifact of the nitty-gritty details of SpaceX's corporate structure; usually when you see something like this, it's reflective of a clause in their corporate charter saying something along lines of, "from now on, all additional equity stock issued for fundraising purposes will be in the form of a warrant that will convert to common once the preferred holders are able to cash out."

- fmr investment banker

Re:SpaceX raises another $100M by pdshrader on Monday November 27, 2017 @09:29PM (#15793784)
Private venture-backed companies sell stock in the form of "preferred stock", which comes with certain rights like liquidation preferences (they get their money back first) and protective provisions (i.e. "SpaceX can't do Y without getting our permission first"). Preferred stock is "convertible" into common stock because, upon an IPO or other exit, it's generally desirable for those early investor special rights to go away, as they won't make sense anymore. Liquidation preferences would be obsolete, and the veto rights in protective provisions don't usually belong in a public company.

- Source: venture lawyer, but not your lawyer