The mammoth potential financing comes after Sharon AI in June inked a six-year agreement with American chipmaker Nvidia.
As American chipmaker Nvidia scrambles to recover from a damaging misstep under Jensen Huang’s leadership, Sharon AI has been busy securing a multibillion-dollar financing deal.
According to sources with knowledge of the matter but unauthorised to speak on the record, the Nasdaq-listed neocloud provider is close to locking down a $US3.2 billion ($4.7 billion) debt package, led by KKR Capital Markets’ Hong Kong-based deals team.
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While Jensen Huang's resignation puts an end to his long reign over Nvidia, questions about America's national security and Donald Trump's knowledge of the whole saga remain.
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