** Shares of Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery firm Grab Holdings GRAB.O up 1.9% premarket to $4.77 after raising more capital than targeted
** Co announced pricing $1.5 bln 0% 5-yr convertible notes offering
** Initial conversion price set at $6.55, 40% above stock's last close
** GRAB shares on Tues fell 6% to close at $4.68 after co launched $1.25 bln notes deal late Mon
** Co says plans to use net proceeds for general purposes, and for strategic flexibility, which may include potential acquisitions
** Concurrently with offering, it plans to repurchase approx $273.5 mln worth of its shares from certain purchasers of the notes in privately negotiated transactions to facilitate initial hedging
** Early Mon, GRAB denied reports of talks for a potential deal with smaller Indonesian rival GoTo GOTO.JK
** GRAB has about $19 bln market cap, per LSEG data
** Through Tues close, stock down nearly 1% YTD
** 22 of 24 analysts rate stock "strong buy" or "buy", 2 rate "hold" and median PT is $5.68, latest LSEG data reflects
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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