Investor interests crimp Toshiba spinoff's IPO ambitions

Kioxia seen raising just $800m in debut as top shareholder fears dilution

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Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, is preparing to go public after being spun off from Japanese industrial group Toshiba. (Photo courtesy of the company)

YOICHIRO HIROI and KEIGO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Toshiba's former memory business received approval Thursday for an initial public offering expected to raise less than $1 billion, a reflection of conflicting shareholder views that risk depriving the chipmaker of capital to fund future growth.

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