Mirae Asset is not taking part in SpaceX’s $86 billion IPO due to an email mistake.

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• Mirae Asset Securities was the sole coordinator out of the 23 involved in the SpaceX IPO who did not receive any stock allocation.
• In May, a South Korean broker mistakenly treated an email expressing interest as a submission of binding orders.
• Korean IPOs have never seen a demand exceeding $1.1 billion.
• Mirae’s Vice Presidents apologized to customers through a text message on June 15.
• South Korea’s Financial Supervision Service initiated an inspection to investigate the matter.

Mirae Asset Securities faced a significant issue with the SpaceX IPO (SPCX34), which was anticipated to be the biggest in history. The South Korean brokerage firm had expected the IPO to enhance its standing among prominent international financial institutions.

A series of communication breakdowns resulted in the company failing to act on the offer, leading to an apology to customers and prompting local regulators to investigate the matter.

Among the 23 IPO coordinators, Mirae was the sole institution that did not receive any role assignment.

More than $1 billion in orders could not be registered due to a communication error.

The primary issue arose in the initial stage of the proposal, as per individuals familiar with the matter.

The banks involved in the IPO only asked for an initial indication of client interest, but Mirae misunderstood and thought they were requesting final purchase orders.

South Korean investors’ demand totaling over $1.1 billion was ultimately excluded from SpaceX’s official offering book.

The coordinators later asked for binding orders to be sent, a standard procedure for this type of operation. However, the broker did not send a new order as they thought they had already completed this step.

The banks in charge of managing the offer realized that Mirae did not have any legitimate requests from individual investors, so they did not take any action with the institution.

Failure happened at a critical point of the proposal.

The discontro occurred during an internal stage of the operation called the “Appex Project.”

Weeks prior to the official start of the bookbuilding process, the coordinators collected demand estimates via a virtual data room.

Mirae saw the communication as a confirmation of customer orders, while the Wall Street banks viewed it as just a preliminary expression of interest.

Therefore, a difference in interpretation ultimately jeopardized the broker’s entire involvement in the IPO.

Mirae expressed regret to investors.

Mirae’s Vice Presidents, Kim Mi-seop and Heo Seon-ho, acknowledged the mistake and apologized to customers in response to the backlash.

Executives stated that the organization will assess its internal procedures and make efforts to restore investor confidence.

Before that incident, it is important to note that the broker had already adjusted its approach to take part in the opportunity.

In April, it was evident that South Korean retail investors were unable to participate in the IPO directly due to regulatory constraints. Subsequently, Mirae altered the approach by organizing a private placement targeted at institutional investors and affluent clients.

Regulators broadened their investigation.

The Financial Supervision Service (FSS), which oversees the South Korean financial market, has chosen to expand the inquiry.

The initial clearance was only to confirm that the investors involved in the offer met the necessary criteria according to local laws.

After the distribution of the actions failed, the regulator expanded the inspection to investigate how Mirae ended up completely missing out on the allocation.

The FSS has not yet revealed the investigation findings that could lead to penalties for the broker.

Other organizations were able to take part in the opportunity.

Other institutional investors from South Korea were also able to acquire shares from SpaceX with the help of the offer coordinators.

Included in the list are the country’s National Pension Service, which is one of the largest pension funds globally, and Mirae Asset Global Investments.

The result attracted additional interest as Mirae Asset Securities, an early investor in SpaceX, was viewed as a well-placed foreign institution for the task.

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