SpaceX Raises $2.2 Billion in Japan Slice of Record-Breaking IPO

SpaceX raised $2.2 billion from Japanese investors, according to a regulatory filing on Friday, as part of the world’s largest-ever initial public offering.

ELon Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence conglomerate reserved 16.3 million of Class A shares for the offering in the country, or about 3% of the total. That made it the biggest first-time share sale in Japan since JX Advanced Metals Corp.’s IPO last year. The company aimed to raise $2 billion to $2.5 billion from Japanese investors, it said in a local filing last week.

Japan was the only country in Asia, along with ...