rewrite this title and make it good for SEOSuper Micro Computer Taps Evercore to Raise Capital

(Bloomberg) — Super Micro Computer Inc. has brought on Evercore Inc. to help the company raise capital, according to people familiar with the matter, as the embattled server maker looks to shore up its finances.

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The maker of high-powered servers, which is trying to avoid a delisting after missing an August deadline to file its annual financial report, is considering raising equity and debt, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private matters.

San Jose, California-based Super Micro is weighing a potential private investment in public equity, or PIPE, and is approaching private equity firms to gauge their interest in participating, the people said.

The discussions are the early stages and the company’s plans could change, the people added. Representatives for Super Micro and Evercore declined to comment.

Shares of Super Micro, which had dropped 69% from their all-time high in March, closed down 3.9% to $36.45 Friday in New York, giving the company a market value of about $21 billion. The shares fell about 8% after the close of regular trading.

Super Micro’s auditor, Ernst & Young LLP, resigned in October, citing concerns about the company’s governance and transparency. The company is also facing a US Department of Justice probe following a report from short seller Hindenburg Research.

Super Micro said in a statement last week that it plans to file the documents by the Feb. 25 deadline.

–With assistance from Ryan Gould and Brody Ford.

(Updates with share drop in fifth paragraph.)

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