Millennium Management was among the prominent hedge fund participants in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd’s (CATL) $5bn share placement, underlining strong alternative investor appetite for one of Asia’s largest equity capital markets deals this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The report cites unnamed people familiar with the matter as revealing that the multi-strategy firm joined a broad mix of global institutional investors in the transaction, including Norges Bank Investment Management, as well as trading firm Jane Street Group and private investment group Hillhouse Investment.

The deal, which comes little more than a year after CATL’s Hong Kong listing, attracted significant hedge fund interest, with such investors accounting for a substantial portion of demand. Market participants said part of this demand was driven by short-covering activity, as traders moved to close bearish positions in the stock.

Millennium’s involvement highlights the continued role of large multi-manager platforms in anchoring sizeable equity offerings, particularly in situations where technical factors—such as short positioning and pricing dislocations—create trading opportunities.