Flex Ltd. filed Form 10 registration Wednesday for its cloud and power infrastructure division, now named Skyview Technologies. The unit generated $4.2bn in trailing revenue and operates six hyperscale data center manufacturing campuses across three continents. Flex stock rose 4.1% in after-hours trading on a float estimated at 18-22% of the parent's current $6.8bn market capitalization.
The Form 10 disclosure runs 247 pages and names former AWS supply chain vice president Michael Chen as incoming CEO. Skyview holds contracts with three of the five largest US cloud operators and manufactures power distribution units, liquid cooling systems, and rack-level infrastructure. The filing shows $683m in segment EBITDA for fiscal 2024, implying a 16.3% margin—320 basis points above Flex's legacy electronics manufacturing services business. The company expects to complete separation by end of Q2 2025, subject to SEC review and board approval of final terms.
This is the second value-unlock separation Flex has executed since 2023. The solar tracker unit Nextracker spun in February of that year at $2.9bn enterprise value and now trades at $8.1bn, a 179% gain in twenty-one months. Flex retained 57% ownership post-spin and has since distributed an additional 14% to shareholders via tax-free exchange offers. The parent company's remaining 43% stake is worth $3.5bn at current prices, more than half Flex's own market capitalization. Allocators who held through both events captured the re-rating in two distinct asset classes—solar infrastructure and electronics manufacturing—without triggering taxable events.
Skyview's separation isolates a pure-play data center infrastructure manufacturer at the inflection point of AI capital expenditure cycles. Hyperscale operators deployed $38bn in data center capex during Q4 2024 alone, and power delivery systems represent 22-28% of total rack-level costs. Flex's filing indicates Skyview holds $1.9bn in twelve-month forward backlog, with 68% tied to multi-year master supply agreements. The unit's customer concentration mirrors the broader hyperscale ecosystem—41% of revenue derives from two accounts—but contract structures include quarterly price reopeners indexed to copper and aluminum spot markets, limiting input cost exposure.
Allocators should monitor three markers before separation. First, the tax ruling from the IRS confirming tax-free treatment for existing Flex shareholders, typically issued 60-90 days before distribution. Second, the appointment of three independent directors to Skyview's board, a signal that governance separation is advancing past the preliminary phase. Third, any announcement of a concurrent debt issuance at Skyview, which would indicate management's confidence in standalone cash generation and provide early price discovery through credit spreads. Flex's own debt trades at 285 basis points over ten-year Treasuries; a tighter spread at Skyview would confirm the margin and contract quality thesis.
The Form 10 went effective Wednesday at 4:47 PM Eastern. Skyview's first standalone earnings call is scheduled for August 2025, three months post-separation.