HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – Amid particularly choppy primary equity markets, Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy Co., Ltd. is attempting to raise up to US$630 million in an IPO in Hong Kong; to succeed, the deal may need to be cut back.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – The IPO of China Outfitters Holdings Ltd. that is currently in the market in Hong Kong is a welcome change from the over-priced, billion-dollar deals that have recently made headlines, and is exactly the sort of offering bankers and investors alike should be looking at.
Secondary listings are circling the Hong Kong stock exchange. But why? The exercise is of dubious value to issuer or investor. read
HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – Despite all the hype and the almost weekly announcements of planned billion-dollar deals, retail investors in Hong Kong have largely shunned IPOs since the start of the year.
I was interviewed live on 16 June on Bloomberg Television by London-based anchor Linzie Janis, on the trading debut for Samsonite, following its IPO in Hong Kong. I was separately interviewed for an article on the same subject, written by Bloomberg reporter Fox Hu, which also touched on prospects for the pricing of Prada’s IPO, also in Hong Kong. read
HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – Xiangyu Dredging Holdings Ltd.’s IPO of up to US$105 million should be a pure play on public spending for transportation infrastructure in China. But while that sector is expected to grow significantly in coming years, and the financials are healthy, the structure of the market and the company’s small and relatively stagnant customer base raise issues with respect to the sustainability of its performance.
I was interviewed by Deputy Editor Jasper Moiseiwitsch in the South China Morning Post‘s “Money Post” supplement on 13 June. The article was introduced as “Confessions of an IPO banker” on the cover of the supplement, and the title was “In deal search, simplicity counts”.
Click below to see the interview, which is reproduced with permission.
The Prada growth story is intuitively understood by Hong Kong shoppers. Anyone who has seen the queues at their stylish boutiques has a sense of the profitability and potential of this fashion and luxury goods vendor. read
