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Latest news and analysis on initial public offerings (IPOs), with a particular focus on companies raising funds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
A gong is struck to mark the HKEX’s 26th anniversary at Connect Hall on Friday. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong stock exchange

Hong Kong loses IPO crown as swelling wave of Chinese tech no match for SpaceX

With Chinese technology giants fuelling an ‘A-to-H’ listing boom, Hong Kong appears to be on the rise as their ‘fundraising venue of choice’.

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Autonomous vehicles

Chinese self-driving firm Momenta eyes US$750m in Hong Kong IPO

Wealth Report

The government’s 2026-27 Budget pushes HKEX expansion in cross-border trading

Wealth Report

HKEX looks beyond IPOs to build a broader investment ecosystem

HKEX is expanding its product suite with new fixed-income, derivatives and connectivity offerings, giving global investors more ways to gain exposure to China’s markets.

The 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is an example of the Greater Bay Area’s substantial infrastructure assets that could appear on the menu of options for foreign capital in the future. Photo: Xinhua
Wealth Report

Hong Kong’s IPO market is being powered by industrial heavyweights

With over 80 industrial firms in the IPO pipeline, it’s clear that policy priorities and relaxed listing rules are attracting a fresh wave of global capital.

Banking & finance

Could a ‘Reit Connect’ be Hong Kong’s handover anniversary gift from Beijing?

Previous July 1 anniversaries have delivered financial policy changes, and markets anticipate expanded cross-border access this year.

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Semiconductors

As AI pushes data centres to breaking point, some Chinese chipmakers bet on SiC

Basic Semiconductor is the latest firm in the space to move forward with an IPO.

A view of Exchange Square in Central. Photo: Jelly Tse
China technology

Opinion | Why China’s tech firms could be in for a rude IPO surprise

Public markets will not be swayed by a single big contract or impressive demonstration and will demand more of tech firms aiming for IPOs.

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HKEX

Hong Kong vows stronger exchange with reforms, bond futures and gold push

Listing changes and new product launches are set to bolster Hong Kong’s role as a global financial hub, deputy finance chief says.

Wealth Report

Tech pioneers flocking to Hong Kong thanks to revamped listing rules

An AI-driven surge of Chapter 18C listings has pushed HKEX past New York in IPO fundraising, but how has the listing route impacted economic growth?

Lingyi iTech robots perform a thousand-hand Guanyin dance at the opening of Honor’s Alpha Global Flagship Store last September in Shenzhen. The store is a sign of AI’s growing ubiquity, something also demonstrated by the sector’s increasing importance to the HKEX. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s IPO Connect push: why investors see it as the next frontier

Calls grow to further expand Hong Kong’s connect scheme with mainland China markets amid drive for deeper capital flows.

Calls for an IPO Connect have resurfaced at a delicate time for Hong Kong, which views finance as a pillar industry to demonstrate resilience in a geopolitically complex world. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong stock market

HKEX pushes deeper into index business as AI reshapes Hong Kong market

The bourse wants proprietary indices to better capture China’s technology boom as traditional Hong Kong benchmarks trail regional peers.

Hong Kong stock market

Chinese PCB maker CFMEE tops 1,000-times oversubscription in Hong Kong IPO

The Hefei-based firm’s listing comes as the global AI boom fuels gains in the materials and components that underpin servers.

China’s private sector

iPhone supplier Luxshare passes key hearing for Hong Kong listing

The firm, a key supplier for AirPods and iPhones, is a step closer to joining other mainland Chinese tech heavyweights in HKEX listing.

Luxshare Precision Industry has passed a regulatory hurdle to list in Hong Kong. Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba chip unit T-Head triples capital amid AI hardware bet

First injection in over three years comes as Alibaba works on full-stack AI infrastructure, from its Qwen models to chips to cloud services.

Alibaba has become more vocal about its chip unit this year and is reportedly working toward spinning it off with an initial public offering. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong stock exchange

Momenta granted regulatory approval to list in Hong Kong amid rumoured crackdown

As Beijing appears to tighten rules on the listing of domestic firms incorporated offshore, self-driving tech start-up Momenta gains IPO approval.

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Artificial intelligence

From ‘rice’ to riches: China’s MLCC makers head to Hong Kong to list

Small, found in almost every electronic device and critical to AI servers, now the ‘rice of electronics’ is driving two Hong Kong IPOs.

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China stock market

China to back ‘qualified’ foreign firms for listing on domestic markets

Government says foreign-funded companies would be aided in domestic listings, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

A large screen shows the latest stock exchange and economic data in Shanghai. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong aims to offer more investment options for mainland Chinese: Paul Chan

Authorities on both sides reviewing broader Greater Bay Area trading scheme, finance chief says, adding crackdown on illegal trades will help city.

China’s private sector

Apple supplier Lingyi seeks US$1.1 billion Hong Kong IPO to fund AI and robotics

The Shenzhen-listed components maker is using a Hong Kong float to fund its push into AI servers, smart glasses and robotics.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to roll out measures boosting offshore yuan trading in July

Government wants more listed firms trading stocks in renminbi and will use city’s hub status to help mainland Chinese firms expand overseas.

Hong Kong overtook Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth hub last year, with assets of US$2.95 trillion, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. Photo: May Tse
SpaceX

Letters | SpaceX’s historic IPO ignites investor appetite for space AI

Readers discuss how investor confidence in commercial space could benefit China, the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Japan’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in the Fifa World Cup, and the musical legacy of Anders Nelsson.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, displayed on a screen remotely from SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas, speaks before the launch of SpaceX’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 12. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS
Banking & finance

Opinion | AI has been known to hallucinate. So have financial markets

Stock markets are booming on the assumption that US tech giants will deliver, but as liquidity becomes scarce, a reality check will ensue.

Autonomous vehicles

Momenta moves closer to Hong Kong IPO after US listing setback

Autonomous-driving start-up seeks to issue up to 43.75 million shares after an earlier US IPO approval expired.

United States

SpaceX bankers prepare for potential US$20 billion bond offering, sources say

The offering ⁠would mark the first time the rockets-to-AI company has issued investment-grade dollar ‌bonds.

The SpaceX building in Starbase, Texas. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Shanghai charts IPO path for cash-hungry AI labs racing against US

The move aims to support listings of ‘high-quality’ AI firms that have yet to form ‘a certain scale of revenue’.

A large screen shows the latest stock exchange and economic data in Shanghai on May 6. Photo: EPA
Banking & finance

Global investors still in China’s orbit despite SpaceX IPO: HKEX chief

HKEX chief Bonnie Chan says global investors remain focused on China’s innovation story.

Semiconductors

Chinese chip-equipment maker CFMEE targets US$410 million in Hong Kong IPO

The Hefei-based firm has attracted 17 cornerstone investors and plans to use proceeds for R&D, acquisitions and expansion.

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