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SGX seeing ‘improved momentum’ in IPO pipeline, hopeful that listings will exceed last year’s
More companies could be listing here this year with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) seeing an improved pipeline of initial public offerings…
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South Korea’s top listing in years flops in debut as IPO fever cools
SOUTH Korea’s biggest new listing in more than two years got off to weak start as LG CNS fell on its Seoul trading debut after a 1.2…
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Chinese tea drinks firm Guming aims to raise US$202 million in Hong Kong IPO
CHINESE bubble tea drinks company Guming Holdings is aiming to raise up to US$202 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO),…
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LNG firm Venture Global gets US$1.75 billion in year’s biggest IPO
VENTURE Global raised US$1.75 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its shares in the middle of a marketed range. The…
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Sunway Healthcare picks banks for what could be biggest Malaysia IPO in years
SUNWAY has picked banks including HSBC Holdings and Malayan Banking to help arrange an initial public offering (IPO) of its healthcare…
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Chinese soda maker Dayao is said to consider US$500 million Hong Kong IPO
CHINESE soda maker Dayao is gearing up for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) as early as the second half of 2025, sources familiar…
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Will 2025 herald an IPO revival in China?
PRIVATE equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds in China had another gloomy year in 2024, but many in the industry are hoping that a…
Business
Japan’s NTT appoints banks for US$1 billion data centre Reit IPO in Singapore: sources
JAPAN’S Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) has appointed Bank of America and UBS to work on a US$1 billion data centre real estate…
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Ultraman toymaker Bloks surges after blockbuster Hong Kong IPO
SHARES of Bloks Group, the popular Chinese maker of Ultraman and Transformers figurines, jumped as much as 82 per cent in their Hong Kong…
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Ultraman toymaker becomes a billionaire after frenzied Hong Kong IPO
THE frenzy over a toymaker’s Hong Kong initial public offering has created a new billionaire. Zhu Weisong, founder and chairman of Bloks…
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LG CNS begins taking orders for Korea’s biggest IPO since 2022
LG CNS, whose services include cloud and warehouse management, is accepting bids until Jan 15 LG Corp’s tech-services unit started taking…
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Seven billionaire founders rode India’s IPO boom in 2024
A BLOCKBUSTER year for initial public offerings in India catapulted seven entrepreneurs into the US dollar billionaires league, many of…
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Retail traders seek nearly US$60 billion for toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong IPO
RETAIL investors have applied to borrow nearly US$60 billion to participate in Chinese toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong initial public…
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Hong Kong sees rush of IPO filings on last trading day of 2024
A SLEW of companies have announced plans to list shares in Hong Kong over the next month in a further sign the city’s IPO market is…
Business
Chinese toy maker Bloks Group files for up to HK$1.46 billion Hong Kong IPO
BLOKS Group is looking to raise as much as HK$1.46 billion (S$225 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), as the Chinese…
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Hong Kong IPO market stages comeback after dismal 2023
INVESTORS in the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of Chinese cosmetics firm Mao Geping Cosmetics received an early Christmas…
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Malaysia, Indonesia to battle for IPO supremacy in 2025 as signs point to Asean market comeback
Industry observers say the region’s listings are expected to improve amid lower interest rates and economic growth INDONESIA and Malaysia…
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Saudi Global Ports, co-owned by PSA, taps banks for up to US$1 billion IPO
STATE-backed Saudi Global Ports has picked banks including Goldman Sachs Group and HSBC Holdings to help arrange a planned Riyadh initial…
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Saudi Global Ports, co-owned by PSA, taps banks for up to US$1 billion IPO: sources
STATE-backed Saudi Global Ports has picked banks including Goldman Sachs Group and HSBC Holdings to help arrange a planned Riyadh initial…
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Return of the Reits? Singapore’s IPO scene set to come alive after subdued year
However, industry watchers remain cautious amid the return of Donald Trump as his policies may keep inflation up, slowing the pace of rate…
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Chipmaker Kioxia surges 12% in Tokyo debut after jumbo IPO
MEMORY-chip maker Kioxia Holdings soared 12 per cent in its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday (Dec 18), underscoring strong…
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Shein weighs sale of less than 10% of company in London IPO: sources
FAST fashion retailer Shein is considering asking UK regulators to waive listing rules that require at least 10 per cent of its shares to…
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China makeup mogul nears billionaire status with Hong Kong IPO
ONE of China’s best-known makeup artists, Mao Geping, took his beauty company public in Hong Kong, capping a remarkable run that’s seen…
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Bain-backed Kioxia prices jumbo IPO as Japanese offerings surge
BAIN Capital-backed Kioxia Holdings priced its initial public offering on Monday (Dec 9) that valued the Japanese memory maker at US$5.2…