Investors fill up on billion-dollar Yum China IPO

Fast food franchise operator Yum China Holdings is cooking a multi-billion-dollar secondary offering in Hong Kong. It is the latest deal in a growing trend that bankers expect will bring more US-listed Chinese companies to

The week in review: China extends AM rule deadline, MoF to penalise Luckin, Ant faces possible antitrust probe ahead of listing

In this round-up, Chinese financial institutions are given another year to comply with new asset management rules due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Luckin Coffee will be punished by the Ministry of Finance for inflating its

Numis joins search for private market fees as IPOs suffer

City broker hires former Goldman analyst to lead new team helping companies raise private money amid a slump in IPOs

The Persistent Effect of Initial Success: Evidence from Venture Capital

Posted by Ramana Nanda (Harvard Business School), Sampsa Samila (IESE Business School), and Olav Sorenson (Yale University), on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 Editor's Note: Ramana Nanda is the Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration at Harvard

Private equity-backed IPOs underperform

More than 70% of 90 IPOs backed by buyouts between 2010 and 2014 underperformed

Companies put IPOs on ice as coronavirus fears shake markets

Carlyle has already delayed the US IPO of chemicals manufacturer Atotech

Banks need to look within to combat London’s IPO drought

Flotations in the City fell by more than half to 35 last year. With fewer joining than leaving, the number of public companies continues to fall

Blackstone and Advent to face off for Thyssenkrupp’s lifts unit

If no agreement can be reached with a bidder, an IPO remains an option, Thyssenkrupp said

China Resources Mixc eyes top pricing

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services, the property management business of state-owned developer China Resources Land, is set to price its HK$12.3bn ($1.58bn) Hong Kong IPO at the top end of guidance.

JD Health prices HK$27bn IPO high on strong investor support

JD Health International has bagged HK$27bn ($3.5bn) after sealing its IPO at the top end of the marketed range, following a flood of global investor demand.

Sunkwan Properties targets HK$1.3bn listing

Chinese developer Sunkwan Properties has kicked off its IPO roadshow. It is aiming to raise up to HK$1.25bn ($161.2m).

K-pop manager Big Hit Entertainment readies IPO

South Korea’s Bit Hit Entertainment, the manager of K-pop boy band BTS, is set to launch an IPO worth up to W962.6bn ($811.7m) later this month.

Hong Kong IPO market defies China fears with bumper crop of deals

Hong Kong’s IPO market had one of its busiest periods in years this week, with more than 10 live deals vying for investor attention. But bankers in the city are concerned by the ECM market’s

KKR-backed Calisen valued at £1.32bn in London IPO

The company set the price of its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange at 240 pence each

Blank-cheque companies are booming on the IPO market

Issuance of Special-Purpose Acquisition Companies has boomed as big financial players have got involved

Pret A Manger tycoon plans IPO for Itsu

Japanese-themed healthy eating chain Itsu is growing but still lossmaking, and founder Julian Metcalfe is open to selling stakes in the business and an eventual IPO

Buyout firm Peninsula takes stake in fashion group Zadig & Voltaire

Zadig & Voltaire will remain majority-owned by its founder Thierry Gillier, while TA Associates will be exiting its investment

UK buyout firms go overseas for deals to diversify ahead of Brexit

British buyout groups spent £25.7bn on overseas companies over the 12 month period to August 31

Private equity-backed companies dominate London IPOs

The float of payments processor Network International was the largest IPO of the year

Vesync tests appetite for $200m float

Home appliance retailer Vesync has started pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong IPO, which is expected to raise around $200m, according to a source close to the deal.

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