HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – When the board of a good-sized Chinese company is choosing a venue for an international IPO, the short list usually has three names on it: the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, NASDAQ and NYSE Euronext in the US.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker)–Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.’s retail division, one part of a sprawling conglomerate, is itself a mix of heterogeneous businesses. The best way to maximize its value would be to recognize that diversity with a partial float of its most attractive sub-segment, the Watsons health, beauty and pharmacy chain in Hong Kong and in the rest of Asia.
[This article was originally published on Dow Jones Investment Banker on 23 December 2010 and is reproduced with permission]
HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – Hong Kong’s Real Estate Investment Trust market plays second fiddle to Singapore’s but that could change – if it’s managed properly – with a proposed IPO in the first half of 2011 by Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. read
HONG KONG (Dow Jones Investment Banker) – Asian equity issues have recently seen explosive growth but, in some countries, few foreign investors can buy shares in a domestic listing. The successful sale of a Taiwanese IPO to foreign investors last week is another step in the right direction.
