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Despite Didi, Alibaba's Ant Setbacks, Temasek Optimistic on China
Temasek Holdings Pte remains optimistic about prospects in China even after two of its major investments there were sideswiped by regulatory crackdowns.
Chinese Tech Stocks Jump After Tencent Gets Deal Approval
Hong Kong-listed Chinese tech stocks rose the most in nearly three weeks on Tuesday as official approval for a Tencent Holdings Ltd. acquisition eased investor concerns about Beijing’s recent regulatory crackdown.
China’s U.S. IPO Queue to Shrink Amid Regulatory Crackdown
China’s crackdown on U.S. initial public offerings by its companies has put its burgeoning pipeline of potential listings at risk.
ByteDance Shelved IPO After Regulators Warn About Data, DJ Says
TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is working to ensure it complies with data security requirements before going public after meetings with Chinese government officials over the issue earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said.
Why China and U.S. Are Clashing Over Stock Listings: QuickTake
Chinese companies seeking capital have long headed to the U.S. stock market to tap its deep-pocketed investors, raising more than $100 billion through first-time share sales over the past two decades. This money flow was immensely profitable for all involved: The founders, the bankers, early investors and new shareholders. Yet all this now looks set to change. China has pledged to write new rules for companies going public outside the mainland and to step up oversight of those already trading of
Richest People in China: Billionaire Gains Fade as Stocks Such as $DIDI Slump
It was the kind of brazen PR stunt that Jack Ma might have dreamed up.
China to require review of overseas IPOs by companies with data on 1m users
Move is part of Cyberspace Administration's revision of network safety measures
China Tightens Rules on Foreign IPOs in New Blow to Tech Firms
China proposed new rules that would require nearly all companies seeking to list in foreign countries to undergo a cybersecurity review, a move that would significantly tighten oversight over its internet giants.
China Car Rental Firm eHi Said to Weigh $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO
eHi Car Services Ltd., a Shanghai-based car rental company, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
China Mulls Closing Loophole Tech Giants Use for U.S. IPOs
Regulators in Beijing are planning rule changes that would allow them to block a Chinese company from listing overseas even if the unit selling shares is incorporated outside China, closing a loophole long-used by the country’s technology giants, according to people familiar with the matter.
Weibo Denies Report of Plans to Take Company Private
A Weibo Corp. representative denied a report that the chairman of the Chinese Twitter-like service and a state investor are in talks to take the company private.
Didi Said to Guide Pricing U.S. IPO at Top of Range or Above
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. is telling investors it plans to price shares in its U.S. initial public offering at or above the top of a marketed range, according to people familiar with the matter.
How Xi and the CCP Turned on Jack Ma, Ant, and China’s Fintech Companies
Ant has lost at least $70 billion in value since its scuttled IPO, and companies from Tencent to JD.com are under pressure, too. The winners? The country’s state-backed banks.
EV Maker Xpeng Seeks Hong Kong Listing of Up to $1.97 Billion
New York-traded electric-vehicle maker Xpeng Inc. is looking to raise as much as $1.97 billion for a listing in Hong Kong, putting it on track to be the first Chinese EV producer to complete a so-called homecoming share sale.
Hong Kong’s Lalamove Files Confidentially for $1 Billion U.S. IPO
Hong Kong’s on-demand logistics and delivery firm Lalamove has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
China Trucking Startup Said to Raise $1.6 Billion in U.S. IPO
Full Truck Alliance Co., an Uber-like trucking startup, has raised about $1.6 billion after pricing shares in its U.S. initial public offering at the top of a marketed range, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
After Years in Prison, China Grocery Tycoon Weighs Twin IPOs
In 2018, Zhang Wenzhong was cleared by China’s top court of financial misconduct charges after earlier spending more than half a decade in prison. Three years later, the Chinese tycoon has revived the supermarket business he founded, and is about to launch two initial public offerings -- one in Hong Kong and the other in the U.S.
China’s Tech Crackdown Is Cooling Hong Kong’s IPO Market
New Hong Kong listings are tracking at their slowest pace since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, as weaker markets and China’s clampdown on its biggest tech firms chill sentiment.
GSX Closing Unit, Cutting Staff on China Education Crackdown
GSX Techedu Inc. is closing a unit and cutting staff in response to China’s crackdown on its online-education sector.
Online Health-Care Platform ClouDr Said to Mull $500 Million IPO
Digital health-care platform ClouDr is considering an initial public offering that could raise about $400 million to $500 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter.