新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：The Billionaire Firms to Watch After Midea’s Hong Kong Debut
新闻日期：2024-09-19
香港近年来最大的新股发行项目正在提振人们对亿万富翁投资pipeline复苏的信心。Midea股份有限公司在港交所上市后，股价在两个交易日内上涨17%，此次发行筹集了40亿美元，是香港自2021年初以来最大规模的新股发行。其创始人兼最大股东、82岁的 ，是中国第六大富豪，财富估值约为305亿美元（根据Bloomberg Billionaires Index）。
虽然目前尚不能确定这是否会提振香港IPO市场的活力，但此次成功上市至少为市场注入了一丝希望。Midea是一家知名的中国家电制造商，在全球范围内也颇具知名度。去年，它还曾与签约成为其全球品牌大使。“恢复交易的进程可能还需一些时间，”SW Hong Kong的IPO负责人指出，“这取决于2024年剩余几个月是否会有吸引人的发行对象。”
以下是一些准备在香港上市的企业名单：
中国最大的快递公司，由亿万富翁于1993年创立，在香港交易所获得了认证和注册，以备发股。去年，该公司在深圳证券交易所进行二次上市，据彭博新闻社报道可能最多能筹集30亿美元。
总部位于河南省的冰激凌和茶饮连锁品牌 ，由张红超兄弟于1997年创建，曾申请在香港上市但未能实现；2020年，它获得了来自Meituan等投资者的投资。根据彭博亿万富翁指数，该公司的创始人兄弟两人的财富估值为30亿美元。
总部位于成都的生物医药公司已经在上海证券交易所上市，并计划在港交所进行首次公开募股可能筹集约5亿美元，彭博社于7月11日报道称该公司董事长兼创始人拥有约70亿美元的财富（根据Bloomberg Billionaires Index）。
亿万富翁控制的保险公司FWD Insurance已经考虑了多年在香港上市的想法，可能会在本月内重新提交招股申请。此前，公司曾考虑以超过10亿美元估值进行二次发行但由于市场状况未能实现。FWD成立于2013年，由李泽钜创立并担任董事长，李泽钜还是一家主要电信运营商的高管。
关于阿里巴巴物流部门的上市计划可能会为香港带来转机。它原本预计将成为香港最大的IPO之一，但阿里集团主席当时表示由于市场较为低迷和流动性不足，决定取消原定10亿美元以上的首次公开发行。
原文摘要：
Hong Kong’s biggest share sale in more than three years is fueling hopes China’s dormant billionaire deal pipeline may come back to life. Shares of home appliance-maker , which is also listed in Shenzhen, rose 17% after just two sessions in Hong Kong, following a $4 billion offering that was the largest in the city since early 2021. Its founder and largest shareholder , 82, is China’s sixth-richest person, with a fortune estimated at $30.5 billion, according to the . While it’s far from certain the deal will revive the city’s long-suffering market for initial public offerings, which cratered over the past years on the back of China’s economic slowdown, the successful listing brings some optimism. Midea, which makes fridges and washers, ranks among China’s better-known bluechip names globally, last year Manchester City striker as its global brand ambassador. “There are some potential pipeline cases to bring Hong Kong back to the top five of world IPO fund raising,” said , IPO leader at advisory firm SW Hong Kong. Momentum “still needs time to improve and depends on whether there are attractive issuers in the remaining few months in 2024,” he said. Here’s a list of firms that have been weighing a Hong Kong listing, some of which are already listed in mainland China.China’s largest express delivery company, founded in 1993 by billionaire , is by the local regulator and the exchange for a share sale in Hong Kong. Last year the Shenzhen-listed firm banks for a second listing that was set to raise as much as $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported in May 2023. Wang grew up in Hong Kong and is worth $9.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with the bulk of his fortune deriving from his stake in the company. The ice cream and tea chain company, founded in 1997 by brothers Zhang Hongchao and Zhang Hongfu in China’s Henan province, had initially filed for a Hong Kong IPO but the share sale did not materialize. In 2020 it received a cash infusion from investors including the venture arm of Chinese food delivery giant Meituan. The two founding brothers had a combined net worth of $3 billion , according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.The Chengdu, China-based drugmaker, which is already listed in Shanghai, filed for a share sale in Hong Kong that may raise about $500 million, Bloomberg July 11. , the company’s founder and chairman, has a fortune estimated at $7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. , the insurer controlled by billionaire , has been considering a listing for years and may refile for an offering in Hong Kong as soon as this month, IFR last month. The firm had considered earlier this year options such as a sale at a valuation of more than $10 billion after plans to list in Hong Kong did not materialize. FWD was started in 2013 by Li, a Hong Kong tycoon who also runs , one of the city’s major telecom companies. Any resumption of plans for a listing of the logistics unit of Jack Ma’s , would mark a turnaround for Hong Kong. It was expected to be one of the biggest listings in the city but called off the expected $1 billion-plus offering in the first quarter citing conditions. At the time, Alibaba’s Chairman cited “pretty depressed” markets and a lack of liquidity to explain the decision.Still, it may take some time for such deals to move on, according to some market players. “Midea is a big international brand. Its Hong Kong IPO delivers more of a symbolic than commercial meaning,” said , a director at Beijing-based boutique investment bank Chanson & Co. “Not every billionaire family will need a Hong Kong IPO, and not every billionaire family is qualified to be part of the move to boost Hong Kong’s status as a global financial hub”
