Hong Kong is poised to lose its title as the leading global venue for flotations this year, following a drop in the number of local “jumbo” listings and a rising preference among Chinese companies for the US.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is on track to lose out to the New York Stock Exchange as the venue of choice for companies undertaking initial public offerings in 2017, after two consecutive years in the top spot.
Data from Dealogic, a data and analytics firm, show that the amount raised by companies listing on NYSE so far this year has exceeded $32.6bn, compared with $14.6bn on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s main board* — putting Hong Kong in fourth place at present.