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https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-ipos-set-to-return-outside-the-mainland-one-step-at-a-time-11672054194
Easing of Covid-19 restrictions and U.S. audit progress likely to boost new listings
Will initial public offerings from Chinese companies make a comeback in Hong Kong and New York next year? Deal makers hope so—but they might have to start small.
Chinese companies have raised just $536 million from U.S. listings this year through Dec. 23, down around 96% from the total they raised throughout 2021. The proceeds of their Hong Kong listings are less than a third of last year’s haul. But after progress on resolving a long-running audit dispute between China and the U.S. and guarded hopes for a recovery in share prices, these companies may now be preparing to return to overseas exchanges in greater numbers.
