Hong Kong is zeroing in on rich Middle Eastern investors as it looks for new pools of capital to boost its status as a wealth-management hub. Interest groups in the city have invited more and more guests from the Gulf’s ultra-wealthy clans and family-linked entities over the past two years at a pace unseen before…
As Hong Kong’s commercial property slump drags on, Chinese state money has emerged as one of the few pillars of support. Chinese firms have become active buyers in the city’s flailing real estate market, snapping up shopping malls and offices as local and international investors pull back. While deal sizes are smaller than during Hong…
Hong Kong’s reputation as a top-tier global financial hub has taken another hit. A recent US advisory is urging American companies operating there to consider the legal and regulatory risks they may face, including possible sanctions violations. Doing business in the city, the alert argues, is the same as operating on the mainland, because of…
Chinese appliance giant Midea Group Co. is poised to raise $4 billion in its Hong Kong listing in an enlarged deal that will be priced at the top of the marketed range, people familiar with the matter said, in a show of demand for the city’s biggest share sale in three years. The Foshan, China-based…
Hi, it’s Will Davies in Hong Kong, where our reporters have been tracking what is set to be the biggest listing by a Chinese company in two years—providing a nice boost to the city’s IPO market. Also today, private equity’s favorite borrowing tool sparks fresh scrutiny. Today’s top stories Home appliance maker Midea Group is…