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Seres Sinks on Hong Kong Debut After HK$14.3 Billion IPO

Heavy demand in the bookbuild contrasts with a valuation set about 22% below its Shanghai shares.

Overview

  • Shares began trading under code 9927 at HK$128.90 versus a HK$131.50 offer price, then were down 3.7% at HK$126.60 by 10am after an intraday drop of as much as 10.3%.
  • The offer was priced at the top of its marketed range and raised HK$14.3 billion from the sale of about 108.6 million shares.
  • Overall subscriptions reached 132 times, with the international placement 8.61 times covered.
  • Institutional investors took 90% of the deal, while the retail tranche accounted for 10% with about 202,300 valid applications and 57,928 allotments.
  • Named cornerstone investors included Schroders, Mirae Asset Securities, Huatai Capital Investment and Sanhua Intelligent Controls.