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MBMC Breaking News: HR management platform Lucas GC (Luokeshi) 25-page US IPO roadshow PPT
Recently, Lucas GC Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Rocci"), the substantial controlling shareholder of Rocks Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a human capital management service provider from Beijing, updated its prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). With the stock ticker LGCL, it plans to conduct an IPO on the NASDAQ. Earlier, it confidentially submitted its listing application to the SEC on November 21, 2022, and then publicly disclosed its prospectus on February 28, 2023.
MBMC News Flash: Hong Kong's Financial Secretary is actively holding talks with mainland regulatory bodies to speed up the approval process for companies seeking to list in Hong Kong.
Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said during his address at the Hong Kong Capital Markets Forum 2024 recently that Hong Kong is currently in talks with mainland Chinese regulatory authorities to speed up the approval process for enterprises seeking to list in Hong Kong.
MBMC Breaking News: Xiamen Jihong Co., Ltd., a cross-border social e-commerce company, plans to list in Hong Kong
Jihong Co., Ltd. (002803.SZ), a cross-border social e-commerce company based in Xiamen, Fujian Province, announced that to further enhance its capital strength, corporate governance level and core competitiveness, the board of directors and the board of supervisors have reviewed and approved the overseas listing proposal, planning to issue H shares and apply for listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company is currently actively discussing relevant work with relevant intermediary institutions.
MBMC News Flash: Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange Predicts IPO Market Will Improve in 2024
John Tuttle, Vice Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, said in a recent interview that with borrowing costs falling and stock market volatility declining, initial public offering (IPO) activity is expected to rebound in 2024.
MBMC Quick Report: Fujian Frozen Products Online has completed a new round of financing, and may go public in the United States via a SPAC merger.
According to the latest news from 36Kr, a self-media platform, Fujian Frozen Goods Online Network Technology Co., Ltd. (「FG Online」 or 「Frozen Goods Online」), a one-stop cold chain food supply chain service provider from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, has completed a hundred-million-yuan Series C strategic financing.
MBMC Breaking News: AstraZeneca plans to acquire Chinese concept stock Gracell Biotechnologies for $1.2 billion
Biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca (AZN) has announced that it will acquire Suzhou, Jiangsu-based Chinese concept stock Gracell Biotechnologies (GRCL) for up to 1.2 billion US dollars, aiming to further advance its cell therapy ambitions.
MBMC Quick Report: Wall Street 2024 Outlook Summary — What Do Top Strategists Think of US Stocks and the U.S. Economy?
At this time of year, top Wall Street strategists release forecasts for the trajectory of U.S. equities and the American economy over the coming year. This year, even as leading institutions are divided over whether the U.S. economy will fall into recession, most strategists still expect the earnings of S&P 500 constituent companies to grow in 2024.
MBMC Flash Report: Four companies launched their initial public offerings (IPOs) on the same day
As disclosed on the official website of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), four companies including Guohong Hydrogen Energy, Dekang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Shenghui Cleaning and K CASH Group launched their IPO public subscriptions simultaneously on November 27, continuing the recent warming trend of the Hong Kong stock IPO market.
MBMC News Flash: Huawei Honor plans to launch an IPO
On a recent evening, Huawei Honor said it planned to go public, but did not disclose where it would list.
MBMC News Flash: Mizuho Securities has applied to establish a securities firm in the Chinese mainland, and foreign-owned securities firms are accelerating their expansion into China's capital markets
According to the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the application materials for "Approval for the Establishment of a Securities Company" submitted by Japan's Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. have recently been received by the CSRC. If Mizuho Securities obtains approval to set up a securities company in China, the number of Japanese-funded securities firms operating in China will increase to three, joining Nomura Orient International Securities and Daiwa Securities which have already launched their business in China.
MBMC News Flash: Nicolas Aguzin pointed out that the Hong Kong IPO market is rebounding, and many sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East are allocating capital to the Chinese and Hong Kong markets.
Recently, Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), stated in an interview with *China Securities Journal* that there are signs of a gradual recovery in the Hong Kong stock IPO market at present. HKEX is handling IPO applications from hundreds of companies. Every week, quite a few companies consult HKEX about listing in Hong Kong. It is believed that as the market warms up, enterprises' enthusiasm for going public will further increase. Meanwhile, investors from the Middle East and other regions have shown great interest in investing in China, and many sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East are actively deploying capital in the A-share and Hong Kong stock markets.
MBMC Breaking News: Black Sesame Intelligence, the first company to apply for an IPO as a Special Technology Establishment firm, said it is confident of a successful listing in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong media reported that Black Sesame Intelligence Technology, a mainland-based developer of autonomous driving computing chips and Hong Kong's first specialized technology company that applied for a Hong Kong listing under the "Chapter 18C" rules, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Hong Kong Science Park yesterday (November 6) to establish an innovative R&D center within the park. It is expected that the company will invest a total of US$100 million by 2027 and expand its Hong Kong-based R&D team to 100 people.