The entrance to the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai. Over 100 companies have raised around $4.6 billion via Indian IPOs this year.
IPO

Bain-backed Emcure Pharma's $234m India IPO draws $11bn in bids

Company strong in women's health draws subscriptions nearly 68 times offer amount

5 July 2024
The Taiwan Stock Exchange partnered with the Singapore Exchange for the first time to host a pitch event for institutional investors in the city-state, held at SGX in April. (Singapore Exchange and Taiwan Stock Exchange)
Taiwan tensions

Singapore hooks Taiwan companies shunning China's investors

Taiwanese firms chase funds in city-state as cross-strait tensions rise

4 July 2024
Webtoon Entertainment went public in New York on July 27. (Line Digital Frontier)
Media & Entertainment

After U.S. IPO, Naver's Webtoon to spend more on creators and AI

Online comics appeal to TikTok-loving Gen-Z Americans, CFO says

29 June 2024
According to LSEG data, the largest IPO on Asian markets so far this year, excluding India, has been Chinese bubble tea maker Sichuan Baicha Baidao. (Photo by Kensaku Ihara)
IPO

Asia's IPO market trails U.S. and Europe as proceeds plunge 73%

India tops global listings in first half of year, buoyed by strong economy

28 June 2024
Ola Electric's e-scooter is displayed at the headquarters in Bangalore in 2021. The company is seeking to raise 55 billion rupees in an IPO.
Startups

SoftBank-backed Ola Electric set to become India's first EV listing

Profitability, competition woes cloud offering with investors cool to startups

25 June 2024
The Hong Kong Exchange is in an IPO slump, part of a wider "winter" in Chinese stock listings and venture capital funding. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
IPO

China in venture capital winter, 'worst' IPO exit market in decades

Chill spurs companies and investors to look overseas for opportunities

23 June 2024
A more "robust market" will encourage Chinese companies to list in the U.S. this year, the vice chairman of Nasdaq says.
Interview

Nasdaq expects more China IPOs despite regulatory logjam

Market 'will not be ignored' despite geopolitical frictions, exchange official says

14 June 2024
QuantumPharm, a Chinese AI-driven drug research company known as XtalPi and backed by Tencent, lists in Hong Kong on June 13. (Photo by Peggy Ye)
IPO

AI drug researcher XtalPi lists in Hong Kong amid U.S.-China rivalry

Exchange pins high hopes on first IPO under rule designed to woo innovative startups

13 June 2024
Chinese online fashion retailer Shein is rumored to be seeking to list its shares in London in an initial public offering estimated to be worth $66 billion.
IPO

China's Shein faces laundry list of concerns over possible London IPO

Analysts cite questions for apparel retailer on ESG, Beijing approval, valuation

7 June 2024
Funds raised through this IPO by Astroscale will be used for developing technologies on debris removal as well as for covering its running expenses. (Astroscale)
IPO

Japan space-debris cleaner Astroscale valued at $1bn in market debut

Pioneer raises $113m to accelerate investment as competition emerges

5 June 2024
Iqbal Muslimin, co-founder of Evermos, speaks to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo on May 24. (Photo by Yumi Kotani)
IPO

Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos eyes IPO in 2 years

Bandung-based company helps modernize country's rural retail market

2 June 2024
Guzman y Gomez was founded in 2005 and has over 200 locations in Australia, Singapore and Japan. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
IPO

Australian fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez eyes $1.5bn IPO in June

Casual Mexican restaurant looks to reach 1,000 domestic stores in 20 years

1 June 2024
Haidilao restaurant operator Super Hi begins dual listing on the Nasdaq after Hong Kong
IPO

Haidilao restaurant operator Super Hi surges 46% on U.S. listing debut

Popular Chinese hot pot eatery lists in the U.S., broadening shareholder base

18 May 2024
HD Hyundai Marine Solution listed on the stock market after completing South Korea's biggest initial public offering in more than two years. (Hyundai Marine Solution)
IPO

South Korea's Hyundai Marine Solution nearly doubles in market debut

KKR-backed ship repair company completes country's biggest IPO in 2 years

8 May 2024
Jollibee founder Tony Tan is part-owner of the Philippine real estate company DoubleDragon, which fully owns the hospitality brand Hotel101. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Hotel 101) 
IPO

Jollibee founder Tony Tan backs hotel SPAC deal despite lull in IPOs

Philippine fast-food king plans to disrupt hospitality sector with Hotel101

7 May 2024
The IPO boom in India is driven by a buoyant stock market that outperformed peers in China, Hong Kong and Japan. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Kosaku Mimura)
Market Spotlight

Indian founders make hay with IPOs amid rally, but investors suffer

44 of the 183 companies that listed since 2021 are trading below their offer price

6 May 2024
Cosmetics are displayed in the window of a L’Occitane store in central Paris in February.
IPO

L'Occitane to go private in blow to Hong Kong bourse's global image

French cosmetics company to delist while city promotes itself as IPO destination

30 April 2024
Hong Kong is positioning itself as a hub for cryptocurrency trading, although regulators have stressed they "are not meant for every investor."
Cryptocurrencies

Hong Kong's first crypto ETFs go public in milestone for hub ambitions

Products to challenge U.S. counterparts as focus shifts to Chinese investor access

30 April 2024
Topp Jirayut Srupsrisopa said a listing of Bitkub Capital Group’s cryptocurrency exchange would create a proxy stock for Thailand’s digital services economy, in an April 19 interview with Nikkei. (Nikkei montage/Photo by Kenya Akama and Getty Images)
IPO

Thailand's Bitkub aims for ASEAN expansion with 2025 listing

Crypto exchange founder Topp hopes to create regional digital champion though IPO

26 April 2024
Masan Group's product lineup includes some of Vietnam's leading food brands. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
IPO

Vietnam's Masan Group weighs IPO for consumer unit

Debut could raise over $1bn as CEO eyes overseas expansion

26 April 2024
A listing ceremony marks the arrival of Chinese AI company Mobvoi on the Hong Kong market on April 24. (Photo by Echo Wong)
IPO

Hong Kong hit by third straight weak IPO as AI player Mobvoi disappoints

Google-backed Chinese company struggles out of gate in Asia's worst-performing market

24 April 2024
A ChaBaiDao shop -- as ChaPanda is also known -- in Shanghai. The company has said it will spend over half its IPO proceeds improving overall operations and strengthening supply chains.
IPO

China tea chain ChaPanda sinks in Hong Kong IPO as market sours

'Bad' sentiment may affect rivals' hopes to drum up cash for expansion

23 April 2024
The NAND memory market has seen recent recovery after more than a year of production cuts.
Semiconductors

Japan's Kioxia hopes to go public in 2024 as memory chips recover

Chipmaker tries again for listing as AI spread stimulates business outlook

16 April 2024
A Chinese national flag flutters outside the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) building in Beijing. The watchdog is stepping up oversight of IPOs.
IPO

China IPOs slow as strict 'broker butcher' rules kick in

India beat Shanghai and Shenzhen in Q1; Hong Kong barely made top 10

15 April 2024
Promising tech companies are being pulled from the ASX after being acquired. (AAP)
Markets

Australian stock market faces tech company exodus

Delistings outstrip IPOs as overseas players grab local businesses

14 April 2024