Future Finance
Ant Plans $17.5 Billion Hong Kong IPO, No Cornerstones
- Ma’s fintech firm prefers cornerstone investors for Shanghai
- Ant is mulling even split of Shanghai, Hong Kong share float
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Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. is seeking to raise $17.5 billion in its Hong Kong share sale and won’t seek to lock in cornerstone investors, confident there will be plenty of demand for one of the largest equity deals in the financial hub, according to people familiar with the matter.
The fintech giant has assessed investor interest, betting it can pull off the Hong Kong portion of the initial public offering without cornerstone investors that are often needed for large deals, according to the people. Ant is leaning toward inviting these big investors for the Shanghai sale to mitigate price fluctuations, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private.