This piece was originally published as the foreword to the ALB Hong Kong IPO Handbook 2021. To get your copy of the handbook, please click here.] Over the last decade, Hong Kong has emerged as the ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Ventures’ first investment, Prenetics, becomes first Hong Kong unicorn to go public
Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Beyond Ventures is pleased to support today's announcement by the firm's first investee company, Prenetics, that Prenetics, a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong COVID testing firm Prenetics to go public via US$ 1.7 billion SPAC deal
Hong Kong-based COVID-19 testing company Prenetics will go public via a merger agreement with Artisan Acquisition, in a deal that will value the pairing at US$1.7 billion. The companies announced the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-China’s Biotech Sector Comes of Age With Big Licensing Deals, Global Ambitions
If investors in China's biotech industry needed one more sign that the sector is coming of age, then a major licensing deal RemeGen Co Ltd struck last month with Seattle-based Seagen Inc fits the bill ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up Prenetics to list in the U.S. through $1.7 billion SPAC deal
Hong Kong biotech company Prenetics is going public through a merger with Artisan Acquisition — a SPAC backed by Adrian Cheng, CEO of New World Development. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property giant signs crypto company HashKey as tenant
stated that “Three Exchange Square is one of the most prestigious office buildings in Hong Kong” and added the company was glad to be moving to the centre of the business community. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Largest Landlord Leases to First Crypto Firm
Hong Kong’s Central district’s largest landlord, Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd., signed a lease with its first crypto asset firm. ( read original story ...)
National Games 2025: Hong Kong to launch planning talks with co-hosts this month as sports chief backs city to stage opening ceremony
Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau – named last month as the co-hosts of the 15th National Games of China – are set to hold discussions this month on how to organise the event. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong index slumps to three-week low as China data misses estimates, Macau casinos tumble
Macau casino stocks lead Hang Seng Index lower; China’s monthly economic data on industrial production, retail sales and investments trail projections. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: 1,000 travellers apply for quarantine-free ‘Come2HK’ scheme in first hour; city confirms 1 Covid-19 case
One man surnamed Liu, who worked in finance and was coming to Hong Kong for business, also lauded the hassle-free clearance process and entry procedures. However, Danny Lau Tat-pong, honorary chairman ... ( read original story ...)
5 agencies in Hong Kong you can turn to for innovative ideas
In a 2020 McKinsey survey of more than 200 organisations across industries ... We turned to our 2021 Agency of the Year Hong Kong results to find out who our judges thought were the five most ... ( read original story ...)
ArchiREEF’s 3D-Printed Terracotta Tiles Restoring Coral in Hong Kong
In 2020, a team of scientists from The University of Hong Kong launched ArchiREEF, a startup on a mission to restore marine life in the coral reefs near Hong Kong. Thanks to ArchiREEF's 3D-Printed ... ( read original story ...)
Shenzhen, Hong Kong to enhance cooperation
SHENZHEN has announced a series of measures to enhance scientific cooperation with Hong Kong via the Qianhai economic zone, ranging from encouraging the setup of laboratories ... ( read original story ...)
RISE conference back in Hong Kong in March
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and Web Summit have announced that RISE, 'one of the world’s most influential tech events', will return to Hong Kong in March 2022, as an in-person event. RISE was ... ( read original story ...)