Etiqueta: Hong Kong

STORY: EV giant BYD said Tuesday it raised almost $5.6 billion in a share sale. That made it the biggest such listing in Hong Kong for four years. Now the Chinese firm plans to use the money to increase research and development spending and expand overseas. BYD has rapidly emerged as the country’s biggest automaker. But over 90% of its 4 million sales last year were in its home market. There it accounted for more than a third of the total shipments of electric cars and plug-in hybrids.In February alone, it launched 21 new electrified vehicles in a bid to stay competitive at home. The firm is also ramping up hiring, with a goal to sell up to 6 million vehicles this year. That would put it roughly on par with General Motors. As part of the drive, it’s ramping up export efforts, with Brazil currently its largest overseas market. Now the share sale reflects increasing optimism over the tech sector in China and Hong Kong. Sentiment has lifted following a high-level summit of top executives led by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Investors took that as a sign that the government planned to give more support to the tech sector. BYD shares were down over 6% by early afternoon Tuesday, broadly in line with the discount offered on the stock in the listing. Shares in major exporters were also under pressure following Donald Trump’s confirmation that he was pressing ahead with new tariffs, including on Chinese goods.

The EV maker’s rationale for the share sale is reasonable, despite the short-term share-price drop on the news, an analyst says.

BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle juggernaut headed by billionaire Wang Chuanfu, intends to raise HK$43.5 billion ($5.6 billion) to deal with fierce competition at home and to expand abroad.

The Chinese automaker plans to raise $5.6 billion via a share placement to enhance investments in cutting-edge technology and strengthen its competitive edge over rival Tesla.

Cleary Gottlieb represents the placement agents in BYD’s HK$43.5 billion H-share placement.

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has raised $5.95 billion in a primary share sale that was increased in size, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday. (This story has been refiled to add the company's name in paragraph 1)

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BYD plans to raise $5.2 billion through a share sale in Hong Kong to fund its overseas expansion and research and development efforts.

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is aiming to raise as much as 40.7 billion Hong Kong dollars ($5.2 billion) in what would be Hong Kong’s biggest share sale in nearly four years. The company is offering 118 million shares at 333 to 345 Hong Kong dollars each, according to terms of the deal seen by Bloomberg News. That implies a discount of up to 8.4 percent to BYD’s closing price on Monday, according to Bloomberg calculations. The transaction marks Hong Kong’s biggest share sale since food-del

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD ($BYDDY) ($HK:1211) is raising about $5.2 billion through a share sale in Hong Kong, Reuters reported. This move is part of ...