CX Daily: Chinese Firms Face Shifting Global IPO Landscape

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In Depth: Chinese Firms Face Shifting Global IPO Landscape

Chinese companies pursuing overseas listings are at a crossroads.

For years, the U.S. — and especially the Nasdaq — has been a preferred market for Chinese IPOs, offering companies high valuations and access to a global investor base. But that path may be narrowing.

The tech-heavy bourse, which hosts more than 80% of U.S.-listed Chinese firms, has proposed raising the minimum public float and fundraising requirements, while enforcing faster suspension and delisting procedures for companies that fail to meet ongoing standards, casting uncertainty over the pipeline of future deals.