Metal producer Shandong Gold raises $4.82b in IPO priced at low end

The firm sold 327.7 million shares priced at $14.70 apiece.

Bloomberg reports that Shanghai-listed metal producer Shandong Gold Mining Co., has raised $4.82b in a Hong Kong share sale priced at the low end of a marketed range.

The firm sold 327.7 million shares at $14.70 apiece although the shares were initially offered at $14,70 to $18.38 each. The offering lured five cornerstone investors including rival gold producer Zhaojin Mining Industry Co. and China National Gold Group Corp.’s asset management arm.

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Chinese firms have continued raising capital in Hong Kong even as the benchmark Hang Seng Index trades at about 17% from its January peak and even briefly entered bear territory in September 11 on the back mounting trade tensions and emerging market-sell off.

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