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China Railway Construction IPO

February 2008 | IPO News Alert
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China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has announced a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. It will be Asia's largest IPO so far this year with a combined size of up to US$5.3bn. It plans to raise between HKD16.9bn and HKD18.3bn (US$2.2bn and US$2.3bn) for its H-share listing and around CNY22.3bn (US$3.1bn) for its A-share listing. The Shanghai listing will be on March 10 and the Hong Kong on March 13. The H-share offering will be the equivalent of about 14% of the company; it is offering 1.706bn shares priced between HKD9.93 and HKD10.70 each. The A-share will account for