Five Chinese tech and advanced manufacturing companies launched Hong Kong listings today to raise up to $5.6B, led by Apple supplier Luxshare's $3.15B offering
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Five Chinese tech and advanced manufacturing IPOs targeting $5.6B—more than half from Luxshare alone—show public capital is leaning into the hardware and supply-chain layer. If you build for manufacturing or components, assume your Chinese counterparts will be better capitalized and moving up the value stack.
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