Bottom line: New IPOs from metals trading specialist Yintech in New York and aircraft leaser BOC Aviation will meet with lukewarm reception that sees them price in the middle of their range and post flat trading debuts.
A couple of IPO stories are in the headlines, including the first major offering of a Chinese company in New York this year set to take place by metals exchange operator Yintech. Meantime in Hong Kong, the airline leasing unit connected to Bank of China (HKEx: 3988; Shanghai: 601398) is also sniffing for interest in its plan for an offering to raise up to $1.5 billion.
Each of these IPO stories is quite different, in terms of size, industry and stage of development. But a common theme is that both come from relatively traditional older industries in China, rather than the high-growth tech and media sectors that more typically like to list offshore. To the contrary, this year has seen many of those high-growth companies like Qihoo (NYSE: QIHU) and E-House (NYSE: EJ) de-list from New York after failing to attract enough interest from US investors. Read Full Post…