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title: "HSBC Holdings expects the Hong Kong IPO boom to continue and is hiring more staff to increase its market share in the IPO market"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
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description: "HSBC Holdings plans to increase recruitment to enhance its market share in the Hong Kong IPO market. Despite failing to participate in last year's listing boom, HSBC still believes that the trend of Chinese companies going public in Hong Kong will continue. Group head Michael Roberts stated that some talent was lost during the restructuring process, but this was a necessary growing pain. Last year, the total amount raised from Hong Kong IPOs reached HKD 2.86 billion, with HSBC serving as the lead sponsor for only one company"
datetime: "2026-01-30T07:50:27.000Z"
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# HSBC Holdings expects the Hong Kong IPO boom to continue and is hiring more staff to increase its market share in the IPO market

HSBC Holdings (00005.HK) missed the IPO boom after deciding to exit some businesses in the UK, US, and Europe last year. Michael Roberts, head of the group's corporate and institutional banking division, told the Financial Times that the company will make every effort to increase its market share in the Hong Kong IPO market in the future.

Last year, the fundraising amount for Hong Kong IPOs reached HKD 2.86 billion, and among more than 100 new stocks, HSBC acted as the lead sponsor for only one company. Roberts stated that after deciding to exit some investment banking businesses in the UK, US, and Europe, the group lost some talents that should not have been lost, with several senior bankers in Hong Kong having already moved to competitors, but he believes this is a necessary pain of the restructuring plan.

He also mentioned that HSBC has developed an aggressive plan to expand its equity capital markets division through increased hiring, believing that the trend of Chinese companies going public in Hong Kong will continue

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