SHANGHAI: Victory Giant Technology Huizhou Co has begun taking investor orders for a listing in Hong Kong that may raise as much as HK$17.5bil (US$2.2bil) in what is set to be among the city’s largest first-time share sales this year.
The company, which makes printed circuit board products, the intricate electronic backbone of artificial intelligence (AI) servers, is offering 83.3 million shares at as much as HK$209.88 each, according to a listing document released yesterday.
The firm has options to increase the deal size to almost US$3bil.
The price represents a discount of about 37% to Victory Giant’s closing price last Friday in Shenzhen, where the firm’s shares are already traded.
The fervour for AI has driven the stock up fourfold over the past year, valuing the firm at US$37bil as of last Friday.
Victory Giant shares rose as much as 4.2% in Shenzhen. Double-listed firms are generally trading at a roughly 15% discount in Hong Kong to their onshore prices.
Thirty-seven cornerstone investors, which get guaranteed allocation in a listing in exchange for holding the shares for at least six months, are buying about US$997mil worth of shares.
They include Chinese billionaire Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital, Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc, asset manager Hillhouse Investment and South Korea’s Mirae Asset Securities Co, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report.
The deal will test investor appetite for maiden share sales at a time when global markets are being rocked by volatility from the Iran war.
At the same time, intensifying regulatory scrutiny has unsettled Hong Kong’s financial industry, raising concerns that the boom in listings at Asia’s premier fundraising hub may slow.
Founded in 2006, Victory Giant counts Nvidia Corp among its key partners.
The firm is seen as a leader in high-density interconnect and multi-layer PCBs that are crucial for AI chips.
Surging demand for AI drove the Huizhou-based company’s shares up more than 580% in 2025, making it the top-performer on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index.
Victory Giant posted revenue of 19.3 billion yuan (US$2.8bil) last year, with analysts polled by Bloomberg forecasting a 70% jump in 2026. — Bloomberg
