Hong Kong's bourse loses global IPO appeal

Samsonite, Prada and L'Occitane once flocked to the city for IPOs. Now, despite hosting the world's biggest IPO of the year, HK looks like less of a global contender.

Between 2010 and 2011, foreign companies flocked to Hong Kong for IPOs. Household names like Prada, Samsonite and L’Occitane vied for attention with energy and resources companies like Brazil’s iron ore producer Vale, Canadian coal miner SouthGobi and Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal. British life insurer Prudential also threw its hat in the ring, offering a fraction of its global shares for Hong Kong investors.

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