Pulled pork: WH Group scraps IPO

Bookrunners fail to bring home the bacon after the company decides to pull its Hong Kong listing.
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy stayed home
April 29, 2014

WH Group has scrapped its revised Hong Kong listing after the Chinese pork giant was unable to get the valuation it wanted, having hoped to raise up to $1.9 billion from the share sale.

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