China’s securities regulator on Friday proposed tightening the rules governing the listing of Chinese companies abroad, something that it said would improve supervision and enable companies to continue to do so.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on its website that it proposes to establish a new framework for the listing of Chinese companies abroad.
Overseas Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) have been an alternative source of capital for Chinese companies in the past, and the New York listing has been seen as a badge of honor for many.
Beijing has studied the possibility of increasing oversight of overseas IPOs since the $ 4.4 billion IPO of ride-sharing giant Didi Global.
Chinese companies have raised $ 12.8 billion in US IPOs in 2021, according to Refinitiv data, but operations came to a standstill after Didi’s debut in New York in early July.
Under the draft rules, Chinese companies with so-called variable interest entity (VIE) structures can be listed abroad. In addition, they use VIEs to circumvent Chinese regulations that restrict overseas investment in sensitive sectors such as the media and telecommunications. This avenue offers companies more flexibility to raise capital abroad, and avoids scrutiny of IPO investigation.
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