Hong Kong's IPO Market Surges with Six New Listings Raising HK$16.7 Billion
Hong Kong's stock market capped 2025 with a significant boost as six companies launched IPOs, raising HK$16.7 billion. This marks the strongest IPO year since 2021, with notable listings from Chinese AI developers MiniMax Group and Zhipu AI.
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Hong Kong's stock market experienced a substantial boost on December 31, 2025, as six companies launched initial public offerings (IPOs), collectively raising HK$16.7 billion ($2.15 billion). This activity marks the culmination of Hong Kong's strongest IPO year since 2021, with a total of $36.5 billion raised across 114 listings, significantly surpassing the $11.3 billion raised in 2024. The December 31 listings include prominent Chinese large language model developers MiniMax Group and Zhipu AI (Knowledge Atlas Technology) , reflecting strong investor interest in Chinese AI and semiconductor companies.
MiniMax Group, founded in early 2022 by former SenseTime executive Yan Junjie yan junjie, is seeking to raise up to HK$4.19 billion from 25.4 million shares priced between HK$151.00 and HK$165.00 each, valuing the company at approximately $6.5 billion. The company plans to debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 9, 2026. MiniMax's product portfolio includes multimodal AI models such as MiniMax M1, Hailuo-02, Speech-02, and Music-01. The company's cornerstone investors include Alibaba Group Holding Limited , Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Boyu, and Mirae Asset.
