Bloomberg News
HONG KONG — Fast-growing Chinese technology startup Meituan-Dianping applied to list in Hong Kong and seeks to raise billions of dollars to help finance its growth strategy in what is a highly competitive internet marketplace.
The Beijing-based online services provider is one of the country’s most valuable private tech companies. Its current investors include Priceline Group Inc., the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Chinese social media and gaming firm Tencent Holdings Ltd. . Meituan said it lost money last year but its revenue more than doubled, and it expects to maintain rapid growth as more Chinese consumers spend money online.
Meituan didn’t disclose how much it plans to raise in the stock sale, but the company is targeting a valuation of more than $60 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Companies listing in Hong Kong typically sell at least 10% of their shares when they go public. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are the main banks handling Meituan’s IPO.
In a filing with Hong Kong’s stock exchange, Meituan said it generated 33.9 billion yuan ($5.2 billion) in revenue in 2017, up 161% from a year earlier.
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