HKEX is the most popular destination for privately-held Southeast Asian companies looking to go public on a global bourse, according to the report ‘Unlocking Public Markets: Essential Considerations for SE Asia’s IPO Hopefuls’ published by DealStreetAsia and HKEX.
Between 2014 and 2023, 83 of the 163 Southeast Asian companies that went public chose HKEX as their listing destination, followed by 18 (excluding SPACs) choosing NASDAQ, 15 listing at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and 13 at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The London Stock Exchange (LSE) ranked fifth with 10…







