Hong Kong's IPO boom sets off underwriter price war

Bankers, lawyers face shrinking fees as mainland peers offer cut-rate prices

20250724 HK IPO fee

A price war has broken out among firms involved in stock listings in Hong Kong due to intensified competition for deals.  © Reuters

LORRETTA CHEN

HONG KONG -- A price war has broken out in the Hong Kong financial world as competition among investment banks drives down underwriting fees for initial public offerings in what has become the world's hottest market for new stock listings.

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