The historically media-shy Chinese logistics giant is looking to fast-track its way onto the market with the help of a Shenzhen-listed rare earth metals firm.
Yadea Group could be the first pure-play electronic vehicle manufacturer listed in Hong Kong and provides some welcome diversity for investors after a rush of financial IPOs.
Lu Ting, former economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is among a group of industry veterans joining Huatai Securities in the firm’s run-up to a public listing in Hong Kong.