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Real estate company China Aoyuan Property Group has become the first issuer in Asia ex-Japan to launch a dollar bond in 2017, marketing a three year on Wednesday.

Meitu, creator of the popular Chinese selfie editing app, failed to live up to its promise when the stock debuted on Thursday in Hong Kong, shedding as much as 2%.

Chinese selfie app maker Meitu wrapped up its IPO at the bottom of guidance last week, raising HK$4.9bn ($631.5m) in fresh funds.

IPOs in Hong Kong this year have been dominated by friends and family investors or throttled by cornerstone accounts. But the appearance of technology company Meitu could be the deal the market needs to attract foreign investors, so it can’t be allowed to slip into the ranks of mainland dominated deals.

Chinese selfie app maker Meitu has cracked open books for its potential HK$5.5bn ($710.4m) IPO, a deal notable for coming from the technology sector — a rarity in Hong Kong’s primary market.

Selfie touch-up app maker Meitu is on the verge of shaking up the Hong Kong ECM market as it brings the largest technology listing in the city in nearly a decade. Market participants will be watching in anticipation how the $750m IPO performs as it holds the key to the future of the tech sector in the city. Jonathan Breen reports.

Selfie touch-up app Meitu is just days away from launching what will likely be the largest technology listing in Hong Kong since 2007, having started feeling out demand for a $750m IPO.

Hong Kong’s VPower Group International Holdings has raised HK$1.61bn ($206.3m) after pricing its IPO just off the bottom of guidance.

Asia’s equity capital markets recovered quickly in the wake of Donald Trump winning the White House, with most of the indices regaining their losses in Thursday’s trading. Primary issuance also took off, with some keen issuers pulling the trigger on their IPOs. Jonathan Breen reports.

Datang Environment Industry Group Co has bagged HK$2.0bn ($257.9m) after sealing its second attempt at an IPO.

Wuhan Metro Group and Jiangsu Zhongguancun Science Park Holding Group added their names to the growing list of Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) sealing inaugural dollar bonds in the international market this year.

China’s Datang Environment Industry Group Co has launched bookbuilding for a potential HK$2.6bn ($330.1m) listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange — its second attempt at floating in the city.