Tianqi Lithium raises $1.7bn in biggest Hong Kong IPO of 2022
天齐锂业二次上市，将是香港今年最大IPO
Tianqi Lithium, a Chinese supplier of key components in rechargeable batteries, has priced its Hong Kong share offer near the top of an expected range to raise about $1.7bn, in the city’s biggest listing this year.
中国可充电电池核心原料供应商天齐锂业(Tianqi Lithium)已在定价区间高端确定香港上市发行价，预计将筹资约17亿美元，这将是香港今年以来规模最大的上市交易。
The secondary listing for the Chengdu-based company, which already trades on the Shenzhen bourse, marks the first listing to raise more than $1bn in Hong Kong this year after a regulatory crackdown on China’s tech sector throttled deal flow in the first half.
这家总部位于成都、已在深圳证交所上市的公司进行二次上市，标志着香港迎来今年第一笔筹资超过10亿美元的上市交易，此前针对中国科技行业的监管整顿遏制了今年上半年的交易流。
The company sold 164mn shares at roughly HK$82 ($10.45) apiece, pricing at the top of an expected range, according to people familiar with the deal. Cornerstone investors included LG Chem, South Korea’s largest diversified chemical company, and the state-owned China Aviation Lithium Battery Co, a supplier for homegrown electric carmakers such as Xpeng and Geely.
据知情人士透露，该公司以每股约82港元（合10.45美元）的价格发售1.64亿股股票，定价处于预期区间的顶部。基石投资者包括韩国最大的多元化化工企业LG化学(LG Chem)，以及国有的中创新航(CALB)，后者是小鹏(Xpeng)和吉利(Geely)等本土电动汽车制造商的供应商。
