Changing Tides in Asia—Accessing the Financial Markets
From a tiny fishing village and colonial trading port of tea, Hong Kong has transformed itself into, and is well established as, a global maritime and financial hub. Hundreds of thousands of vessels make port calls in Hong Kong each year, making it one of the world's largest and busiest ports. Besides being a major shipping hub, Hong Kong also is a vital capital market for companies seeking to raise funds. In the first half of 2011 alone, Hong Kong initial public offerings ("IPOs") accounted for US$23.6 billion in fund raising. (View PDF to read the rest of this article)
This article by Conor T. Warde and Kristy Lynn Swartz, partners at Blank Rome, is one in a series of articles written for Blank Rome Maritime's quarterly Mainbrace newsletter. To view the other articles in the September 2011 edition of Mainbrace, please click here.