Prospectus shambles leaves red faces but red hot Sun Art escapes
Sun Art Retail Group escaped what could have been a humiliating failure last week when a mistake was spotted in its prospectus just days before the hypermarket operator was due to list. The company was forced to issue a supplemental prospectus on Monday to correct its financial information — and ask investors to confirm their orders in the HK$8.2bn ($1.05bn) IPO that was priced two weeks ago.
Strong demand for the stock meant investors confirmed over 98% of their orders by Wednesdays deadline. But bankers remain in uproar about the prospectus error. Many said that the deals sponsors put the company and its IPO at risk.
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