Chinese courier delivery firm BingEx eyes $1.21 bln valuation in US IPO
Sept 27 (Reuters) -Chinese courier delivery firm BingEx is aiming for a valuation of $1.21 billion in its U.S. listing, banking on recovering investor appetite for new stocks and easing of regulatory roadblocks.
The company, which brands its services as FlashEx, is looking to sell 4 million American depositary shares (ADS) in the initial public offering, priced between $15 and $17 apiece, to raise $68 million at the top of its targeted range.
The number of Chinese companies that have pursued stock market flotations in the U.S. in the past few years has plummeted, after Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global was forced to delist its shares following a backlash from Chinese regulators.
EV maker Zeekr's ZK.N debut on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year was the first big listing by a Chinese company in the U.S. since Didi's delisting.
BingEx operates in 295 Chinese cities with 88.9 million registered customers and the company had 2.7 million registered riders, as of June 30.
It controlled 33.9% of the total independent on-demand dedicated courier service market share in China, as of last year, the company said in its IPO filing, citing iResearch.
BingEx has applied to trade under the ticker symbol "FLX". CICC, CLSA and Deutsche Bank are the underwriters of the offering.
Reporting by Manya Saini and Pritam Biswas in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta
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