Six years ago, the billionaire Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma launched his technology services group Alibaba on the New York Stock Exchange in what was then the world’s largest stock market flotation. After losing that crown to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, Mr Ma is poised to take it back when Ant Group, the financial technology business spun out of Alibaba and which he controls, lists in Shanghai and Hong Kong next week. It is expected to raise $34.4bn, surpassing the $29.4bn Saudi Aramco raised last December.
6年前,億萬富翁、中國企業家馬雲(Jack Ma)將他的技術服務集團阿里巴巴(Alibaba)在紐約證券交易所(New York Stock Exchange)上市,那是當時全球規模最大的股票發行。在這頂桂冠被沙烏地阿美(Saudi Aramco)摘去後,馬雲將通過螞蟻集團(Ant Group)下週在上海和香港上市將其奪回,該集團是從阿里巴巴分拆出來的金融科技企業並由他控股。這次上市預計將籌資344億美元,超過沙烏地阿美去年12月籌集的294億美元。