Shein secures nod from Hong Kong listing committee for IPO

The Hong Kong exchange's listing committee hearing on the Shein IPO was scheduled for Thursday, Reuters reported on Monday, with the company required to answer questions about its operations and finances.
Once a company has secured the nod from the exchange listing committee after the hearing, it ​can then proceed with ​investor roadshows and book-building ⁠for the IPO, according to local market rules.
Shein is seeking a valuation of $40 billion to $50 billion in its Hong Kong listing. That's far ​less than the $100 billion valuation in a funding round in 2022, according ​to one ⁠of the sources, when it first started pursuing a New York listing.
New fees on e-commerce parcels in Europe weigh on sales growth and profits at the retailer, which earned global revenue of ⁠more ​than $40 billion last year and made close to $2 billion ​in net profit, sources told Reuters earlier this week.