BeiGene To Become First Tri-Listed Biotech Amid Offer Price Concerns

Nasdaq, Hong Kong and soon Shanghai, major Chinese firm BeiGene will be listed on three stock markets globally. But the high offer price of its imminent debut on China's STAR Market has raised concern among some investments and involved the use of a rare mechanism in the country.

Stock Exchange STAR Market
BeiGene's Shanghai IPO price draws investor concerns in China. • Source: Alamy

Following its imminent listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, major Chinese biotech BeiGene, Ltd. will trade on three exchanges, but Chinese retail investors have raised some concerns over the pricing of the latest offering.

The Beijing-based firm is looking to sell its new shares at CNY192.60 ($30.20) each, the second-highest price for any biotech since the STAR Market started trading in June 2019

Read the full article – start your free trial today!

Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on Scrip for daily insights

  • Start your 7-day free trial
  • Explore trusted news, analysis, and insights
  • Access comprehensive global coverage
  • Enjoy instant access – no credit card required

More from China

Hengrui Set For Biggest Biopharma IPO So Far This Year

 

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals is gearing up for what will be 2025's biggest biopharma IPO so far, hoping to raise up to $1.27bn on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. China's top drug maker by pipeline size plans to use part of the proceeds to reboot its overseas clinical trials ambitions.

China Biopharma Podcast

 
• By 

Join our China-based editors Dexter Yan and Xu Hu in this Chinese-language podcast looking at some of their recent interviews and other key coverage.

Insilico Fast-Tracks First AI-Designed TNIK Inhibitor For IPF

 

InSilico will leapfrog Phase IIb to progress its AI-generated candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis directly into a Phase III trial in China, as it prepares for an IPO in Hong Kong.

Chinese Vaccine Makers Turn To Emerging Markets

 

Chinese producers of novel vaccines are increasingly pivoting to developing markets overseas in the face of a collapse in their domestic sales.

More from Focus On Asia

Multiple Launches Help Lilly’s Japan Growth

 
• By 

Lilly saw solid growth for its business in Japan last year on the back of several new launches and is building its obesity and Alzheimer's portfolios in the country.

China Biopharma Podcast

 
• By 

Join our China-based editors Dexter Yan and Xu Hu in this Chinese-language podcast looking at some of their recent interviews and other key coverage.

Celltrion Sees Multiple Biosimilar Opportunities From Trump’s Pricing EO

 
• By 

Biosimilars giant Celltrion tells shareholders there could be multiple opportunities for its business under US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on drug pricing.