Education Centre
What we explain to clients before they engage us, written down. Organised by where you are, not by what we sell.
Five chapters, 12 guides, in the order a client meets them. Everything is on this page.
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Deciding on Asia
Whether a Hong Kong listing or raise fits a mid-market North American or Australian company, and what Asian investors look for when it does.
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Choosing the market
HKEX, ASX, TSX and Nasdaq compared on the tests and fees they publish, how dual and secondary listings work, and the Hong Kong chapter written for specialist technology companies.
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Preparing
The financials, governance and structure the rules require, how long a Hong Kong IPO takes stage by stage, and what the market data shows about demand and pricing.
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The transaction
How the deal is marketed and sold, who does what among sponsors, underwriters and advisers, and what diligence asks of the issuer and its directors.
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After listing
What a Hong Kong listing requires once you are on the board, from continuing disclosure to investor relations.
Latest notes
The listing window in Hong Kong is open. The queue is long.
Hong Kong raised HK$209.9 billion across 85 new listings in the first half of 2026, its strongest first half in five years. What that means for a mid-market company weighing an Asian listing.
Read the noteCanada is looking for its second market
The US share of Canadian goods exports fell from 76 to 72 percent in a year, and Ottawa wants non-US exports doubled by 2035. Most of the diversification has not actually happened yet. That is the opportunity.
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