Chinese Hotpot Chain Raises Nearly $1bn in HK IPO

海底捞在港上市融资近10亿美元

Chinese restaurant group Haidilao Hotpot has raised nearly $1bn after pricing shares at the top end of the prospective range for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

中国餐饮集团海底捞火锅在香港交易所首次公开发行筹得近10亿美元，其发行价位于定价区间高端。

The Beijing-based chain, which sells spicy Sichuan food and employs gimmicks such as dancing noodle chefs to entice diners, priced its shares at HK$17.80 each to raise $963m, according to two bankers close to the deal.

据两名知情的银行家透露，这家总部位于北京的连锁餐厅确定发行价为每股17.80港元，总计筹得9.63亿美元。海底捞火锅餐厅供应辛辣的四川式火锅，并采用一些噱头（如跳着舞的面条师傅）来吸引食客。

That values the company at about $12bn, one of the bankers said. Shares will start trading on September 26.

其中一位银行家表示，上述发行价意味着该公司估值约为120亿美元。该股将从9月26日起交易。

The fundraising follows a string of lacklustre IPOs in Hong Kong this year in which shares have been priced at the lower end of their marketed ranges.

此次筹资活动是在今年以来香港一连串反应平平的首次公开发行之后进行的，多只股票的发行价位于之前公布的定价区间的低端。

Haidilao claims to be the fastest-growing major Chinese cuisine brand globally, citing its 2016-2017 revenue growth rate of 36 per cent. The group owns 332 restaurants in China and has outlets in Singapore, South Korea, Japan and the US. The restaurant chain posted revenue of Rmb7.3bn ($1.1bn) in the six months to the end of June.

海底捞自称是全球增长最快的大型中国餐饮品牌，其2016-2017年度营收增长率达到36%。该集团在中国拥有332家餐厅，在新加坡、韩国、日本和美国设有分店。在截至6月底的六个月里，这家连锁餐厅的营收达到73亿元人民币（合11亿美元）。

China’s restaurant industry is forecast to grow about 10 per cent annually over the next five years in terms of sales, according to Frost & Sullivan, a market research group. Hotpot is the most popular Chinese cuisine in China, with a 14 per cent market share in 2017, it added.

根据市场研究集团弗若斯特沙利文咨询公司的数据，预计未来五年中国餐饮业的销售额将以每年约10%的速度增长。该公司补充称，在中国，火锅是人气最高的中餐，2017年占有14%的市场份额。

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