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Equity Capital Markets: China United Lines and more

In today’s briefing:

  • China United Lines Pre-IPO – Profitable and Growing Rapidly, However Market Is Concentrated

China United Lines Pre-IPO – Profitable and Growing Rapidly, However Market Is Concentrated

By Clarence Chu

  • China United Lines (CUL HK) is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
  • China United Lines (CUL) is a container shipping company in China. CUL has grown rapidly and its large proportion of vessels being chartered-in, has allowed it to scale its capacity.
  • Shipping volume growth was accompanied by topline growth, and margins have been on the uptrend. However, the firm is only a small player in a concentrated market.

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