An undisclosed shareholder raised $280.4 million in a secondary share sale of New China Life Insurance on Tuesday night after offloading shares towards the bottom of the indicative price range.
The share sale follows a run-up in the mainland insurance company's shares as investors are keen to cash in on the gains in Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong.
UBS launched the 34.6 million-share offering Tuesday at an indicative price range between HK$49.60 to HK$50.35 per unit, representing a 3.5% to 2% discount to the May 19 closing price of HK$51.40, according to a term sheet seen by FinanceAsia. Shares...