Horizon Robotics, a Chinese autonomous driving company, has raised $696m (5bn yuan) through an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. This makes it Hong Kong’s largest IPO for the year, according to a report by Reuters.

Chinese autonomous driving firm Horizon Robotics has priced its shares at the top of its range to raise HK$5.4 billion ($696 million) according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, making it the biggest Hong Kong initial public offering this year.

CHINESE autonomous driving firm Horizon Robotics has priced its shares at the top of its range to raise HK$5.4 billion (S$913.4 million) according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, making it the biggest Hong Kong initial public offering this year.

(Yicai) Oct. 18 -- Horizon Robotics, a leading Chinese developer of self-driving technology, aims to raise as much as HKD5.4 billion (USD695 million) from its initial public offering in Hong Kong, which would make it the city’s biggest IPO so far this year.

Chinese autonomous driving firm Horizon Robotics has priced its shares at HK$3.99 each, the top of its range, to raise $696 million in an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Horizon Robotics, a Chinese provider of software and hardware used in autonomous driving systems, priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at the top of the range to raise HK$5.4 billion ($696 million),

Hong Kong’s IPO market is experiencing a surge in activity, driven by Beijing’s stimulus measures and improved investor sentiment.