Pharma Companies Set to Raise $5 Billion in Hong Kong IPOs in 2019

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Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc.’s shares have been selling like hot cakes, as Hong Kong investors vie for a piece of new health-care stocks.

The Chinese maker of cardiovascular devices attracted retail orders worth more than $10 billion for its IPO, the largest among health-care listings in the city this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Excessive demand drove the initial retail portion of the $331 million sale to be about 312 times subscribed, Venus saidBloomberg Terminal in a Monday filing.