Anta this month, the Rockets boss orders 234 million Hong Kong dollars

The cornerstone investors introduced from the Hong Kong-Malaysian Regal to the international industry giant and the Hong Kong IPO IPO have always been pleasantly surprised. Following Belle International (1880.HK)'s introduction of LVMH, market sources revealed that the mainland sports shoe brand Anta (China) will introduce Houston Rockets boss Leslie Alexander (Leslie Alexander) with NBA star Yao Ming. It is reported that Alexandria will subscribe for 10% of the IPO fund-raising scale, involving about 30 million US dollars (about 234 million Hong Kong dollars).

Anta (China), which had previously reported rumors of a roadblock to the listing, finally passed a listing hearing last week. According to market news, Anta planned to issue 600 million new shares, which accounted for 25% of the total shares. The total amount raised was US$300 million (approximately HK$2.34 billion). The company is expected to launch a public offering this week. It will begin public offerings on the 26th of this month and will be listed on July 10th. The sponsor is Morgan Stanley.

Anta (China) Co., Ltd. was established in 1994 in Jinjiang, Fujian. At present, Anta (China) is a limited liability company wholly owned by Hong Kong Anta International Investment Co., Ltd., which ranks the first in the national footwear market in terms of its comprehensive market share of sports shoes. It is known as the NIKE brand for sports shoes and sportswear in the Mainland. The market divides the world. It is reported that in 2006 Anta achieved sales of over 1.5 billion yuan, currently has more than 4,000 stores in the mainland and plans to increase to 5,000 next year. The company's latest five-year plan proposes to become a double brand reputation and market share in the Mainland in 2010. The first brand, the world's top ten sporting goods company's long-term goal.

The 64-year-old Alexander is from Boca Raton, Florida. In 1993, Leslie bought the Rockets for 85 million US dollars. In addition to the Rockets, Leslie also owned the WNBA team Houston Stars and the Houston Thunder Bears (also known as the Texas Terror Team). Alexander was the poorest owner of the NBA in 2005 and now he is one of the richest bosses in the NBA. Of course, thanks to the successful operation of the Rockets.

Last year, Alexander was named to the richest 400 in the United States on the “Forbes Wealth List” for $1.2 billion and ranked 9th on the NBA’s rich list. It is understood that Leslie, who has a Bachelor of Law from New York University and a law degree from Western State University, was a securities dealer on Wall Street. This subscription of the Anta IPO is also considered to be a good job.