Filing: San Jose-based Chinese optical module maker Ligent seeks ~$727M in a Hong Kong IPO, after its rival Zhongji Innolight's $6.8B Hong Kong debut in July (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg)

AI computing networks maker Ligent Technologies Inc. is seeking to raise as much as HK$5.7 billion ($727 million) …

bloomberg.com ·2026-09-14

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Chinese optical tech firm Ligent seeks $723m IPO techinasia.com
Firmus seeks to raise up to $5 billion in Australian IPO, Bloomberg reports channelnewsasia.com

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