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  "title": "Sources: Kuaishou's Kling selects banks to lead a Hong Kong IPO aiming to raise $1B+ as early as 2027; Kling hit a $15B valuation after raising $2.8B in July (Bloomberg)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sources-kuaishous-kling-selects-banks-to-lead-a-hong-kong-ipo-aiming",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-06/china-ai-video-startup-kling-picks-banks-for-1-billion-plus-ipo"
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  "summary": "Kuaishou Technology's Kling AI has picked banks for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise at least $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.",
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