China’s Transsion, Africa’s top phone maker, targets US$500 million Hong Kong listing

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings, the maker of Africa’s bestselling phones, aims to kick off its Hong Kong share offering on Wednesday to raise up to US$500 million ahead of a targeted October 15 listing, according to people familiar with the matter.

The company, which already trades in Shanghai and has a market capitalisation of 62 billion yuan (US$9. 24 billion), could offer up to 132 million offshore ordinary shares,…