Published: 09:39, September 8, 2026
Longsys set to debut in Hong Kong after $903m listing
By Bloomberg

This file photo, taken on Feb 22, 2024, shows  Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co Lexar JumpDrive Dual Drive D400 USB flash drive on display at the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Japan. (PHOTO/BLOOMBERG)

Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co is set to begin trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday after raising HK$7.08 billion ($903 million) in an upsized share sale, testing the resilience of investor enthusiasm after a flurry of artificial intelligence supply chain offerings in the city.

Longsys, one of the world’s largest independent memory-module makers, sold about 30 million shares after fully exercising an option to increase the size of the deal by 15 percent, people familiar with the matter have said. The company priced its shares at HK$236 apiece, below the maximum of HK$240.60. The price represents a 44 percent discount to Longsys’ previous closing price in Shenzhen, where it’s been listed since 2022.

The debut will be a test of investor sentiment over fast-changing memory prices and the durability of the AI infrastructure buildout, even as DRAM and NAND pricing has surged this year on tight supply.

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Hong Kong’s booming market for first-time listings has raised more than $45 billion, making 2026 the third-best year on record already. The 10 deals of Longsys’ size or bigger result in a weighted average first-day gain of roughly 5 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. More than half of those stocks are now trading below their offering price.

“As a result of strong AI demand, DRAM allocation to module makers is likely to decline in 2027. Longsys has roughly doubled its supplier prepayments over six months in anticipation of this crunch,” said Rolf Bulk, head of semiconductors and infrastructure at The Futurum Group.

Cornerstone investors — which get guaranteed allocation in the deal in exchange for holding the stock for at least six months — bought 18.89 percent of the offering. They include Transsion International Ltd, an indirect unit of Shanghai-listed Transsion Holdings Co, CITIC Securities Asset Management, and Lens Technology HK.

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The listing price also implies a 61 percent discount to a 3.7 billion-yuan ($551 million) placement in early August at 560 yuan per share. Chinese mutual funds including E Fund Management Co Ltd and China Asset Management Co Ltd took part in the placement, subject to a lock up of six months, according to Bloomberg.

Bulk added that with H-shares making up only about 6 percent of total capital and cornerstone investors taking roughly 20 percent of the allocation, the tradable float is small, a dynamic likely to produce sharp swings in either direction once trading begins, largely tracking the broader global memory trade.

Longsys plans to use the proceeds to support research and development in chip design and advanced memory technologies. Its revenue more than doubled to 24.1 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, while net profit jumped more than 700-fold to 10.6 billion yuan as memory prices climbed.

CITIC Securities Co and Citigroup Inc are joint sponsors for Longsys’ listing.