China’s X Square Robot submits confidential filing for Hong Kong IPO, sources say

Chinese start-up X Square Robot has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to two sources familiar with the matter, joining a growing wave of domestic robot makers flocking to capital markets, despite new US trade restrictions.
The Shenzhen-based firm has tapped Huatai Securities and Morgan Stanley as sponsors for the prospective float, one of the sources said.
Besides X Square, AgiBot and Galbot have also filed confidentially for Hong Kong IPOs, the...