NETEASE Inc’s music streaming business Cloud Village Inc is aiming to raise up to US$500 million in a Hong Kong initial public offering, according to regulatory filings, after shelving the deal earlier this year following China’s regulatory crackdown on tech companies. The company is selling 16 million shares, which represents 7.7 percent of the enlarged share capital, as part of the deal launched Tuesday. A price range of HK$190 to HK$220 has been set for institutional investors, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters, which will give Cloud Village a market capitalisation of US$5.4 billion to US$6.2 billion. A further 2.4 million shares can be sold as part of a so-called greenshoe option after the company lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Cloud Village will price its shares tomorrow and start trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Dec. 2, according to the term sheet. NetEase has subscribed for US$200 million worth of stock as a cornerstone investor alongside Song Music with US$100 million and Orbis Investments with US$50 million, according to the term sheet. Cloud Village scaled back the size of the IPO after initially aiming to raise at least US$1 billion in August, sources told Reuters at the time. But the deal was shelved then as global financial markets reacted to the range of Chinese regulatory tightenings ordered after the Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N) IPO in the United States. (SD-Agencies) | 