HK takes top slot in global IPO rankings

Mainland companies' listings help financial hub to regain title in 2018

Companies from the Chinese mainland are driving a bumper year for Hong Kong IPOs in 2018, helping the city to regain its much-coveted title as the world's leading venue for going public.

KPMG forecast a total of 208 firms will raise as much as HK$286.6 billion ($36.6 billion) this year, according to its annual IPO review released in Hong Kong on Tuesday.