Meituan-Dianping plans HK listing

HONG KONG - The mainland's largest provider of on-demand online services Meituan-Dianping has tapped Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to work on a Hong Kong float that could see it list as early as this year, according to people with knowledge of the move.

Meituan-Dianping has recently started preparatory work with the three banks for the IPO, the people told Reuters.

The company, formed in 2015 from the $15 billion merger of Meituan and Dianping, is looking to benefit from the bull run in technology stocks.