set24 Micro Connect has announced an operating structure for its financial asset exchange that currently involves over 13,000 micro businesses across 200 mainland Chinese cities in retail, food and beverages, sports, culture and services. The Micro Star, according to an update on Thursday, is the backbone of what the operator describes as a revenue based financing (RBF) exchange, one that is modeled after the traditional equity market. However, as founder and chairman Charles Li Xiaojia pointed out at a media Q&A session on Thursday, the exchange, also known as MCEX, relies on digitally-enabled vehicles, making the marketplace more “lighter touch” and “cost-effective”. As of the end of last year, Micro Connect investors splashed out RMB4.4 billion (US$630 million) in investment, with over RMB2 billion in returns netted. It is expected to take “two to three years” to recover the remainder of the funding. https://www.macaubusiness.com/micro-connect-micro-star-unveiled-as-operati...
jun25 Micro Connect has applied to list on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, with the application filed on Wednesday aimed at raising funds from institutional investors. Micro Connect is a fin-tech company founded by Charles Li, the former CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing – with the objective of raising capital for mainland China’s micro and small businesses. The exchange platform boasts a tradable financial instrument called the daily revenue obligation. In theory, investors receive a share of daily revenues from businesses, a new concept that challenges the traditional interest or equity. According to the Wednesday filing from Micro Connect International Finance Company, an investment company set up in May, Micro Connect seeks to be registered as a closed-end investment company under Chapter 21 of listing rules. In other words, the distribution of shares will be confined to professional investors instead of the general public. In an exclusive interview with Macau Bu...
sete24 Micro Connect Macao Financial Assets Exchange is launching two initiatives to ease investments in small and micro businesses. The investment platform co-founded by the former boss of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388) Charles Li Xiaojia will simplify investment targets and also enable 'one-to-one' transactions that allow investors to invest in corporations for a certain period of time. As of the end of August, more than 12,000 micro and small businesses have raised capital by listing their daily revenue obligations or DROs on MCEX, according to data on MCEX's website. DROs are "non-equity, non-debt" instruments tradable on MCEX. The listed stores are located in 282 cities across 32 provinces in China, affiliated with 835 brands and platforms. https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/7/265817/Micro-Connect-eases-investor-access
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