Everbright Securities Company Limited is a

securities A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any for ...

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, controlled by

state-owned State ownership, also called public ownership or government ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, property, or enterprise by the national government of a country or state, or a public body representing a community, as opposed to ...

financial conglomerate,

China Everbright Group China Everbright Group is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Everbright Group was a subsidiary (55.67 percent) of Central Huijin Investment. The Ministry of Finance of China owned the rest of the stake, which Central Huijin acquired on 8 December ...

. It was founded in 1996 and is based in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

. It was listed on the

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in 2009 with capital raising of . It was the second

IPO An initial public offering (IPO) or stock launch is a public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also to retail (individual) investors. An IPO is typically underwritten by one or more investment ...

by a Chinese brokerage, following

CITIC Securities CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. is a Chinese full-service investment bank. It offers services in underwriting, research, brokerage, asset management, wealth management, and investment advisory. CITIC Securities was established in 1995 and it is head ...

in 2002. On 2 February 2015, Everbright Securities Co Ltd announced its agreement to buy Sun Hung Kai Financial's 70% stake for HK$4.1 billion. Everbright Securities International (EBSI), formerly known as Sun Hung Kai Financial and Everbright Sun Hung Kai, is a subsidiary that provides financial services for retail, corporate, and institutional clients. It was founded in 1969 by

Fung King Hey Fung King Hey (1922–1985), was a Hong Kong businessman. He was born in Guangzhou, mainland China. He is the co-founder of Hong Kong–based Sun Hung Kai & Co. and was reputed as "King of securities world" and "Godfather of the stock market". ...

, Kwok Tak Seng and

Lee Shau Kee Lee Shau-kee (; 20 February 1928 – 17 March 2025) was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He was a real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development, a property conglomerate with interests in prope ...

. The company operates under the Sun Hung Kai Financial brand and the SHK Direct and SHK Private sub-brands and has a presence in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China.

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* {{authority control Companies in the CSI 100 Index Companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Financial services companies established in 1996 Government-owned companies of China Financial services companies of China Companies based in Shanghai H shares Investment banks in China China Everbright Group 1996 in Shanghai

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