Can Sino-foreign joint ventures be listed?

At present, the relevant laws and regulations do not clearly stipulate that joint ventures cannot be listed on the domestic capital market. However, in practice, it is difficult for the joint venture company to go public and special application is needed.

The listing of the joint venture company you see may mainly come from two situations:

1. The company has issued foreign shares (commonly known as B shares) or listed on the overseas capital market as a domestic local listed company (listed in both places). If the number of shares held by foreign shareholders exceeds a certain proportion, it will be regarded as a joint venture (for example, more than 25% of the share capital).

2. After listing, the company issues foreign shares or (especially to overseas strategic investment institutions), resulting in foreign shareholders holding more than a certain proportion (such as 25%), and becomes a joint venture listed company.

Of course, there are other situations. After the reorganization of the original listed company, foreign shareholders are introduced, and the shareholding ratio exceeds a certain proportion, which is also considered as a joint venture listed company.

It is more reasonable for the joint venture company to list overseas, because on the one hand, it has foreign shareholders. If shareholders are well-known overseas, or even most of the company's business is overseas, overseas listing will have a positive impact on overseas investors' understanding of the company and its overseas reputation.