Nasdaq will tighten requirements for companies seeking to go public on its exchange, a move that will affect a set of countries that includes China.
The New York-based stock exchange will require companies to raise at least $25m in equity capital in an initial public offering or a sum equivalent to a quarter of the value of the group once listed, according to documents filed by Nasdaq to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday.
The rules will apply to listings from countries such as China that have secrecy laws and regulations that bar access to information from US regulators.
The exchange has also mandated that companies from these regions hire a special adviser familiar with the levels of transparency and accountability required of US public companies if they do not have senior management that have worked at US-listed groups.