Czech tycoon-led Home Credit cancels $1.5b HK IPO

Czech tycoon-led Home Credit cancels $1.5b HK IPO

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Czech consumer finance company Home Credit is seen on a building in Liberec, Czech Republic October 15, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

Home Credit NV, the consumer lender owned by Czech billionaire Petr Kellner, canceled a share offering in Hong Kong, where authorities are keen to demonstrate that street protests haven’t disrupted business.