Chinese biscuit maker Dali Foods Group is reportedly planning to raise US$1.5bn in a Hong Kong initial public offering in September.

A Thomson Reuters publication, IFR, citing sources familiar with the plan said the company has hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley as joint sponsors for the IPO.

Dali Foods is controlled by the family of its Chairman Xu Shihui, with private equity firm CDH Investments holding a 3 percent stake.

The company could not be reached for comment at the time of press.