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Chagee Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides a wide range of tea drinks products and services. Chagee Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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<li>Chagee Holdings (CHA US) priced a full-size deal of 14.7mm shares at $28.00  (high-end of the range) and Opened at $33.75 for a 20.5% gain.</li>
<li>The immediate IPO pipeline is primed and ready to go, however, the current uncertainty in the market due to the everchanging economic winds is forcing companies to bide their time. </li>
<li>Chagee was still able to achieve a desirable outcome by meeting three criteria: Large Anchor orders, Smaller Transaction, Attractive Valuation</li>
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Chagee Holdings (CHA US) priced a full-size deal of 14.7mm shares at $28.00  (high-end of the range) and Opened at $33.75 for a 20.5% gain.
The immediate IPO pipeline is primed and ready to go, however, the current uncertainty in the market due to the everchanging economic winds is forcing companies to bide their time. 
Chagee was still able to achieve a desirable outcome by meeting three criteria: Large Anchor orders, Smaller Transaction, Attractive Valuation


Chagee Holdings Limited (CHA): IPO Valuation Highly Attractive Drawing Strong Interest on Day One

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Zoetop Business Co., Limited, doing business as SHEIN, operates as a fashion e-commerce platform. The Company focuses on women's wear, men's apparel, children's clothes, accessories, shoes, bags, and other fashion items. SHEIN serves clients worldwide.

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<li>In the past week, Reuters reported that Shein has received approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its IPO in London.</li>
<li>In February 2025, Reuters reported Shein could cut its valuation in a potential listing to around $50 billion, which would be 24% lower than the previous private market funding round.</li>
<li>Tariff war and ending de minimis for shipments from China to US are likely to result in further reduction in the valuation of Shein, much lower than $50 billion. </li>
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In the past week, Reuters reported that Shein has received approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its IPO in London.
In February 2025, Reuters reported Shein could cut its valuation in a potential listing to around $50 billion, which would be 24% lower than the previous private market funding round.
Tariff war and ending de minimis for shipments from China to US are likely to result in further reduction in the valuation of Shein, much lower than $50 billion. 


Shein: London Approves IPO but Tariffs and End Of "De Minimis" Exemption to Lower Valuation

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Park Medi World (PMW) is the second largest private hospital chain in North India, with an aggregate bed capacity of 3,000 beds, and the largest private hospital chain in terms of bed capacity in Haryana with 1,600 beds located in the state as of 1H25. PMW operates a network of 13 NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers) accredited multi-super specialty hospitals under the ‘Park’ brand, of which seven hospitals are NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories) accredited, with eight hospitals in Haryana, one hospital in New Delhi, two hospitals in Punjab and two hospitals in Rajasthan.

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<li>Park Medi World is the second largest private hospital chain in North India with a capacity of 3,000 beds, and the largest private hospital chain in Haryana.</li>
<li>The company aims to raise INR9.6B through issuing fresh shares. Founder and Chairman, Dr. Ajit Gupta is the selling shareholder offering shares worth of INR3B for sale.</li>
<li>IPO proceeds will be utilized for debt repayment, funding capex for development of new hospital, expansion of existing hospital, and purchase of medical equipment.</li>
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Park Medi World is the second largest private hospital chain in North India with a capacity of 3,000 beds, and the largest private hospital chain in Haryana.
The company aims to raise INR9.6B through issuing fresh shares. Founder and Chairman, Dr. Ajit Gupta is the selling shareholder offering shares worth of INR3B for sale.
IPO proceeds will be utilized for debt repayment, funding capex for development of new hospital, expansion of existing hospital, and purchase of medical equipment.


Park Medi World Pre-IPO: Some Points Worth Attention

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC IPOs & Placements

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We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chagee-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45011:1" rel="noopener">Chagee Holdings (CHA US)</a>  raised around US$411m in its US IPO, after pricing the deal at the top of the range at US$28/share. </li>
<li>Chagee (CG) is a leading premium tea drinks brand, serving healthy and delicious freshly-made tea drinks.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics and added a new peer to compare with  </li>
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Chagee Holdings (CHA US)  raised around US$411m in its US IPO, after pricing the deal at the top of the range at US$28/share. 
Chagee (CG) is a leading premium tea drinks brand, serving healthy and delicious freshly-made tea drinks.
In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics and added a new peer to compare with  


Chagee IPO Trading: Delisting Overhang but Much Cheaper than Peers

Rosita Fernandes

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ifbh-pte-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45067:1" rel="noopener">IFBH (IFBH HK)</a>  is planning to raise about US$100m through its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The lead bookrunner for the deal is Citic.</li>
<li>IFBH specializes in ready-to-consume beverages and food, focusing on coconut water and plant-based products. Its flagship brand, if, introduced natural coconut water to mainland China, becoming the largest market.</li>
<li>As per CIC, IFBH has led mainland China's coconut water market for five years, holding a 34% share in 2024, while dominating Hong Kong with a 60% share since 2016.</li>
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IFBH (IFBH HK)  is planning to raise about US$100m through its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The lead bookrunner for the deal is Citic.
IFBH specializes in ready-to-consume beverages and food, focusing on coconut water and plant-based products. Its flagship brand, if, introduced natural coconut water to mainland China, becoming the largest market.
As per CIC, IFBH has led mainland China's coconut water market for five years, holding a 34% share in 2024, while dominating Hong Kong with a 60% share since 2016.
