Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Equity Bottom-Up

<p><em><strong>*4Q20 Results In Line:</strong></em>Tencent Holdings’ (700.HK) [Tencent] 4Q20 results were basically in line with consensus, with total revenues coming in at CNY 133.7 bn, increasing 7% linked quarter.  Non-GAAP operating profit amounted to CNY 38.1bn, flattish on a linked quarter basis; and </p><p><em><strong>*Elephant In The Room: </strong></em>According to Bloomberg, Tencent likely will be required to create a financial holding company for all of its banking, insurance, and payment services businesses – and be regulated along the lines of the banking sector. For Tencent, WeChat Pay and the broader lending/deposit taking business are likely to be reined-in. </p>

*4Q20 Results In Line:Tencent Holdings’ (700.HK) [Tencent] 4Q20 results were basically in line with consensus, with total revenues coming in at CNY 133.7 bn, increasing 7% linked quarter.  Non-GAAP operating profit amounted to CNY 38.1bn, flattish on a linked quarter basis; and *Elephant In The Room: According to Bloomberg, Tencent likely will be required to create a financial holding company for all of its banking, insurance, and payment services businesses – and be regulated along the lines of the banking sector. For Tencent, WeChat Pay and the broader lending/deposit taking business are likely to be reined-in. 

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

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.

Equity Capital Markets

<div><p>Bilibili raised around US$3bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. </p></div><div>
<p>We have covered the background of the deal in our earlier notes:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/bilibili-secondary-listing-early-look-will-probably-be-more-like-jd-and-netease" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bilibili Secondary Listing Early Look - Will Probably Be More like JD and NetEase,</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/bilibili-secondary-listing-early-look-4q20-results-quick-note" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bilibili Secondary Listing Early Look - 4Q20 Results Quick Note and</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/bilibili-secondary-listing-volatile-but-should-be-hot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bilibili Secondary Listing - Volatile but Should Be Hot</a></li>
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</div><div><p>In this note, we'll talk about the updates since then.</p></div>

Bilibili raised around US$3bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. 
We have covered the background of the deal in our earlier notes:

Bilibili Secondary Listing Early Look - Will Probably Be More like JD and NetEase,
Bilibili Secondary Listing Early Look - 4Q20 Results Quick Note and
Bilibili Secondary Listing - Volatile but Should Be Hot

In this note, we'll talk about the updates since then.

Bilibili Secondary Trading - Hot Demand, Baba Takes Another Bite, but Still Set for a Weak Listing

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Last Week in Event SPACE: Capitaland, Languang Justbon, Fast Retailing, Crown Resorts, Adani Power

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. </p><p><strong><em>Companies mentioned this week:</em></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (2330 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron Technology (MU US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baidu-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:179:1" rel="noopener">Baidu (BIDU US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/great-wall-motor-co-ltd-cb302af9-398c-4d2d-ba39-023e43287eef" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:128:1" rel="noopener">Great Wall Motor (2333 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27399:1" rel="noopener">NIO Inc (NIO US)</a></p>

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. Companies mentioned this week:TSMC (2330 TT), Micron Technology (MU US), Baidu (BIDU US), Alibaba Group (9988 HK), Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK), Great Wall Motor (2333 HK), NIO Inc (NIO US)

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 26 March 2021

APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Zhihu Technology / Equity Capital Markets

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhihu-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32185:1" rel="noopener">Zhihu Technology (ZH US)</a> raised US$773m at the bottom-end of the IPO price range (including the US$250m concurrent placement).</p></div><div><p>In this note, we will discuss what is circulating in the market and share our thoughts on how it impacts Zhihu.</p></div><div><p>Our previous coverage of Zhihu:</p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zhihu-pre-ipo-in-the-early-stages-of-monetization" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:49157" rel="noopener">Zhihu (知乎) Pre-IPO - In the Early Stages of Monetization</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zhihu-censorship-as-top-risk-may-follow-fate-of-weibo" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:49184" rel="noopener">Zhihu (知乎): Censorship as Top Risk, May Follow Fate of Weibo</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zhihu-ipo-monetizing-curiosity" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:49467" rel="noopener">Zhihu (知乎) IPO - Monetizing Curiosity</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zhihu-ipo-trading-peers-have-corrected-significantly-but-still-has-a-modest-upside" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:49684" rel="noopener">Zhihu (知乎) IPO Trading - Peers Have Corrected Significantly but Still Has a Modest Upside</a> </li>
</ul></div>

Zhihu Technology (ZH US) raised US$773m at the bottom-end of the IPO price range (including the US$250m concurrent placement).In this note, we will discuss what is circulating in the market and share our thoughts on how it impacts Zhihu.Our previous coverage of Zhihu:

Zhihu (知乎) Pre-IPO - In the Early Stages of Monetization 

Zhihu (知乎): Censorship as Top Risk, May Follow Fate of Weibo 

Zhihu (知乎) IPO - Monetizing Curiosity 

Zhihu (知乎) IPO Trading - Peers Have Corrected Significantly but Still Has a Modest Upside 


Zhihu (知乎) IPO Trading Update - Peers Took Another Leg Down on the Back of Rumored Document

China

Baidu, Inc. operates an Internet search engine. The Company offers algorithmic search, enterprise search, news, MP3, and image searches, voice assistance, online storage, and navigation services. Baidu serves clients globally.

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Tencent Holdings – Living By The Sword

TENCENT HOLDINGS: Tencent 4Q20 results were basically in line with consensus, increasing 7% linked quarter. Tencent will be required to create a...

Thomas J. Monaco

Bilibili Secondary Trading - Hot Demand, Baba Takes Another Bite, but Still Set for a Weak Listing

Bilibili raised around US$3bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we'll talk about the updates since our previous note.

Sumeet Singh

Last Week in Event SPACE: Capitaland, Languang Justbon, Fast Retailing, Crown Resorts, Adani Power

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 26 March 2021

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity...

Wium Malan, CFA

Zhihu (知乎) IPO Trading Update - Peers Took Another Leg Down on the Back of Rumored Document

We think the drop is overdone. Sure, Zhihu is sort of an educational website but it is nowhere close to what the techedu companies are doing.

Zhen Zhou, Toh

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