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

Cello World Limited / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Cello World is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Cello World (CW) is an Indian consumer products company. The firm is a leading company in the consumerware market in India.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.</li>
</ul>


Cello World is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO.
Cello World (CW) is an Indian consumer products company. The firm is a leading company in the consumerware market in India.
In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.


Cello World IPO - Strong past Growth but Has a Number of Related Party Issues

Kokusai Electric  / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>KKR raised around US$730m via selling a stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kokusai-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40152:1" rel="noopener">Kokusai Electric's (6525 JP)</a> (KE) Japan IPO.</li>
<li>KE main business activities consist of the manufacturing, sales and maintenance service of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.</li>
<li>In our previous notes we have looked at the company’s past performance, undertaken a peer comparison and looked at valuations. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


KKR raised around US$730m via selling a stake in Kokusai Electric's (6525 JP) (KE) Japan IPO.
KE main business activities consist of the manufacturing, sales and maintenance service of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
In our previous notes we have looked at the company’s past performance, undertaken a peer comparison and looked at valuations. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Kokusai Electric IPO Trading - Decent Demand, Now for the Real Test

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>This is the <em>somewhat brand-spanking-new</em> Quiddity HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. We work off the same presentation as the A/H Premium Monitor and Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor.</li>
<li>The data on liquid names is presented for 5 days and four weeks and anything seen can be ranked in tables or selected and charted (names, sectors, outperformance, etc).</li>
<li>We like the nifty interactive tables+charts (please play with them!) and we welcome feedback. This 5-day week saw HKD 3.9bn+ of net buying. That makes 13 weeks of net inflows.</li>
</ul>


This is the somewhat brand-spanking-new Quiddity HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. We work off the same presentation as the A/H Premium Monitor and Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor.
The data on liquid names is presented for 5 days and four weeks and anything seen can be ranked in tables or selected and charted (names, sectors, outperformance, etc).
We like the nifty interactive tables+charts (please play with them!) and we welcome feedback. This 5-day week saw HKD 3.9bn+ of net buying. That makes 13 weeks of net inflows.


Quiddity HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 20 Oct 23): Meituan, SMIC, Great Wall!

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

DMA is a technology-first company that provides an end-to-end SaaS solution to institutional investors. DMA enables regulated entities like asset managers, wealth managers, investment managers and financial advisors to connect their front and back office, break silos and reduce headcount.

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>Since the close on Monday, both discounts have widened by over 2 percentage points <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naspers-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21085:1" rel="noopener">Naspers (NPN SJ)</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28104:1" rel="noopener">Prosus NV (PRX NA)</a>.</li>
<li>Naspers’ discount to Prosus’ MV is back at 11.8% after reaching 10.4% on Monday. Naspers’ discount is trading at 46% and Prosus’ discount is trading at 40%.</li>
<li>The annual WisdomTree rebalance took place in the closing auction on Wednesday. Turnover on the JSE for the day was R20bn ($1.05bn), 1.12 times the 5-day average.</li>
</ul>


Since the close on Monday, both discounts have widened by over 2 percentage points Naspers (NPN SJ)Prosus NV (PRX NA).
Naspers’ discount to Prosus’ MV is back at 11.8% after reaching 10.4% on Monday. Naspers’ discount is trading at 46% and Prosus’ discount is trading at 40%.
The annual WisdomTree rebalance took place in the closing auction on Wednesday. Turnover on the JSE for the day was R20bn ($1.05bn), 1.12 times the 5-day average.


Naspers & Prosus: Discounts Widen as Market Sells off + WisdomTree Oct Rebalance Price Moves (JSE)

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 13th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Wuxi Bio, AIA and Bidu.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 13th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Wuxi Bio, AIA and Bidu.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Wuxi Bio, AIA, Bidu

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Tencent (700 HK)

Kokusai Electric IPO Trading - Decent Demand, Now for the Real Test

KKR raised around US$730m via selling a stake in Kokusai Electric's (6525 JP) (KE) Japan IPO. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Quiddity HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 20 Oct 23): Meituan, SMIC, Great Wall!

SOUTHBOUND flows last week were still mildly positive making it 13 weeks in a row. Great Wall Motors is finally a large net buy.

Travis Lundy

Naspers & Prosus: Discounts Widen as Market Sells off + WisdomTree Oct Rebalance Price Moves (JSE)

Recap of how the discounts traded last week as well as price moves on the JSE at the WisdomTree rebalance (Wed, 18 Oct).

DMA

HK Short Interest Weekly: Wuxi Bio, AIA, Bidu

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 13th and highlight short interest changes in Wuxi Bio, AIA, Bidu.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Cello World IPO - Strong past Growth but Has a Number of Related Party Issues

Cello World is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

Kokusai Electric IPO Trading - Decent Demand, Now for the Real Test

KKR raised around US$730m via selling a stake in Kokusai Electric's (6525 JP) (KE) Japan IPO. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Quiddity HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 20 Oct 23): Meituan, SMIC, Great Wall!

SOUTHBOUND flows last week were still mildly positive making it 13 weeks in a row. Great Wall Motors is finally a large net buy.

Travis Lundy

Naspers & Prosus: Discounts Widen as Market Sells off + WisdomTree Oct Rebalance Price Moves (JSE)

Recap of how the discounts traded last week as well as price moves on the JSE at the WisdomTree rebalance (Wed, 18 Oct).

DMA

HK Short Interest Weekly: Wuxi Bio, AIA, Bidu

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 13th and highlight short interest changes in Wuxi Bio, AIA, Bidu.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM