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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outlfows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into Tencent, Meituan, Wuxi Biologics, Li Auto, Kuaishou, and outflows from Tsingtao Brewery.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outlfows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight inflows into Tencent, Meituan, Wuxi Biologics, Li Auto, Kuaishou, and outflows from Tsingtao Brewery.


Hong Kong Connect Flows Monthly: $8.1bn Inflows in October

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Private Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Dobot is a Chinese manufacturer and leading provider of all-perceptive intelligent robotic arms backed by top-tier investment bank CICC and high-profile investors.   </li>
<li>Dobot has raised a total of ~CN¥490M in funding over 3 rounds. Investors include Qianhai Fund of Funds, Shenzhen Capital Group, CICC, Potential Capital and Green Pine Capital Partners.</li>
<li>The global industrial robotics market is an $80B+ opportunity. The number of robots installed in the automotive industry in China has doubled in 2021.</li>
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Dobot is a Chinese manufacturer and leading provider of all-perceptive intelligent robotic arms backed by top-tier investment bank CICC and high-profile investors.   
Dobot has raised a total of ~CN¥490M in funding over 3 rounds. Investors include Qianhai Fund of Funds, Shenzhen Capital Group, CICC, Potential Capital and Green Pine Capital Partners.
The global industrial robotics market is an $80B+ opportunity. The number of robots installed in the automotive industry in China has doubled in 2021.


Dobot: Make Smart Manufacturing Accessible

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<li>XPeng Robotics is a bionic smart robot maker backed by Chinese EV giant XPeng and high-profile investor IDG Capital. The company focuses on AI, robot autonomy, and interaction.</li>
<li>Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, XPeng Robotics is an affiliate of XPeng, with R&amp;D centers in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Silicon Valley. </li>
<li>Bloomberg reported that $100M+ Series A financing was the largest single-tranche fundraising for the bionic robot sector in China in the past two years. </li>
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XPeng Robotics is a bionic smart robot maker backed by Chinese EV giant XPeng and high-profile investor IDG Capital. The company focuses on AI, robot autonomy, and interaction.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shenzhen, XPeng Robotics is an affiliate of XPeng, with R&amp;D centers in Beijing, Guangzhou, and Silicon Valley. 
Bloomberg reported that $100M+ Series A financing was the largest single-tranche fundraising for the bionic robot sector in China in the past two years. 


XPeng Robotics: Early-Stage VC Investment in Developer of Smart Robot Pony

Gaussian Robotics / Private Capital Markets

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<li>Gaussian Robotics sells a new generation of autonomous cleaning robots that can be applied in office buildings, shopping malls, indoor galleries, hotels, schools, healthcare facilities, and warehouses.  </li>
<li>Shanghai-Based unicorn wants to disrupt the cleaning industry with automation, promoting the use of low-cost autonomous cleaning robots worldwide. </li>
<li>The company owns the world’s most advanced commercial cleaning robot portfolio offering cost-effective smart robotic solutions to 2,000+ customers in 40+ countries across 6 regions.</li>
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Gaussian Robotics sells a new generation of autonomous cleaning robots that can be applied in office buildings, shopping malls, indoor galleries, hotels, schools, healthcare facilities, and warehouses.  
Shanghai-Based unicorn wants to disrupt the cleaning industry with automation, promoting the use of low-cost autonomous cleaning robots worldwide. 
The company owns the world’s most advanced commercial cleaning robot portfolio offering cost-effective smart robotic solutions to 2,000+ customers in 40+ countries across 6 regions.


Gaussian Robotics: Leading Provider of AI-Powered Cleaning Robots

UBTech Robotics / Private Capital Markets

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<li>UBTech Robotics is a pioneer in AI and leader in intelligent humanoid robots. The company commercialized robots for consumers with a mission to deliver the affordable robot to each family. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics has raised ~$940M in equity financing and closed an $820M Series C round in May 2018, the single largest funding ever for AI private company.</li>
<li>We were impressed by healthy growth at scale, diversified business lines, core AI and robotics technologies, and strong partnerships with Tencent, Apple, and Walt Disney. </li>
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UBTech Robotics is a pioneer in AI and leader in intelligent humanoid robots. The company commercialized robots for consumers with a mission to deliver the affordable robot to each family. 
UBTech Robotics has raised ~$940M in equity financing and closed an $820M Series C round in May 2018, the single largest funding ever for AI private company.
We were impressed by healthy growth at scale, diversified business lines, core AI and robotics technologies, and strong partnerships with Tencent, Apple, and Walt Disney. 


UBTech Robotics: China’s Global AI and High-Tech Robotics Unicorn

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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Hong Kong Connect Flows Monthly: $8.1bn Inflows in October

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for October and highlight flows for Tencent, Meituan, Wuxi Biologics, Li Auto, Kuaishou, Tsingtao Brewery.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Dobot: Make Smart Manufacturing Accessible

Chinese startup Dobot is well-positioned to benefit from the fast-growing industrials robotics market in China and the recent acceleration of...

Andrei Zakharov

XPeng Robotics: Early-Stage VC Investment in Developer of Smart Robot Pony

With Chinese EV giant XPeng moving into robotics, we believe XPeng Robotics is a high-return early-stage VC investment in the rapidly growing...

Andrei Zakharov

Gaussian Robotics: Leading Provider of AI-Powered Cleaning Robots

High-growth unicorn Gaussian Robotics is a leading player in China’s commercial cleaning robot market, and we are positive on the company’s product...

Andrei Zakharov

UBTech Robotics: China’s Global AI and High-Tech Robotics Unicorn

Tencent-backed UBTech Robotics is one of the key players in the global consumer robotics market, which is expected to reach ~$94B by 2028, growing...

Andrei Zakharov

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