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

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<p>Trip.com plans to raise around US$1.2bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. We have looked at the background of the deal in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/trip-com-secondary-listing-probably-needs-to-correct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trip.com Secondary Listing - Probably Needs to Correct</a>.</p>
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<p>In this note, we’ll take a look at the final deal terms and talk about the impact of the raising.</p>
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Trip.com plans to raise around US$1.2bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. We have looked at the background of the deal in our earlier note, Trip.com Secondary Listing - Probably Needs to Correct.


In this note, we’ll take a look at the final deal terms and talk about the impact of the raising.


Trip.com Secondary Listing Quick Take - Doing the Bare Minimum - Needs Some More Correction

Event-Driven

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv-75c7a0c4-16ff-4433-a40f-25ae5b24077d" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28498:1" rel="noopener">Prosus NV (PROSY US)</a> aims to raise around US$14.5bn via selling a 2% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a> overnight in Hong Kong.</p>
<p>We spoke about the placement in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tencent-placement-another-reluctant-but-well-flagged-sell-down-lifting-the-us-14-5bn-overhang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tencent Placement - Another Reluctant but Well-Flagged Sell Down, Lifting the US$14.5bn Overhang.</a></p>
</div><div><p>We have been covering the lock-up expiry since Feb 2021 in:</p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tencent-placement-lock-up-expiry-us-10bn-block-and-buyback-linked-holdco-trade" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tencent Placement Lock-Up Expiry - US$10bn+ Block and Buyback Linked Holdco Trade, and</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tencent-placement-lock-up-expiry-block-and-buyback-linked-holdco-trade-update" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tencent Placement Lock-Up Expiry -  Block and Buyback Linked Holdco Trade Update</a></li>
</ul></div><div><p>While the overall cash being raised should be positive for Prosus and Naspers, not all aspects of the deal will be viewed positively. </p></div>


Prosus NV (PROSY US) aims to raise around US$14.5bn via selling a 2% stake in Tencent Holdings (700 HK) overnight in Hong Kong.
We spoke about the placement in Tencent Placement - Another Reluctant but Well-Flagged Sell Down, Lifting the US$14.5bn Overhang.
We have been covering the lock-up expiry since Feb 2021 in:
Tencent Placement Lock-Up Expiry - US$10bn+ Block and Buyback Linked Holdco Trade, and
Tencent Placement Lock-Up Expiry -  Block and Buyback Linked Holdco Trade Update
While the overall cash being raised should be positive for Prosus and Naspers, not all aspects of the deal will be viewed positively. 

Tencent Placement and the Holdco Implications - Deal Almost Done, Now What?

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<p>On 29th Mar 2021, we spoke about the Archegos driven correction in some of the China ADRs,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-blocks-liquidation-buyback-implications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs- Blocks, Liquidation, Buyback - Implications.</a> That in turn had followed close on the heels of the SEC driven correction for the sector, which we looked at in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-sec-notice-instead-of-three-probably-have-four-years-till-2025-correction-overdone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs - SEC Notice - Instead of Three, Probably Have Four Years till 2025 - Correction Overdone</a>.</p>
<p>In this note, we'll talk about the updates since our previous note.</p>
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On 29th Mar 2021, we spoke about the Archegos driven correction in some of the China ADRs,  China ADRs- Blocks, Liquidation, Buyback - Implications. That in turn had followed close on the heels of the SEC driven correction for the sector, which we looked at in China ADRs - SEC Notice - Instead of Three, Probably Have Four Years till 2025 - Correction Overdone.
In this note, we'll talk about the updates since our previous note.


China ADRs Quick Update - SEC, Archegos, Blocks - Showing Signs of Life

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Xiaomi plans to produce electric vehicle.</li>
<li>The court forces Douyu to compensate Huya for broadcaster poaching.</li>
<li>Tencent Music and Vipshop launch share repurchase programs.</li>
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<p><strong>Our coverage on Chinese equities:</strong></p>
<p>E-commerce: Alibaba (9988 HK, BABA US), Meituan (3690 HK), JD.com (9618 HK, JD US), JD Health (6618 HK), KE (BEKE US).</p>
<p>Online Entertainment: Tencent (700 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK), NetEase (9999 HK, NTES US), Bilibili (BILI US), Tencent Music (TME).</p>
<p>Others: Xiaomi (1810 HK).</p>


Xiaomi plans to produce electric vehicle.
The court forces Douyu to compensate Huya for broadcaster poaching.
Tencent Music and Vipshop launch share repurchase programs.

Our coverage on Chinese equities:
E-commerce: Alibaba (9988 HK, BABA US), Meituan (3690 HK), JD.com (9618 HK, JD US), JD Health (6618 HK), KE (BEKE US).
Online Entertainment: Tencent (700 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK), NetEase (9999 HK, NTES US), Bilibili (BILI US), Tencent Music (TME).
Others: Xiaomi (1810 HK).

China Internet Weekly (Apr 5): Xiaomi Plans Electric Vehicle, Huya Gets Compensation from Douyu

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

WM Tech Corporation / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wm-tech-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32976:1" rel="noopener">WM Tech Corporation (WMT HK)</a> is a leading fresh food and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) retailer in China through the Wumart and Metro China brands. It is the largest premium store-based fresh food and FMCG retailer in China with a 19.5% market share as measured by sales in 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. WM Tech counts <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenovo-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13359:1" rel="noopener">Lenovo (992 HK)</a> as shareholders. WM Tech has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise potentially $1 billion, according to press reports.  </p><p>The confusing “WM Tech” holdco name is to emphasise that the proprietary technology platform (WDOS) is a key differentiation from other players in an increasingly competitive market. The technology platform is claimed to provide a unified data loop between the online and offline channels to maximize operational efficiency and greatly improve the shopping experience. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>The full adoption of this technology platform is viewed as the key to delivering synergies from the April 2020 acquisition of Metro China from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/metro-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21673:1" rel="noopener">METRO AG (MEO GR)</a>. While WM Tech is not the only store-based retailer with a complete technology platform, Wumart’s performance suggests that there is some merit in the claim of technology differentiation. Overall, we believe that WM Tech’s fundamentals offer more positives than negatives.</p></div>

WM Tech Corporation (WMT HK) is a leading fresh food and FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) retailer in China through the Wumart and Metro China brands. It is the largest premium store-based fresh food and FMCG retailer in China with a 19.5% market share as measured by sales in 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. WM Tech counts Tencent Holdings (700 HK) and Lenovo (992 HK) as shareholders. WM Tech has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise potentially $1 billion, according to press reports.  The confusing “WM Tech” holdco name is to emphasise that the proprietary technology platform (WDOS) is a key differentiation from other players in an increasingly competitive market. The technology platform is claimed to provide a unified data loop between the online and offline channels to maximize operational efficiency and greatly improve the shopping experience. The full adoption of this technology platform is viewed as the key to delivering synergies from the April 2020 acquisition of Metro China from METRO AG (MEO GR). While WM Tech is not the only store-based retailer with a complete technology platform, Wumart’s performance suggests that there is some merit in the claim of technology differentiation. Overall, we believe that WM Tech’s fundamentals offer more positives than negatives.

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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PDD Holdings (PDD US)

Trip.com Secondary Listing Quick Take - Doing the Bare Minimum - Needs Some More Correction

Trip.com plans to raise around US$1.2bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we’ll take a look at the final deal terms and talk...

Sumeet Singh

Tencent Placement and the Holdco Implications - Deal Almost Done, Now What?

Prosus NV aims to raise around US$14.5bn via selling a 2% stake in Tencent. While the overall raising should be positive for Prosus and Naspers,...

Sumeet Singh

China ADRs Quick Update - SEC, Archegos, Blocks - Showing Signs of Life

On 29 Mar, we spoke about the Archegos driven correction, that had followed close on the heals of the SEC driven correction for the sector. In this...

Sumeet Singh

China Internet Weekly (Apr 5): Xiaomi Plans Electric Vehicle, Huya Gets Compensation from Douyu

Xiaomi plans to produce electric vehicle.The court forces Douyu to compensate Huya for broadcaster poaching.Tencent Music and Vipshop launches...

Ming Lu

WM Tech IPO Initiation: Food for Thought

WM Tech has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise potentially $1 billion, according to press reports. Overall, we believe that WM Tech’s fundamentals...

Arun George

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