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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lepu Biopharma is a biotech spin-off of A-share listed Lepu Medical. The company launched book building to raise up to USD 120m via a Hong Kong listing.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we look at the company's core products, including HX008, LP002, MRG003 and MRG002. The products have their own differentiating factors to tackle the intense competition.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide an update for the book building. We will run the deal through our ECM framework and provide an update on the deal.</li>
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Lepu Biopharma is a biotech spin-off of A-share listed Lepu Medical. The company launched book building to raise up to USD 120m via a Hong Kong listing.
In our previous note, we look at the company's core products, including HX008, LP002, MRG003 and MRG002. The products have their own differentiating factors to tackle the intense competition.
In this note, we provide an update for the book building. We will run the deal through our ECM framework and provide an update on the deal.


Lepu Biopharma (乐普生物科技) IPO: Sentiment Cooled Down

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The expansion of the scope of positioning directly reflects the change in the importance of pharmaceutical industry in the minds of the top level, which is very pivotal.</li>
<li>The determination to abandon old development mode, and promote real innovation and high-quality internationalization remains unchanged. So, companies need to develop at a higher level and a larger stage.</li>
<li>Once achieved, it means that China's pharmaceutical industry will have another radical change after 2015, leading the industry to another new phase of growth.</li>
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The expansion of the scope of positioning directly reflects the change in the importance of pharmaceutical industry in the minds of the top level, which is very pivotal.
The determination to abandon old development mode, and promote real innovation and high-quality internationalization remains unchanged. So, companies need to develop at a higher level and a larger stage.
Once achieved, it means that China's pharmaceutical industry will have another radical change after 2015, leading the industry to another new phase of growth.


Interpretation of The "14th Five-Year Plan" For the Development of China Pharmaceutical Industry

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<li>The "14th Five-year Plan" for the development of pharmaceutical industry was released. China's attention to the internationalization development of the pharmaceutical industry has risen to a new height.</li>
<li>There are still many real clinical needs that need to be addressed through innovation. So, this requires a change in thinking and a broadening of cognitive boundaries.</li>
<li>For some biotech, it is very difficult to have successful commercialization without differentiating products. Companies have to know how to “define” a good product,which is the right way to innovate.</li>
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The "14th Five-year Plan" for the development of pharmaceutical industry was released. China's attention to the internationalization development of the pharmaceutical industry has risen to a new height.
There are still many real clinical needs that need to be addressed through innovation. So, this requires a change in thinking and a broadening of cognitive boundaries.
For some biotech, it is very difficult to have successful commercialization without differentiating products. Companies have to know how to “define” a good product,which is the right way to innovate.


China Healthcare Weekly (Feb.4)- "14th Five-Year Plan" Of Pharmaceuticals, the Right Way to Innovate

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<li>Last week, the 7th national volume-based purchase (VBP) began, involving 208 product specifications and 59 varieties.</li>
<li>We summaries the competitive landscape and outlook of both domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies in this VBP.</li>
<li>Most investors may not have experienced July 22, 2015, so there is no reason to dismiss the prospects of China's healthcare industry because of the correction in the short term. </li>
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Last week, the 7th national volume-based purchase (VBP) began, involving 208 product specifications and 59 varieties.
We summaries the competitive landscape and outlook of both domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies in this VBP.
Most investors may not have experienced July 22, 2015, so there is no reason to dismiss the prospects of China's healthcare industry because of the correction in the short term. 


China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.28) - 7th National VBP, Taking History as a Mirror, Confidence Rebuilt

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<li>Last week, we saw some rebounds in the healthcare sector, and many investors begin to believe that a complete reversal is imminent. </li>
<li>Our view is that this is <strong>a temporary rebound</strong> after continuous pull-back due to the broken logic, rather than <strong>a complete reversal</strong>.We recommend investors to see the rebound rationally.</li>
<li>In terms of the future direction of stock price, we analyze it based on three scenarios.</li>
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Last week, we saw some rebounds in the healthcare sector, and many investors begin to believe that a complete reversal is imminent. 
Our view is that this is a temporary rebound after continuous pull-back due to the broken logic, rather than a complete reversal.We recommend investors to see the rebound rationally.
In terms of the future direction of stock price, we analyze it based on three scenarios.


The Insecure Rebound in Healthcare Sector and the Future Direction of Stock Price (2022)

China

Innovent Biologics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The Company develops, manufactures, and distributes monoclonal antibody drug candidates for the treatment of oncology, ophthalmology, autoimmune, cardiovascular, and other diseases. Innovent Biologics serves customers in China.

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Lepu Biopharma (乐普生物科技) IPO: Sentiment Cooled Down

Downsized deal amid cooled sentiment for Chapter 18A, we think the valuation of Lepu Biopharm is not attractive for investors.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Interpretation of The "14th Five-Year Plan" For the Development of China Pharmaceutical Industry

For the newly released "14th Five-year Plan" of China pharmaceutical industry, we analyzed key points and our interpretation. Once achieved, it...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Feb.4)- "14th Five-Year Plan" Of Pharmaceuticals, the Right Way to Innovate

We analyzed important points of the "14th Five-year Plan" for pharmaceutical industry. Meanwhile, the right way to innovate requires a broadening...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.28) - 7th National VBP, Taking History as a Mirror, Confidence Rebuilt

We analyzed the competitive landscape of 7th national VBP. Taking history as a mirror, the 2015 healthcare reform could be a good reference.So,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

The Insecure Rebound in Healthcare Sector and the Future Direction of Stock Price (2022)

The rebound in China healthcare sector last week was a temporary rebound rather than a complete reversal. In terms of future direction of stock...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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