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.

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<li>Giant Biogene (GB) is now looking to raise around US$80m in its Hong Kong IPO, down from its earlier target of US$500m raising.</li>
<li>GB is a leader in the bioactive ingredient-based professional skin treatment product industry in China.</li>
<li>We had looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous notes. In this note, we’ll talk about valuations and other deal dynamics.</li>
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Giant Biogene (GB) is now looking to raise around US$80m in its Hong Kong IPO, down from its earlier target of US$500m raising.
GB is a leader in the bioactive ingredient-based professional skin treatment product industry in China.
We had looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous notes. In this note, we’ll talk about valuations and other deal dynamics.


Giant Biogene IPO - Reasonable Valuation but in Unreasonable Markets

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giant-biogene-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35950:1" rel="noopener">Giant Biogene Holding (GBH HK)</a>, a leading professional skin care product manufacturer, has started pre-marketing a US$500 million HKEx IPO.  </li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/giant-biogene-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:81963" rel="noopener">Giant Biogene IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  </li>
<li>The key elements of the bear case rest on a worrying performance of Collgene (the second flagship brand), an inexorable rise in S&amp;M expenses and margins on a downward trajectory.</li>
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Giant Biogene Holding (GBH HK), a leading professional skin care product manufacturer, has started pre-marketing a US$500 million HKEx IPO.  
In Giant Biogene IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  
The key elements of the bear case rest on a worrying performance of Collgene (the second flagship brand), an inexorable rise in S&amp;M expenses and margins on a downward trajectory.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giant-biogene-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35950:1" rel="noopener">Giant Biogene Holding (GBH HK)</a>, a leading professional skin care product manufacturer, has started pre-marketing a US$500 million HKEx IPO.  </li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, Biogene was China's second-largest professional skin treatment product company by retail sales in 2021.  </li>
<li>The key elements of the bull case rest on a large and growing addressable market, regulatory tailwinds, the core brand’s stellar performance and high cash generation. </li>
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Giant Biogene Holding (GBH HK), a leading professional skin care product manufacturer, has started pre-marketing a US$500 million HKEx IPO.  
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, Biogene was China's second-largest professional skin treatment product company by retail sales in 2021.  
The key elements of the bull case rest on a large and growing addressable market, regulatory tailwinds, the core brand’s stellar performance and high cash generation. 


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giant-biogene-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35950:1" rel="noopener">Giant Biogene Holding (GBH HK)</a> aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>GB is a leader in the bioactive ingredient-based professional skin treatment product industry in China.</li>
<li>We had looked at the company’s past performance in  our previous notes. In this note, we’ll talk about its PHIP updates.</li>
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Giant Biogene Holding (GBH HK) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
GB is a leader in the bioactive ingredient-based professional skin treatment product industry in China.
We had looked at the company’s past performance in  our previous notes. In this note, we’ll talk about its PHIP updates.


Giant Biogene Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Sales Growing Faster but so Have Marketing Spends

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<li>Giant Biogene (GB) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>GB is a leader in the bioactive ingredient-based professional skin treatment product industry in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Giant Biogene (GB) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
GB is a leader in the bioactive ingredient-based professional skin treatment product industry in China.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Giant Biogene Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Co-Founders Have Already Cashed in US$1bn+

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Bloomage Biotechnology Corporation Ltd produces hyaluronic acid used in medical, cosmetic, and food products.

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Giant Biogene IPO - Reasonable Valuation but in Unreasonable Markets

Giant Biogene is now looking to raise around US$80m in its Hong Kong IPO, down from its earlier target of US$500m raising.

Sumeet Singh

Giant Biogene IPO: The Bear Case

The key elements of the bear case rest on a worrying performance of Collgene (the second flagship brand), an inexorable rise in S&M expenses and...

Arun George

Giant Biogene IPO: The Bull Case

The key elements of the bull case rest on a large and growing addressable market, regulatory tailwinds, the core brand’s stellar performance and...

Arun George

Giant Biogene Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Sales Growing Faster but so Have Marketing Spends

Giant Biogene aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. The company is one of the leaders in the bioactive ingredient-based professional...

Sumeet Singh

Giant Biogene Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Co-Founders Have Already Cashed in US$1bn+

Giant Biogene (GB) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. It is the largest recombinant collagen based products maker in China.

Sumeet Singh

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