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

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a> delivered some joy to the Indian equity markets over the past week.</li>
<li>There were no major placements over the past week but there were some lockup expiries.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Mankind Pharma delivered some joy to the Indian equity markets over the past week.
There were no major placements over the past week but there were some lockup expiries.


ECM Weekly (14th May 2023) - Mankind, Nexus REIT, SCG Chemicals, Guoquan, Shiyue, Medanta, Bikaji

Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>4QFY22 saw the best result for the Vision Funds since 3QFY21; SVF private companies saw minimal valuation write-downs last quarter, and we suspect valuations may still be too optimistically marked</li>
<li>Masa’s debts to SoftBank stand at USD5.2bn in 4QFY22; in addition, the group’s credit risk exposure to troubled company WeWork was over USD1.1bn at fiscal year end and going higher</li>
<li>Softbank shares trade at a 46% discount to the stated NAV; with the Alibaba valuation “cushion” largely consumed, the potential Arm IPO is critical but private company valuations remain questionable</li>
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4QFY22 saw the best result for the Vision Funds since 3QFY21; SVF private companies saw minimal valuation write-downs last quarter, and we suspect valuations may still be too optimistically marked
Masa’s debts to SoftBank stand at USD5.2bn in 4QFY22; in addition, the group’s credit risk exposure to troubled company WeWork was over USD1.1bn at fiscal year end and going higher
Softbank shares trade at a 46% discount to the stated NAV; with the Alibaba valuation “cushion” largely consumed, the potential Arm IPO is critical but private company valuations remain questionable


Softbank (9984 JP): Private Company Valuations Still in Question

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Shein/PDD: Our check and local media reports of Shein's newly-launched marketplace, and implication to PDD (-)</li>
<li>PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD: China major Ecommerce platform's low price strategy in 6/18 promotion (-/+/+/+)</li>
<li>ZLAB：ZLAB revenue met our expectation while loss greatly beat our expectation on reduced R&amp;D</li>
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Shein/PDD: Our check and local media reports of Shein's newly-launched marketplace, and implication to PDD (-)
PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD: China major Ecommerce platform's low price strategy in 6/18 promotion (-/+/+/+)
ZLAB：ZLAB revenue met our expectation while loss greatly beat our expectation on reduced R&amp;D


China TMT Update (May.12) - Shein/PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD/ZLAB:Shein's Newly-Launched Marketplace

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/t-s-lines" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39795:1" rel="noopener">T.S. Lines (TSL HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>T.S. Lines (TSL) is a container shipping firm primarily operating in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.</li>
<li>As of Dec 22, its container shipping network covers a total of 24 countries and regions, 63 major ports and 42 services globally.</li>
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T.S. Lines (TSL HK) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
T.S. Lines (TSL) is a container shipping firm primarily operating in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
As of Dec 22, its container shipping network covers a total of 24 countries and regions, 63 major ports and 42 services globally.


Guoquan Food (Shanghai) / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guoquan-food-shanghai" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36899:1" rel="noopener">Guoquan Food (Shanghai) (1786512D CH)</a> is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Guoquan Food (Shanghai) is a home meal solutions provider in China.</li>
<li>Offering a wide variety of home meal solutions products under its Guoquan Shihui (鍋圈食匯) brand, the firm had a total of 755 SKUs as of Dec 22. </li>
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Guoquan Food (Shanghai) (1786512D CH) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Guoquan Food (Shanghai) is a home meal solutions provider in China.
Offering a wide variety of home meal solutions products under its Guoquan Shihui (鍋圈食匯) brand, the firm had a total of 755 SKUs as of Dec 22. 


Guoquan Food Pre-IPO - Decent Track Record, Although Newfound Profits Could Be Unsustainable

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA US)

ECM Weekly (14th May 2023) - Mankind, Nexus REIT, SCG Chemicals, Guoquan, Shiyue, Medanta, Bikaji

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Softbank (9984 JP): Private Company Valuations Still in Question

The key challenges for SoftBank; the Alibaba valuation “cushion” has been largely consumed, the group has big exposure to WeWork and the spectre of...

Victor Galliano

China TMT Update (May.12) - Shein/PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD/ZLAB:Shein's Newly-Launched Marketplace

Shein's newly-launched marketplace、China major Ecommerce platform's low price strategy in 6/18 promotion，ZLAB revenue met our expectation while...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

T.S. Lines Pre-IPO Tearsheet

T.S. Lines (TSL HK) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. T.S. Lines (TSL) is a container shipping firm primarily...

Clarence Chu

Guoquan Food Pre-IPO - Decent Track Record, Although Newfound Profits Could Be Unsustainable

Guoquan Food (Shanghai) (1786512D CH) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. Guoquan Food (Shanghai) is a home meal...

Clarence Chu

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