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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<li>Kakao Bank's six month IPO lock-up will end on 6th Feb 2022. </li>
<li>It will result in freeing up another US$2.5bn+ worth of shares held by a number of pre-IPO and local IPO investors.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry.</li>
</ul>


Kakao Bank's six month IPO lock-up will end on 6th Feb 2022. 
It will result in freeing up another US$2.5bn+ worth of shares held by a number of pre-IPO and local IPO investors.
In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry.


Kakao Bank Six-Month Lock-Up - Over US$2.5bn Stock Release Will Only Add to the Recent Rout

Wanda Commercial Management Group / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Wanda Commercial Management Group (WCMG) is looking to raise up to US$4bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>WCMG is a commercial operation service provider. As of Oct 2021, the firm managed 398 malls with total gross floor area (GFA) under management of 56.5m sqm.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Wanda Commercial Management Group (WCMG) is looking to raise up to US$4bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
WCMG is a commercial operation service provider. As of Oct 2021, the firm managed 398 malls with total gross floor area (GFA) under management of 56.5m sqm.
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Wanda Commercial Management Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Parents Leverage Status Will Be an Overhang

<ul>
<li>Wanda Commercial Management Group (WCMG) is looking to raise up to US$4bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>WCMG is a commercial operation service provider. As of Oct 2021, the firm managed 398 malls with total gross floor area (GFA) under management of 56.5m sqm.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Wanda Commercial Management Group (WCMG) is looking to raise up to US$4bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
WCMG is a commercial operation service provider. As of Oct 2021, the firm managed 398 malls with total gross floor area (GFA) under management of 56.5m sqm.
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Wanda Commercial Management Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Aiming for One of HK's Largest 2022 IPOs

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 7th. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short spike for Alibaba (9988 HK) and China Overseas Land (688 HK).</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 7th. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short spike for Alibaba (9988 HK) and China Overseas Land (688 HK).


HK Short Interest: Alibaba, China Overseas Land

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<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>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> saw very strong demand for its mega US$10bn+ IPO.</li>
<li>While other IPO markets were in torpor, a number of placements continued to flow in.</li>
</ul>


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

LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) saw very strong demand for its mega US$10bn+ IPO.
While other IPO markets were in torpor, a number of placements continued to flow in.


ECM Weekly (16th Jan 2022) - LG Energy, Hyundai Engineering, Nippon Paint, Sunac, JL Mag, JREITs

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 (9988 HK)

Kakao Bank Six-Month Lock-Up - Over US$2.5bn Stock Release Will Only Add to the Recent Rout

Kakao Bank's six month IPO lock-up will end on 6th Feb 2022, releasing over US$2.5bn worth of shares. In this note, we will look at the lock-up...

Sumeet Singh

Wanda Commercial Management Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Parents Leverage Status Will Be an Overhang

Wanda Commercial Management Group (WCMG) is looking to raise up to US$4bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so...

Sumeet Singh

Wanda Commercial Management Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Aiming for One of HK's Largest 2022 IPOs

Wanda Commercial Management Group (WCMG) is looking to raise up to US$4bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest: Alibaba, China Overseas Land

We highlight week on week short spike for Alibaba (9988 HK) and China Overseas Land (688 HK) from the latest SFC short aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ECM Weekly (16th Jan 2022) - LG Energy, Hyundai Engineering, Nippon Paint, Sunac, JL Mag, JREITs

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

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