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

Midea Group Co Ltd A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16185:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH)</a>, one of the world’s largest home appliance producers, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Midea Group is one of the world’s largest home appliance manufacturing companies with a presence in over 200 countries. Its A-shares have been listed since 2013.</li>
<li>We have covered the company and deal background in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the updates from the recent filing.</li>
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Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH), one of the world’s largest home appliance producers, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its H-share listing.
Midea Group is one of the world’s largest home appliance manufacturing companies with a presence in over 200 countries. Its A-shares have been listed since 2013.
We have covered the company and deal background in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the updates from the recent filing.


Midea A/H Listing - Filing Updates - Growth and Margins Pick Up

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 20th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Anta Sports, Hkex, Shenzhou Intl, China Mobile.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 20th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Anta Sports, Hkex, Shenzhou Intl, China Mobile.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Anta Sports, Hkex, Shenzhou Intl, China Mobile

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Equity Bottom-Up

New Oriental Education & Techn / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>MSCI China Funds are starting to engage with New Oriental Education &amp; Technology after a big exodus in 2021 following China’s Tech Crackdown.</li>
<li>Since the lows of 2022, New Oriental Education has been one of the key beneficiaries of active fund rotation.</li>
<li>Previous holders such as HSBC, Mirae and BlackRock have bought back in after closing out in 2021, but there is still a long way to go to reach previous highs.</li>
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MSCI China Funds are starting to engage with New Oriental Education &amp; Technology after a big exodus in 2021 following China’s Tech Crackdown.
Since the lows of 2022, New Oriental Education has been one of the key beneficiaries of active fund rotation.
Previous holders such as HSBC, Mirae and BlackRock have bought back in after closing out in 2021, but there is still a long way to go to reach previous highs.


New Oriental Education & Technology: Back From the Dead

Honasa Consumer  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honasa-consumer" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36117:1" rel="noopener">Honasa Consumer</a> is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.</li>
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Honasa Consumer is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.
HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.


Honasa Consumer IPO - Thoughts on Valuations

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.

Cainiao Smart Logistics Network / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cainiao-smart-logistics-network-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36859:1" rel="noopener">Cainiao Smart Logistics (1437124D HK)</a>, a global leader in e-commerce logistics, has filed for a HKEx IPO to raise at least US$1 billion at a US$15-20 billion valuation.</li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cainiao-smart-logistics-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:115312" rel="noopener">Cainiao Smart Logistics 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 bear case rests on declining global cross-border market share, China logistics decelerating growth, high related-party transactions, and FCF burn. </li>
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Cainiao Smart Logistics (1437124D HK), a global leader in e-commerce logistics, has filed for a HKEx IPO to raise at least US$1 billion at a US$15-20 billion valuation.
In Cainiao Smart Logistics IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on declining global cross-border market share, China logistics decelerating growth, high related-party transactions, and FCF burn. 


Cainiao Smart Logistics IPO: The Bear Case

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)

Midea A/H Listing - Filing Updates - Growth and Margins Pick Up

Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH), one of the world’s largest home appliance producers, aims to raise up to US$3bn in its H-share listing.

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest Weekly: Anta Sports, Hkex, Shenzhou Intl, China Mobile

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 20th and highlight short interest changes in Anta Sports, Hkex,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

New Oriental Education & Technology: Back From the Dead

MSCI China Funds are starting to engage with New Oriental Education & Technology after a big exodus in 2021 following China’s Tech Crackdown.

Steven Holden

Honasa Consumer IPO - Thoughts on Valuations

Honasa Consumer, a beauty and personal care company, is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Cainiao Smart Logistics IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on declining global cross-border market share, China logistics decelerating growth, high related-party transactions, and FCF burn.

Arun George

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