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>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+

<ul>
<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 positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


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 positive aspects of the deal.


Giant Biogene Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth and Juicy Margins

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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding as of July  29th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Tencent, Wuxi Biologics, and China Mobile.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding as of July  29th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Tencent, Wuxi Biologics, and China Mobile.


Hong Kong Connect Flows: Tencent, Wuxi Biologics, China Mobile

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 22nd. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short interests changes in Wuxi Biologics, Techtronic, Tencent, XPeng.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 22nd. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short interests changes in Wuxi Biologics, Techtronic, Tencent, XPeng.


HK Short Interest: Wuxi Biologics, Techtronic, Tencent, XPeng

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>This morning - 26 July - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> issued an <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0726/2022072600077.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> it would pursue a primary listing on the HKEX.</li>
<li>When Alibaba listed in NY, it was on ADRs. When it listed in HK, it was the shares underlying the ADRs but it was a quickie secondary listing.</li>
<li>It will now seek a dual primary listing as others have. This will make BABA Southbound-eligible and will slightly improve BABA's HSI funding trade prospects in future. </li>
</ul>


This morning - 26 July - Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) / Alibaba Group (9988 HK) issued an announcement it would pursue a primary listing on the HKEX.
When Alibaba listed in NY, it was on ADRs. When it listed in HK, it was the shares underlying the ADRs but it was a quickie secondary listing.
It will now seek a dual primary listing as others have. This will make BABA Southbound-eligible and will slightly improve BABA's HSI funding trade prospects in future. 


Alibaba to Pursue Dual Primary Listing in HK - Impact on Stock Connect, Indices, Etc

China

Kuaishou Technology operates as a content community and social platform. The Company helps users create, upload and watch short videos on mobile devices. Kuaishou Technology offers services worldwide.

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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

Giant Biogene Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth and Juicy Margins

Giant Biogene aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. It is a leader in the recombinant collagen market in China.

Sumeet Singh

Hong Kong Connect Flows: Tencent, Wuxi Biologics, China Mobile

Inflows from mainland investors to Hong Kong stocks have been positive for the past 12 weeks. We highlight flows for Tencent, Wuxi Biologics, and...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest: Wuxi Biologics, Techtronic, Tencent, XPeng

We highlight weekly short interests changes in Wuxi Biologics, Techtronic, Tencent, XPeng based on the latest HK SFC Short Aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Alibaba to Pursue Dual Primary Listing in HK - Impact on Stock Connect, Indices, Etc

Alibaba this morning announced it will seek a Dual Primary Listing on the HKEX. This makes PCAOB-induced US exit easier, and will make the stock...

Travis Lundy

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