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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Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics</a> is looking to raise up to US$696m in its Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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Horizon Robotics is looking to raise up to US$696m in its Hong Kong IPO. 
Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.


Horizon Robotics IPO - Peers Are Down a Lot, Its Valuation Isn’t

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Hong Kong Dollar continues to trade at the strong end of its band  resulting in upward pressure on HIBOR in turn causing a further unwind of the HKD carry trade.</li>
<li>HSI shows the strongest market breadth in 15 years as nearly all members trade above 200 DMA.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xtep-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18118:1" rel="noopener">Xtep International (1368 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-education-group-holdin" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18218:1" rel="noopener">China Education Group (839 HK)</a> all had breakouts to form uptrends.  All are part of the consumption sector in China
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Hong Kong Dollar continues to trade at the strong end of its band  resulting in upward pressure on HIBOR in turn causing a further unwind of the HKD carry trade.
HSI shows the strongest market breadth in 15 years as nearly all members trade above 200 DMA.

Xtep International (1368 HK) , Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK) and China Education Group (839 HK) all had breakouts to form uptrends.  All are part of the consumption sector in China



Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (OCTOBER 14)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Huawei has launched the long-awaited world’s first tri-fold smartphone, Mate XT, yesterday (10 Sep), featuring tri-foldable screen with two hinges, flagship camera system (OIS/periscope/ultrawide angle) and AI features supported by in-house Kylin chips and Harmony OS.</li><li>Over 4mn preorders were made ahead of the launch. We believe the launch of this premium device could strengthen Huawei’s technology leadership in the foldable phone market (vs Samsung/Apple).</li><li>The design breakthrough will also boost foldable phone shipment momentum and ASP growth into FY24/25E given the new form factor, premium spec and AI-enabled features. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Huawei has launched the long-awaited world’s first tri-fold smartphone, Mate XT, yesterday (10 Sep), featuring tri-foldable screen with two hinges, flagship camera system (OIS/periscope/ultrawide angle) and AI features supported by in-house Kylin chips and Harmony OS.Over 4mn preorders were made ahead of the launch. We believe the launch of this premium device could strengthen Huawei’s technology leadership in the foldable phone market (vs Samsung/Apple).The design breakthrough will also boost foldable phone shipment momentum and ASP growth into FY24/25E given the new form factor, premium spec and AI-enabled features. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Technology - Huawei Mate XT: the world’s first tri-fold smartphone is unveiled

<ul><li>Apple will host a “It’s Glowtime” event on 9 Sep (10 Sep BJ Time), and it is widely expected to introduce four new iPhone 16 models (16/16 Plus, 16 Pro/Pro Max), new Apple Watches (10/Ultra 3), and 4th-gen AirPods.</li><li>We believe the event will focus on the integration of Apple Intelligence with the new devices, which we expect to accelerate replacement cycle, despite part of iOS 18 AI features coming on a later date.</li><li>Potential upside surprises include iPhone price increase, earlier and new AI features, and better carrier promotions/trade-in. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Apple will host a “It’s Glowtime” event on 9 Sep (10 Sep BJ Time), and it is widely expected to introduce four new iPhone 16 models (16/16 Plus, 16 Pro/Pro Max), new Apple Watches (10/Ultra 3), and 4th-gen AirPods.We believe the event will focus on the integration of Apple Intelligence with the new devices, which we expect to accelerate replacement cycle, despite part of iOS 18 AI features coming on a later date.Potential upside surprises include iPhone price increase, earlier and new AI features, and better carrier promotions/trade-in. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Technology - Apple Sep event preview: All eyes on AI integration with new iPhone 16/Watch/AirPods

Event-Driven

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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> aims to raise up to US$3bn in its H-share listing, as per media reports.</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 notes. In this note, we talk about the past A/H listing and possible premiums.</li>
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Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) aims to raise up to US$3bn in its H-share listing, as per media reports.
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 notes. In this note, we talk about the past A/H listing and possible premiums.


Midea A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium and past A/H Listings

China

BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures handset components such as handset casings and handset keypads and modules for handset manufacturers.  The Company also provides assembly services comprising assembly service and PCB assembly service to global handset manufacturers.

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Horizon Robotics IPO - Peers Are Down a Lot, Its Valuation Isn’t

Horizon Robotics is looking to raise up to US$696m in its Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the company's past performance in our earlier notes, in...

Sumeet Singh

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (OCTOBER 14)

HKD strengthens, HIBOR moves higher and HK shorts become more expensive. HK market breadth reached its highest level in 15 years last week. Xtep,...

David Mudd

Technology - Huawei Mate XT: the world’s first tri-fold smartphone is unveiled

We believe the launch of this premium device could strengthen Huawei’s technology leadership in the foldable phone market (vs Samsung/Apple).

CMB International

Technology - Apple Sep event preview: All eyes on AI integration with new iPhone 16/Watch/AirPods

Apple will host a “It’s Glowtime” event on 9 Sep (10 Sep BJ Time), and it is widely expected to introduce four new iPhone 16 models (16/16 Plus, 16...

CMB International

Midea A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium and past A/H Listings

Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) aims to raise up to US$3bn in its H-share listing, as per media reports. In this note, we talk about the likely A...

Sumeet Singh

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