APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-dmall-e-commerce-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36623:1" rel="noopener">Dmall Inc (1751691D CH)</a> is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Dmall provides cloud-based, end-to-end SaaS platform purpose-built for the Chinese retail industry.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Dmall Inc (1751691D CH) is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Dmall provides cloud-based, end-to-end SaaS platform purpose-built for the Chinese retail industry.
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Dmall Pre-IPO - The Positives - Ambitions of Aiding the Retail Digitization Journey for Retailers

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 Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of May 12th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,581.0 million, led by financials, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by consumer staples, information technology.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Contemporary Amperex Technology, China Construction Bank, Kweichow Moutai, Luxshare Precision Industry, Han's Laser Technology Industry.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of May 12th.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,581.0 million, led by financials, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by consumer staples, information technology.
We highlight flows for Contemporary Amperex Technology, China Construction Bank, Kweichow Moutai, Luxshare Precision Industry, Han's Laser Technology Industry.


Northbound Flows (May 12th): CATL, CCB, Moutai, Luxshare Precision, Han's Laser

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Aekyung Chemical produces materials and additives for sodium-ion batteries. If sodium-ion batteries become more popular for EV batteries, Aekyung Chemical could benefit from this trend. </li>
<li>Aekyung Chemical is increasingly likely to be included in KOSPI 200 index in 2H 2023 or 2024.</li>
<li>The Aekyung Group completed the merger of three chemical businesses (Aekyung Petrochemical, AK ChemTech, and Aekyung Chemical) into one entity (Aekyung Chemical) in 2021. </li>
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Aekyung Chemical produces materials and additives for sodium-ion batteries. If sodium-ion batteries become more popular for EV batteries, Aekyung Chemical could benefit from this trend. 
Aekyung Chemical is increasingly likely to be included in KOSPI 200 index in 2H 2023 or 2024.
The Aekyung Group completed the merger of three chemical businesses (Aekyung Petrochemical, AK ChemTech, and Aekyung Chemical) into one entity (Aekyung Chemical) in 2021. 


Aekyung Chemical: Sodium-Ion Battery Materials & Candidate for KOSPI200 Inclusion in 2H23/2024

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Aussie lithium miner <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allkem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3572:1" rel="noopener">Allkem Ltd (AKE AU)</a> has inked a $US10bn+ merger with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/livent-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27434:1" rel="noopener">Livent (LTHM US)</a> to form the world's fifth largest lithium producer.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/travis-lundy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:25" rel="noopener">Travis Lundy</a> tackled this "merger-of-equals" and the index implications in <a href="https://skr.ma/kwkmN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Of Lithium Equals Has Index Surprises</a>. </li>
<li>The spoils of ongoing lithium demand for electric vehicle batteries will ostensibly go to the prevalent, low-cost producer. Yet Livent shareholders may question the lack of premium in the transaction. </li>
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Aussie lithium miner Allkem Ltd (AKE AU) has inked a $US10bn+ merger with Livent (LTHM US) to form the world's fifth largest lithium producer.

Travis Lundy tackled this "merger-of-equals" and the index implications in Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Of Lithium Equals Has Index Surprises. 
The spoils of ongoing lithium demand for electric vehicle batteries will ostensibly go to the prevalent, low-cost producer. Yet Livent shareholders may question the lack of premium in the transaction. 


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<li>One of the biggest breakthroughs in the global EV rechargeable battery industry this year has been CATL and BYD's launch of hybrid sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries in 2H 2023.</li>
<li>This is expected to take away market share from Korean EV battery makers including LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI.</li>
<li>It is expected that eventually, that sodium-ion batteries could be about 30-40% cheaper than conventional lithium-ion batteries.</li>
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One of the biggest breakthroughs in the global EV rechargeable battery industry this year has been CATL and BYD's launch of hybrid sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries in 2H 2023.
This is expected to take away market share from Korean EV battery makers including LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI.
It is expected that eventually, that sodium-ion batteries could be about 30-40% cheaper than conventional lithium-ion batteries.


CATL & BYD's Hybrid Sodium-Ion/ Lithium-Ion Batteries to Take Away Share from Korean Battery Makers

China

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. operates as a battery products manufacturing company. The Company produces and sells power battery materials, energy storage batteries energy storage battery cells, systems, and other products. Contemporary Amperex Technology also provides batteries recycling services.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)

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Dmall Pre-IPO - The Positives - Ambitions of Aiding the Retail Digitization Journey for Retailers

Dmall Inc (1751691D CH) is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of...

Clarence Chu

Northbound Flows (May 12th): CATL, CCB, Moutai, Luxshare Precision, Han's Laser

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for CATL, CCB, Moutai, Luxshare Precision, Han's Laser.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aekyung Chemical: Sodium-Ion Battery Materials & Candidate for KOSPI200 Inclusion in 2H23/2024

Aekyung Chemical (AK) is one of the companies that have already developed products in the sodium-ion battery materials. CATL's launch of sodium-ion...

Douglas Kim

Allkem/Livent: Enlarged Charging Unit

As Travis pointed out, a cross-border arb will be "difficult" because lithium is a bouncy theme and one could get legged pretty easily. To this,...

David Blennerhassett

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Dmall Pre-IPO - The Positives - Ambitions of Aiding the Retail Digitization Journey for Retailers

Dmall Inc (1751691D CH) is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of...

Clarence Chu

Northbound Flows (May 12th): CATL, CCB, Moutai, Luxshare Precision, Han's Laser

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for CATL, CCB, Moutai, Luxshare Precision, Han's Laser.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aekyung Chemical: Sodium-Ion Battery Materials & Candidate for KOSPI200 Inclusion in 2H23/2024

Aekyung Chemical (AK) is one of the companies that have already developed products in the sodium-ion battery materials. CATL's launch of sodium-ion...

Douglas Kim

Allkem/​Livent: Enlarged Charging Unit

As Travis pointed out, a cross-border arb will be "difficult" because lithium is a bouncy theme and one could get legged pretty easily. To this,...

David Blennerhassett

CATL & BYD's Hybrid Sodium-Ion/ Lithium-Ion Batteries to Take Away Share from Korean Battery Makers

CATL and BYD's launch of hybrid sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries in 2H 2023 is likely to result in market share losses for Korean rechargeable...

Douglas Kim

Allkem/Livent: Enlarged Charging Unit