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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 144 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 112.4% as of Aug 9th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 1.5ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, information technology, energy and offset by utilities, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink, WuXi AppTec, Pharmaron, Hangzhou Tiger.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 144 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 112.4% as of Aug 9th.
The average A-H premium changed by 1.5ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, information technology, energy and offset by utilities, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink, WuXi AppTec, Pharmaron, Hangzhou Tiger.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 9th): Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink

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Equity Bottom-Up

Black Sesame International Holding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Black Sesame Technologies Inc., a Chinese system-on-a-chip designer focused on autonomous driving systems, is seeking to raise up to HK$1.12 billion ($143 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.</li><li>The listing will be the second IPO under the new Chapter 18C listing rules introduced in March 2023, which allow companies engaged in specialty technologies to list in Hong Kong even if they are not yet profitable or unable to meet the Main Board’s earnings requirements.</li><li><a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2024-06-05/ai-drug-researcher-quantumpharm-seeks-145-million-in-hong-kong-ipo-102203232.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">QuantumPharm Inc.</a>, a Shenzhen-based AI drug researcher backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., debuted on June 13 as the first, raising HK$1.13 billion.</li></ul>

Black Sesame Technologies Inc., a Chinese system-on-a-chip designer focused on autonomous driving systems, is seeking to raise up to HK$1.12 billion ($143 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong.The listing will be the second IPO under the new Chapter 18C listing rules introduced in March 2023, which allow companies engaged in specialty technologies to list in Hong Kong even if they are not yet profitable or unable to meet the Main Board’s earnings requirements.QuantumPharm Inc., a Shenzhen-based AI drug researcher backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., debuted on June 13 as the first, raising HK$1.13 billion.

Chinese Auto Chip Maker Black Sesame to Raise $143 Million in Hong Kong IPO

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Black Sesame International Holding / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/black-sesame-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39894:1" rel="noopener">Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK)</a> raised around US$133m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its IPO at the low-end.</li>
<li>Black Sesame International Holdings (BSIH) is an automotive-grade computing SoC and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solution provider.</li>
<li>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
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Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK) raised around US$133m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its IPO at the low-end.
Black Sesame International Holdings (BSIH) is an automotive-grade computing SoC and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solution provider.
We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


Black Sesame IPO Trading - Lackluster Demand, Combined with Bad Timing

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/black-sesame-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39894:1" rel="noopener">Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK)</a> is looking to raise US$143m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Black Sesame International Holdings (BSIH) is an automotive-grade computing SoC and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solution provider.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we looked at the past performance of the deal. In this note, we discuss peers and share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK) is looking to raise US$143m in its Hong Kong IPO.
Black Sesame International Holdings (BSIH) is an automotive-grade computing SoC and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solution provider.
In our earlier notes, we looked at the past performance of the deal. In this note, we discuss peers and share our thoughts on valuation.


Black Sesame IPO - Paying Up-Front for Its Monetization Potential

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> shares had a breakout relative to the MSCI China index and showing good momentum during the low volume days of summer.  
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/power-assets-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:788:1" rel="noopener">POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS (6 HK)</a> has shown a breakout relative to MSCI Hong Kong with a defensive business and 5%+ dividend yield. 
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wh-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13200:1" rel="noopener">WH GROUP (288 HK)</a> has also shown a breakout relative to the MSCI Hong Kong after its announcement of the spinoff of Smithfield Foods in the US. 
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BYD (1211 HK) shares had a breakout relative to the MSCI China index and showing good momentum during the low volume days of summer.  


POWER ASSETS HOLDINGS (6 HK) has shown a breakout relative to MSCI Hong Kong with a defensive business and 5%+ dividend yield. 


WH GROUP (288 HK) has also shown a breakout relative to the MSCI Hong Kong after its announcement of the spinoff of Smithfield Foods in the US. 



Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (July 24)

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Guangzhou Automobile Group Company, Ltd. manufactures, sells, and services automobiles. The Company is also involved in automobile parts and components, and auto finance and related services for both overseas and domestic markets.

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A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 9th): Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Chinese Auto Chip Maker Black Sesame to Raise $143 Million in Hong Kong IPO

Black Sesame Technologies Inc., a Chinese system-on-a-chip designer focused on autonomous driving systems, is seeking to raise up to HK$1.12...

Caixin Global

Black Sesame IPO Trading - Lackluster Demand, Combined with Bad Timing

Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK) raised around US$133m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its IPO at the low-end.

Clarence Chu

Black Sesame IPO - Paying Up-Front for Its Monetization Potential

Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK) is looking to raise US$143m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we discuss peers and share our thoughts on...

Clarence Chu

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (July 24)

BYD Company, Power Assets and WH Group all experienced breakouts during the week. WH Group announced a spin off of its Smithfield Foods business...

David Mudd

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