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Arun George

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Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical / Equity Capital Markets

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhaoke-ophthalmology-pharmaceutical" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31495:1" rel="noopener">Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical (6622 HK)</a> is an ophthalmic pharma company that has an ophthalmic drug pipeline of 13 innovative drugs and 12 generic drugs. Zhaoke was founded by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lee-s-pharmaceutical-hldgs" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14616:1" rel="noopener">Lee's Pharmaceutical (950 HK)</a> which is the largest shareholder. </p>
<p>Zhaoke has launched an HKEx IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$1,857.8 million ($239 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range of HK$15.38-16.80 per share.</p>
</div><div><p>Eight cornerstone investors have agreed to invest about $55 million in the IPO (21.51% of the offer shares at the mid-point of the IPO price range). The cornerstone investors are CaaS Capital, GIC, Golden Valley, Jennison Associates, Mass Ave, Matthews Asia, OrbiMed Funds and VMS Investment.</p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zhaoke-ophthalmology-ipo-initiation-the-eyes-have-it" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:50243" rel="noopener">Zhaoke Ophthalmology IPO Initiation: The Eyes Have It</a>, we stated that the prospects of Zhaoke’s drug assets are favourable. Overall, our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive. </p></div></div></div>


Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical (6622 HK) is an ophthalmic pharma company that has an ophthalmic drug pipeline of 13 innovative drugs and 12 generic drugs. Zhaoke was founded by Lee's Pharmaceutical (950 HK) which is the largest shareholder. 
Zhaoke has launched an HKEx IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$1,857.8 million ($239 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range of HK$15.38-16.80 per share.
Eight cornerstone investors have agreed to invest about $55 million in the IPO (21.51% of the offer shares at the mid-point of the IPO price range). The cornerstone investors are CaaS Capital, GIC, Golden Valley, Jennison Associates, Mass Ave, Matthews Asia, OrbiMed Funds and VMS Investment.In Zhaoke Ophthalmology IPO Initiation: The Eyes Have It, we stated that the prospects of Zhaoke’s drug assets are favourable. Overall, our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive. 

Zhaoke Ophthalmology IPO: Valuation Insights

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhaoke-ophthalmology-pharmaceutical" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31495:1" rel="noopener">Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical (ZKO HK)</a> is an ophthalmic pharma company that has an ophthalmic drug pipeline of 13 innovative drugs and 12 generic drugs. Zhaoke has one of the most comprehensive ophthalmic drug pipelines in China, according to CIC. Zhaoke was founded by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lee-s-pharmaceutical-hldgs" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14616:1" rel="noopener">Lee's Pharmaceutical (950 HK)</a> which is the largest shareholder. Zhaoke’s other shareholders include GIC, Hillhouse, TPG, Loyal Valley Capital, Orbimed and Aier Eye Hospital. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Zhaoke is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise $200 million, according to press reports. The pipeline includes 8 drug candidates which have the potential to be market-leading products in China. The generic pipeline includes 6 potential first-to-market generics in China. Overall, we believe that Zhaoke’s drug assets are attractive. </p></div>

Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical (ZKO HK) is an ophthalmic pharma company that has an ophthalmic drug pipeline of 13 innovative drugs and 12 generic drugs. Zhaoke has one of the most comprehensive ophthalmic drug pipelines in China, according to CIC. Zhaoke was founded by Lee's Pharmaceutical (950 HK) which is the largest shareholder. Zhaoke’s other shareholders include GIC, Hillhouse, TPG, Loyal Valley Capital, Orbimed and Aier Eye Hospital. Zhaoke is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise $200 million, according to press reports. The pipeline includes 8 drug candidates which have the potential to be market-leading products in China. The generic pipeline includes 6 potential first-to-market generics in China. Overall, we believe that Zhaoke’s drug assets are attractive. 

Zhaoke Ophthalmology IPO Initiation: The Eyes Have It

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p><strong>Industry viewpoints:</strong></p>
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<li>Recently, the NMPA issued a new version of the regulations on the supervision and administration of medical devices.</li>
<li>In the primary market, the appetite for small CRO/CDMO investments continues to grow.</li>
<li>The market size of China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) devices is not large. However, under the promotion of favorable policies and demand growth , it is growing steadily.</li>
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<p><strong>Company news:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: start;">News about the updated progress of new drug and medical device from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/everest-medicines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29224:1" rel="noopener">Everest Medicines (1952 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harbour-biomed-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29717:1" rel="noopener">Harbour Biomed Holdings Limited (2142 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/venus-medtech-hangzhou-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28257:1" rel="noopener">Venus MedTech (2500 HK).</a></p>
<p><strong>Market review:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: start;">Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 3.25%, while CSI 300 increased 0.62% over the same period of time. </p>
<p><strong>Risk disclosure:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: start;">Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.</p>

Industry viewpoints:

Recently, the NMPA issued a new version of the regulations on the supervision and administration of medical devices.
In the primary market, the appetite for small CRO/CDMO investments continues to grow.
The market size of China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) devices is not large. However, under the promotion of favorable policies and demand growth , it is growing steadily.

Company news:
News about the updated progress of new drug and medical device from Everest Medicines (1952 HK), Harbour Biomed Holdings Limited (2142 HK), and Venus MedTech (2500 HK).
Market review:
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 3.25%, while CSI 300 increased 0.62% over the same period of time. 
Risk disclosure:
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

<p>On December 18<sup>th</sup> 2020, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lee-s-pharmaceutical-hldgs" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14616:1" rel="noopener">Lee's Pharmaceutical (950 HK)</a> announced that it had submitted an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for approval to list <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhaoke-ophthalmology-pharmaceutical" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31495:1" rel="noopener">Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical (ZKO HK)</a> on the main board of the HKEX. It is worth mentioning that, before the IPO, Lee's Pharmaceuticals holds 34.1% shares in Zhaoke, and Zhaoke is the affiliated company of the group. After the spin-off and listing, Lee's Pharmaceuticals would no longer be Zhaoke's controlling shareholder, but would still be its single largest shareholder. Meanwhile, at present, there are some good listed companies in the ophthalmology industry in the secondary capital market, such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chengdu-kanghong-pharmaceu-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24723:1" rel="noopener">Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceu-A (002773 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenyang-xingqi-pharmaceut-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29617:1" rel="noopener">Shenyang Xingqi Pharmaceut-A (300573 CH)</a>. As a "new force", how would Zhaoke perform compared with its strong peers in this industry?</p>

On December 18th 2020, Lee's Pharmaceutical (950 HK) announced that it had submitted an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for approval to list Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical (ZKO HK) on the main board of the HKEX. It is worth mentioning that, before the IPO, Lee's Pharmaceuticals holds 34.1% shares in Zhaoke, and Zhaoke is the affiliated company of the group. After the spin-off and listing, Lee's Pharmaceuticals would no longer be Zhaoke's controlling shareholder, but would still be its single largest shareholder. Meanwhile, at present, there are some good listed companies in the ophthalmology industry in the secondary capital market, such as Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceu-A (002773 CH) and Shenyang Xingqi Pharmaceut-A (300573 CH). As a "new force", how would Zhaoke perform compared with its strong peers in this industry?

Pre-IPO Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical - It Remains to Be Seen How to Find Its Way Out

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<p>The Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) announced the results of its review of the Hang Seng Family of Indexes post market close on 26 February. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 12 March.</p><p>For the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) there are 36 inclusions and 29 deletions, taking the number of index constituents up to 500.</p><p>Although there are almost no assets indexed to the HSCI, the index forms the basis of stocks that are eligible for Southbound Stock Connect. Stocks that are included in the HSCI and subsequently included in the Stock Connect program get inflows from mainland investors. Secondary Listings are not eligible for inclusion in the Stock Connect program.</p><p>Of the 36 inclusions, 4 are already a part of Stock Connect by virtue of having listed A-shares, 2 are Secondary listings and will not be included in Stock Connect, 9 will be added to Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Connect, while 21 stocks will only be added to Shenzhen Stock Connect.</p><p>Of the 29 index deletions, 13 are not a part of Stock Connect, 7 will continue to remain a part of Stock Connect by virtue of having listed A-shares, while 9 will be deleted from the Stock Connect program.</p><p>We identify 4 stocks that could sell off ahead of their removal from the Stock Connect Buy list, while Biotech stocks could be in focus ahead of their inclusion in the Stock Connect Buy and Sell list.</p>

The Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) announced the results of its review of the Hang Seng Family of Indexes post market close on 26 February. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 12 March.For the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) there are 36 inclusions and 29 deletions, taking the number of index constituents up to 500.Although there are almost no assets indexed to the HSCI, the index forms the basis of stocks that are eligible for Southbound Stock Connect. Stocks that are included in the HSCI and subsequently included in the Stock Connect program get inflows from mainland investors. Secondary Listings are not eligible for inclusion in the Stock Connect program.Of the 36 inclusions, 4 are already a part of Stock Connect by virtue of having listed A-shares, 2 are Secondary listings and will not be included in Stock Connect, 9 will be added to Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Connect, while 21 stocks will only be added to Shenzhen Stock Connect.Of the 29 index deletions, 13 are not a part of Stock Connect, 7 will continue to remain a part of Stock Connect by virtue of having listed A-shares, while 9 will be deleted from the Stock Connect program.We identify 4 stocks that could sell off ahead of their removal from the Stock Connect Buy list, while Biotech stocks could be in focus ahead of their inclusion in the Stock Connect Buy and Sell list.

HSCI Index Rebalance & Stock Connect: Inclusions & Exclusions

Hong Kong

HBM Holdings Limited operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The Company develops novel and highly differentiated antibody therapeutics in immunology and oncology disease areas. HBM Holdings provides its services throughout China.

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Zhaoke Ophthalmology IPO: Valuation Insights

Zhaoke has launched an HKEx IPO to raise net proceeds of $239m at the mid-point of the IPO price range of HK$15.38-16.80 per share. Overall, we...

Arun George

Zhaoke Ophthalmology IPO Initiation: The Eyes Have It

Zhaoke is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise $200 million, according to press reports. Overall, we believe that Zhaoke’s drug assets are attractive.

Arun George

China Healthcare Weekly (Mar.26)

The article analyzed healthcare industry viewpoints include a new version of regulations on medical devices, the CRO/CDMO industry, China TCM...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Zhaoke Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical - It Remains to Be Seen How to Find Its Way Out

The article analyzed Zhaoke Ophthalmology in terms of pipeline, competitive landscape, financial position and also included concerns for the future...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HSCI Index Rebalance & Stock Connect: Inclusions & Exclusions

There are 36 inclusions/ 29 exclusions for the Hang Seng Composite Index. 9 stocks will be deleted from the Stock Connect Buy list & there are a...

Brian Freitas

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