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>SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/krafton-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28956:1" rel="noopener">Krafton (259960 KS).</a>
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<li>The stock has been doing well over the past few months and its earnings and price momentum remain strong.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
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SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of Krafton (259960 KS).

The stock has been doing well over the past few months and its earnings and price momentum remain strong.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Krafton Placement - Stock Has Been Doing Well, Momentum Remains Strong

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 analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Apr 19th which has an aggregated holding worth USD508.9bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD85mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Apr 19th which has an aggregated holding worth USD508.9bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD85mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 19th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Tesla Motors (TSLA US) sold one car in January 2024 in South Korea. In comparison, Tesla sold 1,022 vehicles in December 2023 and 13,885 units in 2023.</li>
<li>The key reason for the sharp plunge in vehicle sales in January has been due to the government's slashing EV subsidies for vehicles with Chinese LFP based batteries.</li>
<li>Furthermore, many consumers avoided buying Tesla vehicles in January as they waited for the government's announcements of new EV subsidies. </li>
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Tesla Motors (TSLA US) sold one car in January 2024 in South Korea. In comparison, Tesla sold 1,022 vehicles in December 2023 and 13,885 units in 2023.
The key reason for the sharp plunge in vehicle sales in January has been due to the government's slashing EV subsidies for vehicles with Chinese LFP based batteries.
Furthermore, many consumers avoided buying Tesla vehicles in January as they waited for the government's announcements of new EV subsidies. 


Tesla Sold A Whopping One Car in January in South Korea

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Apr 12th which has an aggregated holding worth USD534.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,200mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, Sk Hynix.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of Apr 12th which has an aggregated holding worth USD534.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,200mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, Sk Hynix.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 12th): Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, Sk Hynix

Samsung Electronics / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>KEB Hana Bank, on behalf of Lee Boo-Jin, is looking to raise up to US$325m via selling 0.1% of  Samsung Electronics (005930 KS).</li>
<li>The deal appears to be somewhat well flagged and the company recently reported better operating numbers for 1Q24.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
</ul>


KEB Hana Bank, on behalf of Lee Boo-Jin, is looking to raise up to US$325m via selling 0.1% of  Samsung Electronics (005930 KS).
The deal appears to be somewhat well flagged and the company recently reported better operating numbers for 1Q24.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Samsung Electronics Placement - Better Timing This Time Around

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hyundai Motor (005385 KS)

Krafton Placement - Stock Has Been Doing Well, Momentum Remains Strong

SK Square is looking to raise around US$198m via selling 2.1% of Krafton (259960 KS). In this note, we talk about the deal dyanmics and run it...

Sumeet Singh

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 19th): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Kia.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tesla Sold A Whopping One Car in January in South Korea

Tesla's laying off more than 10% of its global workforce is likely to further negatively impact the major rechargeable battery names in Korea...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 12th): Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, Sk Hynix.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Samsung Electronics Placement - Better Timing This Time Around

KEB Hana Bank, on behalf of Lee Boo-Jin, is looking to raise up to US$325m via selling 0.1% of Samsung Electronics (005930 KS).

Sumeet Singh

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