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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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ke-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29213:1" rel="noopener">KE Holdings Inc (BEKE US)</a> (BEKE), a company backed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a> and Hillhouse, raised around US$2.1bn in its US listing in Aug 2020. It's now back to raise a similar amount. </p></div><div><p>We have covered the stock since its listing, links to our previous notes are below. In this insight, I'll run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about deal dynamics.</p></div><div><p>In my previous insight, I have looked at various aspects of the deal:</p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ke-holdings-beike-pre-ipo-the-positives-fast-growth-high-market-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KE Holdings/​Beike Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, High Market Share</a>, </li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ke-holdings-beike-pre-ipo-the-negatives-questions-margins-p2p" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KE Holdings/​​Beike Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Questions, Margins, P2P</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ke-holdings-beike-pre-ipo-recent-updates-peer-comparison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KE Holdings/​​Beike Pre-IPO - Recent Updates, Peer Comparison</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ke-holdings-beike-pre-ipo-thoughts-on-valuation-rumoured-valuation-might-be-a-stretch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KE Holdings/​​​Beike Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation, Rumoured Valuation Might Be a Stretch</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ke-holdings-beike-ipo-can-t-see-much-upside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KE Holdings/​​​​Beike IPO - Can’t See Much Upside</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ke-holdings-beike-ipo-trading-we-would-be-sellers-if-it-pops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KE Holdings/​​​​​Beike IPO Trading - We Would Be Sellers if It Pops</a></li>
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KE Holdings Inc (BEKE US) (BEKE), a company backed by Tencent Holdings (700 HK), Softbank Group (9984 JP) and Hillhouse, raised around US$2.1bn in its US listing in Aug 2020. It's now back to raise a similar amount. We have covered the stock since its listing, links to our previous notes are below. In this insight, I'll run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about deal dynamics.In my previous insight, I have looked at various aspects of the deal:

KE Holdings/​Beike Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, High Market Share, 
KE Holdings/​​Beike Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Questions, Margins, P2P
KE Holdings/​​Beike Pre-IPO - Recent Updates, Peer Comparison
KE Holdings/​​​Beike Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation, Rumoured Valuation Might Be a Stretch
KE Holdings/​​​​Beike IPO - Can’t See Much Upside
KE Holdings/​​​​​Beike IPO Trading - We Would Be Sellers if It Pops


KE Holdings/​​​​​Beike Placement - Too Much, Too Soon. Front Running the Lock-Up Expiry

Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>Softbank posted solid Q2 results helped by further market gains in the US (for both Vision Fund and its listed share program) and the timely IPO of recent investment Beike in August. But a $2.8bn derivative loss wiped out public market investment gains and highlights the risk from more aggressive trading. Softbank had $3.4bn in options exposure as of Q2 and whilst that is only 1% of net asset value, it is more meaningful when measured against market cap (3%) and with the next portfolio update not coming until February it is understandable why the discount to fair value remains wide</p>

Softbank posted solid Q2 results helped by further market gains in the US (for both Vision Fund and its listed share program) and the timely IPO of recent investment Beike in August. But a $2.8bn derivative loss wiped out public market investment gains and highlights the risk from more aggressive trading. Softbank had $3.4bn in options exposure as of Q2 and whilst that is only 1% of net asset value, it is more meaningful when measured against market cap (3%) and with the next portfolio update not coming until February it is understandable why the discount to fair value remains wide

Softbank Group - Q2 20 Results: Vision Fund Luster Tarnished by Derivative Losses

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lufax-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29690:1" rel="noopener">Lufax Holdings (LU US)</a> (Lufax) raised around US$2.4bn via its US listing. The company is backed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a> (Ping An).</p>
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<p>Lufax is a technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China. The company aims to address the demand for personal lending among small business owners, as well as salaried workers in China. It also provides wealth management solutions to China’s middle class and affluent population.</p>
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<p>I covered the various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lufax-pre-ipo-the-positives-able-to-grow-despite-the-headwinds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lufax Pre-IPO - The Positives - Able to Grow Despite the Headwinds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lufax-pre-ipo-the-negatives-remains-in-flux" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lufax Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Remains in Flux</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lufax-pre-ipo-peer-review-bigger-than-ant-s-credittech-in-revenue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lufax Pre-IPO - Peer Review - Bigger than Ant’s CreditTech, in Revenue</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lufax-ipo-stuck-with-the-earlier-fundraising-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lufax IPO - Stuck with the Earlier Fundraising Valuation</a></li>
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<p>In this insight, talk about deal dynamics and provide a table with implied valuation at different ADS levels.</p>
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Lufax Holdings (LU US) (Lufax) raised around US$2.4bn via its US listing. The company is backed by Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK) (Ping An).


Lufax is a technology-empowered personal financial services platform in China. The company aims to address the demand for personal lending among small business owners, as well as salaried workers in China. It also provides wealth management solutions to China’s middle class and affluent population.


I covered the various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes:



Lufax Pre-IPO - The Positives - Able to Grow Despite the Headwinds
Lufax Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Remains in Flux
Lufax Pre-IPO - Peer Review - Bigger than Ant’s CreditTech, in Revenue



Lufax IPO - Stuck with the Earlier Fundraising Valuation


In this insight, talk about deal dynamics and provide a table with implied valuation at different ADS levels.


Lufax IPO Trading - Possible FTSE Inclusion Might Help in the Short-Term

APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/miniso-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29673:1" rel="noopener">MINISO Group Holdings (MNSO US)</a> raised about US$608m at US$20 per ADS, above the top-end of the initial price range.</p>
<p>MINISO is a value retailer with a focus on offering products that are aesthetically pleasing, good-quality, and affordable. It operates its flagship brand “MINISO” and has a global presence with about 2,500 stores in China and over 1,680 stores across 80 other countries. </p>
<p>We have earlier covered various aspects of the IPO in:</p>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/miniso-pre-ipo-store-walkthrough-co-branding-allows-for-stronger-pricing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43821" rel="noopener">MINISO (名创优品) Pre-IPO - Store Walkthrough - Co-Branding Allows for Stronger Pricing</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/miniso-pre-ipo-asset-light-and-fairly-resilient-despite-covid" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43623" rel="noopener">MINISO (名创优品) Pre-IPO - Asset-Light and Fairly Resilient Despite COVID</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/miniso-ipo-reasonable-towards-the-low-end" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43988" rel="noopener">MINISO (名创优品) IPO - Reasonable Towards the Low-End</a> </li>
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<p>In this note, we will look at the deal dynamics and provide a table with implied valuation at different share price levels.</p>
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MINISO Group Holdings (MNSO US) raised about US$608m at US$20 per ADS, above the top-end of the initial price range.
MINISO is a value retailer with a focus on offering products that are aesthetically pleasing, good-quality, and affordable. It operates its flagship brand “MINISO” and has a global presence with about 2,500 stores in China and over 1,680 stores across 80 other countries. 
We have earlier covered various aspects of the IPO in:



MINISO (名创优品) Pre-IPO - Store Walkthrough - Co-Branding Allows for Stronger Pricing 

MINISO (名创优品) Pre-IPO - Asset-Light and Fairly Resilient Despite COVID 

MINISO (名创优品) IPO - Reasonable Towards the Low-End 

In this note, we will look at the deal dynamics and provide a table with implied valuation at different share price levels.


MINISO (名创优品) IPO Trading - Not Much Value Left After Pricing Above Range

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chindata-group-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29274:1" rel="noopener">Chindata (CD US)</a> raised around US$540m in its US listing. Chindata is a data centre solution provider in Asia-Pacific with a focus on China. It currently operates six data centers in China and one in Malaysia and has numerous more data centers under construction. The company is backed by Bain Capital.</p></div><div>
<p>I've covered the various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chindata-group-holdings-pre-ipo-patchy-data-but-is-growing-fast-in-a-hot-sector" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chindata Group Holdings Pre-IPO - Patchy data but is growing fast in a hot sector</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chindata-group-ipo-riding-high-on-sector-momentum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chindata Group IPO - Riding High on Sector Momentum.</a></p>
<p>In this note, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and provide a table with implied valuation at different ADR levels. </p>
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Chindata (CD US) raised around US$540m in its US listing. Chindata is a data centre solution provider in Asia-Pacific with a focus on China. It currently operates six data centers in China and one in Malaysia and has numerous more data centers under construction. The company is backed by Bain Capital.
I've covered the various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes, Chindata Group Holdings Pre-IPO - Patchy data but is growing fast in a hot sector and Chindata Group IPO - Riding High on Sector Momentum.
In this note, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and provide a table with implied valuation at different ADR levels. 


Chindata Group IPO Trading - Would Book Profits if It Trades at a Premium

China

KE Holdings Inc. operates as an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services. The Company offers existing and new home sales, home rentals, home renovation, real estate financial solutions, and other services. KE Holdings conducts businesses in China.

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KE Holdings (BEKE US)

KE Holdings/Beike Placement - Too Much, Too Soon. Front Running the Lock-Up Expiry

KE Holdings Inc (BEKE US), a company backed by Tencent Holdings (700 HK), Softbank Group (9984 JP) and Hillhouse, raised US$2.1bn in its US listing...

Sumeet Singh

Softbank Group - Q2 20 Results: Vision Fund Luster Tarnished by Derivative Losses

Returns at Vision Fund has come roaring back but a $2.8bn derivative trading loss highlights the higher risk profile with Softbank's new listed...

Kirk Boodry

Lufax IPO Trading - Possible FTSE Inclusion Might Help in the Short-Term

Lufax Holdings (LU US) raised around US$2.4bn via its US listing. The company is backed by Ping An (2318 HK). It might go into the FTSE on fast...

Sumeet Singh

MINISO (名创优品) IPO Trading - Not Much Value Left After Pricing Above Range

MINISO is a value retailer with a focus on offering products that are aesthetically pleasing, good-quality, and affordable. There isn't much value...

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Chindata Group IPO Trading - Would Book Profits if It Trades at a Premium

Chindata (CD US) aims to raise around US$540m in its US listing. Chindata is a data centre solution provider in Asia-Pacific with a focus on...

Sumeet Singh

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KE Holdings/​​​​​Beike Placement - Too Much, Too Soon. Front Running the Lock-Up Expiry

KE Holdings Inc (BEKE US), a company backed by Tencent Holdings (700 HK), Softbank Group (9984 JP) and Hillhouse, raised US$2.1bn in its US listing...

Sumeet Singh

Softbank Group - Q2 20 Results: Vision Fund Luster Tarnished by Derivative Losses

Returns at Vision Fund has come roaring back but a $2.8bn derivative trading loss highlights the higher risk profile with Softbank's new listed...

Kirk Boodry

Lufax IPO Trading - Possible FTSE Inclusion Might Help in the Short-Term

Lufax Holdings (LU US) raised around US$2.4bn via its US listing. The company is backed by Ping An (2318 HK). It might go into the FTSE on fast...

Sumeet Singh

MINISO (名创优品) IPO Trading - Not Much Value Left After Pricing Above Range

MINISO is a value retailer with a focus on offering products that are aesthetically pleasing, good-quality, and affordable. There isn't much value...

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Chindata Group IPO Trading - Would Book Profits if It Trades at a Premium

Chindata (CD US) aims to raise around US$540m in its US listing. Chindata is a data centre solution provider in Asia-Pacific with a focus on...

Sumeet Singh

KE Holdings/Beike Placement - Too Much, Too Soon. Front Running the Lock-Up Expiry