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

Beijing Sinohytec   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-sinohytec-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34068:1" rel="noopener">Beijing Sinohytec Co Ltd (688339 CH)</a> (BSH) is looking to raise up to US$400m via its H-shares listing.</li>
<li>BSH provides fuel cell systems in China, focusing on the design, development and manufacture of fuel cell systems and stacks mainly for commercial vehicles, such as buses and trucks.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance and other deal dynamics.</li>
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Beijing Sinohytec Co Ltd (688339 CH) (BSH) is looking to raise up to US$400m via its H-shares listing.
BSH provides fuel cell systems in China, focusing on the design, development and manufacture of fuel cell systems and stacks mainly for commercial vehicles, such as buses and trucks.
In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance and other deal dynamics.


Beijing SinoHytec A/H Listing - A Whole Lot of Promise but Not Much Earnings to Show for It Yet

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) launched its long-awaited Ioniq 6 on 14 July. This is the first EV sedan by Hyundai Motor.</li>
<li>Ioniq 6 could be a big winner for Hyundai Motor. Among all the features of Ioniq 6, the driving range is the biggest improvement versus Ioniq 5. </li>
<li>The combination of attractive price, sleek design, and higher driving range is likely to result in a strong demand for Ioniq 6.</li>
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Hyundai Motor (005380 KS) launched its long-awaited Ioniq 6 on 14 July. This is the first EV sedan by Hyundai Motor.
Ioniq 6 could be a big winner for Hyundai Motor. Among all the features of Ioniq 6, the driving range is the biggest improvement versus Ioniq 5. 
The combination of attractive price, sleek design, and higher driving range is likely to result in a strong demand for Ioniq 6.


Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 6 - To Take Away More Market Share From Tesla Model 3 Sedan?

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/carsome-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35913:1" rel="noopener">Carsome (CARSOME1 SP)</a>, Malaysia's used-car eCommerce/technology unicorn, has reportedly submitted a confidential IPO filing for a dual listing on Nasdaq and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-exchange-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1047:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Exchange</a>.</li>
<li>Carsome has a great ESG story to tell, but needs to be less humble about telling it because pre-IPO ESG messaging can impact IPO valuations, especially for transportation-related deals.</li>
<li>The centerpiece of Carsome's ESG story should be the important (but underappreciated) role of used car markets in decarbonising road transportation, a leading source of carbon emissions.</li>
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Carsome (CARSOME1 SP), Malaysia's used-car eCommerce/technology unicorn, has reportedly submitted a confidential IPO filing for a dual listing on Nasdaq and Singapore Exchange.
Carsome has a great ESG story to tell, but needs to be less humble about telling it because pre-IPO ESG messaging can impact IPO valuations, especially for transportation-related deals.
The centerpiece of Carsome's ESG story should be the important (but underappreciated) role of used car markets in decarbonising road transportation, a leading source of carbon emissions.


Carsome: A Paradigm of Circular Economy and Unsung Hero in the Decarbonisation of Transportation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vitzrocell-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4885:1" rel="noopener">Vitzrocell (082920 KS)</a> is the 15th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series. </li>
<li>Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. In the global market, it is considered as one of the top three players along with SAFT (France) and Tandiran (Israel). </li>
<li>On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its stake in the company to 5.25% (as of 26 January 2022). </li>
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Vitzrocell (082920 KS) is the 15th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series. 
Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. In the global market, it is considered as one of the top three players along with SAFT (France) and Tandiran (Israel). 
On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its stake in the company to 5.25% (as of 26 January 2022). 


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 short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 16th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Sk Hynix (000660 KS).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 16th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.3bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Sk Hynix (000660 KS).


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 16th): Sk Hynix

South Korea

LG Energy Solution produces and sells batteries. The Company manufactures and sells automobile batteries, small batteries, energy storage system batteries, and other products. LG Energy Solution markets its products worldwide.

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LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)

Beijing SinoHytec A/H Listing - A Whole Lot of Promise but Not Much Earnings to Show for It Yet

Beijing Sinohytec Co Ltd (688339 CH) (BSH) is looking to raise up to US$400m via its H-shares listing. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Carsome: A Paradigm of Circular Economy and Unsung Hero in the Decarbonisation of Transportation

Carsome has reportedly filed for an IPO (dual Nasdaq/SGX listing), and has a great ESG story to tell investors including the role that used car...

Kyle Rudden

Korea Small Cap Gem #15: Vitzrocell Co

Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 16th): Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Sk Hynix (ticker: 000660 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Beijing SinoHytec A/H Listing - A Whole Lot of Promise but Not Much Earnings to Show for It Yet

Beijing Sinohytec Co Ltd (688339 CH) (BSH) is looking to raise up to US$400m via its H-shares listing. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 6 - To Take Away More Market Share From Tesla Model 3 Sedan?

Hyundai Motor launched its long-awaited Ioniq 6 on 14 July. This is the first EV sedan by Hyundai Moto. Among all the features of Ioniq 6, the...

Douglas Kim

Carsome: A Paradigm of Circular Economy and Unsung Hero in the Decarbonisation of Transportation

Carsome has reportedly filed for an IPO (dual Nasdaq/SGX listing), and has a great ESG story to tell investors including the role that used car...

Kyle Rudden

Korea Small Cap Gem #15: Vitzrocell Co

Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 16th): Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Sk Hynix (ticker: 000660 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM