APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup will expire on 9th Apr 2023.</li>
<li>Socionext is a fabless semiconductor provider which commenced operations after integrating the system on a chip (SoC) businesses of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and Panasonic Holding Corporation in 2015.</li>
<li>Coming up for six-month lockup expiry are the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu and Panasonic, the trio had each trimmed their respective stakes in the IPO.</li>
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Socionext (6526 JP) was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup will expire on 9th Apr 2023.
Socionext is a fabless semiconductor provider which commenced operations after integrating the system on a chip (SoC) businesses of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and Panasonic Holding Corporation in 2015.
Coming up for six-month lockup expiry are the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu and Panasonic, the trio had each trimmed their respective stakes in the IPO.


Socionext Lock-Up - Up 2.67x Since IPO. US$930m Worth of Shares to Be Unlocked

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In 2020 and 2021 we had nine conviction calls, four of which returned over 50% within just over a year.</li>
<li>Three more returned close to 40%, one returned 15% and just one was an abject failure returning -39%. </li>
<li>On average, alpha generation was 24.3% and our 2022 names are off to a good start putting up 14.7% in alpha in just over a month and a half.</li>
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In 2020 and 2021 we had nine conviction calls, four of which returned over 50% within just over a year.
Three more returned close to 40%, one returned 15% and just one was an abject failure returning -39%. 
On average, alpha generation was 24.3% and our 2022 names are off to a good start putting up 14.7% in alpha in just over a month and a half.


A Belated Look Back at Our 2020 and 2021 Conviction Calls and a Look Ahead to 2022

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>JD US/3690 HK:JD.com to Launch Self-operated On-Demand Delivery Service. (+/-)</li>
<li>JD US/BABA US/1810 HK:Shanghai expands the products eligible for home appliance subsidies (+/+/+)</li>
<li>BABA US / 700 HK: Alipay suffers brief outage. (-/+)</li>
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JD US/3690 HK:JD.com to Launch Self-operated On-Demand Delivery Service. (+/-)
JD US/BABA US/1810 HK:Shanghai expands the products eligible for home appliance subsidies (+/+/+)
BABA US / 700 HK: Alipay suffers brief outage. (-/+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690 HK/BABA/1810 HK/700 HK/BILI/1024 HK/BIDU/20 HK/NTES/SE/GRAB

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

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<li>Japanese stocks had a stellar week, with the Nikkei 225 Index advancing 3.8% to close at 39,500, and the broader Topix Index gaining 3.7% to 2,742</li>
<li>The election of President Trump sparked a surge in U.S. equities, but also rising Treasury yields and a stronger dollar.</li>
<li>Furukawa and Net One were among the top performing stocks this week. MUFG, Recruit, Softbank, Tokyo Electron (and loads more) are slated to report earnings this week</li>
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Japanese stocks had a stellar week, with the Nikkei 225 Index advancing 3.8% to close at 39,500, and the broader Topix Index gaining 3.7% to 2,742
The election of President Trump sparked a surge in U.S. equities, but also rising Treasury yields and a stronger dollar.
Furukawa and Net One were among the top performing stocks this week. MUFG, Recruit, Softbank, Tokyo Electron (and loads more) are slated to report earnings this week


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<li>JD US/3690 HK/BABA US:JD.com’s 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to gain traffic, challenging Meituan and Freshippo (+/+/+)</li>
<li>1024 HK:Kuaishou's Overseas Short-video Platform Kwai Officially Launches E-commerce in Brazil (+)</li>
<li>1024 HK:Kuaishou Game &lt;Endless Dream&gt; Surpasses 10 Million Pre-Registered Players, Announces Collaboration with &lt;Soul Knight&gt; (+)</li>
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JD US/3690 HK/BABA US:JD.com’s 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to gain traffic, challenging Meituan and Freshippo (+/+/+)
1024 HK:Kuaishou's Overseas Short-video Platform Kwai Officially Launches E-commerce in Brazil (+)
1024 HK:Kuaishou Game &lt;Endless Dream&gt; Surpasses 10 Million Pre-Registered Players, Announces Collaboration with &lt;Soul Knight&gt; (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690HK/BABA/1024HK/700HK/BIDU/3092JP/4385JP/PDD/1810HK/NTES /MSFT

Japan

Mercari, Inc. operates as an electronic commercial company. The Company offers electronic commercial software, operation management, marketing planning, and other marketplace services. Mercari serves customers worldwide.

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Mercari (4385 JP)

Socionext Lock-Up - Up 2.67x Since IPO. US$930m Worth of Shares to Be Unlocked

Socionext just launched a US$2bn secondary extended offering, with the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu, and Panasonic looking to selldown their...

Clarence Chu

A Belated Look Back at Our 2020 and 2021 Conviction Calls and a Look Ahead to 2022

We take a look back at our conviction calls from 2020 and 2021 to assess performance and put the strong start to our 2022 names in context.

Mio Kato

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690 HK/BABA/1810 HK/700 HK/BILI/1024 HK/BIDU/20 HK/NTES/SE/GRAB

JD.com is launching a self-operated on-demand delivery service, Shanghai expands home appliance subsidies, and Alipay experiences a brief outage.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Japan Weekly | A Stellar Week

Japanese stocks surged this week, with the Nikkei 225 and Topix Index both posting gains, while U.S. equities reacted positively to President...

Mark Chadwick

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690HK/BABA/1024HK/700HK/BIDU/3092JP/4385JP/PDD/1810HK/NTES /MSFT

JD.com's 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to compete with Meituan and Freshippo, Kuaishou launches e-commerce in Brazil and announces...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Socionext Lock-Up - Up 2.67x Since IPO. US$930m Worth of Shares to Be Unlocked

Socionext just launched a US$2bn secondary extended offering, with the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu, and Panasonic looking to selldown their...

Clarence Chu

A Belated Look Back at Our 2020 and 2021 Conviction Calls and a Look Ahead to 2022

We take a look back at our conviction calls from 2020 and 2021 to assess performance and put the strong start to our 2022 names in context.

Mio Kato

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690 HK/BABA/1810 HK/700 HK/BILI/1024 HK/BIDU/20 HK/NTES/SE/GRAB

​JD.com is launching a self-operated on-demand delivery service, Shanghai expands home appliance subsidies, and Alipay experiences a brief outage.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Japan Weekly | A Stellar Week

​Japanese stocks surged this week, with the Nikkei 225 and Topix Index both posting gains, while U.S. equities reacted positively to President...

Mark Chadwick

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690HK/BABA/1024HK/700HK/BIDU/3092JP/4385JP/PDD/1810HK/NTES /MSFT

​JD.com's 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to compete with Meituan and Freshippo, Kuaishou launches e-commerce in Brazil and announces...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

JD.com is launching a self-operated on-demand delivery service, Shanghai expands home appliance subsidies, and Alipay experiences a brief outage.

Japanese stocks surged this week, with the Nikkei 225 and Topix Index both posting gains, while U.S. equities reacted positively to President...

JD.com's 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to compete with Meituan and Freshippo, Kuaishou launches e-commerce in Brazil and announces...