China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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>PDD/BABA: PDD testing large “RMB 9.9” channel entrance on the PDD app homepage (+/-)</li>
<li>BEKE: Beike announced to expand business toward industry upstream, establishing “Bei Hao Jia” business line(+)</li>
<li>Luckin Coffee &amp; Nayuki: Media survey suggest that coffee price war is hurting milk tea’s business</li>
</ul>


PDD/BABA: PDD testing large “RMB 9.9” channel entrance on the PDD app homepage (+/-)
BEKE: Beike announced to expand business toward industry upstream, establishing “Bei Hao Jia” business line(+)
Luckin Coffee &amp; Nayuki: Media survey suggest that coffee price war is hurting milk tea’s business


China TMT Update-PDD/BABA/BEKE/LUCKIN- PDD Testing “RMB 9.9” Channel;BEKE Launching “Bei Hao Jia”

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<li>Boss Zhipin: SME Development Index rebound slightly in June, and labor subindex also marginally improved, but still far below the prosperity range</li>
<li>XPEV:  Xpeng establishes partnership with Freesbe for Israel market (+)</li>
<li>BABA/PDD/1024.HK: Taobao launched a dedicated entrance to short videos (+/-/-)</li>
</ul>


Boss Zhipin: SME Development Index rebound slightly in June, and labor subindex also marginally improved, but still far below the prosperity range
XPEV:  Xpeng establishes partnership with Freesbe for Israel market (+)
BABA/PDD/1024.HK: Taobao launched a dedicated entrance to short videos (+/-/-)


China TMT Update-BZ/XPEV/BABA/PDD/1024.HK:Taobao's Short Videos/SME Development Index/XPEV in Israel

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>PDD delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter and the company saw clear recovery trends.</li><li>Revenue increased in the quarter and contributed to a total of RMB37.6 billion.</li><li>PDD has also launched its electronic shopping season and invested millions of RMB for promoting universal and high-quality access to reading.</li></ul>

PDD delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter and the company saw clear recovery trends.Revenue increased in the quarter and contributed to a total of RMB37.6 billion.PDD has also launched its electronic shopping season and invested millions of RMB for promoting universal and high-quality access to reading.

PDD Holdings Inc.: 3 Major Factors Responsible For Its Recovery – Key Drivers

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Three shareholders of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> aim to raise around US$1.4bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.</li>
<li>We have covered the background of the deal in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/socionext-placement-a-us-1-8bn-cleanup-will-have-to-give-up-some-of-its-6x-listing-gains" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:106206" rel="noopener">Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains</a>.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates and look at the performance of some of the past Japan deals.</li>
</ul>


Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.4bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.
We have covered the background of the deal in our earlier note, Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains.
In this note, we talk about the updates and look at the performance of some of the past Japan deals.


Socionext Placement - Valuation More Reasonable but past Secondary Offerings Have a Mixed Record

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>In the IPO space, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">Tryt Inc (9164 JP)</a> announced a somewhat reasonable pricing range, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fadu-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39896:1" rel="noopener">Fadu (440110 KS)</a> looks to open up the Korean market for larger IPOs again.</li>
<li>On the placement front,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> found itself in the eye of a storm after its stupendous 6x increase since listing.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
In the IPO space, Tryt Inc (9164 JP) announced a somewhat reasonable pricing range, while Fadu (440110 KS) looks to open up the Korean market for larger IPOs again.
On the placement front,  Socionext (6526 JP) found itself in the eye of a storm after its stupendous 6x increase since listing.


ECM Weekly (9th July 2023) - Socionext, Yongtai, Tryt, Redox, S.F. Holding, Lalatech, Fadu, Amman

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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PDD Holdings (PDD US)

China TMT Update-PDD/BABA/BEKE/LUCKIN- PDD Testing “RMB 9.9” Channel;BEKE Launching “Bei Hao Jia”

PDD/BABA: PDD testing large “RMB 9.9” channel entrance (+/-);BEKE: Beike establishing “Bei Hao Jia” (+);Luckin Coffee & Nayuki: Media survey...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update-BZ/XPEV/BABA/PDD/1024.HK:Taobao's Short Videos/SME Development Index/XPEV in Israel

Boss Zhipin: SME Development Index rebound slightly in June;XPEV: Xpeng establishes partnership with Freesbe for Israel market (+);BABA/PDD...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

PDD Holdings Inc.: 3 Major Factors Responsible For Its Recovery – Key Drivers

PDD delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter and the company saw clear recovery trends. Revenue increased in the quarter and...

Baptista Research

Socionext Placement - Valuation More Reasonable but past Secondary Offerings Have a Mixed Record

Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.4bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext. In this note, we look at the...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (9th July 2023) - Socionext, Yongtai, Tryt, Redox, S.F. Holding, Lalatech, Fadu, Amman

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

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