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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gushengtang-cayman-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33503:1" rel="noopener">Gushengtang (GUS HK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$104m in its Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>While there isn’t anything fundamentally wrong with the deal, valuation is at a premium, despite having margins towards the bottom end of its peer set.</li>
<li>Pre-IPO investors, from Mar 2021, would have made gains on listing as well and could remain an overhang post-listing.</li>
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Gushengtang (GUS HK) is looking to raise up to US$104m in its Hong Kong IPO. 
While there isn’t anything fundamentally wrong with the deal, valuation is at a premium, despite having margins towards the bottom end of its peer set.
Pre-IPO investors, from Mar 2021, would have made gains on listing as well and could remain an overhang post-listing.


Gushengtang IPO - Wide Valuation Gap from Peers

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>The December rebalance of the HSI, HSCEI and HSTECH indices will use today's closing prices to cap the index constituents at 8%. This will lead to large flows.</li>
<li>The largest passive outflows as a result of capping will be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> due to their weight exceeding 8% in all three indices.</li>
<li>There are large funding outflows (in terms of days of ADV to trade) on quite a few Hong Kong property stocks as well as stocks from the financials sector.</li>
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The December rebalance of the HSI, HSCEI and HSTECH indices will use today's closing prices to cap the index constituents at 8%. This will lead to large flows.
The largest passive outflows as a result of capping will be on Meituan (3690 HK) and Tencent (700 HK) due to their weight exceeding 8% in all three indices.
There are large funding outflows (in terms of days of ADV to trade) on quite a few Hong Kong property stocks as well as stocks from the financials sector.


HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH: December Rebalance Flows Post Capping

Research from EqualOcean, EqualOcean

EqualOcean

Research from EqualOcean

EqualOcean is an investment research firm and information service provider focusing on China's Technology, Automotive and Consumer Internet sectors. With unique research and due diligence methodology, we provide tailored insights into a wide range of industries and companies, empowering our clients' value-added decisions.

Founded in 2014, EqualOcean is headquartered in Beijing and has offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and New York.

Equity Bottom-Up

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance C / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>ZhongAn starts to show its forte in the race over online insurance.</li>
<li>Scamper: Diverse ecosystems boost financial performance</li>
<li>Galloper: Moving farther and faster - From a cloud-based platform to a technology 'exporter', ZhongAn keeps strengthening its tech genes.</li>
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ZhongAn starts to show its forte in the race over online insurance.
Scamper: Diverse ecosystems boost financial performance
Galloper: Moving farther and faster - From a cloud-based platform to a technology 'exporter', ZhongAn keeps strengthening its tech genes.


Amid the Digitalization Boom: ZhongAn Is Speeding Up

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 latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 12. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short increases for Smoore and China Resource Land. </li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 12. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short increases for Smoore and China Resource Land. 


HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Smoore, CR Land

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Asymchem Laboratories (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the recent updates, undertake a peer comparison and look at the likely valuations.</li>
</ul>


Asymchem Laboratories (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.
AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. 
In this note, we will talk about the recent updates, undertake a peer comparison and look at the likely valuations.


Asymchem Labs A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and a Look at Valuations

China

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited provides products and services through its five ecosystems in financial services, healthcare, auto services, real estate services and Smart City solutions. The Group's insurance business writes property, casualty, and life insurance products.

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Ping An Insurance Group of (601318 CH)

Gushengtang IPO - Wide Valuation Gap from Peers

Gushengtang (GUS HK) is looking to raise up to US$104m in its Hong Kong IPO. Valuation comes in at a premium, despite having margins towards the...

Clarence Chu

HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH: December Rebalance Flows Post Capping

The Dec rebalance of the HK indices will use today's closing prices to cap the stocks at 8%. Meituan and Tencent will see large outflows due to...

Brian Freitas

Amid the Digitalization Boom: ZhongAn Is Speeding Up

ZhongAn starts to show its forte in the race over online insurance

EqualOcean

HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Smoore, CR Land

We highlight WOW short interest increases for Smoore and China Resource Land based on the latest Hong Kong SFC short aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asymchem Labs A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and a Look at Valuations

Asymchem Laboratories (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about recent updates, peer...

Sumeet Singh

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