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/quantumpharm-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40369:1" rel="noopener">QuantumPharm (QUP HK)</a> is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunner on the deal is Citic Securities.</li>
<li>QuantumPharm is a R&amp;D platform, utilizing quantum physics-based first-principles calculation, advanced AI, high-performance cloud computing, and scalable and standardized robotic automation to provide drug and material science R&amp;D solutions. </li>
<li>Its solutions and services cater to the pharmaceutical and material science (including agritech, energy and new chemicals, and cosmetics) industries and beyond.</li>
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QuantumPharm (QUP HK) is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunner on the deal is Citic Securities.
QuantumPharm is a R&amp;D platform, utilizing quantum physics-based first-principles calculation, advanced AI, high-performance cloud computing, and scalable and standardized robotic automation to provide drug and material science R&amp;D solutions. 
Its solutions and services cater to the pharmaceutical and material science (including agritech, energy and new chemicals, and cosmetics) industries and beyond.


Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>AI / In Depth: Smash IPO doesn’t shake investors’ AI Pharma doubts</li><li>Autos /Update: Chinese carmakers cut prices in Thai market as sales slump</li><li>Briefing/: Huawei makes clean break from Android with new OS</li></ul>

AI / In Depth: Smash IPO doesn’t shake investors’ AI Pharma doubtsAutos /Update: Chinese carmakers cut prices in Thai market as sales slumpBriefing/: Huawei makes clean break from Android with new OS

CX Daily: Smash IPO Doesn’t Shake Investors’ AI Pharma Doubts 

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

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<li>The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the rankings of potential ADDs and potential DELs for the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>At present, we see one ADD and one DEL. If this index change takes place, there could be US$538mn capping flows one-way.</li>
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The HSTECH Index tracks the performance of the top 30 technology companies listed in Hong Kong that have high business exposure to certain technology themes.
In this insight, we take a look at the rankings of potential ADDs and potential DELs for the December 2024 index rebal event.
At present, we see one ADD and one DEL. If this index change takes place, there could be US$538mn capping flows one-way.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Dec 24: One Change Possible; US$538 Capping Flows One-Way

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>We see 37 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 25 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September.</li>
<li>We expect 32 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 24 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
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We see 37 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 25 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September.
We expect 32 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 24 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

Black Sesame International Holding / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/black-sesame-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39894:1" rel="noopener">Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Black Sesame International Holdings (BSIH) is an automotive-grade computing SoC and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solution provider.</li>
<li>In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we discuss Black Sesame’s PHIP updates.</li>
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Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK) is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Black Sesame International Holdings (BSIH) is an automotive-grade computing SoC and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solution provider.
In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we discuss Black Sesame’s PHIP updates.


Black Sesame Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Unable to Shake off Its Loss-Making Tendencies

Hong Kong

QuantumPharm Inc. develops quantum physics-based, AI-powered, and robotics-driven integrated technology platform. The Company offers quantum physics-based first-principles calculation, advanced AI, high-performance cloud computing, and scalable and standardized robotic automation for pharmaceutical material, and other fields. QuantumPharm serves customers across worldwide.

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QuantumPharm (2228 HK)

QuantumPharm (XtalPi) Pre-IPO Tearsheet

QuantumPharm (QUP HK) is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunner on the deal is Citic Securities.

Clarence Chu

CX Daily: Smash IPO Doesn’t Shake Investors’ AI Pharma Doubts

AI / In Depth: Smash IPO doesn’t shake investors’ AI Pharma doubts Autos /Update: Chinese carmakers cut prices in Thai market as sales...

Caixin Global

Quiddity Leaderboard HSTECH Dec 24: One Change Possible; US$538 Capping Flows One-Way

There could be more than 10x ADV to buy in AAC technology (2018 HK) if it gets added to the HSTECH index and the stock could outperform the index...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

There could be nearly 80 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

Black Sesame Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Unable to Shake off Its Loss-Making Tendencies

Black Sesame Technologies (BLACKSES HK) is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we discuss Black Sesame’s...

Clarence Chu

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