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

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<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent refiling updates, peer comparison and valuations.</li>
</ul>


WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we talk about the recent refiling updates, peer comparison and valuations.


WCP IPO - Peer Comparison and Valuation - Needs a Price Cut Not a Timeline Extension

LG Energy Solution / 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>There were no major IPO launches during the week. Thai Life will list early next week</li>
<li>There were no major placements apart from ANZ and a smallish one in Xtep. There are two major lock-up expiries coming up.</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.
There were no major IPO launches during the week. Thai Life will list early next week
There were no major placements apart from ANZ and a smallish one in Xtep. There are two major lock-up expiries coming up.


ECM Weekly (24th Jul 2022) - ANZ, Zomato, LG Energy, Xtep, SoCar, WCP, Thai Life, Beneunder, Ubox

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Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Are the cuts a sign of discipline that we have been waiting for or</li>
<li>Is it due to lack of ability to procure the equipment? </li>
<li>Seems a combination of both if you listen to the words of the Chairman</li>
</ul>


Are the cuts a sign of discipline that we have been waiting for or
Is it due to lack of ability to procure the equipment? 
Seems a combination of both if you listen to the words of the Chairman


Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>LG Energy Solution (LGES) raised US$10.8bn in its South Korea IPO. The stock was listed on 27th Jan 22. Its six-month lockup is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>LGES is the EV battery unit of LG Chem. The company is a major supplier to customers including Tesla and General Motors.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
</ul>


LG Energy Solution (LGES) raised US$10.8bn in its South Korea IPO. The stock was listed on 27th Jan 22. Its six-month lockup is set to expire soon.
LGES is the EV battery unit of LG Chem. The company is a major supplier to customers including Tesla and General Motors.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


LG Energy IPO Lock-Up - Largest Lockup Release of the Lot at US$3bn

<ul>
<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


WCP IPO - The Negatives - Patent, Going Concern, Customer Concentration

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

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WCP IPO - Peer Comparison and Valuation - Needs a Price Cut Not a Timeline Extension

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note we talk about the refiling...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (24th Jul 2022) - ANZ, Zomato, LG Energy, Xtep, SoCar, WCP, Thai Life, Beneunder, Ubox

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

How Real Are the Capex Cuts for Hynix?

Are the memory players showing discipline or just the sign of the times where lead times for equipment has gone from 12 months to 30?

Ken S. Kim

LG Energy IPO Lock-Up - Largest Lockup Release of the Lot at US$3bn

LG Energy Solution (LGES) raised US$10.8bn in its South Korea IPO. The stock was listed on 27th Jan 22. Its six-month lockup is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

WCP IPO - The Negatives - Patent, Going Concern, Customer Concentration

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so...

Sumeet Singh

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