Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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>Lepu Biopharma is a biotech spin-off of A-share listed Lepu Medical. The company launched book building to raise up to USD 120m via a Hong Kong listing.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we look at the company's core products, including HX008, LP002, MRG003 and MRG002. The products have their own differentiating factors to tackle the intense competition.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide an update for the book building. We will run the deal through our ECM framework and provide an update on the deal.</li>
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Lepu Biopharma is a biotech spin-off of A-share listed Lepu Medical. The company launched book building to raise up to USD 120m via a Hong Kong listing.
In our previous note, we look at the company's core products, including HX008, LP002, MRG003 and MRG002. The products have their own differentiating factors to tackle the intense competition.
In this note, we provide an update for the book building. We will run the deal through our ECM framework and provide an update on the deal.


Lepu Biopharma (乐普生物科技) IPO: Sentiment Cooled Down

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The MPP announced that it has signed agreements with 27 generic manufacturing companies including several Chinese companies for the manufacturing of molnupiravir and supply in 105 low- and-middle-income countries.</li>
<li>The profit margin would be limited because of its public benefit purpose. Therefore, it may not be able to bring huge incremental performance to the relevant domestic pharmaceutical companies.</li>
<li>The future risks and concerns on Merck's molnupiravir should also not be neglected. So, investors are advised to view this agreement with MPP rationally.</li>
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The MPP announced that it has signed agreements with 27 generic manufacturing companies including several Chinese companies for the manufacturing of molnupiravir and supply in 105 low- and-middle-income countries.
The profit margin would be limited because of its public benefit purpose. Therefore, it may not be able to bring huge incremental performance to the relevant domestic pharmaceutical companies.
The future risks and concerns on Merck's molnupiravir should also not be neglected. So, investors are advised to view this agreement with MPP rationally.


Would the Cheap Versions of Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Bring New Opportunities for Chinese Companies?

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<li>The expansion of the scope of positioning directly reflects the change in the importance of pharmaceutical industry in the minds of the top level, which is very pivotal.</li>
<li>The determination to abandon old development mode, and promote real innovation and high-quality internationalization remains unchanged. So, companies need to develop at a higher level and a larger stage.</li>
<li>Once achieved, it means that China's pharmaceutical industry will have another radical change after 2015, leading the industry to another new phase of growth.</li>
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The expansion of the scope of positioning directly reflects the change in the importance of pharmaceutical industry in the minds of the top level, which is very pivotal.
The determination to abandon old development mode, and promote real innovation and high-quality internationalization remains unchanged. So, companies need to develop at a higher level and a larger stage.
Once achieved, it means that China's pharmaceutical industry will have another radical change after 2015, leading the industry to another new phase of growth.


Interpretation of The "14th Five-Year Plan" For the Development of China Pharmaceutical Industry

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A/H premium on 135 stocks over the last week.</li>
<li>Industrial, Energy and Communication Services were the top three sectors contributing to the A/H premium declines. </li>
<li>Yet 4 names are at 52 week high of A/H premium: Air China Ltd, Guangshen Railway, Shenzhen HepaLink, Beijing North Star.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A/H premium on 135 stocks over the last week.
Industrial, Energy and Communication Services were the top three sectors contributing to the A/H premium declines. 
Yet 4 names are at 52 week high of A/H premium: Air China Ltd, Guangshen Railway, Shenzhen HepaLink, Beijing North Star.


A/H Premium Weekly: Biggest A/H Premium Declines in a Year

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<li>The executive meeting of the State Council last week formally mentioned to include dental implants in the centralized procurement.</li>
<li>We analyzed what the potential impact and trends could be after the centralized procurement is applied to dental implants. </li>
<li>We listed the 16 major varieties that are likely to be included in the 7th national VBP this year. </li>
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The executive meeting of the State Council last week formally mentioned to include dental implants in the centralized procurement.
We analyzed what the potential impact and trends could be after the centralized procurement is applied to dental implants. 
We listed the 16 major varieties that are likely to be included in the 7th national VBP this year. 


China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.14) - Impact on Dental Implant VBP, Prediction on 7th National VBP 2022

China

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The Company develops and sells small molecule drugs, antibody drug conjugates, and other products. Shanghai Junshi Biosciences markets its products worldwide.

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Lepu Biopharma (乐普生物科技) IPO: Sentiment Cooled Down

Downsized deal amid cooled sentiment for Chapter 18A, we think the valuation of Lepu Biopharm is not attractive for investors.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Would the Cheap Versions of Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Bring New Opportunities for Chinese Companies?

Some Chinese companies are allowed to make cheap versions of Merck’s molnupiravir based on the MPP agreement.We analyzed the impact and outlook,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Interpretation of The "14th Five-Year Plan" For the Development of China Pharmaceutical Industry

For the newly released "14th Five-year Plan" of China pharmaceutical industry, we analyzed key points and our interpretation. Once achieved, it...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

A/H Premium Weekly: Biggest A/H Premium Declines in a Year

The market average A/H premium registered the biggest declines in the past one year. We highlight top sectors by the decline of A/H premium, as...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Healthcare Weekly (Jan.14) - Impact on Dental Implant VBP, Prediction on 7th National VBP 2022

This insight analyzed the centralized procurement on dental implants and its impact and trends, as well as the prediction of 16 major varieties...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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