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.

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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$1.8bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.</li>
<li>Socionext was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup expired in Apr 2023. Its shares are up 6x since listing.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.8bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.
Socionext was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup expired in Apr 2023. Its shares are up 6x since listing.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The extent to which Smartphone &amp; PC unit shipments will rebound in H2 is as yet unknown. </li>
<li>Most semi companies forecasted a muted H2 recovery. After earnings, we downgraded our FY'23 outlook for Foundry, PC, Smartphone and Silicon Wafer segments.</li>
<li>Many semi stocks are priced for a H2 rebound that's proving notoriously elusive but there are still some bargains to be found</li>
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The extent to which Smartphone &amp; PC unit shipments will rebound in H2 is as yet unknown. 
Most semi companies forecasted a muted H2 recovery. After earnings, we downgraded our FY'23 outlook for Foundry, PC, Smartphone and Silicon Wafer segments.
Many semi stocks are priced for a H2 rebound that's proving notoriously elusive but there are still some bargains to be found


Semiconductors H2 Rebound? Curb Your Enthusiasm!

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Q1’23 revenues of $7.19 billion, down 13% from a year ago but up 19% sequentially and ~10% higher than the guided midpoint.</li>
<li>Current quarter outlook for revenues of $11 billion, a ~55% sequential increase, sparked mayhem in the markets and sent NVIDIA’s stock soaring over 24% in after hours trading</li>
<li>Don't go chasing waterfalls, there are many other ways to rise with the tide</li>
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Q1’23 revenues of $7.19 billion, down 13% from a year ago but up 19% sequentially and ~10% higher than the guided midpoint.
Current quarter outlook for revenues of $11 billion, a ~55% sequential increase, sparked mayhem in the markets and sent NVIDIA’s stock soaring over 24% in after hours trading
Don't go chasing waterfalls, there are many other ways to rise with the tide


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>Three major reasons why Samsung Electronics is our 2025 high conviction pick include attractive valuations, reduced concerns about inheritance tax overhang, and higher likely total shareholder returns.</li>
<li>Given that 2025 will be the last year of major inheritance tax payment for the Lee family, this reduced overhang could act as a positive sentiment on Samsung Electronics.</li>
<li>Pressures on Samsung to announce material improvement to shareholder returns are coming not just from existing shareholders but also from the Korean government due to Korea Corporate Value Up program.</li>
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Three major reasons why Samsung Electronics is our 2025 high conviction pick include attractive valuations, reduced concerns about inheritance tax overhang, and higher likely total shareholder returns.
Given that 2025 will be the last year of major inheritance tax payment for the Lee family, this reduced overhang could act as a positive sentiment on Samsung Electronics.
Pressures on Samsung to announce material improvement to shareholder returns are coming not just from existing shareholders but also from the Korean government due to Korea Corporate Value Up program.


2025 High Conviction: Samsung Electronics

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>UK car market sees resurgence as electric vehicles gain popularity at LCV Show, driving up sales and interest in sustainable options.</li><li>SAIC Motor struggles with falling profits and tariffs on electric vehicles, putting financial strain on the company's operations.</li><li>IEDC fosters stronger economic ties between Taiwan and the region through a new office opening, promoting business opportunities and enhancing cooperation.</li></ul>

UK car market sees resurgence as electric vehicles gain popularity at LCV Show, driving up sales and interest in sustainable options.SAIC Motor struggles with falling profits and tariffs on electric vehicles, putting financial strain on the company's operations.IEDC fosters stronger economic ties between Taiwan and the region through a new office opening, promoting business opportunities and enhancing cooperation.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (05-Sep-2024): UK car market rebounds, EV growth shines at LCV Show.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and distributes rectifiers, thermal bar code printers, and color photo printers.

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Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains

Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.8bn via selling shares in Socionext. In this note we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Semiconductors H2 Rebound? Curb Your Enthusiasm!

The H2'23 recovery will likely be muted. Downgraded our FY'23 outlook for Foundry, PC, Smartphone and Silicon Wafer segments. While most semis are...

William Keating

NVIDIA. Yikes! Have We Missed The Boat?

Q1’23 revenues of $7.19 billion, -13% YoY but up +19% QoQ. Q2'23 outlook @ $11 billion, a ~55% QoQ increase. NVIDIA may be the gold rush, but picks...

William Keating

2025 High Conviction: Samsung Electronics

Three reasons why Samsung Electronics is our 2025 high conviction pick include attractive valuations, reduced concerns about inheritance tax...

Douglas Kim

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (05-Sep-2024): UK car market rebounds, EV growth shines at LCV Show.

UK car market rebounds with focus on electric vehicles, SAIC Motor struggles with declining profits, Google and Meta prepare for misinformation...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

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