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

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn 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 subscription levels and trading dynamics.</li>
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Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn 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 subscription levels and trading dynamics.


Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

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>It has been an interesting year and short interest has varied a lot across countries, sectors and stocks. We look at changes in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.</li>
<li>Shorts have soared in Korea following the resumption of short selling, while short interest has increased in the other countries too.</li>
<li>Ping An Insurance and BYD had the biggest short covering, while China Merchants Bank saw the largest increase in shorts over the year.</li>
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It has been an interesting year and short interest has varied a lot across countries, sectors and stocks. We look at changes in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
Shorts have soared in Korea following the resumption of short selling, while short interest has increased in the other countries too.
Ping An Insurance and BYD had the biggest short covering, while China Merchants Bank saw the largest increase in shorts over the year.


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<li>Netmarble aims to raise up to US$415m via selling 1.5% stake in Kakao Bank.</li>
<li>This is not the first selldown by Netmarble and hence, it might be kind of expected as it comes after the three month lock-up expired last month.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


Netmarble aims to raise up to US$415m via selling 1.5% stake in Kakao Bank.
This is not the first selldown by Netmarble and hence, it might be kind of expected as it comes after the three month lock-up expired last month.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Kakao Bank Placement - Not a Surprise but past Deal Didn’t Do Well

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qingci-games" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35240:1" rel="noopener">Qingci Games (6633 HK)</a> is a mobile game developer and publisher in China. It aims to raise net proceeds of US$125.5 million at the mid-point of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/qingci-games-ipo-future-imperfect-and-tense" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:62199" rel="noopener">Qingci Games IPO: Future, Imperfect and Tense</a>, we stated that it is uncertain if the declining trends in the key title can be offset by a new blockbuster title.  </li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is unattractive. Consequently, we give the IPO a pass. </li>
</ul>



Qingci Games (6633 HK) is a mobile game developer and publisher in China. It aims to raise net proceeds of US$125.5 million at the mid-point of the IPO price range.
In Qingci Games IPO: Future, Imperfect and Tense, we stated that it is uncertain if the declining trends in the key title can be offset by a new blockbuster title.  
Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is unattractive. Consequently, we give the IPO a pass. 


<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qingci-games" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35240:1" rel="noopener">Qingci Games (6633 HK)</a> is a mobile game developer and publisher in China. It aims to raise net proceeds of US$125.5 million at the mid-point of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>The past is perfect and characterised by exponential growth and rising margins. However, the future is tense with a material decline in profitability flagged for 2H21.  </li>
<li>It is uncertain if the declining trends in the key title can be offset by a new blockbuster title. We discuss valuation in our next note. </li>
</ul>



Qingci Games (6633 HK) is a mobile game developer and publisher in China. It aims to raise net proceeds of US$125.5 million at the mid-point of the IPO price range.
The past is perfect and characterised by exponential growth and rising margins. However, the future is tense with a material decline in profitability flagged for 2H21.  
It is uncertain if the declining trends in the key title can be offset by a new blockbuster title. We discuss valuation in our next note. 


Qingci Games IPO: Future, Imperfect and Tense

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Asia: The Year in Shorts

There have been large increases and decreases in short interest on stocks across HK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan over the year. We look at the biggest...

Brian Freitas

Kakao Bank Placement - Not a Surprise but past Deal Didn’t Do Well

Netmarble aims to raise up to US$415m via selling 1.5% stake in Kakao Bank. In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Qingci Games IPO: Valuation Insights

Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is unattractive. Consequently, we give the IPO a pass. Pricing is set for 9 Dec and...

Arun George

Qingci Games IPO: Future, Imperfect and Tense

Qingci aims to raise net proceeds of US$125.5 million at the mid-point of the IPO price range. Overall, we believe the negatives outweigh the...

Arun George

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