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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Dec 1st based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), China Petroleum &amp; Chemical (386 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Dec 1st based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), China Petroleum &amp; Chemical (386 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Dec 1st): Tencent, AIA, Kuaishou Technology

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTech Robotics (1683374D HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$700m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics’ sales have primarily been driven by its enterprise-level segments throughout the track record period. However, the firm is still heavily loss-making. </li>
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UBTech Robotics (1683374D HK) is looking to raise about US$700m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions. 
UBTech Robotics’ sales have primarily been driven by its enterprise-level segments throughout the track record period. However, the firm is still heavily loss-making. 


UBTech Robotics Pre-IPO - Definitely Needs the Capital Raise

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zkh-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36818:1" rel="noopener">ZKH Group (ZKH US)</a> is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming US IPO.  </li>
<li>ZKH Group is a leading maintenance repair and operations (MRO) procurement service platform in China, according to CIC, providing one-stop MRO procurement and management services and digital and fulfillment solutions.</li>
<li>ZKH Group’s revenue has been primarily driven by its product sales segment during the track record period. However, its GMV growth slowed dramatically and its sales growth doesn’t appear sustainable. </li>
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ZKH Group (ZKH US) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming US IPO.  
ZKH Group is a leading maintenance repair and operations (MRO) procurement service platform in China, according to CIC, providing one-stop MRO procurement and management services and digital and fulfillment solutions.
ZKH Group’s revenue has been primarily driven by its product sales segment during the track record period. However, its GMV growth slowed dramatically and its sales growth doesn’t appear sustainable. 


ZKH Group Pre-IPO - If Only Its Growth Was Sustainable

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy T / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sino-synergy-hydrogen-energy-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40364:1" rel="noopener">Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy Technology (9663 HK)</a> (SHET) is looking to raise around US$200m in its Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>SHET is a hydrogen fuel cell company in the PRC focusing on research, development, production and sales of hydrogen fuel cell stacks and hydrogen fuel cell systems.</li>
<li>In this note, we will look at the company’s background and talk about valuations.</li>
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Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy Technology (9663 HK) (SHET) is looking to raise around US$200m in its Hong Kong IPO. 
SHET is a hydrogen fuel cell company in the PRC focusing on research, development, production and sales of hydrogen fuel cell stacks and hydrogen fuel cell systems.
In this note, we will look at the company’s background and talk about valuations.


Sino-Synergy Hydrogen IPO - High Potential but Comes with Ample Issues

Leader Energy Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/leader-energy-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39938:1" rel="noopener">Leader Energy Holdings (1814173D MK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$215m in its upcoming Malaysia IPO. </li>
<li>Leader Energy Holdings (LE) is an independent power producer (IPP) primarily engaged in the development, ownership, O&amp;M of power assets and projects.</li>
<li>LE’s revenue has grown on the back of higher power generation as well as coal price increases over the track record period, which drove profitability up. </li>
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Leader Energy Holdings (1814173D MK) is looking to raise up to US$215m in its upcoming Malaysia IPO. 
Leader Energy Holdings (LE) is an independent power producer (IPP) primarily engaged in the development, ownership, O&amp;M of power assets and projects.
LE’s revenue has grown on the back of higher power generation as well as coal price increases over the track record period, which drove profitability up. 


Leader Energy Holdings Pre-IPO - Still Too Early for an ESG Angle

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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Tencent (700 HK)

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Dec 1st): Tencent, AIA, Kuaishou Technology

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

UBTech Robotics Pre-IPO - Definitely Needs the Capital Raise

UBTech Robotics has filed their PHIP updates in Dec 23. We have looked at the deal earlier in this note in Mar 23 based on their application proof.

Ethan Aw

ZKH Group Pre-IPO - If Only Its Growth Was Sustainable

ZKH has refiled its prospectus on 27th Nov 23 and downsized the deal from a reported US$300m in Mar 23 to US$100-150m in Nov 23. We have looked at...

Ethan Aw

Sino-Synergy Hydrogen IPO - High Potential but Comes with Ample Issues

Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy Technology (9663 HK) (SHET) is looking to raise around US$200m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note we look at its past...

Sumeet Singh

Leader Energy Holdings Pre-IPO - Still Too Early for an ESG Angle

Leader Energy Holdings (1814173D MK) is looking to raise up to US$215m in its upcoming Malaysia IPO. LE’s revenue has grown on the back of higher...

Ethan Aw

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