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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pony-ai-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44035:1" rel="noopener">Pony AI (PONY US)</a>, an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Pony AI (PONY US), an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO.
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Negatives - No Signs of Growth, Valuation Has Already Been Cut by 50%+

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pony-ai-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44035:1" rel="noopener">Pony AI (PONY US)</a>  an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. </li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Pony AI (PONY US)  an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. 
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Positives - Scaling up Robotaxi & Robotrucks

China Resources Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beverage" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41984:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beverage (2460 HK)</a> raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end.</li>
<li>China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages in China.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



China Resources Beverage (2460 HK) raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end.
China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages in China.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


China Resources Beverage IPO Trading - Still a Bit of Fizz Left

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, Ortex

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

Ortex

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/laopu-gold-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44036:1" rel="noopener">Laopu Gold (6181 HK)</a> is expected to fail the fcap threshold at the December 2024 review due to low free float unless its price surges ~22% in the next week.</li>
<li>The 6-month lock-up expiry will lift the fcap closely above the threshold significantly increasing the probability of inclusion at the March 2025 review.</li>
<li>If the mcap qualifies for the small-cap segment, its inclusion is possible at the November 2024 review due to lower fcap requirements. </li>
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Laopu Gold (6181 HK) is expected to fail the fcap threshold at the December 2024 review due to low free float unless its price surges ~22% in the next week.
The 6-month lock-up expiry will lift the fcap closely above the threshold significantly increasing the probability of inclusion at the March 2025 review.
If the mcap qualifies for the small-cap segment, its inclusion is possible at the November 2024 review due to lower fcap requirements. 


Laopu Gold (6181 HK): IPO Lock-Up Expiry Might Prove Golden for Global Index Inclusion

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>700 HK: Tencent’s &lt;Delta Force&gt; Global Version Launch Scheduled for December 5 (+)</li>
<li>700 HK: Tencent Meeting Announces Free Meeting Time Limit Reduced to 40 Minutes (+)</li>
<li>BABA US/700 HK: New user installs reach new high in September (+/+)</li>
</ul>


700 HK: Tencent’s &lt;Delta Force&gt; Global Version Launch Scheduled for December 5 (+)
700 HK: Tencent Meeting Announces Free Meeting Time Limit Reduced to 40 Minutes (+)
BABA US/700 HK: New user installs reach new high in September (+/+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/700 HK/NTES US/JD US/PDD US/BABA US/VIPS US/1024 HK

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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Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Negatives - No Signs of Growth, Valuation Has Already Been Cut by 50%+

Pony AI (PONY US), an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the not...

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Positives - Scaling up Robotaxi & Robotrucks

Pony AI (PONY US) an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

China Resources Beverage IPO Trading - Still a Bit of Fizz Left

China Resources Beverage (2460 HK) raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Laopu Gold (6181 HK): IPO Lock-Up Expiry Might Prove Golden for Global Index Inclusion

Laopu Gold (6181 HK) might be added in November 2024 if the mcap qualifies for the small-cap segment and can also be added in March 2025 following...

Dimitris Ioannidis

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/700 HK/NTES US/JD US/PDD US/BABA US/VIPS US/1024 HK

Tencent's global launch of set for December 5, free meeting time limit reduced to 40 minutes, and Alibaba's new user installs hit record high in...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Negatives - No Signs of Growth, Valuation Has Already Been Cut by 50%+

Pony AI (PONY US), an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the not...

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Positives - Scaling up Robotaxi & Robotrucks

Pony AI (PONY US) an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

China Resources Beverage IPO Trading - Still a Bit of Fizz Left

China Resources Beverage (2460 HK) raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Laopu Gold (6181 HK): IPO Lock-Up Expiry Might Prove Golden for Global Index Inclusion

​Laopu Gold (6181 HK) might be added in November 2024 if the mcap qualifies for the small-cap segment and can also be added in March 2025 following...

Dimitris Ioannidis

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/700 HK/NTES US/JD US/PDD US/BABA US/VIPS US/1024 HK

​Tencent's global launch of set for December 5, free meeting time limit reduced to 40 minutes, and Alibaba's new user installs hit record high in...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Laopu Gold (6181 HK) might be added in November 2024 if the mcap qualifies for the small-cap segment and can also be added in March 2025 following...

Tencent's global launch of set for December 5, free meeting time limit reduced to 40 minutes, and Alibaba's new user installs hit record high in...