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/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a> aims to raise around US$8-10bn via selling some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arm-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21816:1" rel="noopener">ARM Holdings</a> ’ US IPO.</li>
<li>ARM develops and licences high-performance, low-cost, and energy-efficient CPU products and related technology, which is used by semiconductor companies and OEMs to develop their own products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Softbank Group (9984 JP) aims to raise around US$8-10bn via selling some of its stake in ARM Holdings ’ US IPO.
ARM develops and licences high-performance, low-cost, and energy-efficient CPU products and related technology, which is used by semiconductor companies and OEMs to develop their own products.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


ARM Holdings Limited - The Positives - Pervasive Global Presence

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<ul><li>In any portfolio, it’s always good to have a listing of up and coming companies on hand which you may be interested in which may have recently IPO’d, did a significant acquisition, or has introduced a new and exciting product or service.</li><li>These companies may also have parabolic forward Wall St. estimates for both revenue and or profits.</li><li>I generally refer to this listing as my “wild broncos” listing and they generally can have wild price and volume swings (based upon earnings releases, press releases, investor day presentations, or analyst upgrades) and sometimes can often come under attack by short seller reports.</li></ul>

In any portfolio, it’s always good to have a listing of up and coming companies on hand which you may be interested in which may have recently IPO’d, did a significant acquisition, or has introduced a new and exciting product or service.These companies may also have parabolic forward Wall St. estimates for both revenue and or profits.I generally refer to this listing as my “wild broncos” listing and they generally can have wild price and volume swings (based upon earnings releases, press releases, investor day presentations, or analyst upgrades) and sometimes can often come under attack by short seller reports.

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Unity Software delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues above the analyst consensus.</li><li>Unity believes AI is a positive force for the industry and its creators, leveraging the sustainable competitive advantages provided by its platform.</li><li>We give Unity Software Inc. a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Unity Software delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues above the analyst consensus.Unity believes AI is a positive force for the industry and its creators, leveraging the sustainable competitive advantages provided by its platform.We give Unity Software Inc. a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

Unity Software Inc.: The Unity Industry Launch Could Be A Game Changer – Key Drivers

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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

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<li>We recently visited some start-up game companies in China and concluded that the Chinese gaming market has entered a matured period of competition for existing users;</li>
<li>Tencent's games remain relatively stable, but information about new RMB 10bn level blockbusters is still unknown. New shooting games continue to appear, putting pressure on existing survival shooting games;</li>
<li>We (1) maintain our BUY for Tencent and Unity, (2) maintain SELL for Sea, and (3) downgrade Krafton to SELL to reflect the new competition that shooting games will face.</li>
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We recently visited some start-up game companies in China and concluded that the Chinese gaming market has entered a matured period of competition for existing users;
Tencent's games remain relatively stable, but information about new RMB 10bn level blockbusters is still unknown. New shooting games continue to appear, putting pressure on existing survival shooting games;
We (1) maintain our BUY for Tencent and Unity, (2) maintain SELL for Sea, and (3) downgrade Krafton to SELL to reflect the new competition that shooting games will face.


Tencent/SEA/Unity/Krafton: More Shooting Games Are Emerging, a Summary of Our Recent Channel Checks

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<li>LKNCY: Luckin Coffee opened No.10k store, and extended discount coupon coverage (-)</li>
<li>U US: Apple provides Unity with unique development privileges for Vision Pro (+)</li>
<li>CPNG US: a congestion in the customs clearance process at Pyeongtaek Port due to a surge in packages from Chinese e-commerce platforms.(-)</li>
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LKNCY: Luckin Coffee opened No.10k store, and extended discount coupon coverage (-)
U US: Apple provides Unity with unique development privileges for Vision Pro (+)
CPNG US: a congestion in the customs clearance process at Pyeongtaek Port due to a surge in packages from Chinese e-commerce platforms.(-)


China/Asia TMT Update- Luckin/Unity/Coupang:No.10k Store, Apple Vision Pro, Congestion at Pyeongtaek

United States

Unity Software Inc. provides software solutions. The Company offers graphic tools to create, run, and monetize real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. Unity Software serves customers worldwide.

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