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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB Group (3931 HK)</a> raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2022. The lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders will expire tomorrow.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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CALB Group (3931 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2022. The lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders will expire tomorrow.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products in China.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


CALB IPO Lock-Up - US$2.6bn Lockup Release but Mostly SOE Owned

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Nine Chinese automakers including BYD, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta and Leap reported their Sep 2023 sales volumes during 1-2 Oct 2023.</li><li>Sales volume of the nine automakers combined rose 52% YoY (ranged from -27% to +213%) and 5% MoM (ranged from -19% to 18%) in Sep 2023.</li><li>Li Auto slightly beat, NIO missed, Xpeng in line. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Nine Chinese automakers including BYD, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta and Leap reported their Sep 2023 sales volumes during 1-2 Oct 2023.Sales volume of the nine automakers combined rose 52% YoY (ranged from -27% to +213%) and 5% MoM (ranged from -19% to 18%) in Sep 2023.Li Auto slightly beat, NIO missed, Xpeng in line. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – Most NEV Brands’ Sep Sales Volume on Track

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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>NIO ：NIO' s sales in Europe grew rapidly in August（+）</li>
<li>BYD/XPEV/NIO/TSLA: Chinese new energy vehicles no longer meet French electric vehicle subsidy standards（-）</li>
<li>August EV export growth decelerated, batttery export growth rebound while inverter in price war (-)</li>
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NIO ：NIO' s sales in Europe grew rapidly in August（+）
BYD/XPEV/NIO/TSLA: Chinese new energy vehicles no longer meet French electric vehicle subsidy standards（-）
August EV export growth decelerated, batttery export growth rebound while inverter in price war (-)


China TMT Update-NIO/BYD/XPEV/NIO/TSLA-August EV Export Growth Decelerated/NIO' S Sales in Europe

<ul><li>China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 2% YoY and 8% MoM to 1.92mn units in Aug 2023, the 3rd highest Aug in history, and 1% higher than our prior forecast.</li><li>YTD retail sales volume rose 3% YoY. Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY and 8% MoM to 2.27mn units in Aug 2023, the best Aug in history, and 2% higher than our prior forecast.</li><li>Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY (or +0.99mn units YoY) YTD, aided by 70% YoY growth (or +1.01mn units YoY) of exports. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 2% YoY and 8% MoM to 1.92mn units in Aug 2023, the 3rd highest Aug in history, and 1% higher than our prior forecast.YTD retail sales volume rose 3% YoY. Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY and 8% MoM to 2.27mn units in Aug 2023, the best Aug in history, and 2% higher than our prior forecast.Wholesale volume rose 7% YoY (or +0.99mn units YoY) YTD, aided by 70% YoY growth (or +1.01mn units YoY) of exports. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Auto Sector – More NEV Model Rollouts as a Positive Catalyst

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<li>NIO/LI/XPEV:Xpeng G9 facelift price cut exceeds expectations ( -/ -/ +)</li>
<li>Real Estate Industry Update: Guangzhou lift purchase restrictions in outer regions, and property transaction activities are ramping sequentially（+）</li>
<li>NIO：NIO released a self-developed chip, automotive operating system SkyOS , and NIO Phone（+）</li>
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NIO/LI/XPEV:Xpeng G9 facelift price cut exceeds expectations ( -/ -/ +)
Real Estate Industry Update: Guangzhou lift purchase restrictions in outer regions, and property transaction activities are ramping sequentially（+）
NIO：NIO released a self-developed chip, automotive operating system SkyOS , and NIO Phone（+）


China TMT Update-NIO/LI/XPEV/BEKE/NIO-Xpeng G9/Guangzhou Lift Purchase Restrictions/NIO Chip

China

XPeng Inc. designs, produces, and distributes electric vehicles. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets smart smart electric vehicles, as well as finance, parts, and maintenance services. XPeng serves customers in China.

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CALB IPO Lock-Up - US$2.6bn Lockup Release but Mostly SOE Owned

CALB Group (3931 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2022. The lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders will expire tomorrow.

Sumeet Singh

China Auto Sector – Most NEV Brands’ Sep Sales Volume on Track

Nine Chinese automakers including BYD, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Neta and Leap reported their Sep 2023 sales volumes during 1-2 Oct...

CMB International

China TMT Update-NIO/BYD/XPEV/NIO/TSLA-August EV Export Growth Decelerated/NIO' S Sales in Europe

NIO' s sales in Europe grew rapidly in August;Chinese new energy vehicles no longer meet French electric vehicle subsidy standards;August EV export...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Auto Sector – More NEV Model Rollouts as a Positive Catalyst

China’s passenger-vehicle (PV) retail sales volume rose 2% YoY and 8% MoM to 1.92mn units in Aug 2023, the 3rd highest Aug in history, and 1%...

CMB International

China TMT Update-NIO/LI/XPEV/BEKE/NIO-Xpeng G9/Guangzhou Lift Purchase Restrictions/NIO Chip

Xpeng G9 facelift price cut exceeds expectations、Guangzhou lift purchase restrictions in outer regions、NIO released a self-developed chip

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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