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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<li>CALB raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its offering at the low-end.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


CALB raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its offering at the low-end.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


CALB IPO Trading - Last of the Lot with the Least Demand of the Lot

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>NIO, Xpeng miss, Li L9 exceeded 10,000 units. Both NIO and Xpeng just hit the lower bound of their 3Q22 sales guidance.</li><li>NIO’s Sep sales volume was about 1,000 units lower than our prior estimates due to sequentially declining sales volume for the ET7.</li><li>We suspect NIO’s supply chain issue is still lingering given ET7’s sufficient order backlog.</li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

NIO, Xpeng miss, Li L9 exceeded 10,000 units. Both NIO and Xpeng just hit the lower bound of their 3Q22 sales guidance.NIO’s Sep sales volume was about 1,000 units lower than our prior estimates due to sequentially declining sales volume for the ET7.We suspect NIO’s supply chain issue is still lingering given ET7’s sufficient order backlog.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 – Set for NEV new-high sales in Sep and 4Q22

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

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<li>China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Finance extended the exemption on 10% purchase taxes for new energy vehicles (NEVs) until the end of 2023</li>
<li>The government has been signaling the third extension of the purchase-tax exemption since July.</li>
<li>In August, Premier Li Keqiang told a State Council executive meeting that the tax exemptions will amount to 100 billion yuan ($14 billion)</li>
</ul>


China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Finance extended the exemption on 10% purchase taxes for new energy vehicles (NEVs) until the end of 2023
The government has been signaling the third extension of the purchase-tax exemption since July.
In August, Premier Li Keqiang told a State Council executive meeting that the tax exemptions will amount to 100 billion yuan ($14 billion)


China Extends NEV Purchase Tax Exemption Another Year

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.

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologie / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-leapmotor-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35968:1" rel="noopener">Leapmotor (9863 HK)</a> priced its H Share at HK$48.00 per share to raise net proceeds of HK$6,057.4 million (US$772 million). The H Share will start trading tomorrow.</li>
<li>The H Shares of peers posted no first-day gains and are currently below the listing prices. Market sentiment on peers has remained weak since the release of the prospectus.</li>
<li>Leapmotor, at best, should trade in line with median peer multiples. Leapmotor is fairly valued at the IPO price. We continue to remain on the sidelines.</li>
</ul>



Leapmotor (9863 HK) priced its H Share at HK$48.00 per share to raise net proceeds of HK$6,057.4 million (US$772 million). The H Share will start trading tomorrow.
The H Shares of peers posted no first-day gains and are currently below the listing prices. Market sentiment on peers has remained weak since the release of the prospectus.
Leapmotor, at best, should trade in line with median peer multiples. Leapmotor is fairly valued at the IPO price. We continue to remain on the sidelines.


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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-leapmotor-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35968:1" rel="noopener">Leapmotor (9863 HK)</a> raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>As of end Jun 22, it had delivered a total of 104,829 cars with most of its sales coming from its mini units, T03.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Leapmotor (9863 HK) raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
As of end Jun 22, it had delivered a total of 104,829 cars with most of its sales coming from its mini units, T03.
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


Leapmotor IPO - Weak Demand but Concentrated Allocation

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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XPeng (XPEV US)

CALB IPO Trading - Last of the Lot with the Least Demand of the Lot

CALB raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its offering at the low-end. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal...

Sumeet Singh

China Auto Sector – Set for NEV new-high sales in Sep and 4Q22

NIO’s Sep sales volume was about 1,000 units lower than our prior estimates due to sequentially declining sales volume for the ET7.

CMB International

China Extends NEV Purchase Tax Exemption Another Year

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Finance extended the exemption on 10% purchase taxes for new energy...

Caixin Global

Leapmotor IPO: Trading Debut

Market sentiment on peers has remained weak since the release of the prospectus. Leapmotor, at best, is fairly valued at the IPO price. We continue...

Arun George

Leapmotor IPO - Weak Demand but Concentrated Allocation

Leapmotor (9863 HK) raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.

Sumeet Singh

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