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

ZTO Express Cayman  / Equity Capital Markets

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zto-express" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23628:1" rel="noopener">ZTO Express (ZTO US)</a> plans to raise around US$2bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</p>
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<p>While the company filed its PHIP on Friday, 11th Sep 2020, it has yet to officially launch the deal. While waiting for the deal to be launched, in this insight, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and what to do with the ADR while waiting for the completion of the Hong Kong listing.</p>
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<p>Links to my previous notes on the topic:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/huazhu-hk-secondary-listing-early-look-needs-the-cash-more-than-most-secondary-candidates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/huazhu-hk-secondary-listing-early-look-needs-the-cash-more-than-most-secondary-candidates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-ipo-trading-index-flows-to-the-rescue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK IPO Trading - Index Flows to the Rescue</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-listing-relatively-bigger-should-offer-a-bigger-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK Listing - Relatively Bigger, Should Offer a Bigger Discount</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-listing-early-look-relatively-bigger-deal-should-have-a-relatively-bigger-impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK Listing - Early Look - Relatively Bigger Deal Should Have a Relatively Bigger Impact</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-netease-secondary-listings-what-to-do-with-the-adr-lessons-from-baba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD &amp; NetEase Secondary Listings - What to Do with the ADR? Lessons from Baba</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-netease-and-other-secondary-listing-index-ftse-msci-hsi-and-hscei-impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD, NetEase and Other Secondary Listing - Index (FTSE, MSCI, HSI And HSCEI) Impact</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-com-hk-listing-early-look-getting-the-ball-rolling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD.com HK Listing - Early Look - Getting the Ball Rolling</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-listing-early-to-file-but-late-to-launch-puts-it-in-a-peculiar-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Listing - Early to File but Late to Launch Puts It in a Peculiar Position</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-listing-behaving-better-than-netease-so-far" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Listing - Behaving Better than NetEase, so Far</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-trading-update-strong-demand-but-won-t-have-any-index-flows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Trading Update - Strong Demand but Won’t Have Any Index Flows</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-hk-listing-early-look-follow-the-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase HK Listing - Early Look - Follow the Leader</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-secondary-listing-relatively-bigger-than-baba-should-offer-relatively-bigger-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase Secondary Listing - Relatively Bigger than Baba, Should Offer Relatively Bigger Discount</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-secondary-listing-doing-a-beigene-rather-than-a-baba-risk-reward-shifting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase Secondary Listing - Doing a BeiGene Rather than a Baba, Risk Reward Shifting</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-secondary-trading-update-index-flows-to-provide-near-term-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase Secondary Trading Update - Index Flows to Provide near Term Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-the-real-ipo-only-begins-on-the-11th-day-post-listing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - The Real IPO Only Begins on the 11th Day Post Listing</a></li>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-proposed-stock-connect-changes-might-throw-a-spanner-in-the-works" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - Proposed Stock Connect Changes Might Throw a Spanner in the Works</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-what-to-do-with-the-us-adr-while-waiting-for-the-hk-listing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​Secondary Listing - What to Do with the US ADR While Waiting for the HK Listing?</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-not-good-for-the-adr-should-have-put-a-price-range-to-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​​Secondary Listing -  Not Good for the ADR, Should Have Put a Price Range to It</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-neither-here-not-there-index-announcements-comparison-to-other-deals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​​​Secondary -  Neither Here Nor There - Index Announcements, Comparison to Other Deals</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-trading-time-to-converge-that-s-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​​​​Secondary Listing Trading - Time to Converge, That’s It</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-secondary-listing-deep-dive-yin-and-yang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs Secondary Listing Deep-Dive: Yin and Yang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-secondary-listing-holding-foreign-companies-accountable-act-i-m-coming-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs Secondary Listing - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - I’m Coming Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-secondary-listing-covid-19-has-increased-the-tension-but-narrowed-the-short-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs Secondary Listing: COVID-19 Has Increased the Tension but Narrowed the Short List</a></li>
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ZTO Express (ZTO US) plans to raise around US$2bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.


While the company filed its PHIP on Friday, 11th Sep 2020, it has yet to officially launch the deal. While waiting for the deal to be launched, in this insight, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and what to do with the ADR while waiting for the completion of the Hong Kong listing.


Links to my previous notes on the topic:

Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates
Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates
Yum China HK IPO Trading - Index Flows to the Rescue





Yum China HK Listing - Relatively Bigger, Should Offer a Bigger Discount.
Yum China HK Listing - Early Look - Relatively Bigger Deal Should Have a Relatively Bigger Impact




JD &amp; NetEase Secondary Listings - What to Do with the ADR? Lessons from Baba




JD, NetEase and Other Secondary Listing - Index (FTSE, MSCI, HSI And HSCEI) Impact
JD.com HK Listing - Early Look - Getting the Ball Rolling




JD Secondary Listing - Early to File but Late to Launch Puts It in a Peculiar Position
JD Secondary Listing - Behaving Better than NetEase, so Far




JD Secondary Trading Update - Strong Demand but Won’t Have Any Index Flows




NetEase HK Listing - Early Look - Follow the Leader
NetEase Secondary Listing - Relatively Bigger than Baba, Should Offer Relatively Bigger Discount
NetEase Secondary Listing - Doing a BeiGene Rather than a Baba, Risk Reward Shifting




NetEase Secondary Trading Update - Index Flows to Provide near Term Support




Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - The Real IPO Only Begins on the 11th Day Post Listing





Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - Proposed Stock Connect Changes Might Throw a Spanner in the Works

Alibaba IPO/​​Secondary Listing - What to Do with the US ADR While Waiting for the HK Listing?
Alibaba IPO/​​​Secondary Listing -  Not Good for the ADR, Should Have Put a Price Range to It
Alibaba IPO/​​​​Secondary -  Neither Here Nor There - Index Announcements, Comparison to Other Deals




Alibaba IPO/​​​​​Secondary Listing Trading - Time to Converge, That’s It
China ADRs Secondary Listing Deep-Dive: Yin and Yang
China ADRs Secondary Listing - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - I’m Coming Home
China ADRs Secondary Listing: COVID-19 Has Increased the Tension but Narrowed the Short List



ZTO Express Secondary Listing - Fast Growth but It Hasn't Been Flowing Down to Earnings

IPO and L/S equity, 2015 Starmine top stock picker, Global Equity Research Ltd

Rickin Thakrar

IPO and L/S equity, 2015 Starmine top stock picker

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.

Yum China Holdings  / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc-0533692c-6dae-4014-baa1-ed0b050638f2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29259:1" rel="noopener">Yum China (9987 HK)</a> had a tough debut for its secondary listing, with the shares closing down c5%. We have been cautious on the secondary listing (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-secondary-listing-do-the-fundamentals-stack-up-post-2q20-earnings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">note here</a>) and the HK shares currently trade at a c5% discount to the ADR last close price and flat vs the ADR pre-market price. We give our updated thoughts on the secondary listing below.</p>

Yum China (9987 HK) had a tough debut for its secondary listing, with the shares closing down c5%. We have been cautious on the secondary listing (note here) and the HK shares currently trade at a c5% discount to the ADR last close price and flat vs the ADR pre-market price. We give our updated thoughts on the secondary listing below.

Yum China Secondary Listing – Is There More Downside?

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huazhu-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17527:1" rel="noopener">Huazhu Group (HTHT US)</a> plans to raise around US$900m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</p>
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<p>I have covered the background of the deal in my earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/huazhu-hk-secondary-listing-early-look-needs-the-cash-more-than-most-secondary-candidates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates.</a></p>
<p>In this insight, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and what to do with the ADR while waiting for the completion of the Hong Kong listing.</p>
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<p></p>
<p><strong>Links to my previous notes on the topic:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-ipo-trading-index-flows-to-the-rescue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK IPO Trading - Index Flows to the Rescue</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-listing-relatively-bigger-should-offer-a-bigger-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK Listing - Relatively Bigger, Should Offer a Bigger Discount</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-listing-early-look-relatively-bigger-deal-should-have-a-relatively-bigger-impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK Listing - Early Look - Relatively Bigger Deal Should Have a Relatively Bigger Impact</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-netease-secondary-listings-what-to-do-with-the-adr-lessons-from-baba" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD &amp; NetEase Secondary Listings - What to Do with the ADR? Lessons from Baba</a></li>
</ul>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-netease-and-other-secondary-listing-index-ftse-msci-hsi-and-hscei-impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD, NetEase and Other Secondary Listing - Index (FTSE, MSCI, HSI And HSCEI) Impact</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-com-hk-listing-early-look-getting-the-ball-rolling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD.com HK Listing - Early Look - Getting the Ball Rolling</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-listing-early-to-file-but-late-to-launch-puts-it-in-a-peculiar-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Listing - Early to File but Late to Launch Puts It in a Peculiar Position</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-listing-behaving-better-than-netease-so-far" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Listing - Behaving Better than NetEase, so Far</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-trading-update-strong-demand-but-won-t-have-any-index-flows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Trading Update - Strong Demand but Won’t Have Any Index Flows</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-hk-listing-early-look-follow-the-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase HK Listing - Early Look - Follow the Leader</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-secondary-listing-relatively-bigger-than-baba-should-offer-relatively-bigger-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase Secondary Listing - Relatively Bigger than Baba, Should Offer Relatively Bigger Discount</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-secondary-listing-doing-a-beigene-rather-than-a-baba-risk-reward-shifting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase Secondary Listing - Doing a BeiGene Rather than a Baba, Risk Reward Shifting</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-secondary-trading-update-index-flows-to-provide-near-term-support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase Secondary Trading Update - Index Flows to Provide near Term Support</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-the-real-ipo-only-begins-on-the-11th-day-post-listing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - The Real IPO Only Begins on the 11th Day Post Listing</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li dir="ltr">
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-proposed-stock-connect-changes-might-throw-a-spanner-in-the-works" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - Proposed Stock Connect Changes Might Throw a Spanner in the Works</a></p>
</li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-what-to-do-with-the-us-adr-while-waiting-for-the-hk-listing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​Secondary Listing - What to Do with the US ADR While Waiting for the HK Listing?</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-not-good-for-the-adr-should-have-put-a-price-range-to-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​​Secondary Listing -  Not Good for the ADR, Should Have Put a Price Range to It</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-neither-here-not-there-index-announcements-comparison-to-other-deals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​​​Secondary -  Neither Here Nor There - Index Announcements, Comparison to Other Deals</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/alibaba-ipo-secondary-listing-trading-time-to-converge-that-s-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alibaba IPO/​​​​​Secondary Listing Trading - Time to Converge, That’s It</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-secondary-listing-deep-dive-yin-and-yang" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs Secondary Listing Deep-Dive: Yin and Yang</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-secondary-listing-holding-foreign-companies-accountable-act-i-m-coming-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs Secondary Listing - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - I’m Coming Home</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-adrs-secondary-listing-covid-19-has-increased-the-tension-but-narrowed-the-short-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China ADRs Secondary Listing: COVID-19 Has Increased the Tension but Narrowed the Short List</a></li>
</ul>
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Huazhu Group (HTHT US) plans to raise around US$900m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.


I have covered the background of the deal in my earlier note, Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates.
In this insight, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and what to do with the ADR while waiting for the completion of the Hong Kong listing.



Links to my previous notes on the topic:

Yum China HK IPO Trading - Index Flows to the Rescue

Yum China HK Listing - Relatively Bigger, Should Offer a Bigger Discount.
Yum China HK Listing - Early Look - Relatively Bigger Deal Should Have a Relatively Bigger Impact




JD &amp; NetEase Secondary Listings - What to Do with the ADR? Lessons from Baba




JD, NetEase and Other Secondary Listing - Index (FTSE, MSCI, HSI And HSCEI) Impact
JD.com HK Listing - Early Look - Getting the Ball Rolling




JD Secondary Listing - Early to File but Late to Launch Puts It in a Peculiar Position
JD Secondary Listing - Behaving Better than NetEase, so Far




JD Secondary Trading Update - Strong Demand but Won’t Have Any Index Flows




NetEase HK Listing - Early Look - Follow the Leader
NetEase Secondary Listing - Relatively Bigger than Baba, Should Offer Relatively Bigger Discount
NetEase Secondary Listing - Doing a BeiGene Rather than a Baba, Risk Reward Shifting




NetEase Secondary Trading Update - Index Flows to Provide near Term Support




Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - The Real IPO Only Begins on the 11th Day Post Listing





Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - Proposed Stock Connect Changes Might Throw a Spanner in the Works

Alibaba IPO/​​Secondary Listing - What to Do with the US ADR While Waiting for the HK Listing?
Alibaba IPO/​​​Secondary Listing -  Not Good for the ADR, Should Have Put a Price Range to It
Alibaba IPO/​​​​Secondary -  Neither Here Nor There - Index Announcements, Comparison to Other Deals




Alibaba IPO/​​​​​Secondary Listing Trading - Time to Converge, That’s It
China ADRs Secondary Listing Deep-Dive: Yin and Yang
China ADRs Secondary Listing - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - I’m Coming Home
China ADRs Secondary Listing: COVID-19 Has Increased the Tension but Narrowed the Short List



Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Needs the Money but Looks Toppish

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc-0533692c-6dae-4014-baa1-ed0b050638f2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29259:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings Inc (9987 HK)</a> will commence trading in Hong Kong on Thursday, 10 September. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23677:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings, Inc (YUMC US)</a> priced its Hong Kong secondary listing at HK$412 per share. Yum China raised net proceeds of HK$17,002 million ($2.2 billion).</p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>Yum China priced its H-shares at a 4.9% discount to its ADS. In comparison, Alibaba, NetEase and JD.com priced their H-shares at a 2.9%, 2.0% and 3.9% discount to its ADSs, respectively. At the last close price of $52.32 per ADS, the H-share offer price of HK$412 implies a 1.6% premium. We believe that JD.com’s H-share will likely trade to a slight premium to the ADS on average, broadly similar to the last three secondary listings.</p></div></div></div>

Yum China Holdings Inc (9987 HK) will commence trading in Hong Kong on Thursday, 10 September. Yum China Holdings, Inc (YUMC US) priced its Hong Kong secondary listing at HK$412 per share. Yum China raised net proceeds of HK$17,002 million ($2.2 billion).Yum China priced its H-shares at a 4.9% discount to its ADS. In comparison, Alibaba, NetEase and JD.com priced their H-shares at a 2.9%, 2.0% and 3.9% discount to its ADSs, respectively. At the last close price of $52.32 per ADS, the H-share offer price of HK$412 implies a 1.6% premium. We believe that JD.com’s H-share will likely trade to a slight premium to the ADS on average, broadly similar to the last three secondary listings.

Yum China Secondary Listing: Trading Debut

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23677:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings, Inc (YUMC US)</a> raised around US$2.5bn in its Hong Kong secondary listing.</p>
<p>I have covered the deal background in:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-listing-early-look-relatively-bigger-deal-should-have-a-relatively-bigger-impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK Listing - Early Look - Relatively Bigger Deal Should Have a Relatively Bigger Impact,</a> and</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/yum-china-hk-listing-relatively-bigger-should-offer-a-bigger-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yum China HK Listing - Relatively Bigger, Should Offer a Bigger Discount</a>.</li>
</ul>
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<div id="annotable-executive_summary-2">In this insight, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and updates over the past week.</div>
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<p><strong>Links to my previous notes on China ADRs secondary listing:</strong></p>
</div>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/huazhu-hk-secondary-listing-early-look-needs-the-cash-more-than-most-secondary-candidates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates</a></li>
</ul>
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<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-com-hk-listing-early-look-getting-the-ball-rolling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD.com HK Listing - Early Look - Getting the Ball Rolling</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-listing-early-to-file-but-late-to-launch-puts-it-in-a-peculiar-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Listing - Early to File but Late to Launch Puts It in a Peculiar Position</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-listing-behaving-better-than-netease-so-far" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Listing - Behaving Better than NetEase, so Far</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-secondary-trading-update-strong-demand-but-won-t-have-any-index-flows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Secondary Trading Update - Strong Demand but Won’t Have Any Index Flows</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/netease-hk-listing-early-look-follow-the-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetEase HK Listing - Early Look - Follow the Leader</a></li>
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Yum China Holdings, Inc (YUMC US) raised around US$2.5bn in its Hong Kong secondary listing.
I have covered the deal background in:


Yum China HK Listing - Early Look - Relatively Bigger Deal Should Have a Relatively Bigger Impact, and

Yum China HK Listing - Relatively Bigger, Should Offer a Bigger Discount.



In this insight, I'll talk about the deal dynamics and updates over the past week.




Links to my previous notes on China ADRs secondary listing:



Huazhu HK Secondary Listing - Early Look - Needs the Cash More than Most Secondary Candidates




JD &amp; NetEase Secondary Listings - What to Do with the ADR? Lessons from Baba
JD, NetEase and Other Secondary Listing - Index (FTSE, MSCI, HSI And HSCEI) Impact
JD.com HK Listing - Early Look - Getting the Ball Rolling




JD Secondary Listing - Early to File but Late to Launch Puts It in a Peculiar Position
JD Secondary Listing - Behaving Better than NetEase, so Far




JD Secondary Trading Update - Strong Demand but Won’t Have Any Index Flows




NetEase HK Listing - Early Look - Follow the Leader
NetEase Secondary Listing - Relatively Bigger than Baba, Should Offer Relatively Bigger Discount
NetEase Secondary Listing - Doing a BeiGene Rather than a Baba, Risk Reward Shifting




NetEase Secondary Trading Update - Index Flows to Provide near Term Support




Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - The Real IPO Only Begins on the 11th Day Post Listing





Alibaba IPO/​Secondary Listing - Proposed Stock Connect Changes Might Throw a Spanner in the Works

Alibaba IPO/​​Secondary Listing - What to Do with the US ADR While Waiting for the HK Listing?
Alibaba IPO/​​​Secondary Listing -  Not Good for the ADR, Should Have Put a Price Range to It
Alibaba IPO/​​​​Secondary -  Neither Here Nor There - Index Announcements, Comparison to Other Deals




Alibaba IPO/​​​​​Secondary Listing Trading - Time to Converge, That’s It
China ADRs Secondary Listing Deep-Dive: Yin and Yang
China ADRs Secondary Listing - Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act - I’m Coming Home
China ADRs Secondary Listing: COVID-19 Has Increased the Tension but Narrowed the Short List



Yum China HK IPO Trading - Index Flows to the Rescue

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Yum China Holdings, Inc. operates chain restaurants. The Company offers pizza, entrees, pasta, rice dishes, appetizers, soups, vegetables, beverages, and desserts. Yum China Holding conducts its business worldwide.

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