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Arun George

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Hutchmed China Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hutchmed-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:133:1" rel="noopener">Hutchmed China Ltd (13 HK)</a> has launched a $603 million secondary listing on HKEx by offering 104.0 million ordinary shares at a maximum offer price of HK$45.00 per share. Bookbuilding is scheduled to run until the pricing on 23 June. The net proceeds will be used to fund the late-stage clinical programs (savolitinib, surufatinib, fruquintinib, HMPL-689 and HMPL-523), to support further proof-of-concept studies and strengthen commercialisation capabilities.
HutchMed has primary listings on Nasdaq and on UK AIM. The HKEx secondary listing will be supported by five cornerstone investors which will subscribe for HK$2,535 million ($325 million) of the offer shares (54.17% of the offer shares at the maximum offer price). The cornerstone investors are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/carlyle-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33402:1" rel="noopener">Carlyle Group Inc (CG US)</a>, CPP Investments, General Atlantic, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hbm-healthcare-investments-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22373:1" rel="noopener">HBM Healthcare Investments AG (HBMN SW)</a> and CICC Capital.
HutchMed is a China-based, globally focused, biopharma company, active in discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialisation. The investment case centres on the success of its oncology/immunology platform, which has several near-term clinical and regulatory catalysts from the novel highly selective small molecule (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) pipeline. Notably, in-house discovered drugs, Elunate (fruquintinib) and Sulanda (surufatinib), together with a likely approval for savolitinib, are transforming China prospects. Elunate is performing well in China, with NRDL inclusion boosting volumes. The first global launch is likely to be surufatinib with a US launch targeted for late 2021 or early 2022.
</div><div><div class="content-highlight">In this note, we will look at HutchMed’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount). As per the norm, HutchMed will price its H-shares at a discount to its ADSs/UK shares to entice investors to participate in the secondary listing. HutchMed pricing its H-shares at a discount of 2-3% to its ADSs will be reasonable, in our view.</div></div>


Hutchmed China Ltd (13 HK) has launched a $603 million secondary listing on HKEx by offering 104.0 million ordinary shares at a maximum offer price of HK$45.00 per share. Bookbuilding is scheduled to run until the pricing on 23 June. The net proceeds will be used to fund the late-stage clinical programs (savolitinib, surufatinib, fruquintinib, HMPL-689 and HMPL-523), to support further proof-of-concept studies and strengthen commercialisation capabilities.
HutchMed has primary listings on Nasdaq and on UK AIM. The HKEx secondary listing will be supported by five cornerstone investors which will subscribe for HK$2,535 million ($325 million) of the offer shares (54.17% of the offer shares at the maximum offer price). The cornerstone investors are Carlyle Group Inc (CG US), CPP Investments, General Atlantic, HBM Healthcare Investments AG (HBMN SW) and CICC Capital.
HutchMed is a China-based, globally focused, biopharma company, active in discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialisation. The investment case centres on the success of its oncology/immunology platform, which has several near-term clinical and regulatory catalysts from the novel highly selective small molecule (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) pipeline. Notably, in-house discovered drugs, Elunate (fruquintinib) and Sulanda (surufatinib), together with a likely approval for savolitinib, are transforming China prospects. Elunate is performing well in China, with NRDL inclusion boosting volumes. The first global launch is likely to be surufatinib with a US launch targeted for late 2021 or early 2022.
In this note, we will look at HutchMed’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount). As per the norm, HutchMed will price its H-shares at a discount to its ADSs/UK shares to entice investors to participate in the secondary listing. HutchMed pricing its H-shares at a discount of 2-3% to its ADSs will be reasonable, in our view.

HutchMed Secondary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/​​​(Discount) Views

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Industry viewpoints:
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<li>China released a new policy to support couples having a third child as the population ages.</li>
<li>A joint procurement office on behalf of medical institutions in 12 provinces was formed to carry out centralized procurement of orthopedic trauma medical consumables.</li>
<li>With the increasing incidence of diseases that directly cause skull defects, the skull defect repair material industry in China has developed rapidly.</li>
</ul>
Company news:
News about the updated license-in agreement and new progress on drugs of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK), </a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zai-lab-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25877:1" rel="noopener">Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cspc-pharmaceutical-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:229:1" rel="noopener">CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (1093 HK),</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>.
Market review: 
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 0.69%, while CSI 300 decreased 0.73% over the same period of time.
Risk disclosure:
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Industry viewpoints:

China released a new policy to support couples having a third child as the population ages.
A joint procurement office on behalf of medical institutions in 12 provinces was formed to carry out centralized procurement of orthopedic trauma medical consumables.
With the increasing incidence of diseases that directly cause skull defects, the skull defect repair material industry in China has developed rapidly.

Company news:
News about the updated license-in agreement and new progress on drugs of Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK), Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US), CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (1093 HK), and Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH).
Market review: 
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 0.69%, while CSI 300 decreased 0.73% over the same period of time.
Risk disclosure:
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Equity Bottom-Up

In February, 2021, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) granted priority review to the New Drug Application (NDA) for ATG-010 (selinexor, XPOVIO), a first-in-class selective inhibitor of nuclear export (SINE) compound, for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM). Recently, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/antengene-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29705:1" rel="noopener">Antengene (6996 HK)</a> announced that the NMPA has also approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of selinexor (XPOVIO) in the treatment of advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (the SIENDO trial). In fact, selinexor would be the first-to-market product in the pipeline and is also a core product for the Company. So, how is this product and what is the business prospect of Antengene?

In February, 2021, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) granted priority review to the New Drug Application (NDA) for ATG-010 (selinexor, XPOVIO), a first-in-class selective inhibitor of nuclear export (SINE) compound, for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (rrMM). Recently, Antengene (6996 HK) announced that the NMPA has also approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase III clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of selinexor (XPOVIO) in the treatment of advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (the SIENDO trial). In fact, selinexor would be the first-to-market product in the pipeline and is also a core product for the Company. So, how is this product and what is the business prospect of Antengene?

Antengene (6996.HK) - Still Has a Long Way to Go Despite the New Progress On Selinexor

Clover Biopharmaceuticals / Equity Capital Markets

On April 23, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/clover-biopharmaceuticals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33029:1" rel="noopener">Clover Biopharmaceuticals (CBL HK)</a> filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in preparation for a listing in Hong Kong. Since the beginning of the 21st century, with the continuous emergence of innovative biotechnology enterprises in China, many research-based type of entrepreneurs have started their own businesses, such as Wang Xiaodong from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a>, Yu Dechao from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a>, Du Ying from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zai-lab-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25877:1" rel="noopener">Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US)</a>, etc. Liang Peng, the Founder of Clover Biopharmaceutical, also has an impressive background. He founded the Company in Chengdu in 2007 with his exclusive Trimer-Tag technology platform. The other core members of the Company include China's top pharmaceutical “think tank” such as Dr. Xiaodong Wang and Dr. Jianwei Zhu. So, are there any other highlights besides the outstanding team? This insight mainly analyzed the core technology platform and the core product candidates in the pipeline.

On April 23, 2021, Clover Biopharmaceuticals (CBL HK) filed a prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in preparation for a listing in Hong Kong. Since the beginning of the 21st century, with the continuous emergence of innovative biotechnology enterprises in China, many research-based type of entrepreneurs have started their own businesses, such as Wang Xiaodong from BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK), Yu Dechao from Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK), Du Ying from Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US), etc. Liang Peng, the Founder of Clover Biopharmaceutical, also has an impressive background. He founded the Company in Chengdu in 2007 with his exclusive Trimer-Tag technology platform. The other core members of the Company include China's top pharmaceutical “think tank” such as Dr. Xiaodong Wang and Dr. Jianwei Zhu. So, are there any other highlights besides the outstanding team? This insight mainly analyzed the core technology platform and the core product candidates in the pipeline.

Pre-IPO Clover Biopharmaceuticals - Insights on the Core Technology and Product Candidates

APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

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.

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zai-lab-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25877:1" rel="noopener">Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US)</a> is looking to raise up to US$750m in its follow-on offering. <div>We have covered the company's US listing, Hong Kong secondary listing in September 2020, and some of its prior follow-on offerings in:</div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zai-lab-ipo-experienced-team-promising-in-licensing-drug-pipeline-part-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zai Lab IPO: Experienced Team, Promising In-Licensing Drug Pipeline (Part 1)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zai-lab-ipo-thoughts-on-valuation-risks-and-upsides-part-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zai Lab IPO: Thoughts on Valuation, Risks and Upsides (Part 2)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zai-lab-placement-beware-of-performance-of-last-deal-despite-decent-fundamentals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zai Lab Placement: Beware of Performance of Last Deal Despite Decent Fundamentals</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zai-lab-placement-positive-development-bodes-well-for-the-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zai Lab Placement: Positive Development Bodes Well for the Deal</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zai-lab-hk-secondary-listing-large-deal-to-digest-but-past-deals-have-done-well" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43219" rel="noopener">Zai Lab HK Secondary Listing - Large Deal to Digest but past Deals Have Done Well</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zai-lab-hk-trading-interest-and-behaviour-in-line-with-huazhu-highest-concentration-so-far" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43573" rel="noopener">Zai Lab HK Trading - Interest and Behaviour in Line with Huazhu, Highest Concentration so Far</a> </li>
</ul></div>

Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US) is looking to raise up to US$750m in its follow-on offering. We have covered the company's US listing, Hong Kong secondary listing in September 2020, and some of its prior follow-on offerings in:
Zai Lab IPO: Experienced Team, Promising In-Licensing Drug Pipeline (Part 1)
Zai Lab IPO: Thoughts on Valuation, Risks and Upsides (Part 2)
Zai Lab Placement: Beware of Performance of Last Deal Despite Decent Fundamentals
Zai Lab Placement: Positive Development Bodes Well for the Deal

Zai Lab HK Secondary Listing - Large Deal to Digest but past Deals Have Done Well 

Zai Lab HK Trading - Interest and Behaviour in Line with Huazhu, Highest Concentration so Far 


Zai Lab Follow-On Offering - Much Better Liquidity and Strong Track Record than a Year Ago

China

Zai Lab Limited operates as a bio-pharmaceutical company. The Company researches and develops therapeutic technology for antibody-based oncology, autoimmune, and infectious diseases treatments. Zai Lab also manufactures drugs in the form of capsules, injections, and liquids. Zai Lab serves patients worldwide.

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Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US)

HutchMed Secondary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/(Discount) Views

HutchMed has launched a $603 million secondary listing on HKEx. In this note, we will look at HutchMed’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount).

Arun George

China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.4)

This insight mainly analyzed the three-child new policy, centralized procurement of orthopedic trauma medical consumables, skull defect repair...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Antengene (6996.HK) - Still Has a Long Way to Go Despite the New Progress On Selinexor

Based on the new progress of the core product candidate ATG-010 (selinexor, XPOVIO), this article analyzed the business prospects, concerns and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Clover Biopharmaceuticals - Insights on the Core Technology and Product Candidates

The article analyzed Clover's core technology platform, COVID-19 vaccine and SCB-808 in pipeline,future challenge on competition and potential...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Zai Lab Follow-On Offering - Much Better Liquidity and Strong Track Record than a Year Ago

Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US) is looking to raise up to US$750m in its follow-on offering. Track record and liquidity has improved significantly since then.

Zhen Zhou, Toh

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HutchMed Secondary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/​​​(Discount) Views

HutchMed has launched a $603 million secondary listing on HKEx. In this note, we will look at HutchMed’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount).

Arun George

China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.4)

This insight mainly analyzed the three-child new policy, centralized procurement of orthopedic trauma medical consumables, skull defect repair...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Antengene (6996.HK) - Still Has a Long Way to Go Despite the New Progress On Selinexor

Based on the new progress of the core product candidate ATG-010 (selinexor, XPOVIO), this article analyzed the business prospects, concerns and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Clover Biopharmaceuticals - Insights on the Core Technology and Product Candidates

The article analyzed Clover's core technology platform, COVID-19 vaccine and SCB-808 in pipeline,future challenge on competition and potential...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Zai Lab Follow-On Offering - Much Better Liquidity and Strong Track Record than a Year Ago

Zai Lab Ltd (ZLAB US) is looking to raise up to US$750m in its follow-on offering. Track record and liquidity has improved significantly since then.

Zhen Zhou, Toh

HutchMed Secondary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/(Discount) Views