IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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J&T Global Express  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>J&amp;T priced its IPO at a fixed price of HK$12.00 per share to raise the gross proceeds of the offering of US$500 million. The shares will start trading tomorrow.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/j-t-global-express-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:104964" rel="noopener">J&amp;T Global Express IPO: The Bull Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/j-t-global-express-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:105041" rel="noopener">J&amp;T Global Express IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/j-t-global-express-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:115216" rel="noopener">J&amp;T Global Express IPO: Valuation Insights</a>.</li>
<li>The market sentiment on the sector continues to weaken. The de-rating of peers lowers our SoTP valuation to HK$10.01 per share, 16.5% below the IPO price.  </li>
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J&amp;T priced its IPO at a fixed price of HK$12.00 per share to raise the gross proceeds of the offering of US$500 million. The shares will start trading tomorrow.
We previously discussed the IPO in J&amp;T Global Express IPO: The Bull Case, J&amp;T Global Express IPO: The Bear Case and J&amp;T Global Express IPO: Valuation Insights.
The market sentiment on the sector continues to weaken. The de-rating of peers lowers our SoTP valuation to HK$10.01 per share, 16.5% below the IPO price.  


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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.

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/j-t-global-express-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36819:1" rel="noopener">J&amp;T Global Express (1519 HK)</a> launched its US$500m HK IPO earlier in the week, with more than half of the Offer Shares going to its pre-IPO shareholders.</li>
<li>It was a busy week for placements as well, with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/liontown-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20488:1" rel="noopener">Liontown Resources (LTR AU)</a>'s stealing the spotlight with its equity/debt raising, after Albemarle withdrew its acquisition bid. </li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

J&amp;T Global Express (1519 HK) launched its US$500m HK IPO earlier in the week, with more than half of the Offer Shares going to its pre-IPO shareholders.
It was a busy week for placements as well, with Liontown Resources (LTR AU)'s stealing the spotlight with its equity/debt raising, after Albemarle withdrew its acquisition bid. 


ECM Weekly (22nd Oct 2023) - J&T, Cuscal, Liontown, Cainiao, ZJLD, Taiwan Cement, Zomato, Hana Micro

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zjld-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36734:1" rel="noopener">ZJLD Group (6979 HK)</a> raised US$676m in its Hong Kong IPO in April 2023. Its six-month lockup will expire on 26th Oct 2023.</li>
<li>ZJLD is a Chinese liquor company producing baijiu. As per F&amp;S, the firm ranked third among all baijiu companies with three or more aroma types in terms of FY21 sales.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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ZJLD Group (6979 HK) raised US$676m in its Hong Kong IPO in April 2023. Its six-month lockup will expire on 26th Oct 2023.
ZJLD is a Chinese liquor company producing baijiu. As per F&amp;S, the firm ranked third among all baijiu companies with three or more aroma types in terms of FY21 sales.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


ZJLD Lock-Up - KKR’s US$680m Stake to Be Unlocked, Although the PE Could Opt to Wait

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into ICBC,  CCB, Meituan, Innovent Biologics, Xpeng and outflows from Petrochina.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight inflows into ICBC,  CCB, Meituan, Innovent Biologics, Xpeng and outflows from Petrochina.


Hong Kong Connect Flows: $7.3bn of Inflows in September

Analyst

Steve

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Since the inclusion in the Southbound Stock Connect 7 trading days ago, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zjld-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36734:1" rel="noopener">ZJLD Group (6979 HK)</a>’s stock price is up 16%, suggesting strong interest from the southbound investors.</li>
<li>ZJLD has one of the best channel inventory and distributor perception among all the sauce aroma baijiu brands currently.</li>
<li>Expect further share price upside mainly from southbound buy, as the baijiu sector is one of the most followed sectors in A-share.     </li>
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Since the inclusion in the Southbound Stock Connect 7 trading days ago, ZJLD Group (6979 HK)’s stock price is up 16%, suggesting strong interest from the southbound investors.
ZJLD has one of the best channel inventory and distributor perception among all the sauce aroma baijiu brands currently.
Expect further share price upside mainly from southbound buy, as the baijiu sector is one of the most followed sectors in A-share.     


ZJLD Group (6979 HK):  More Near-Term Upside Expected

China

ZJLD Group Inc offers premium baijiu products featuring sauce aroma profile. The Company operates four major baijiu brands including flagship brand Zhen Jiu, thriving brand Li Du, as well as two regional leading brands Xiang Jiao and Kai Kou Xiao. ZJLD Group markets its products in China.

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ZJLD Group (6979 HK)

J&T Global Express IPO: Trading Debut

The market sentiment on the sector continues to weaken. The de-rating of peers lowers our SoTP valuation to HK$10.01 per share, 16.5% below the IPO...

Arun George

ECM Weekly (22nd Oct 2023) - J&T, Cuscal, Liontown, Cainiao, ZJLD, Taiwan Cement, Zomato, Hana Micro

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Clarence Chu

ZJLD Lock-Up - KKR’s US$680m Stake to Be Unlocked, Although the PE Could Opt to Wait

ZJLD Group (6979 HK) raised US$676m in its Hong Kong IPO in April 2023. Its six-month lockup will expire on 26th Oct 2023.

Clarence Chu

Hong Kong Connect Flows: $7.3bn of Inflows in September

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for September and highlight flows for ICBC, CCB, Meituan, Innovent Biologics, Xpeng and Petrochina.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM