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Daily Brief ECM: VNG Pre-IPO – The Positives – Vietnam’s Mini-Tencent and more

In today’s briefing:

  • VNG Pre-IPO – The Positives – Vietnam’s Mini-Tencent
  • Doosan Robotics IPO: The Bull Case
  • ARM Holdings IPO: Valuation Insights
  • VNG Pre-IPO – The Negatives – Vietnam’s Mini-Tencent
  • Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit Lockup Expiry – Price Has Come Back Down to Earth but Expect More Selling
  • Doosan Robotics IPO – Peer Comparison – Has Niche Offerings but Doesn’t Lack Competition
  • Chenqi Technology Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet


VNG Pre-IPO – The Positives – Vietnam’s Mini-Tencent

By Sumeet Singh

  • Vng (VNG US), Vietnam’s leading internet platform, aims to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO.
  • VNG is Vietnam’s leading homegrown digital ecosystem, as per the company, with diverse product offerings across games, communications and media, fintech and other opportunities
  • In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Doosan Robotics IPO: The Bull Case

By Arun George

  • Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS) is a global industrial and collaborative robotics leader. It has opened the books on an up to US$318 million IPO.   
  • The international bookbuilding will run from 28 August to 15 September, while the domestic book will be open from 11 to 15 September. Pricing will be announced on 19 September.
  • The bull case rests on the market share gains, rapid forecasted growth, the industry’s largest product lineup, rapid expansion in sales channels and key accounts growth.

ARM Holdings IPO: Valuation Insights

By Arun George


VNG Pre-IPO – The Negatives – Vietnam’s Mini-Tencent

By Sumeet Singh

  • VNG (VinaGame) (VNG US), Vietnam’s leading internet platform, aims to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO.
  • VNG is Vietnam’s leading homegrown digital ecosystem, as per the company, with diverse product offerings across games, communications and media, fintech and other opportunities
  • In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit Lockup Expiry – Price Has Come Back Down to Earth but Expect More Selling

By Ethan Aw

  • Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit (6689 HK) was listed on 5th Sep 2022, where it raised around US$71m in its Hong Kong IPO. Its one-year lockup will expire on 4th Sep 2023. 
  • Chongqing Hongjiu Fruit (CHJF) is a multi-brand fresh fruit distributor in China with an end-to-end supply chain. As per CIC, it was the largest fruit distributor by revenue in 2022. 
  • In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.

Doosan Robotics IPO – Peer Comparison – Has Niche Offerings but Doesn’t Lack Competition

By Ethan Aw

  • Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS) is looking to raise up to US$314m in its Korean IPO. 
  • Doosan Robotics (DR) manufactures and sells collaborative robots (Cobots). The firm’s product portfolio primarily includes different series of robot arms as well as its coffee module. 
  • In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.

Chenqi Technology Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet

By Clarence Chu

  • Chenqi Technology Limited (CT HK) is looking to raise US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
  • Chenqi Technology (Chenqi) is a mobility technology and service company in China.
  • Founded by the GAC Group and Tencent, its key offerings include (i) mobility services, (ii) technology services, and (iii) ecosystem services.

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