IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

Arun has over 15 years’ experience covering the Technology sector. During this time, he has worked with technology start-ups and as an equity analyst in investment banks and independent research firms. He was formerly a Technology Analyst for Canaccord Genuity, Altium Securities, Espirito Santo Investment Bank, Noble Group and Clear Capital. He has a dual Master’s degree in Financial Engineering and Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is also a CFA charterholder.

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JW Therapeutics IPO Initiation: Potent Medicine

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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jw-therapeutics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29679:1" rel="noopener">JW Therapeutics (2126 HK)</a> is a leading clinical and pre-clinical stage cell therapy company in China. It was founded in 2016 by Juno, a <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bristol-myers-squibb-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1133:1" rel="noopener">Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY US)</a> company, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (2359 HK)</a>. JW has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$2,017.6 million ($260 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range of HK$20.00-23.80 per share.</p></div><div><p>Ten cornerstone investors have agreed to invest about $150 million in the IPO (54.33% of the offer shares at the mid-point of the IPO price range). Cornerstone investors include Rock Springs Capital, Oaktree Capital, Platinum Investment Management, Veritas Asset Management, RWC, Hillhouse Capital, Taiping Assets Management, AVICT Global, Loyal Valley Capitaland and Temasek. </p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jw-therapeutics-ipo-initiation-potent-medicine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our initiation note</a>, we stated that JW’s core drug candidate’s competitive advantage in the CAR-T market in China is supported by its potential best-in-class safety profile with competitive efficacy, physicians’ familiarity due to a large number of clinical sites in China and manufacturing quality. Overall, a strong cornerstone investor lineup and our valuation analysis suggest that the IPO price range is attractive. </p></div></div></div>

JW Therapeutics (2126 HK) is a leading clinical and pre-clinical stage cell therapy company in China. It was founded in 2016 by Juno, a Bristol Myers Squibb Co (BMY US) company, and WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (2359 HK). JW has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$2,017.6 million ($260 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range of HK$20.00-23.80 per share.Ten cornerstone investors have agreed to invest about $150 million in the IPO (54.33% of the offer shares at the mid-point of the IPO price range). Cornerstone investors include Rock Springs Capital, Oaktree Capital, Platinum Investment Management, Veritas Asset Management, RWC, Hillhouse Capital, Taiping Assets Management, AVICT Global, Loyal Valley Capitaland and Temasek. In our initiation note, we stated that JW’s core drug candidate’s competitive advantage in the CAR-T market in China is supported by its potential best-in-class safety profile with competitive efficacy, physicians’ familiarity due to a large number of clinical sites in China and manufacturing quality. Overall, a strong cornerstone investor lineup and our valuation analysis suggest that the IPO price range is attractive. 

JW Therapeutics

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