Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

A highly collaborative investment professional and research analyst with 10+ years of international experience in equity research, treasury operations, and trading positions across multiple asset classes at leading multinational banks Citibank and Morgan Stanley, UHNWI-backed family office and European independent equity research firm. A respectable background in equity capital markets, corporate treasury, investment banking operations, equity research analysis and portfolio management.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>WeRide, a pure-play autonomous driving company with operations in 7 countries, may raise up to $120M in upcoming IPO in the United States.</li>
<li>WeRide is expected to IPO this week. The company’s amended prospectus puts the price range per ADS at $15.50 to $18.50, implying a market cap of ~$4.6B at the midpoint.</li>
<li>The company has raised ~$1.4B in equity financing to date and was backed by Qiming Venture Partners and the venture capital fund of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, among others.</li>
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WeRide, a pure-play autonomous driving company with operations in 7 countries, may raise up to $120M in upcoming IPO in the United States.
WeRide is expected to IPO this week. The company’s amended prospectus puts the price range per ADS at $15.50 to $18.50, implying a market cap of ~$4.6B at the midpoint.
The company has raised ~$1.4B in equity financing to date and was backed by Qiming Venture Partners and the venture capital fund of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, among others.


WeRide IPO: High-Risk Venture Investment and Unproven Business Model