APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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.

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IMotion Automotive Technology Suzhou / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/imotion-automotive-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36900:1" rel="noopener">IMotion Automotive Technology (1812706D CH)</a> is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>The company possesses advanced full-stack R&amp;D capabilities including self-developed algorithms and hardware-software co-design capabilities. It provides two AD domain controller product lines, and the self-designed iDC series. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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IMotion Automotive Technology (1812706D CH) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
The company possesses advanced full-stack R&amp;D capabilities including self-developed algorithms and hardware-software co-design capabilities. It provides two AD domain controller product lines, and the self-designed iDC series. 
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


IMotion Automotive Technology Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Growth Ahead with Some Big Names

ADICON Holdings Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adicon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33786:1" rel="noopener">ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK)</a>  is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&amp;S.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about our thoughts on valuation. </li>
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ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK)  is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&amp;S.
In this note, we talk about our thoughts on valuation. 


Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

*Being “Seriously Dealt” With: No sooner than Tencent Holdings’ (700.HK) [Tencent] virtual call ended with a competitor dismissing new gaming restrictions did the mainland Chinese regulator haul in gaming industry executives for a complete dressing down. It’s probably fair to say, Tencent’s recent hubris was their Jack Ma moment. It kind of makes one wonder what the authorities have planned next for Tencent. As the screws continue to tighten, the question becomes whether or not Tencent can narrow the regulatory discount, or whether these issues will remain a persistent overhang?; *As We’ve Just Learned - Ignoring It, Doesn’t Make It Go Away: Mainland China's crackdown on capital markets activities has rapidly expanded under the broad narrative of "financial stability". There remains no doubt, in our view, that Tencent will follow Alibaba Group (BABA.US) [Alibaba] in the formation of a financial holding company. It’s pretty surprising that Tencent refuses to discuss this matter when financial services are the largest component of earnings and growth; and *Prior To The War On Gaming, Results Have Already Deteriorated: Tencent’s 2Q21 GAAP net income declined CNY 5.2 bn (10.8%) linked quarter – and were of poor quality. Results were challenged by: cost of revenue increase; operating expense increase; losses in associates; higher impairment charges; and weaker online games. Were it not for the artificially lower tax rate, results would have been even more challenged.

*Being “Seriously Dealt” With: No sooner than Tencent Holdings’ (700.HK) [Tencent] virtual call ended with a competitor dismissing new gaming restrictions did the mainland Chinese regulator haul in gaming industry executives for a complete dressing down. It’s probably fair to say, Tencent’s recent hubris was their Jack Ma moment. It kind of makes one wonder what the authorities have planned next for Tencent. As the screws continue to tighten, the question becomes whether or not Tencent can narrow the regulatory discount, or whether these issues will remain a persistent overhang?; *As We’ve Just Learned - Ignoring It, Doesn’t Make It Go Away: Mainland China's crackdown on capital markets activities has rapidly expanded under the broad narrative of "financial stability". There remains no doubt, in our view, that Tencent will follow Alibaba Group (BABA.US) [Alibaba] in the formation of a financial holding company. It’s pretty surprising that Tencent refuses to discuss this matter when financial services are the largest component of earnings and growth; and *Prior To The War On Gaming, Results Have Already Deteriorated: Tencent’s 2Q21 GAAP net income declined CNY 5.2 bn (10.8%) linked quarter – and were of poor quality. Results were challenged by: cost of revenue increase; operating expense increase; losses in associates; higher impairment charges; and weaker online games. Were it not for the artificially lower tax rate, results would have been even more challenged.    

Tencent Holdings – Modern Day Opium War

*Why Do They Always Do This?: At a competitor conference, management ridiculously diminished government allegations. Tencent Holdings (700.HK) [Tencent] should simply answer “yes, we made mistakes and pushed the envelope but we are actively rectifying these issues. Its going to be painful for investors as we address the government's numerous over the near-term”;  
*Elephant In The Room: Mainland China's crackdown on capital markets activities has rapidly expanded under the broad narrative of "financial stability". There remains no doubt, in our view, that Tencent will follow Alibaba Group (BABA.US) [Alibaba] in the formation of a financial holding company. It’s pretty surprising that Tencent refuses to discuss this matter when financial services are the largest component of earnings and growth; and    
*Results Have Also Deteriorated As Distractions Mount: Tencent’s 2Q21 GAAP net income declined CNY 5.2 bn (10.8%) linked quarter – and were of poor quality. Results were challenged by: cost of revenue increase; operating expense increase; losses in associates; higher impairment charges; and weaker online games. Were it not for the artificially lower tax rate, results would have been even more challenged.

*Why Do They Always Do This?: At a competitor conference, management ridiculously diminished government allegations. Tencent Holdings (700.HK) [Tencent] should simply answer “yes, we made mistakes and pushed the envelope but we are actively rectifying these issues. Its going to be painful for investors as we address the government's numerous over the near-term”;  
*Elephant In The Room: Mainland China's crackdown on capital markets activities has rapidly expanded under the broad narrative of "financial stability". There remains no doubt, in our view, that Tencent will follow Alibaba Group (BABA.US) [Alibaba] in the formation of a financial holding company. It’s pretty surprising that Tencent refuses to discuss this matter when financial services are the largest component of earnings and growth; and    
*Results Have Also Deteriorated As Distractions Mount: Tencent’s 2Q21 GAAP net income declined CNY 5.2 bn (10.8%) linked quarter – and were of poor quality. Results were challenged by: cost of revenue increase; operating expense increase; losses in associates; higher impairment charges; and weaker online games. Were it not for the artificially lower tax rate, results would have been even more challenged.       

Tencent Holdings – Incredulous Management

*The Hits Just Keep On Coming: Various media outlets have reported that Alibaba Holdings (BABA.US) [BABA] is planning to spend CNY 100 bn (USD 15.4 bn or nearly 2/3 of 2020 earnings) through 2025 in order to support the government's "common prosperity" initiatives – implying another significant earnings hit; and
*FHC Challenges Ahead As Well: BABA’s Ant Group subsidiary is also reorganizing as a financial holding company, and will now be regulated more along the lines of a commercial bank by the China Bank and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). As a result, Ant Financial needs to adhere to minimum CAR capital requirements, and follow other bank regulatory guidelines.

*The Hits Just Keep On Coming: Various media outlets have reported that Alibaba Holdings (BABA.US) [BABA] is planning to spend CNY 100 bn (USD 15.4 bn or nearly 2/3 of 2020 earnings) through 2025 in order to support the government's "common prosperity" initiatives – implying another significant earnings hit; and
*FHC Challenges Ahead As Well: BABA’s Ant Group subsidiary is also reorganizing as a financial holding company, and will now be regulated more along the lines of a commercial bank by the China Bank and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). As a result, Ant Financial needs to adhere to minimum CAR capital requirements, and follow other bank regulatory guidelines.

China

Huayi Tencent Entertainment Company Limited is a new media company integrating culture and entertainment. The Company produces quality international films, animations and TV dramas, and invests in international entertainment companies through M&A and resource integration, aiming at building an integrated platform with both content development and online-to-offline entertainment channels.

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IMotion Automotive Technology Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Growth Ahead with Some Big Names

IMotion Automotive Technology (1812706D CH) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Ethan Aw

Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about our thoughts on valuation.

Ethan Aw

Tencent Holdings – Modern Day Opium War

TENCENT HOLDINGS: The mainland Chinese regulator hauled in gaming industry executives for a complete dressing down over the recent August gaming...

Thomas J. Monaco

Tencent Holdings – Incredulous Management

TENCENT: At a competitor virtual conference, Tencent discussed the impact of regulatory changes but didn’t discuss its targeted financial services...

Thomas J. Monaco

Alibaba Group Holdings - Penance

ALIBABA: BABA is apparently launching a plan to spend CNY 100 bn (nearly 2/3 of 2020 earnings) by 2025 to the "common prosperity" – implying a...

Thomas J. Monaco

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