Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27399:1" rel="noopener">NIO (NIO US)</a> is looking to raise around US$1bn via a primary placement in Hong Kong and US.</li>
<li>The company had last raised around US$450m in March 2025. The deal didn’t end up doing well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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NIO (NIO US) is looking to raise around US$1bn via a primary placement in Hong Kong and US.
The company had last raised around US$450m in March 2025. The deal didn’t end up doing well.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


NIO HK/ADS Placement - Slightly Better Placed, but Slightly Bigger Deal at US$1bn

Chery Automobile / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile</a> is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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Chery Automobile is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.


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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile</a> is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates from its most recent filings.</li>
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Chery Automobile is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.
In this note, we talk about the updates from its most recent filings.


Chery Auto Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Some More Data, Some More Issues

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile (CH3456 CH)</a>, a Chinese automobile manufacturer, has secured HKEx listing approval for a US$1.5-2.0 billion IPO.</li>
<li>In <strong><em><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:200985" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO: The Bull Case</a></em></strong>, I highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, I outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on weakening trends of the primary business, gross margin pressure, declining contract liabilities and factoring of receivables. </li>
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Chery Automobile (CH3456 CH), a Chinese automobile manufacturer, has secured HKEx listing approval for a US$1.5-2.0 billion IPO.
In Chery Automobile IPO: The Bull Case, I highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, I outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on weakening trends of the primary business, gross margin pressure, declining contract liabilities and factoring of receivables. 


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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 60.1% as of Sep 5th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.9ppt week-on-week, led by utilities, energy, health care and offset by real estate, consumer discretionary.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Zheshang Bank, China Communications Construction, Goldwind, Weichai Power.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 60.1% as of Sep 5th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.9ppt week-on-week, led by utilities, energy, health care and offset by real estate, consumer discretionary.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Zheshang Bank, China Communications Construction, Goldwind, Weichai Power.


A-H Premium Weekly (Sep 5th): China Zheshang Bank, China Communications Construction, Goldwind

China

Great Wall Motor Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells pick-up trucks and sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) in China under branded names. The Company also researches and develops, and manufactures principal automotive parts and components for use in the assembly of pick-up trucks and SUVs.

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Great Wall Motor (2333 HK)

NIO HK/ADS Placement - Slightly Better Placed, but Slightly Bigger Deal at US$1bn

NIO (NIO US) is looking to raise around US$1bn via a primary placement in Hong Kong and US. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Chery Auto Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

Chery Automobile is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous...

Sumeet Singh

Chery Auto Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Some More Data, Some More Issues

Chery Automobile is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the updates from its most recent...

Sumeet Singh

Chery Automobile IPO: The Bear Case

Chery Automobile, a Chinese automobile manufacturer, has secured HKEx listing approval for a US$1.5-2.0 billion IPO. In this note, I outline the...

Arun George

A-H Premium Weekly (Sep 5th): China Zheshang Bank, China Communications Construction, Goldwind

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Zheshang Bank, China Communications Construction,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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