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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<li>Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/topsports-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28153:1" rel="noopener">Topsports International (6110 HK)</a></strong> is trading cheap to peers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anta-sports-products-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10261:1" rel="noopener">Anta Sports Products (2020 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-ning-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6047:1" rel="noopener">Li Ning (2331 HK)</a>, and to partners <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nike-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6658:1" rel="noopener">Nike (NKE US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adidas-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21578:1" rel="noopener">Adidas AG (ADS GR)</a>.</li>
<li>Like for so many companies in China, the combination of severe lockdown restrictions and global supply chain disruptions has impacted Topsports operations.</li>
<li>Yet forward operational updates may surprise to the upside.  Management appears confident of their "<em>immersive shopping experience</em>" strategy, and recently declared a special dividend for FY22 (Feb Y/E). </li>
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Topsports International (6110 HK) is trading cheap to peers Anta Sports Products (2020 HK) and Li Ning (2331 HK), and to partners Nike (NKE US) and Adidas AG (ADS GR).
Like for so many companies in China, the combination of severe lockdown restrictions and global supply chain disruptions has impacted Topsports operations.
Yet forward operational updates may surprise to the upside.  Management appears confident of their "immersive shopping experience" strategy, and recently declared a special dividend for FY22 (Feb Y/E). 


Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

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<li>Topsports International Holdings (TIH) is now trading close to its all time lows, after the shares corrected by 50% over the past year.</li>
<li>The company is one of the largest retailers for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nike-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6658:1" rel="noopener">Nike (NKE US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adidas-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21578:1" rel="noopener">Adidas AG (ADS GR)</a> in China.</li>
<li>Given then on/off lockdowns the near term outlook isn't great, but the stock appears cheap for those willing to take a longer view.</li>
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Topsports International Holdings (TIH) is now trading close to its all time lows, after the shares corrected by 50% over the past year.
The company is one of the largest retailers for Nike (NKE US) and Adidas AG (ADS GR) in China.
Given then on/off lockdowns the near term outlook isn't great, but the stock appears cheap for those willing to take a longer view.


Topsports International Holdings - Is Cheap Enough to Counter Some of the Risks

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>Placements continued to flow in, at a slower pace than last week, with Malaysia and ANZ chipping in.</li>
<li>While the HK IPO scene failed to produce anything noteworthy with its two listing, South Korea appears to be leading the charge, once again.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
Placements continued to flow in, at a slower pace than last week, with Malaysia and ANZ chipping in.
While the HK IPO scene failed to produce anything noteworthy with its two listing, South Korea appears to be leading the charge, once again.


ECM Weekly (3rd Apr 2022)- JD, Tencent, Prosus, One Store, SK Shieldus, FWD, Ferretti, Recbio, Belle

Belle International / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Belle Fashion (BF) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong listing, which would mark its return to the stock market after five years.</li>
<li>Belle Fashion is the largest China-based fashion footwear and apparel group based on 2020 retail sales value, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S). </li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Belle Fashion (BF) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong listing, which would mark its return to the stock market after five years.
Belle Fashion is the largest China-based fashion footwear and apparel group based on 2020 retail sales value, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S). 
In this note, we'll talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Belle Fashion Pre-IPO - The Negatives - You'll Stumble in My Footsteps

China

Belle International is a leading Chinese investment holding company specializing in the manufacturing, distribution, and retail of footwear, sportswear, and apparel. It manages numerous proprietary footwear brands and distributes international sportswear brands. The company was formally incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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Belle International (2129452D HK)

Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

Beneunder Limited aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. Sales have grown 6x over FY19-21. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

Topsorts is inexpensive versus peers and with to its historical metrics. Provided China does not implement another round of stringent lockdowns,...

David Blennerhassett

Topsports International Holdings - Is Cheap Enough to Counter Some of the Risks

Topsports International Holdings (TIH) is now trading close to its all time lows, after the shares corrected by 50% over the past year.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (3rd Apr 2022)- JD, Tencent, Prosus, One Store, SK Shieldus, FWD, Ferretti, Recbio, Belle

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Belle Fashion Pre-IPO - The Negatives - You'll Stumble in My Footsteps

Belle Fashion aims to raise around US$1bn in its HK listing, which would mark its return to the stock market after five years. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

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