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>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, India saw a host of listing, while HK is gearing up a busy year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, we had a look at some of the IPO lockups. There weren't any large placements this week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, India saw a host of listing, while HK is gearing up a busy year end.
On the placements front, we had a look at some of the IPO lockups. There weren't any large placements this week.


ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently elevenpair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently elevenpair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (20 Oct)

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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 17th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for SMIC, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, Pop Mart Intl, China Mobile, Meituan, Innovent Biologics, ICBC, Wuxi Biologics.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 17th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for SMIC, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, Pop Mart Intl, China Mobile, Meituan, Innovent Biologics, ICBC, Wuxi Biologics.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Oct 17th): SMIC, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, Pop Mart Intl, China Mobile

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

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In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We recommend taking profit on TENCENT80, with a return of +1.7%, and initiating a new position in NETEASE80, a DR referencing NetEase, Inc., listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.</li><li>The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained 0.86% from the previous day, supported by a continued rebound following signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.</li></ul>

We recommend taking profit on TENCENT80, with a return of +1.7%, and initiating a new position in NETEASE80, a DR referencing NetEase, Inc., listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.The KTX DR Tactical Picks portfolio gained 0.86% from the previous day, supported by a continued rebound following signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USD/THB Tracker indicates that the baht is currently excessively weak.

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Oct 17th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Shoucheng (697 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Anta (2020 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Oct 17th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Shoucheng (697 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Anta (2020 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Oct 17th): Xiaomi, Tencent, Shoucheng

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Tencent (700 HK)

ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (20 Oct)

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Oct 17th): SMIC, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, Pop Mart Intl, China Mobile

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for SMIC (981 HK), Alibaba (9988 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KTX Tactical DR Picks - October 17, 2025

We recommend taking profit on TENCENT80, with a return of +1.7%, and initiating a new position in NETEASE80, a DR referencing NetEase, Inc., listed...

Krungthai XSpring

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Oct 17th): Xiaomi, Tencent, Shoucheng

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Xiaomi (1810 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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52-week Range

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ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (20 Oct)

​Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Oct 17th): SMIC, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, Pop Mart Intl, China Mobile

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for SMIC (981 HK), Alibaba (9988 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KTX Tactical DR Picks - October 17, 2025

We recommend taking profit on TENCENT80, with a return of +1.7%, and initiating a new position in NETEASE80, a DR referencing NetEase, Inc., listed...

Krungthai XSpring

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Oct 17th): Xiaomi, Tencent, Shoucheng

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Xiaomi (1810 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...