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/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$300m via selling some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-xdc-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39917:1" rel="noopener">WuXi XDC (2268 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Wuxi AppTec has sold a number of times before, although all the past secondary deals since 2025 haven’t done much.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) is looking to raise around US$300m via selling some of its stake in WuXi XDC (2268 HK).
Wuxi AppTec has sold a number of times before, although all the past secondary deals since 2025 haven’t done much.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: WuXi XDC Placement - Past Deals Have Been Mixed but Has Strong Momentum

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of A-share stocks as of Aug 21st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD356,345m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in COSCO SHIPPING, EAST MONEY INFORMATION, Mindray, CHENGDU XUGUANG ELECTRONICS, CNOOC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of A-share stocks as of Aug 21st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD356,345m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in COSCO SHIPPING, EAST MONEY INFORMATION, Mindray, CHENGDU XUGUANG ELECTRONICS, CNOOC.


A-Share Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 21st): COSCO SHIPPING, EAST MONEY INFORMATION, Mindray, CNOOC

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 79.8% as of Aug 21st.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -3.0ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, utilities, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom, Haier Smarthome.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 79.8% as of Aug 21st.
The average A-H premium changed by -3.0ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, utilities, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom, Haier Smarthome.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 21st): Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 14th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage Tech, Kingboard Laminates, Minimax, Smic.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 14th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage Tech, Kingboard Laminates, Minimax, Smic.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage Tech, Kingboard Laminates, Minimax, Smic

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>While we’re optimistic about weight loss drug business, we also need to recognize the "true colors" of relevant companies, which helps us realize "when to participate and when to exit".</li>
<li>We analyzed the negatives/"flaws" of popular companies that favored by capital: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brightgene-bio-medical-technol" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30356:1" rel="noopener">BrightGene Bio-Medical Technol (688166 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hybio-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20966:1" rel="noopener">Hybio Pharmaceutical (300199 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hainan-poly-pharm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29739:1" rel="noopener">Hainan Poly Pharm (300630 CH), </a>Sinopep-Allsino, Kawin Technology, Highfine Biotech,etc.</li>
<li>Short-Term stock price rally are mainly driven by sentiment, but future valuation still needs to be supported by performance and fundamentals. Some companies are just conceptual hype in our view.</li>
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While we’re optimistic about weight loss drug business, we also need to recognize the "true colors" of relevant companies, which helps us realize "when to participate and when to exit".
We analyzed the negatives/"flaws" of popular companies that favored by capital: BrightGene Bio-Medical Technol (688166 CH), Hybio Pharmaceutical (300199 CH), Hainan Poly Pharm (300630 CH), Sinopep-Allsino, Kawin Technology, Highfine Biotech,etc.
Short-Term stock price rally are mainly driven by sentiment, but future valuation still needs to be supported by performance and fundamentals. Some companies are just conceptual hype in our view.


China’s China Weight Loss Drug Market Update – the Negatives and the True Colors

China

WuXi AppTec is a global contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO) for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. It provides integrated, end-to-end services including chemistry drug CRDMO, biology discovery, preclinical testing, and clinical research services for various therapeutic modalities. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)

Aequitas: WuXi XDC Placement - Past Deals Have Been Mixed but Has Strong Momentum

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) is looking to raise around US$300m via selling some of its stake in WuXi XDC (2268 HK). In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 21st): Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage Tech, Kingboard Laminates, Minimax, Smic

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 14th and highlight short interest changes in Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China’s China Weight Loss Drug Market Update – the Negatives and the True Colors

Some popular companies are favored by capital on the back of enthusiasm for weight loss drugs, but sometimes it's just "conceptual hype". We need...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Aequitas: WuXi XDC Placement - Past Deals Have Been Mixed but Has Strong Momentum

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) is looking to raise around US$300m via selling some of its stake in WuXi XDC (2268 HK). In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

A-Share Margin Trading Weekly (Aug 21st): COSCO SHIPPING, EAST MONEY INFORMATION, Mindray, CNOOC

We analyzed A-share margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted COSCO SHIPPING, EAST MONEY INFORMATION, Mindray, CHENGDU...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 21st): Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Smic, China South Air, Gtht, Yankuang Energy, China Telecom,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage Tech, Kingboard Laminates, Minimax, Smic

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 14th and highlight short interest changes in Jd.Com, Ntes, Montage...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China’s China Weight Loss Drug Market Update – the Negatives and the True Colors

Some popular companies are favored by capital on the back of enthusiasm for weight loss drugs, but sometimes it's just "conceptual hype". We need...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang