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

Eternal Beauty Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eternal-beauty-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43725:1" rel="noopener">Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited</a> is looking to raise around US$144m in its Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>Eternal Beauty is the largest brand management company of perfumes in the combined markets of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in terms of retail sales in 2023.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note we talk about valuations.</li>
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Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited is looking to raise around US$144m in its Hong Kong IPO. 
Eternal Beauty is the largest brand management company of perfumes in the combined markets of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, in terms of retail sales in 2023.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note we talk about valuations.


Eternal Beauty IPO - Not Expensive but Its Not Enticing Either

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The "Buy the worst" basket has outperformed the HSI by a massive 16.7pp YTD, mainly boosted by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>The best-performing constituents in 2024, however, lagged behind the HSI, dragged down by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trip-com-group-ltd-23a341d0-4f63-4175-a8c5-ee990906cacd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36424:1" rel="noopener">Trip.com Group (9961 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Government's consumption boost should benefit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/budweiser-brewing-co-apac-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28077:1" rel="noopener">Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-lung-properties-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:49:1" rel="noopener">Hang Lung Properties (101 HK)</a> in 2H25.</li>
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The "Buy the worst" basket has outperformed the HSI by a massive 16.7pp YTD, mainly boosted by Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK) and Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK). 
The best-performing constituents in 2024, however, lagged behind the HSI, dragged down by Trip.com Group (9961 HK) and Meituan (3690 HK). 
Government's consumption boost should benefit Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK), Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK), and Hang Lung Properties (101 HK) in 2H25.


"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: Solid Gains in 1H25

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>BABA US: Eleme to Invest Additional RMB1 Billion in Merchant Support Over Next Three Months(-)</li>
<li>JD US/1810 HK:May Retail Sales Growth Exceeds Expectations, Online Growth Slightly Accelerates (+/+)</li>
<li>JD US : JD.com Sponsors "Jiangsu Super League" . (+)</li>
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BABA US: Eleme to Invest Additional RMB1 Billion in Merchant Support Over Next Three Months(-)
JD US/1810 HK:May Retail Sales Growth Exceeds Expectations, Online Growth Slightly Accelerates (+/+)
JD US : JD.com Sponsors "Jiangsu Super League" . (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/JD US/1810 HK/700 HK/NTES US/BIDU US/E-Commerce

Anjoy Foods Group   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anjoy-foods-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30110:1" rel="noopener">Anjoy Foods Group (603345 CH)</a>, a quick-frozen food company in China, aims to raise around US$300m in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>AFG was the largest quick-frozen food company in China in terms of revenue in 2023, with a market share of 6.2%, according to the Frost &amp; Sullivan report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the PHIP updates and provide our thoughts on the A/H premium.</li>
</ul>



Anjoy Foods Group (603345 CH), a quick-frozen food company in China, aims to raise around US$300m in its H-share listing.
AFG was the largest quick-frozen food company in China in terms of revenue in 2023, with a market share of 6.2%, according to the Frost &amp; Sullivan report.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the PHIP updates and provide our thoughts on the A/H premium.


Anjoy Foods Group A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Kioxia Holdings  / 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, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15577:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH)</a> launched its IPO, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-sanhua-intellignt-controls-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12940:1" rel="noopener">Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls Co., Ltd. (002050 CH)</a> has been pre-marketing.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a number of large deals acros the region, along with some large lockup expiries.</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, Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH) launched its IPO, while Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls Co., Ltd. (002050 CH) has been pre-marketing.
On the placements front, there were a number of large deals acros the region, along with some large lockup expiries.


ECM Weekly (16 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Kitazato, Primo, Kioxia, Xtalpi, Horizon, Keymed, Wuxi

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JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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Eternal Beauty IPO - Not Expensive but Its Not Enticing Either

Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited is looking to raise around US$144m in its Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the past performance in our earlier...

Sumeet Singh

"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: Solid Gains in 1H25

The "Buy the worst" basket outperformed the HSI by 16.7pp YTD, boosted by Chow Tai Fook and Wuxi Biologics, while top performers in 2024 lagged,...

Osbert Tang, CFA

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/JD US/1810 HK/700 HK/NTES US/BIDU US/E-Commerce

Chinese e-commerce giants Eleme and JD.com are ramping up support for merchants and experiencing strong retail sales growth, with JD.com also...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Anjoy Foods Group A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Anjoy Foods Group (603345 CH), a quick-frozen food company in China, aims to raise around US$300m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (16 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Kitazato, Primo, Kioxia, Xtalpi, Horizon, Keymed, Wuxi

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

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Eternal Beauty IPO - Not Expensive but Its Not Enticing Either

Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited is looking to raise around US$144m in its Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the past performance in our earlier...

Sumeet Singh

"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: Solid Gains in 1H25

​The "Buy the worst" basket outperformed the HSI by 16.7pp YTD, boosted by Chow Tai Fook and Wuxi Biologics, while top performers in 2024 lagged,...

Osbert Tang, CFA

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/JD US/1810 HK/700 HK/NTES US/BIDU US/E-Commerce

​Chinese e-commerce giants Eleme and JD.com are ramping up support for merchants and experiencing strong retail sales growth, with JD.com also...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Anjoy Foods Group A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Anjoy Foods Group (603345 CH), a quick-frozen food company in China, aims to raise around US$300m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (16 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Kitazato, Primo, Kioxia, Xtalpi, Horizon, Keymed, Wuxi

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

The "Buy the worst" basket outperformed the HSI by 16.7pp YTD, boosted by Chow Tai Fook and Wuxi Biologics, while top performers in 2024 lagged,...

Chinese e-commerce giants Eleme and JD.com are ramping up support for merchants and experiencing strong retail sales growth, with JD.com also...