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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>China’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) industry is eating up electricity at an alarming rate — a factor analysts say could disrupt the country’s power grid if infrastructure doesn’t keep pace.</li>
<li>By 2035, China’s data centers will consume 400 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity a year — around four times their 2024 usage, Bloomberg analyst Lv Jinghong estimated at the BloombergNEF Summit in Beijing Thursday.</li>
<li>That will account for 3.2% of national power consumption, comparable to the entire electricity usage of Sichuan province.</li>
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China’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) industry is eating up electricity at an alarming rate — a factor analysts say could disrupt the country’s power grid if infrastructure doesn’t keep pace.
By 2035, China’s data centers will consume 400 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity a year — around four times their 2024 usage, Bloomberg analyst Lv Jinghong estimated at the BloombergNEF Summit in Beijing Thursday.
That will account for 3.2% of national power consumption, comparable to the entire electricity usage of Sichuan province.


AI Boom Puts Pressure on China’s Power Grid as Data Centers Eat Up Electricity 

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes or outlook</li>
<li>Indian market has discounted some of the issues the country faces </li>
<li>The best performing assets in Q1 2025 continue to be our favourites</li>
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A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes or outlook
Indian market has discounted some of the issues the country faces 
The best performing assets in Q1 2025 continue to be our favourites


Overview #21 India, Gold and the Slow Death of AI

US IPOs and Secondary Offerings, IPO Boutique

IPO Boutique

US IPOs and Secondary Offerings

For more than 20 years, we have been providing research, analysis, commentary and ratings on US Equity Capital Markets to institutional investors (US IPOs and Secondary Offerings). Our vast network of contacts across the Equity Capital Markets and attention-to-detail sets us apart from our competitors.

Since 2012, we have achieved a successful hit rating on 89% of Buy-rated IPOs. The collective “Buy” ratings averaged a first trade of 16.3% above issue.Our Neutral Rated Deals averaged just 2% above the issue price at first trade.

Our written research includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

In addition, we provide a high-touch premium desk access which includes analyst access, as well as real time insights on US IPOs as well as secondary offerings.

IPOs and Secondary Offerings

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>According to sources, the deal is being reworked with significant share size reduction and a downwardly-revised price.</li>
<li>Ultimately, a smaller size transaction with a more attractive valuation will make this IPO easier to digest. </li>
<li>We lack conviction in this IPO at this time and believe that investors looking to have a long-term position in the company may be better suited as an aftermarket participant. </li>
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According to sources, the deal is being reworked with significant share size reduction and a downwardly-revised price.
Ultimately, a smaller size transaction with a more attractive valuation will make this IPO easier to digest. 
We lack conviction in this IPO at this time and believe that investors looking to have a long-term position in the company may be better suited as an aftermarket participant. 


CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV): IPO Terms Being Reworked at Eleventh Hour; Caution Needed

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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.

Gigabyte Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigabyte-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17486:1" rel="noopener">Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$395m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 14th Mar 2025, Gigabyte announced that it received its board’s approval to sell upto 50m common shares via a GDR offering. The proceeds will be used for business development.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT) is looking to raise up to US$395m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 14th Mar 2025, Gigabyte announced that it received its board’s approval to sell upto 50m common shares via a GDR offering. The proceeds will be used for business development.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Gigabyte GDR Early Look - Benefitting from the AI Server Wave, Further Scale-Up Underway

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

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<li>The Indonesian market has seen a sharp sell-off with a confluence of concerns centred around the execution and implementation of government policy but the fall was mainly driven by retail.</li>
<li>The sell-off does not reflect an underlying deterioration of growth prospects for the economy or indeed earnings, although 4Q2024 results saw a slower performance for some sectors. </li>
<li>The government has already taken note and has determined to take action to reassure investors through policy measures. Valuations have already reached a historically attractive level.</li>
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The Indonesian market has seen a sharp sell-off with a confluence of concerns centred around the execution and implementation of government policy but the fall was mainly driven by retail.
The sell-off does not reflect an underlying deterioration of growth prospects for the economy or indeed earnings, although 4Q2024 results saw a slower performance for some sectors. 
The government has already taken note and has determined to take action to reassure investors through policy measures. Valuations have already reached a historically attractive level.


CrossASEAN Strategy - Indonesia's Delicate Balance

United States

NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops, and markets three dimensional (3D) graphics processors and related software.  The Company's products provide interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market.

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AI Boom Puts Pressure on China’s Power Grid as Data Centers Eat Up Electricity

China’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) industry is eating up electricity at an alarming rate — a factor analysts say could disrupt...

Caixin Global

Overview #21 India, Gold and the Slow Death of AI

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. Revisiting India, our top 2 allocations and the ongoing US bear market

Rikki Malik

CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV): IPO Terms Being Reworked at Eleventh Hour; Caution Needed

The IPO deal is being reworked with a smaller share size and lower price, in an attempt to. make it more attractive for investors.

IPO Boutique

Gigabyte GDR Early Look - Benefitting from the AI Server Wave, Further Scale-Up Underway

Gigabyte is looking to raise up to US$395m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. Gigabyte announced that it received its...

Akshat Shah

CrossASEAN Strategy - Indonesia's Delicate Balance

The Indonesian market has seen a sharp sell-off with a confluence of concerns centred around the execution and implementation of government policy...

Angus Mackintosh

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AI Boom Puts Pressure on China’s Power Grid as Data Centers Eat Up Electricity

China’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) industry is eating up electricity at an alarming rate — a factor analysts say could disrupt...

Caixin Global

Overview #21 India, Gold and the Slow Death of AI

A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. Revisiting India, our top 2 allocations and the ongoing US bear market

Rikki Malik

CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV): IPO Terms Being Reworked at Eleventh Hour; Caution Needed

​The IPO deal is being reworked with a smaller share size and lower price, in an attempt to. make it more attractive for investors.

IPO Boutique

Gigabyte GDR Early Look - Benefitting from the AI Server Wave, Further Scale-Up Underway

Gigabyte is looking to raise up to US$395m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. Gigabyte announced that it received its...

Akshat Shah

CrossASEAN Strategy - Indonesia's Delicate Balance

The Indonesian market has seen a sharp sell-off with a confluence of concerns centred around the execution and implementation of government policy...

Angus Mackintosh

The IPO deal is being reworked with a smaller share size and lower price, in an attempt to. make it more attractive for investors.