Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 60.8% as of Jul 18th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -3.1ppt week-on-week, led by health care, information technology, financials and offset by real estate, consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene, China Railway Construction, CIMC, Innocare Pharma.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 60.8% as of Jul 18th.
The average A-H premium changed by -3.1ppt week-on-week, led by health care, information technology, financials and offset by real estate, consumer staples.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene, China Railway Construction, CIMC, Innocare Pharma.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 18th): Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Ascentage Pharma Group Corp / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ascentage-pharma-group-inter" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27824:1" rel="noopener">Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK)</a> (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via  top-up placement.</li>
<li>The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with none of the deals having done well. Although stock momentum has been strong this year.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK) (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via  top-up placement.
The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with none of the deals having done well. Although stock momentum has been strong this year.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Ascentage Pharma Top-Up Placement - Past Deals Didn't Done Well, Stock up a Lot but Sector Is Strong

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Chugai Pharmaceutical enters inlicensing agreement with Gero to develop novel therapies for age-related diseases. JCR Pharmaceuticals stuck outlicening deal with Alexion for its proprietary JUST-AAV capsids to develop genomic medicines.</li>
<li>Cochlear got FDA approval for new product, which will be launched in 1Q26. CStone Pharmaceuticals entered exclusive partnership with Istituto Gentili to commercialize sugemalimab across Western Europe and UK.</li>
<li>Glenmark signed exclusive licensing agreement with AbbVie for their oncology drug candidate ISB 2001. Lupin entered license and supply agreement for commercialization of its biosimilar Certolizumab Pegol in global markets.</li>
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Chugai Pharmaceutical enters inlicensing agreement with Gero to develop novel therapies for age-related diseases. JCR Pharmaceuticals stuck outlicening deal with Alexion for its proprietary JUST-AAV capsids to develop genomic medicines.
Cochlear got FDA approval for new product, which will be launched in 1Q26. CStone Pharmaceuticals entered exclusive partnership with Istituto Gentili to commercialize sugemalimab across Western Europe and UK.
Glenmark signed exclusive licensing agreement with AbbVie for their oncology drug candidate ISB 2001. Lupin entered license and supply agreement for commercialization of its biosimilar Certolizumab Pegol in global markets.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (July 13) – Chugai, JCR, Cochlear, CStone, Celltrion, Glenmark, Lupin

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Genor Biopharma Holdings  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The merger is good for both parties. On the one hand, it helps boost Genor's valuation. On the other hand, it finally makes Edding realize its desire to go public.</li>
<li>The outlook of Edding Genor Group depends on the pipeline quality. Core products Vancocin/Ceclor/FPN are facing different challenges. The pipeline strength/R&amp;D capabilities of Genor hasn’t been recognized by the market.</li>
<li>Short-Term valuation is expected to reach RMB7.5 billion. Future valuation could be above RMB10 billion if pipeline R&amp;D progress/clinical data and the commercialization performance of marketed products meet the expectation.</li>
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The merger is good for both parties. On the one hand, it helps boost Genor's valuation. On the other hand, it finally makes Edding realize its desire to go public.
The outlook of Edding Genor Group depends on the pipeline quality. Core products Vancocin/Ceclor/FPN are facing different challenges. The pipeline strength/R&amp;D capabilities of Genor hasn’t been recognized by the market.
Short-Term valuation is expected to reach RMB7.5 billion. Future valuation could be above RMB10 billion if pipeline R&amp;D progress/clinical data and the commercialization performance of marketed products meet the expectation.


Genor Biopharma (6998 HK) - The Reverse Merger Will Unleash the Upside Potential of Valuation

Innovent Biologics Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$500m for R&amp;D and marketing.</li>
<li>The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with the overall results being mixed but recent deals have done well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) aims to raise around US$500m for R&amp;D and marketing.
The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with the overall results being mixed but recent deals have done well.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Innovent Biologics Placement - Second for the Month, Stock Has Doubled but Momentum Is Strong

China

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company manufactures genetic medicines, Chinese traditional medicines, diagnostic products, and medical instruments, provides technology, marketing, and advertising services, as well as invests in import and export trading.

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (2196 HK)

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Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (2196 HK)

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 18th): Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Ascentage Pharma Top-Up Placement - Past Deals Didn't Done Well, Stock up a Lot but Sector Is Strong

Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK) (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

APAC Healthcare Weekly (July 13) – Chugai, JCR, Cochlear, CStone, Celltrion, Glenmark, Lupin

Chugai entered inlicensing agreement. JCR Pharma and Glenmark stuck outlicensing deal. Cochlear got new product approval. CStone and Lupin found...

Tina Banerjee

Genor Biopharma (6998 HK) - The Reverse Merger Will Unleash the Upside Potential of Valuation

The merger will boost Genor's valuation and help Edding to go public. Future success hinges on pipeline quality. Valuation expected to reach...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Innovent Biologics Placement - Second for the Month, Stock Has Doubled but Momentum Is Strong

Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) aims to raise around US$500m for R&D and marketing. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 18th): Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Livzon Pharmaceutical, Cosco Shipping Development, Beigene,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Ascentage Pharma Top-Up Placement - Past Deals Didn't Done Well, Stock up a Lot but Sector Is Strong

Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK) (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

APAC Healthcare Weekly (July 13) – Chugai, JCR, Cochlear, CStone, Celltrion, Glenmark, Lupin

Chugai entered inlicensing agreement. JCR Pharma and Glenmark stuck outlicensing deal. Cochlear got new product approval. CStone and Lupin found...

Tina Banerjee

Genor Biopharma (6998 HK) - The Reverse Merger Will Unleash the Upside Potential of Valuation

​The merger will boost Genor's valuation and help Edding to go public. Future success hinges on pipeline quality. Valuation expected to reach...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Innovent Biologics Placement - Second for the Month, Stock Has Doubled but Momentum Is Strong

Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) aims to raise around US$500m for R&D and marketing. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

The merger will boost Genor's valuation and help Edding to go public. Future success hinges on pipeline quality. Valuation expected to reach...