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, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16185:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-housing-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43675:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN)</a> hogged much of the limelight this week as well.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a few large US$400m+ placements across the region 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, Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) and Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) hogged much of the limelight this week as well.
On the placements front, there were a few large US$400m+ placements across the region this week.


ECM Weekly (23rd Sep 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Midea, Intermestic, Sagility, Belstar, Kuaishou, Bajaj HF

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 September 20th.</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 Alibaba (9988 HK), Meituan (3690 HK).</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 20th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Meituan (3690 HK).


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Sep 20th): Alibaba, Meituan

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hong Kong's unusual trading channel pattern may be coming to an end and short selling declines.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)</a> broke a falling triangle pattern and now trades above near term support levels.  The company's dual listing announcement and large buyback program are near-term positives.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32157:1" rel="noopener">GDS Holdings (9698 HK)</a> has broken out of its rounding bottom pattern with a positive earnings announcement.  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-ruyi-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3296:1" rel="noopener">China Ruyi Holdings (136 HK)</a> has broken out from its triangle pattern.
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Hong Kong's unusual trading channel pattern may be coming to an end and short selling declines.
Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK) broke a falling triangle pattern and now trades above near term support levels.  The company's dual listing announcement and large buyback program are near-term positives.

GDS Holdings (9698 HK) has broken out of its rounding bottom pattern with a positive earnings announcement.  China Ruyi Holdings (136 HK) has broken out from its triangle pattern.



Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (AUGUST 24)

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>NTES US: &lt;Hearthstone&gt; PC Preload Begins, Official Return on September 25 (+)</li>
<li>700 HK: Tencent's &lt;Peacekeeper Elite&gt; Tops iOS Grossing Chart After Major Gameplay Update.(+)</li>
<li>700 HK: Tencent's FPS Game &lt;Delta Force&gt; Pre-launch Character Creation Event Starts, Launch on September 26 (/)</li>
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NTES US: &lt;Hearthstone&gt; PC Preload Begins, Official Return on September 25 (+)
700 HK: Tencent's &lt;Peacekeeper Elite&gt; Tops iOS Grossing Chart After Major Gameplay Update.(+)
700 HK: Tencent's FPS Game &lt;Delta Force&gt; Pre-launch Character Creation Event Starts, Launch on September 26 (/)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTES US/700 HK/BABA US/JD US/AMZN US/PDD US/SHEIN/VIPS US/3690HK/IQ US

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.
K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


K Bank IPO - The Negatives - Ample Issues Along with Crypto Exposure & Lockup

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba (9988 HK)

ECM Weekly (23rd Sep 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Midea, Intermestic, Sagility, Belstar, Kuaishou, Bajaj HF

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

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Sep 20th): Alibaba, Meituan

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Meituan (3690 HK).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (AUGUST 24)

GDS continues to rally after its breakout from its 2 year downtrend. Huatai maintained a BUY on the stock and raised its target price to HK$27.49...

David Mudd

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTES US/700 HK/BABA US/JD US/AMZN US/PDD US/SHEIN/VIPS US/3690HK/IQ US

Preloading for PC has started, official return on Sept 25; tops iOS chart after update; pre-launch event begins, launch on Sept 26.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

K Bank IPO - The Negatives - Ample Issues Along with Crypto Exposure & Lockup

K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

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ECM Weekly (23rd Sep 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Midea, Intermestic, Sagility, Belstar, Kuaishou, Bajaj HF

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

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Sep 20th): Alibaba, Meituan

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Meituan (3690 HK).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Technically Speaking, Breakouts and Breakdowns: HONG KONG (AUGUST 24)

GDS continues to rally after its breakout from its 2 year downtrend. Huatai maintained a BUY on the stock and raised its target price to HK$27.49...

David Mudd

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTES US/700 HK/BABA US/JD US/AMZN US/PDD US/SHEIN/VIPS US/3690HK/IQ US

​Preloading for PC has started, official return on Sept 25; tops iOS chart after update; pre-launch event begins, launch on Sept 26.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

K Bank IPO - The Negatives - Ample Issues Along with Crypto Exposure & Lockup

K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Preloading for PC has started, official return on Sept 25; tops iOS chart after update; pre-launch event begins, launch on Sept 26.