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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weride-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39905:1" rel="noopener">WeRide (WRD US)</a> plans to raise around US$350m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The company won HK listing approval and filed its PHIP on 19th October 2025. It will look to launch its secondary offering soon.</li>
<li>In this note, we’ll take a look at the deal and talk about the impact of the raising.</li>
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WeRide (WRD US) plans to raise around US$350m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.
The company won HK listing approval and filed its PHIP on 19th October 2025. It will look to launch its secondary offering soon.
In this note, we’ll take a look at the deal and talk about the impact of the raising.


WeRide Secondary HK Offering - Is Relatively Cheaper but Lacks Momentum

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pony-ai-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44035:1" rel="noopener">Pony AI (PONY US)</a> plans to raise around US$1bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The company won HK listing approval and filed its PHIP on 17th October 2025. It will look to launch its secondary offering soon.</li>
<li>In this note, we’ll take a look at the deal and talk about the impact of the raising.</li>
</ul>



Pony AI (PONY US) plans to raise around US$1bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.
The company won HK listing approval and filed its PHIP on 17th October 2025. It will look to launch its secondary offering soon.
In this note, we’ll take a look at the deal and talk about the impact of the raising.


Pony AI Secondary HK Offering - Stock Has Been Volatile, a Look at Possible Trading Setup

Sany Heavy Industry / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sany-heavy-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20183:1" rel="noopener">Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH)</a> aims to raise around US$1.6bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Sany Heavy Industry was the world’s third largest and China’s largest construction machinery company in terms of construction machinery’s cumulative revenue from 2020 to 2024, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
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Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH) aims to raise around US$1.6bn in its H-share listing.
Sany Heavy Industry was the world’s third largest and China’s largest construction machinery company in terms of construction machinery’s cumulative revenue from 2020 to 2024, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Sany Heavy Industries A/H IPO Pricing - Thoughts on Valuations

Tekscend Photomask / 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, India saw a host of listing, while HK is gearing up a busy year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, we had a look at some of the IPO lockups. There weren't any large placements 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, India saw a host of listing, while HK is gearing up a busy year end.
On the placements front, we had a look at some of the IPO lockups. There weren't any large placements this week.


ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

Woodside Energy Group Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently elevenpair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently elevenpair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (20 Oct)

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)

WeRide Secondary HK Offering - Is Relatively Cheaper but Lacks Momentum

WeRide (WRD US) plans to raise around US$350m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI Secondary HK Offering - Stock Has Been Volatile, a Look at Possible Trading Setup

Pony AI (PONY US) plans to raise around US$1bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and possible...

Sumeet Singh

Sany Heavy Industries A/H IPO Pricing - Thoughts on Valuations

Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH) aims to raise around US$1.6bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

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

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (20 Oct)

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

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WeRide Secondary HK Offering - Is Relatively Cheaper but Lacks Momentum

WeRide (WRD US) plans to raise around US$350m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI Secondary HK Offering - Stock Has Been Volatile, a Look at Possible Trading Setup

Pony AI (PONY US) plans to raise around US$1bn in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and possible...

Sumeet Singh

Sany Heavy Industries A/H IPO Pricing - Thoughts on Valuations

Sany Heavy Industry (600031 CH) aims to raise around US$1.6bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

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

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (20 Oct)

​Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors, offering unique insights into relative...