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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daimler-truck-holding-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35551:1" rel="noopener">Daimler Truck Holding (DTG GR)</a> could look to raise JPY200-300bn (US$1.3-1.9bn) via a secondary in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/archion-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47577:1" rel="noopener">Archion (543A JP)</a>, as per media reports.</li>
<li>Post the news break on Friday, the company clarified that it is exploring various options, including a secondary.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the possible deal dynamics.</li>
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Toyota Motor (7203 JP) and Daimler Truck Holding (DTG GR) could look to raise JPY200-300bn (US$1.3-1.9bn) via a secondary in Archion (543A JP), as per media reports.
Post the news break on Friday, the company clarified that it is exploring various options, including a secondary.
In this note, we will talk about the possible deal dynamics.


Aequitas: Archion Possible Placement - Large, ~US$1.6bn, but Well Flagged Secondary

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Friday after the close the Nikkei reported that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> and Daimler plan on offering ¥200-300bn of shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/archion-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47577:1" rel="noopener">Archion (543A JP)</a> within the month, perhaps next week.</li>
<li>This has been VERY well-flagged. OR should have been. I wrote about it in June 2025, then Jan 2026, then March 2026, then a few days later in April. </li>
<li>They say 30% of shares out or ~900mm shares which would be the full offering, but the ownership drop looks like 35.2% in their diagram. It is a BIG offering.</li>
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Friday after the close the Nikkei reported that Toyota Motor (7203 JP) and Daimler plan on offering ¥200-300bn of shares in Archion (543A JP) within the month, perhaps next week.
This has been VERY well-flagged. OR should have been. I wrote about it in June 2025, then Jan 2026, then March 2026, then a few days later in April. 
They say 30% of shares out or ~900mm shares which would be the full offering, but the ownership drop looks like 35.2% in their diagram. It is a BIG offering.


[Japan Offering] ARCHION (543A) Incoming - Big Re-IPO Now Smaller, Better

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week? ARCHION INCOMING!  This week? ARCHION HAS LANDED! <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hino-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2144:1" rel="noopener">Hino Motors Ltd (7205 JP)</a> closed last week at ¥387/share. The stock is up 32%. On 5x the number of shares. </li>
<li>5x? Yes. In order to make this work, Toyota did a giant debt/equity swap AND bought into Mitsubishi Fuso Truck &amp; Bus, gave away value, and delegated management to MFTBC. </li>
<li>On the third day of trading, ARCHION looks to be 8.9x pro-forma EBITDA, ~17-18x PER, and 1.8x PBR vs Isuzu at 6x, &lt;10x, and &lt;1.1x. And a re-IPO is coming.</li>
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Last week? ARCHION INCOMING!  This week? ARCHION HAS LANDED! Hino Motors Ltd (7205 JP) closed last week at ¥387/share. The stock is up 32%. On 5x the number of shares. 
5x? Yes. In order to make this work, Toyota did a giant debt/equity swap AND bought into Mitsubishi Fuso Truck &amp; Bus, gave away value, and delegated management to MFTBC. 
On the third day of trading, ARCHION looks to be 8.9x pro-forma EBITDA, ~17-18x PER, and 1.8x PBR vs Isuzu at 6x, &lt;10x, and &lt;1.1x. And a re-IPO is coming.


[Japan Event] ARCHION (543A) HAS LANDED! Expensive, Overhang Galore; Risk Is MOOAR SQUEEZE

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIKKEI 225 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Advantest, Kioxia, Fujikura, Tokyo Electron, TDK, ARCHION, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Materials.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIKKEI 225 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Advantest, Kioxia, Fujikura, Tokyo Electron, TDK, ARCHION, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Materials.


NIKKEI 225 Index Earning Revision (Sep): Advantest, Kioxia, Fujikura, Tokyo Electron, TDK, ARCHION

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jx-advanced-metals-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44346:1" rel="noopener">JX Advanced Metals (5016)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kokusai-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40152:1" rel="noopener">Kokusai Electric (6525)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capcom-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1459:1" rel="noopener">Capcom Co Ltd (9697)</a> replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/konica-minolta-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17287:1" rel="noopener">Konica Minolta (4902)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/archion-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47577:1" rel="noopener">Archion (543A)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kanadevia-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14969:1" rel="noopener">Kanadevia (7004)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 Index</a>.</li>
<li>With the new methodology, the index committee appears to be focused on adding stocks with high liquidity and restoring sector balance to align the index with the methodology.</li>
<li>With sector imbalance still rife, there could be 3 more changes for the index in March with more inclusions from the Information and Communications sector likely.</li>
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JX Advanced Metals (5016), Kokusai Electric (6525) and Capcom Co Ltd (9697) replace Konica Minolta (4902), Archion (543A) and Kanadevia (7004) in the Nikkei 225 Index.
With the new methodology, the index committee appears to be focused on adding stocks with high liquidity and restoring sector balance to align the index with the methodology.
With sector imbalance still rife, there could be 3 more changes for the index in March with more inclusions from the Information and Communications sector likely.


Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance: Capcom (9697 JP) Gets a Boss-Level Upgrade

Japan

ARCHION Corporation offers professional services. The Company provides subsidiary company management and other related services. ARCHION conducts businesses in Japan.

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Archion (543A JP)

Aequitas: Archion Possible Placement - Large, ~US$1.6bn, but Well Flagged Secondary

Toyota Motor (7203 JP) and Daimler Truck Holding (DTG GR) could look to raise JPY200-300bn (US$1.3-1.9bn) via a secondary in Archion (543A JP), as...

Sumeet Singh

[Japan Offering] ARCHION (543A) Incoming - Big Re-IPO Now Smaller, Better

The ARCHION re-IPO may be coming soon. The Nikkei says so. The stock is down 25% from March 31 and 40+% from post NEWCO highs. Guidance is also...

Travis Lundy

[Japan Event] ARCHION (543A) HAS LANDED! Expensive, Overhang Galore; Risk Is MOOAR SQUEEZE

ARCHION was INCOMING. ARCHION has now landed. At lunch break, ARCHION was +26.4% vs last trade as Hino. The stock is now quite expensive, and quite...

Travis Lundy

NIKKEI 225 Index Earning Revision (Sep): Advantest, Kioxia, Fujikura, Tokyo Electron, TDK, ARCHION

We analyzed NIKKEI 225's consensus for Sep 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in Advantest, Kioxia, Fujikura, Tokyo Electron, TDK, ARCHION, Nippon...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance: Capcom (9697 JP) Gets a Boss-Level Upgrade

The Nikkei225 Index rebalances at the close today. Positioning has increased in nearly all adds/deletes since announcement of the changes. JX...

Brian Freitas

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