Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Our base case valuation of Nota suggests target price of 11,948 won per share, which represents 31% higher than the high end of the IPO price range (9,100 won).</li>
<li>Nota's technology enables efficient operation of high-performance AI models. It has been able to develop one of the first commercially available generative AI-based intelligent video surveillance solution in Korea.</li>
<li>We estimate Nota to generate revenue of 13.8 billion won (up 65% YoY) in 2025 and 21.7 billion won (up 57% YoY) in 2026. </li>
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Our base case valuation of Nota suggests target price of 11,948 won per share, which represents 31% higher than the high end of the IPO price range (9,100 won).
Nota's technology enables efficient operation of high-performance AI models. It has been able to develop one of the first commercially available generative AI-based intelligent video surveillance solution in Korea.
We estimate Nota to generate revenue of 13.8 billion won (up 65% YoY) in 2025 and 21.7 billion won (up 57% YoY) in 2026. 


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.

Montage Technology   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28236:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (688008 CH)</a> (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Montage Technology (688008 CH) (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Montage Technology A/H Listing - Fast Growth but Doesn’t Need the Cash, Delisted Once

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Samsung has scaled back its Texas fab plans from 44 billion to 37 billion, but the summit may bring a top-up with Intel and Amkor partnerships.</li>
<li>Intel is shifting glass substrate patents to an Arm-like royalty model backed by SoftBank’s 2 billion stake and a 10 percent US government holding.</li>
<li>Samsung's partnership would show alignment with US semiconductor policy at a time when subsidies and political backing matter as much as technology.</li>
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Samsung has scaled back its Texas fab plans from 44 billion to 37 billion, but the summit may bring a top-up with Intel and Amkor partnerships.
Intel is shifting glass substrate patents to an Arm-like royalty model backed by SoftBank’s 2 billion stake and a 10 percent US government holding.
Samsung's partnership would show alignment with US semiconductor policy at a time when subsidies and political backing matter as much as technology.


At the US-Korea Summit, Samsung’s Next Move Could Reshape the US Chipboard

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<li>Nota is getting ready to complete its IPO on KOSDAQ in September. Nota specializes in lightweight and optimized artificial intelligence (AI) technology.</li>
<li>The IPO price range is from 7,600 won to 9,100 won. At this price range, the company's expected market cap is from 163 billion won to 196 billion won. </li>
<li>Nota provides technology that enables the efficient operation of high-performance AI models even on resource-constrained edge devices, centered around its proprietary AI model optimization platform, NetsPresso®.</li>
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Nota is getting ready to complete its IPO on KOSDAQ in September. Nota specializes in lightweight and optimized artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
The IPO price range is from 7,600 won to 9,100 won. At this price range, the company's expected market cap is from 163 billion won to 196 billion won. 
Nota provides technology that enables the efficient operation of high-performance AI models even on resource-constrained edge devices, centered around its proprietary AI model optimization platform, NetsPresso®.


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<li>SoftBank widens its AI bet with a $2B stake in Intel, suffers a 12% dip over two consecutive days.</li>
<li>Nvidia’s dominance has hyperscalers wary of lock-in. With Amazon and Microsoft building their chips, SoftBank’s move lands right as the market searches for alternatives.</li>
<li>Can Son replicate Intel’s historic design-fab alignment in AI, or would execution risk outweigh his ecosystem-diversification logic?</li>
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SoftBank widens its AI bet with a $2B stake in Intel, suffers a 12% dip over two consecutive days.
Nvidia’s dominance has hyperscalers wary of lock-in. With Amazon and Microsoft building their chips, SoftBank’s move lands right as the market searches for alternatives.
Can Son replicate Intel’s historic design-fab alignment in AI, or would execution risk outweigh his ecosystem-diversification logic?


Masa’s AI Double Down: Masterstroke or Misstep?

United Kingdom

Arm Holdings US, Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, designs chips used in a range of electronic products. Arm Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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Douglas Kim

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Nota IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Nota suggests target price of 11,948 won per share, which represents 31% higher than the high end of the IPO price range...

Douglas Kim

Montage Technology A/H Listing - Fast Growth but Doesn’t Need the Cash, Delisted Once

Montage Technology (688008 CH), a provider of memory interface and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this...

Sumeet Singh

At the US-Korea Summit, Samsung’s Next Move Could Reshape the US Chipboard

Samsung could weigh deeper US bets through Intel and Amkor bets as Intel pivots glass substrate patents into a licensing model.

Mint Finance

Nota IPO Preview

Nota is getting ready to complete its IPO on KOSDAQ in September. Nota provides technology that enables the efficient operation of high-performance...

Douglas Kim

Masa’s AI Double Down: Masterstroke or Misstep?

​SoftBank invests $2B in Intel for AI, faces stock drop. While the market seems to look for alternatives to Nvidia, Son's strategy is still...

Mint Finance

SoftBank invests $2B in Intel for AI, faces stock drop. While the market seems to look for alternatives to Nvidia, Son's strategy is still...