IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

Oneconnect Financial Technology / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oneconnect-financial-technology-co-ltd-2e580cf8-6a65-4148-ac1e-f9a8a167856a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36656:1" rel="noopener">Oneconnect Financial Technology (6638 HK)</a>’s IFA opines that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>’s HK$2.068 (US$7.976 per ADS) offer is fair and reasonable. The vote is on 28 October. </li>
<li>The offer is below net cash, and the FCF burn is modest. Ping An is privatising OneConnect just as its revenue declines end (due to the discontinued cloud business).</li>
<li>The high minority participation rate and protest votes at the recent AGM are warning signs that the scheme vote is high risk. This setup is best avoided. </li>
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Oneconnect Financial Technology (6638 HK)’s IFA opines that Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)’s HK$2.068 (US$7.976 per ADS) offer is fair and reasonable. The vote is on 28 October. 
The offer is below net cash, and the FCF burn is modest. Ping An is privatising OneConnect just as its revenue declines end (due to the discontinued cloud business).
The high minority participation rate and protest votes at the recent AGM are warning signs that the scheme vote is high risk. This setup is best avoided. 


OneConnect Financial (6638 HK/OCFT US): Scheme Vote for Below Net Cash Offer on 28 October

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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<li>We see 28 potential and close adds and 34 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>A lot of the potential adds are very recently listed stocks that have a limited trading history. The low free float could lead to price spikes in the stocks.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
</ul>


We see 28 potential and close adds and 34 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.
A lot of the potential adds are very recently listed stocks that have a limited trading history. The low free float could lead to price spikes in the stocks.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect (Sep 2025): Plenty of Recent IPOs Could Be Added

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals / Index Rebalance

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<li>We see 21 potential and close adds and 34 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>There have been some big listings in the last couple of months and those stocks should be added to the index in September. That increases the number of potential deletions.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
</ul>


We see 21 potential and close adds and 34 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.
There have been some big listings in the last couple of months and those stocks should be added to the index in September. That increases the number of potential deletions.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September 2025

Equity Capital Markets

Qingdao Ainnovation Technology Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ainnovation-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35386:1" rel="noopener">AInnovation Technology (AIT HK)</a> is a fast-growing enterprise AI solutions provider in China. It has launched an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$157 million. </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ainnovation-technology-ipo-initiation-code-amber" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:63587" rel="noopener">AInnovation Technology IPO Initiation: Code Amber</a>, we stated that the negatives outweigh the positives and we would give the IPO a pass.</li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is fair. Due to our concerns about the fundamentals, we remain on the sidelines. Pricing is 20 January, listing on 27 January.</li>
</ul>



AInnovation Technology (AIT HK) is a fast-growing enterprise AI solutions provider in China. It has launched an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$157 million. 
In AInnovation Technology IPO Initiation: Code Amber, we stated that the negatives outweigh the positives and we would give the IPO a pass.
Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is fair. Due to our concerns about the fundamentals, we remain on the sidelines. Pricing is 20 January, listing on 27 January.


AInnovation Technology IPO: Valuation Insights

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ainnovation-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35386:1" rel="noopener">AInnovation Technology (AIT HK)</a> is a fast-growing enterprise AI solutions provider in China. It is set to launch an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$157 million.  </li>
<li>The fundamentals are mixed as diverging growth profiles of key segments, low market share and cash burn are accompanied by a narrowing loss margin. </li>
<li>Overall, we believe the negatives outweigh the positives and we would give the IPO a pass. </li>
</ul>



AInnovation Technology (AIT HK) is a fast-growing enterprise AI solutions provider in China. It is set to launch an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$157 million.  
The fundamentals are mixed as diverging growth profiles of key segments, low market share and cash burn are accompanied by a narrowing loss margin. 
Overall, we believe the negatives outweigh the positives and we would give the IPO a pass. 


AInnovation Technology IPO Initiation: Code Amber

China

Bairong Inc operates as a financial big data analytics solutions provider. The Company provides customer acquisition, loan origination, insurance underwriting, existing portfolio management, non performing loan management, and other services. Bairong provides its services throughout China.

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Bairong (6608 HK)

OneConnect Financial (6638 HK/OCFT US): Scheme Vote for Below Net Cash Offer on 28 October

The offer is below net cash, and Ping An is privatising OneConnect just as its revenue declines are coming to an end. This setup is best avoided.

Arun George

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect (Sep 2025): Plenty of Recent IPOs Could Be Added

The forecast adds to the index and Stock Connect are up 9.7% on average this month while the forecast deletes from the index and Stock Connect are...

Brian Freitas

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September 2025

There could be 55 changes for the HSCI in September. That could result in 46 changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and also have...

Brian Freitas

AInnovation Technology IPO: Valuation Insights

Our valuation analysis suggests that AInnovation is fully priced at the IPO price range. Due to our concerns about the fundamentals, we remain on...

Arun George

AInnovation Technology IPO Initiation: Code Amber

AInnovation is set to launch an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$157 million. Overall, we believe the negatives outweigh the positives and we would give...

Arun George

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