APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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

WT Microelectronics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wt-microelectronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19712:1" rel="noopener">WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$442m, selling 75m shares via a GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise up to US$442m, selling 75m shares via a GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Aequitas: WT Micro Offering - Well Flagged US$942 GDR+CB Combo; Shares Have Traced Back Recently

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 analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 28th. The aggregated holding was USD2,277.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD3,814mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, E.SUN Financial, Nanya Technology, Unimicron Technology, MediaTek.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 28th. The aggregated holding was USD2,277.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD3,814mln. We tabulate the league tables for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, E.SUN Financial, Nanya Technology, Unimicron Technology, MediaTek.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 28th): TSMC, E.SUN Financial, Nanya Technology, MediaTek

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 28th. The aggregated short interest was USD43.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, Jentech Precision Industrial, Winbond Electronics, Evergreen Marine, FOSITEK.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Aug 28th. The aggregated short interest was USD43.9bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, Jentech Precision Industrial, Winbond Electronics, Evergreen Marine, FOSITEK.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Aug 28th): Shin Kong Financial, Jentech Precision Industrial, FOSITEK

Gigabyte Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigabyte-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17486:1" rel="noopener">Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$550m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 14th Aug 2026, Gigabyte announced of receipt of board’s approval to sell around 40-50m common shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas materials.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT) is looking to raise up to US$550m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 14th Aug 2026, Gigabyte announced of receipt of board’s approval to sell around 40-50m common shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas materials.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Aequitas: Gigabyte GDR Early Look - US$500m+ GDR Offering, Well Flagged After a Year

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/globalwafers-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17916:1" rel="noopener">Globalwafers (6488 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$1.5bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 4th Aug 2026, GWC announced that it had received its board’s approval to sell around 40-50m common shares via a GDR offering. </li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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Globalwafers (6488 TT) is looking to raise up to US$1.5bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 4th Aug 2026, GWC announced that it had received its board’s approval to sell around 40-50m common shares via a GDR offering. 
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Aequitas: GlobalWafers GDR Early Look - US$1.5bn GDR Offering, With Overseas Expansion Ahead

Taiwan

Bizlink Holding Inc., manufactures connectors, cable assemblies, as well as wire harnesses. Their main products include HDMI connectors, display port connectors, solar cables, as well as halogen-free power cords.

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Bizlink Holding (3665 TT)

Aequitas: WT Micro Offering - Well Flagged US$942 GDR+CB Combo; Shares Have Traced Back Recently

WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise up to US$442m, selling 75m shares via a GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another...

Akshat Shah

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 28th): TSMC, E.SUN Financial, Nanya Technology, MediaTek

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, E.SUN Financial, Nanya Technology,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Aug 28th): Shin Kong Financial, Jentech Precision Industrial, FOSITEK

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Shin Kong Financial, Jentech Precision...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: Gigabyte GDR Early Look - US$500m+ GDR Offering, Well Flagged After a Year

Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT, Gigabyte) is looking to raise up to US$550m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: GlobalWafers GDR Early Look - US$1.5bn GDR Offering, With Overseas Expansion Ahead

GlobalWafers Co Ltd (6488 TT, GWC) is looking to raise up to US$1.5bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.

Akshat Shah

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