HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>The collapse of the US markets on Friday, following better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in May, is expected to send the Asian markets into panic on Monday.</li>
<li>The IPOs in Hong Kong this year are vulnerable, especially those that performed well, like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> and Beijing Deepzero Technology (2723 HK).</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giga-device-semiconductor-inc-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46238:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46333:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (6809 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax (100 HK)</a> are also riskier names in the current market environment. </li>
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The collapse of the US markets on Friday, following better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in May, is expected to send the Asian markets into panic on Monday.
The IPOs in Hong Kong this year are vulnerable, especially those that performed well, like Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) and Beijing Deepzero Technology (2723 HK).

GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK), Montage Technology (6809 HK), and MiniMax (100 HK) are also riskier names in the current market environment. 


HK Strategy: The Imminent Sell-Off - What IPOs Are More Vulnerable?

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>Hong Kong is on track to complete $40 billion in IPOs this year, with demand coming from unicorn tech companies and A-share firms seeking dual listings. </li>
<li>AI, new energy technology, and healthcare will be the leading IPO sectors.  There are 450 companies that have filed for IPOs in Hong Kong in 2026.</li>
<li>With IPO oversubscriptions extremely high, investors are buying peer companies in the same industry, benefiting from spillover or halo effects.  </li>
</ul>


Hong Kong is on track to complete $40 billion in IPOs this year, with demand coming from unicorn tech companies and A-share firms seeking dual listings. 
AI, new energy technology, and healthcare will be the leading IPO sectors.  There are 450 companies that have filed for IPOs in Hong Kong in 2026.
With IPO oversubscriptions extremely high, investors are buying peer companies in the same industry, benefiting from spillover or halo effects.  


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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.

Equity Capital Markets

Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

Mech-Mind Robotics Technologies (MMRT HK)

<ul>
<li>Mech-Mind raised HKD 2,200.2m (USD 280.6m) in net proceeds from its global offering and will list on the HKEX on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the company's fundamentals, deal terms and peer valuation.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before its trading debut.</li>
</ul>


Mech-Mind raised HKD 2,200.2m (USD 280.6m) in net proceeds from its global offering and will list on the HKEX on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
In our previous notes, we looked at the company's fundamentals, deal terms and peer valuation.
In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before its trading debut.


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.

Eastroc Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45048:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage (9980 HK)</a> (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Eastroc Beverage (9980 HK) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Lockup Expiry - US$280m Release with the Stock Underwater

Zhongji Innolight   / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<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, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongji-innolight-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6986:1" rel="noopener">Zhongji Innolight (300308 CH)</a> launched HK's largest listing so far this year, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-funds-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48001:1" rel="noopener">SBI Funds Management</a> reopened the Indian markets.</li>
<li>There weren't many placements over the past week but we did look at a few upcoming lockup expiries.</li>
</ul>


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, Zhongji Innolight (300308 CH) launched HK's largest listing so far this year, while SBI Funds Management reopened the Indian markets.
There weren't many placements over the past week but we did look at a few upcoming lockup expiries.


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Busy Ming is a Chinese snack and beverage retailer that operates a vast network of stores across China. The company offers a wide range of snacks and beverages, including bakery, confectionery, biscuits, nuts, puffed snacks, instant meals, chocolates, and preserves. It operates under the "Busy for You" and "Super Ming" brands through self-operated and franchised stores, focusing on a value retail model. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Changsha, China.

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