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/zeekr-intelligent-technology-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36785:1" rel="noopener">ZEEKR (ZK US)</a>, a premium EV brand by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geely-automobile-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:127:1" rel="noopener">Geely Auto (175 HK)</a>, raised around US$440m in its US listing. Its IPO lockup will expire soon.</li>
<li>ZEEKR was formed in Mar 2021 as a JV between Geely and its founder, via Geely Holdings. The company undertook two pre-IPO funding rounds prior to listing.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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ZEEKR (ZK US), a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), raised around US$440m in its US listing. Its IPO lockup will expire soon.
ZEEKR was formed in Mar 2021 as a JV between Geely and its founder, via Geely Holdings. The company undertook two pre-IPO funding rounds prior to listing.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


ZEEKR IPO Lockup - A US$1.3bn+ Lockup Expiry but Everyone Is Underwater

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>Solactive has announced the constituent changes for the Global Lithium Index. There are 3 adds and 3 deletes with implementation at the close on 31 October.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 13.8% and will result in a one-way trade of US$174m. There are a few stocks with over 1x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>The index is not very widely tracked and there could be big moves in some stocks over the next few days - especially where there is multiple days ADV.</li>
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Solactive has announced the constituent changes for the Global Lithium Index. There are 3 adds and 3 deletes with implementation at the close on 31 October.
Estimated one-way turnover is 13.8% and will result in a one-way trade of US$174m. There are a few stocks with over 1x ADV to trade.
The index is not very widely tracked and there could be big moves in some stocks over the next few days - especially where there is multiple days ADV.


Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: 28% Turnover & US$350m Trade

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 18th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in China Overseas, Cspc Pharma, Anta Sports, Kuaishou, Jd.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 18th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in China Overseas, Cspc Pharma, Anta Sports, Kuaishou, Jd.


HK Short Interest Weekly: China Overseas, Cspc Pharma, Anta Sports, Kuaishou, Jd

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>LKNCY US:Weak sales of Starbucks China reflects lingering fierce competition (-)</li>
<li>300274 CH/300750 CH/1211 HK: New energy export data in September are generally weak, and the phenomenon of tariff-related advanced exporting has not yet appeared(/////)</li>
<li>AAPL US/JD US/1810 HK: iPhone achieves close to 27% market share in China during prior week (+/+/+)</li>
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LKNCY US:Weak sales of Starbucks China reflects lingering fierce competition (-)
300274 CH/300750 CH/1211 HK: New energy export data in September are generally weak, and the phenomenon of tariff-related advanced exporting has not yet appeared(/////)
AAPL US/JD US/1810 HK: iPhone achieves close to 27% market share in China during prior week (+/+/+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:LKNCY/300274 CH/300750 CH/1211 HK/AAPL/JD /1810 HK/QCOM/2454 TT/NIO/LI/XPEV/ATAT

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weride-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39905:1" rel="noopener">WeRide (WRD US)</a> is looking to raise US$119m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4 of driving automation.</li>
<li>We had looked at the firm’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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WeRide (WRD US) is looking to raise US$119m in its US IPO.
WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4 of driving automation.
We had looked at the firm’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.


WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment.  Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

China

BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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BYD (1211 HK)

ZEEKR IPO Lockup - A US$1.3bn+ Lockup Expiry but Everyone Is Underwater

ZEEKR (ZK US), a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), raised around US$440m in its US listing. Its IPO lockup will expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: 28% Turnover & US$350m Trade

There are 3 adds/3 deletes for the Solactive Global Lithium Index resulting in an estimated one-way turnover of 13.8% and in a one-way trade of...

Brian Freitas

HK Short Interest Weekly: China Overseas, Cspc Pharma, Anta Sports, Kuaishou, Jd

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 18th and highlight short interest changes in China Overseas, Cspc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LKNCY/300274 CH/300750 CH/1211 HK/AAPL/JD /1810 HK/QCOM/2454 TT/NIO/LI/XPEV/ATAT

Starbucks China sales struggle amid intense competition, new energy export data weak, iPhone gains 27% market share in China.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment. Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

WeRide has since relaunched its US$119m US IPO, having pulled it two months ago. Bosch cornered US$100m of the deal, leaving

Clarence Chu

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ZEEKR IPO Lockup - A US$1.3bn+ Lockup Expiry but Everyone Is Underwater

ZEEKR (ZK US), a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), raised around US$440m in its US listing. Its IPO lockup will expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: 28% Turnover & US$350m Trade

There are 3 adds/3 deletes for the Solactive Global Lithium Index resulting in an estimated one-way turnover of 13.8% and in a one-way trade of...

Brian Freitas

HK Short Interest Weekly: China Overseas, Cspc Pharma, Anta Sports, Kuaishou, Jd

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 18th and highlight short interest changes in China Overseas, Cspc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LKNCY/300274 CH/300750 CH/1211 HK/AAPL/JD /1810 HK/QCOM/2454 TT/NIO/LI/XPEV/ATAT

​Starbucks China sales struggle amid intense competition, new energy export data weak, iPhone gains 27% market share in China.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment. Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

WeRide has since relaunched its US$119m US IPO, having pulled it two months ago. Bosch cornered US$100m of the deal, leaving

Clarence Chu

Starbucks China sales struggle amid intense competition, new energy export data weak, iPhone gains 27% market share in China.