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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd-3fd31c4e-aba6-43af-bdf8-c5a7af8cf9b2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44473:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile</a> raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Chery Automobile raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Chery Auto IPO Lockup - US$8bn Pre-IPO Release

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<ul><li>US President Trump announced on 2 July that the US reached a trade deal with Vietnam, one week ahead of the 9 July deadline.</li><li>The US will impose a 20% tariff on Vietnamese exports and a 40% "transhipping" tariff for goods originating from other countries, compared to 46% tariffs previously announced in April.</li><li>In return, Vietnam will give the US total access to its market with zero tariffs. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

US President Trump announced on 2 July that the US reached a trade deal with Vietnam, one week ahead of the 9 July deadline.The US will impose a 20% tariff on Vietnamese exports and a 40% "transhipping" tariff for goods originating from other countries, compared to 46% tariffs previously announced in April.In return, Vietnam will give the US total access to its market with zero tariffs. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Technology - Implications of US-Vietnam Tariff Deal; Apple Supply Chain to Benefit Most

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<li>Following a 20% rally in 1H25, the market has built in excessive optimism on the HSI. Historically, average returns for Jul-Oct are negative, suggesting caution is needed.</li>
<li>The top 10 best-performing constituents are sitting on 24x FY25F PER, much higher than 11x for the Index, implying that earnings excitement has been well factored in. </li>
<li>Among the worst-performing ones in 1H25, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-electronic-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1927:1" rel="noopener">BYD Electronics (285 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home (6690 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/techtronic-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4561:1" rel="noopener">Techtronic Industries (669 HK)</a> look appealing in 2H25.</li>
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Following a 20% rally in 1H25, the market has built in excessive optimism on the HSI. Historically, average returns for Jul-Oct are negative, suggesting caution is needed.
The top 10 best-performing constituents are sitting on 24x FY25F PER, much higher than 11x for the Index, implying that earnings excitement has been well factored in. 
Among the worst-performing ones in 1H25, BYD Electronics (285 HK), Haier Smart Home (6690 HK), and Techtronic Industries (669 HK) look appealing in 2H25.


<ul><li>Computex 2025 was held in Taipei during 19-23 May, which mostly focused on AI servers, AI PCs, and thermal/power/connector solutions.</li><li>Below are key updates from keynotes and booths we visited at the event: 1) GB200 accelerating throughout 2Q; 2) GB300 rack sampling into 3Q and target for 4Q ramp; 3) modest spec upgrades but smoother ramp for GB300 components given design change back from Cordelia to Bianca, 4) 800V HVDC power rack by Delta/Vertiv, 5) Hybrid liquid/air solutions for GB300/B300 by Honhai/Wiwynn/Inventec/Gigabyte, 6) GPU/SO-CAMM sockets and mid-plane (vs cable cartridge) by FIT/Amphenol, 7) AI PCs/DGX Spark by Asus/Acer/Gigabyte/MSI, 8) NVIDIA ecosystem evolving with MGX platform (server), NVLink Fusion (network) and GROON N1 (robotics).</li><li>We become more positive on GB200/300 rack shipments into 2H25E, benefiting names including FII (601138 CH, NR), FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK), BYDE (285 HK), Luxshare (002475 CH) and Lenovo (992 HK, NR).</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Computex 2025 was held in Taipei during 19-23 May, which mostly focused on AI servers, AI PCs, and thermal/power/connector solutions.Below are key updates from keynotes and booths we visited at the event: 1) GB200 accelerating throughout 2Q; 2) GB300 rack sampling into 3Q and target for 4Q ramp; 3) modest spec upgrades but smoother ramp for GB300 components given design change back from Cordelia to Bianca, 4) 800V HVDC power rack by Delta/Vertiv, 5) Hybrid liquid/air solutions for GB300/B300 by Honhai/Wiwynn/Inventec/Gigabyte, 6) GPU/SO-CAMM sockets and mid-plane (vs cable cartridge) by FIT/Amphenol, 7) AI PCs/DGX Spark by Asus/Acer/Gigabyte/MSI, 8) NVIDIA ecosystem evolving with MGX platform (server), NVLink Fusion (network) and GROON N1 (robotics).We become more positive on GB200/300 rack shipments into 2H25E, benefiting names including FII (601138 CH, NR), FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK), BYDE (285 HK), Luxshare (002475 CH) and Lenovo (992 HK, NR).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Technology: GB300 NVL72, Liquid Cooling, GPU/SOCAMM Socket, AI PCs, DGX Spark

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<li>The HSI has already recovered to 2.2% above the pre-"reciprocal tariff" level, and the top 10 best-performing constituents have registered an average return of 15.6%.</li>
<li>Despite so, there are still 40 under-performing stocks, with 32 of them remain in the negative zone with an average of 4.8% loss. </li>
<li>Among them, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zto-express-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33488:1" rel="noopener">ZTO Express Cayman (2057 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/budweiser-brewing-co-apac-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28077:1" rel="noopener">Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-electronic-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1927:1" rel="noopener">BYD Electronics (285 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> look well-positioned to catch up.</li>
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The HSI has already recovered to 2.2% above the pre-"reciprocal tariff" level, and the top 10 best-performing constituents have registered an average return of 15.6%.
Despite so, there are still 40 under-performing stocks, with 32 of them remain in the negative zone with an average of 4.8% loss. 
Among them, ZTO Express Cayman (2057 HK), Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK), BYD Electronics (285 HK), and Meituan (3690 HK) look well-positioned to catch up.


HK Strategy: What Are Some of the HSI Laggards to Pick Up?

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BYD Electronic (International) Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells handset components and modules, and provides assembly services for mobile phones. The company offers one-stop product solutions leveraging electronic information, AI, 5G, and IoT technologies, with its business spanning smartphones, computers, new energy vehicles, smart home solutions, and communication equipment. It was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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Aequitas: Chery Auto IPO Lockup - US$8bn Pre-IPO Release

Chery Automobile raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Technology - Implications of US-Vietnam Tariff Deal; Apple Supply Chain to Benefit Most

US President Trump announced on 2 July that the US reached a trade deal with Vietnam, one week ahead of the 9 July deadline.

CMB International

HK Strategy: Some Ideas for 2H25

Excessive optimism on HSI after a 20% rally YTD, caution needed for Jul-Oct as historically returns are negative. BYD Electronic, Haier Smart...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Technology: GB300 NVL72, Liquid Cooling, GPU/SOCAMM Socket, AI PCs, DGX Spark

Computex 2025 was held in Taipei during 19-23 May, which mostly focused on AI servers, AI PCs, and thermal/power/connector solutions.

CMB International

HK Strategy: What Are Some of the HSI Laggards to Pick Up?

HSI has rebounded above pre-reciprocal tariff levels, with top stocks up 15.6%. However, 32 stocks remain negative, with ZTO Express, Budweiser...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Aequitas: Chery Auto IPO Lockup - US$8bn Pre-IPO Release

Chery Automobile raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Technology - Implications of US-Vietnam Tariff Deal; Apple Supply Chain to Benefit Most

US President Trump announced on 2 July that the US reached a trade deal with Vietnam, one week ahead of the 9 July deadline.

CMB International

HK Strategy: Some Ideas for 2H25

​Excessive optimism on HSI after a 20% rally YTD, caution needed for Jul-Oct as historically returns are negative. BYD Electronic, Haier Smart...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Technology: GB300 NVL72, Liquid Cooling, GPU/SOCAMM Socket, AI PCs, DGX Spark

Computex 2025 was held in Taipei during 19-23 May, which mostly focused on AI servers, AI PCs, and thermal/power/connector solutions.

CMB International

HK Strategy: What Are Some of the HSI Laggards to Pick Up?

​HSI has rebounded above pre-reciprocal tariff levels, with top stocks up 15.6%. However, 32 stocks remain negative, with ZTO Express, Budweiser...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Excessive optimism on HSI after a 20% rally YTD, caution needed for Jul-Oct as historically returns are negative. BYD Electronic, Haier Smart...

HSI has rebounded above pre-reciprocal tariff levels, with top stocks up 15.6%. However, 32 stocks remain negative, with ZTO Express, Budweiser...