IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile (9973</a><a target="_blank">. HK)</a> priced its IPO at HK$30.75 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$1.2 billion. The shares will begin trading on September 25.</li>
<li>The IPO was discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:200985" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO: The Bull Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:201049" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-9973-hk-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:202204" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK): Valuation Insights</a>. </li>
<li>The market sentiment of the peers has declined since the IPO launch. Chery Auto is fairly valued at the IPO price.</li>
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Chery Automobile (9973. HK) priced its IPO at HK$30.75 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$1.2 billion. The shares will begin trading on September 25.
The IPO was discussed in Chery Automobile IPO: The Bull Case, Chery Automobile IPO: The Bear Case and Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK): Valuation Insights. 
The market sentiment of the peers has declined since the IPO launch. Chery Auto is fairly valued at the IPO price.


Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK) IPO: 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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mixue-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40623:1" rel="noopener">Mixue Group (2097 HK)</a> raised around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO in March 2025. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>MIXUE Group (MIXUE) is a freshly-made drinks company providing affordable products to consumers, including freshly-made fruit drinks, tea, ice cream and coffee, typically priced at around one USD per item.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Mixue Group (2097 HK) raised around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO in March 2025. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
MIXUE Group (MIXUE) is a freshly-made drinks company providing affordable products to consumers, including freshly-made fruit drinks, tea, ice cream and coffee, typically priced at around one USD per item.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


MIXUE IPO Lockup - US$480m Cornerstone Lockup Release

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

DZT Research

DZT 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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 1st.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for CCB, China Life, Tencent, Li Auto, China Mobile, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, BYD, Anta, ABC.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 1st.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for CCB, China Life, Tencent, Li Auto, China Mobile, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, BYD, Anta, ABC.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 1st): CCB, China Life, Tencent, Li Auto, China Mobile, Xiaomi

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Eastroc Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Both revenue and net profit of Eastroc maintain a high-speed growth trend in 25H1, which is impressive against the backdrop of the overall stabilization of the food and beverage industry.</li>
<li>The mid-term dividend payout ratio is high, which is relatively rare among growth-oriented food and beverage companies. Valuation of Eastroc should be higher than Nongfu Spring, China Resources Beverage.</li>
<li>However, inflation may drive up raw material prices. Eastroc’s profit may face pressure once products sales fail to grow as fast as expected.We updated our forecast for next three years</li>
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Both revenue and net profit of Eastroc maintain a high-speed growth trend in 25H1, which is impressive against the backdrop of the overall stabilization of the food and beverage industry.
The mid-term dividend payout ratio is high, which is relatively rare among growth-oriented food and beverage companies. Valuation of Eastroc should be higher than Nongfu Spring, China Resources Beverage.
However, inflation may drive up raw material prices. Eastroc’s profit may face pressure once products sales fail to grow as fast as expected.We updated our forecast for next three years


Eastroc Beverage Group - High Growth in 25H1 Continues but Concerns Begin to Emerge

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 18th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, Tencent, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, ABC, Xpeng.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 18th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, Tencent, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, ABC, Xpeng.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 18th): Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, Tencent, Xiaomi

China

China Resources Beverage is a professional ready-to-drink soft beverage company in China. It primarily manufactures and sells packaged water products, including bottled and barreled water under brands like C'estbon, and various other ready-to-drink soft beverages such as tea, juice, sports drinks, and coffee. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, and was founded in 1984.

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China Resources Beverage (2460 HK)

Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK) IPO: Trading Debut

The IPO was priced at the top of the IPO range. The market sentiment of the peers has declined since the IPO launch. Chery Auto is fairly valued at...

Arun George

MIXUE IPO Lockup - US$480m Cornerstone Lockup Release

Mixue Group (2097 HK) raised around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO in March 2025. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 1st): CCB, China Life, Tencent, Li Auto, China Mobile, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for CCB, China Life, Tencent, Li Auto, China Mobile, Xiaomi,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Eastroc Beverage Group - High Growth in 25H1 Continues but Concerns Begin to Emerge

Both revenue and net profit of Eastroc maintain a high-speed growth trend on 25H1, with high dividend payout ratio. But inflation may pose a...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Jul 18th): Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, Tencent, Xiaomi

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for last week and highlighted flows for Meituan, CCB, Alibaba, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, Tencent, Xiaomi,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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