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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>The past week recorded inflows of USD 3.8bn, the largest since Feb. Such inflows were led by consumer staples, industrials and materials.</li>
<li>We highlight stocks including Moutai, Wuliangye, CMB, China Tourism Duty Free, and CATL.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
The past week recorded inflows of USD 3.8bn, the largest since Feb. Such inflows were led by consumer staples, industrials and materials.
We highlight stocks including Moutai, Wuliangye, CMB, China Tourism Duty Free, and CATL.


Northbound Flows: Biggest Inflow Since Feb

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>On 3 March, the South Korean romance drama<em> "Something in the Rain"</em> was streamed on a Chinese online platform iQiyi. </li>
<li>This was the first time in five years that a Korean TV show has been approved by the Chinese government to be formally allowed to be shown in China.</li>
<li>In addition, there has been numerous media news flow in the past week regarding China pivoting away from its zero-COVID policy.</li>
</ul>


On 3 March, the South Korean romance drama "Something in the Rain" was streamed on a Chinese online platform iQiyi. 
This was the first time in five years that a Korean TV show has been approved by the Chinese government to be formally allowed to be shown in China.
In addition, there has been numerous media news flow in the past week regarding China pivoting away from its zero-COVID policy.


China Pivots from Zero-COVID Policy & End of China's Ban on Korean Culture?

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<li>Various figures for the Chinese New Year holidays suggested that the domestic tourism market is lukewarm in 2022. However, there are evidences that high-end consumption is better than low-end.</li>
<li>Weak cross-province tourism and low-end spending are likely negative to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-southern-airlines-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1078:1" rel="noopener">China Southern Airlines (1055 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maoyan-entertainment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27451:1" rel="noopener">Maoyan Entertainment (1896 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-pictures-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20724:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Pictures (1060 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/imax-china-holding-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:888:1" rel="noopener">IMAX China Holding (1970 HK)</a>.  </li>
<li>Good duty-free sales and high-end spending are beneficial to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-tourism-group-duty-free-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12278:1" rel="noopener">CTG Duty Free Corp (601888 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fosun-tourism-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27439:1" rel="noopener">Fosun Tourism (1992 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fosun-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:433:1" rel="noopener">Fosun International (656 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a>. </li>
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Various figures for the Chinese New Year holidays suggested that the domestic tourism market is lukewarm in 2022. However, there are evidences that high-end consumption is better than low-end.
Weak cross-province tourism and low-end spending are likely negative to China Southern Airlines (1055 HK), Maoyan Entertainment (1896 HK), Alibaba Pictures (1060 HK) and IMAX China Holding (1970 HK).  
Good duty-free sales and high-end spending are beneficial to CTG Duty Free Corp (601888 CH), Fosun Tourism (1992 HK), Fosun International (656 HK) and Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK). 


2022 Chinese New Year Holidays - Some Winners and Losers

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<li>State Council's announcement of China 14th 5-year Tourism Industry Development Plan recently should see positive policies and supportive measures to be rolled out over the medium term. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fosun-tourism-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27439:1" rel="noopener">Fosun Tourism (1992 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-tourism-group-duty-free-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12278:1" rel="noopener">China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-travel-international-investment-hong-kong" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3879:1" rel="noopener">China Travel International Investment (308 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haichang-ocean-park-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11396:1" rel="noopener">Haichang Ocean Park (2255 HK)</a> are some key beneficiaries.</li>
<li>We believe <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK)</a> will benefit from the recovery of international air passenger as the Plan highlights the importance of promoting inbound/outbound tourism after the pandemic.</li>
</ul>


State Council's announcement of China 14th 5-year Tourism Industry Development Plan recently should see positive policies and supportive measures to be rolled out over the medium term. 

Fosun Tourism (1992 HK), China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH), China Travel International Investment (308 HK) and Haichang Ocean Park (2255 HK) are some key beneficiaries.
We believe Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK) will benefit from the recovery of international air passenger as the Plan highlights the importance of promoting inbound/outbound tourism after the pandemic.


Beneficiaries of China's 14th 5-Year Tourism Industry Development Plan

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>We take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2022. This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking company filings and other sources.</li>
<li>For readers who aren't familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific (ex A-shares), including China ADRs. </li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.</li>
</ul>


We take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2022. This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking company filings and other sources.
For readers who aren't familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific (ex A-shares), including China ADRs. 
The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.


China

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited engages in sales of duty free goods and tax goods. The Company sells tobacco, wine and spirits, perfume, cosmetics, fashion and accessories, watches, jewelry, food, luggage products,and other products. China Tourism Group Duty Free also engages in investment and development of tourism destination commercial complexes.

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH)

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China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH)

Northbound Flows: Biggest Inflow Since Feb

We highlight northbound Shanghai Shenzhen connect net inflows of USD 3.8bn and stocks including Moutai, Wuliangye, CMB, China Tourism Duty Free,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Pivots from Zero-COVID Policy & End of China's Ban on Korean Culture?

On 3 March, the South Korean romance drama "Something in the Rain" was streamed on a Chinese online platform iQiyi. In addition, China appears to...

Douglas Kim

2022 Chinese New Year Holidays - Some Winners and Losers

2022 Chinese New Year figures showed marginal decline domestic tourists, and pointed to better high-end consumption performance than low-end. We...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Beneficiaries of China's 14th 5-Year Tourism Industry Development Plan

China's 14th 5-year Tourism Development Plan are positive to many players in the tourism industry. We expect more favourable policies and...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Aequitas 2022 Asia IPO Pipeline

We take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2022. This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking company filings and...

Sumeet Singh

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