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/cig-shanghai-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46336:1" rel="noopener">CIG Shanghai (6166 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$250m from a primary share placement, along with US$500m via a CB issuance.</li>
<li>CIG Shanghai Ltd is a provider of critical infrastructure components for the development of AI. Its portfolio includes high-speed optical transceivers, wireless and broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and edge computing.</li>
<li>In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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CIG Shanghai (6166 HK) is looking to raise around US$250m from a primary share placement, along with US$500m via a CB issuance.
CIG Shanghai Ltd is a provider of critical infrastructure components for the development of AI. Its portfolio includes high-speed optical transceivers, wireless and broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and edge computing.
In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: CIG Shanghai Placement - Another Opportunistic Raising, Last One Did OK.. For a While

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cig-shanghai-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46336:1" rel="noopener">CIG Shanghai (6166 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$200m from a primary share placement.</li>
<li>CIG Shanghai Ltd is a provider of critical infrastructure components for the development of AI. Its portfolio includes high-speed optical transceivers, wireless and broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and edge computing.</li>
<li>In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



CIG Shanghai (6166 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m from a primary share placement.
CIG Shanghai Ltd is a provider of critical infrastructure components for the development of AI. Its portfolio includes high-speed optical transceivers, wireless and broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and edge computing.
In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: CIG Shanghai Placement - Raising Seems Very Opportunistic but Recent Momentum Is Strong

Nicholas Tan

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cig-shanghai-co-ltd-55f0be8f-8288-4e62-96ac-7bbd6c760e02" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46336:1" rel="noopener">CIG Shanghai (6166 HK)</a> raised US$594m from its Hong Kong IPO in October 2025 via a primary offering of HKD 68.88/share in its IPO.</li>
<li>It is a provider of critical infrastructure components for the development of AI. Its portfolio includes high-speed optical transceivers, wireless and broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and edge computing.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



CIG Shanghai (6166 HK) raised US$594m from its Hong Kong IPO in October 2025 via a primary offering of HKD 68.88/share in its IPO.
It is a provider of critical infrastructure components for the development of AI. Its portfolio includes high-speed optical transceivers, wireless and broadband access, carrier Ethernet, and edge computing.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: CIG IPO Lockup - Cornerstones Coming for Lockup; Shares Have Rallied Significantly

Biren Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<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/jio-platforms-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50269:1" rel="noopener">Jio Platforms</a> is set to launch its US$3bn+ offering this week, while some listings continue to trickle through in Hong Kong. </li>
<li>On the placement front, the HK flows picked up post the holidays and we had a look at a few of the upcoming lockup expiries.</li>
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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, Jio Platforms is set to launch its US$3bn+ offering this week, while some listings continue to trickle through in Hong Kong. 
On the placement front, the HK flows picked up post the holidays and we had a look at a few of the upcoming lockup expiries.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (12 October 2026)-Wuxi Bio, CIG, CKD, Infroneer, JIO, ESWIN, Tinci, Transsion

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The H-share IPOs of listed A-shares since 2025 witnessed a 6.6pp contraction in HA discount, compared with only 2.7pp for the Hang Seng Stock Connect China AH Premium Index.</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/victory-giant-technology-huizhou-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48083:1" rel="noopener">Victory Giant (2476 HK)</a> are the only 3 with both good discount contraction, fast growth and large size.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-co-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)</a> is large in size but not as fast in growth. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delton-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47605:1" rel="noopener">Delton Technology (1989 HK)</a>'s market capitalisation is relatively small.  </li>
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The H-share IPOs of listed A-shares since 2025 witnessed a 6.6pp contraction in HA discount, compared with only 2.7pp for the Hang Seng Stock Connect China AH Premium Index.

GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK), Montage Technology (6809 HK), and Victory Giant (2476 HK) are the only 3 with both good discount contraction, fast growth and large size.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK) is large in size but not as fast in growth. Delton Technology (1989 HK)'s market capitalisation is relatively small.  


HK Strategy: H-Share IPOs - Both Growth and Size Count Now

China

CIG Shanghai engages in the research, development, production, and sale of information and communications technology products. Its offerings include telecommunications broadband terminals, wireless network equipment, smart home gateways, industrial hardware and software, and high-speed optical modules for home, enterprise, industrial, telecom, and data center applications. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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CIG Shanghai (6166 HK)

Aequitas: CIG Shanghai Placement - Another Opportunistic Raising, Last One Did OK.. For a While

CIG Shanghai (6166 HK) is looking to raise around US$250m from a primary share placement, along with US$500m via a CB issuance.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: CIG Shanghai Placement - Raising Seems Very Opportunistic but Recent Momentum Is Strong

CIG Shanghai Ltd (6166.HK) is looking to raise around US$200m from a primary share placement. In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: CIG IPO Lockup - Cornerstones Coming for Lockup; Shares Have Rallied Significantly

CIG raised US$594m from its Hong Kong IPO in October 2025 via a primary offering of HKD 68.88/share in its IPO. In this note, we will talk about...

Nicholas Tan

Aequitas ECM Weekly (12 October 2026)-Wuxi Bio, CIG, CKD, Infroneer, JIO, ESWIN, Tinci, Transsion

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.

Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas: CIG Shanghai Placement - Another Opportunistic Raising, Last One Did OK.. For a While

CIG Shanghai (6166 HK) is looking to raise around US$250m from a primary share placement, along with US$500m via a CB issuance.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: CIG Shanghai Placement - Raising Seems Very Opportunistic but Recent Momentum Is Strong

CIG Shanghai Ltd (6166.HK) is looking to raise around US$200m from a primary share placement. In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: CIG IPO Lockup - Cornerstones Coming for Lockup; Shares Have Rallied Significantly

CIG raised US$594m from its Hong Kong IPO in October 2025 via a primary offering of HKD 68.88/share in its IPO. In this note, we will talk about...

Nicholas Tan

Aequitas ECM Weekly (12 October 2026)-Wuxi Bio, CIG, CKD, Infroneer, JIO, ESWIN, Tinci, Transsion

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.

Sumeet Singh

HK Strategy: H-Share IPOs - Both Growth and Size Count Now

​H-share IPOs of A-shares since 2025 show significant HA discount contraction, with GigaDevice Semiconductor, Montage Technology, and Victory Giant...

Osbert Tang, CFA

H-share IPOs of A-shares since 2025 show significant HA discount contraction, with GigaDevice Semiconductor, Montage Technology, and Victory Giant...