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

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>2021 marked our sixth year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. </li>
<li>Most markets were in top gear on the ECM front and we ended the year covering the highest number of IPOs and the second highest number of placements since inception.</li>
<li>For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.</li>
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2021 marked our sixth year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. 
Most markets were in top gear on the ECM front and we ended the year covering the highest number of IPOs and the second highest number of placements since inception.
For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.


Aequitas 2021 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - Busiest Year on Record

APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Event-Driven

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloopen-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31315:1" rel="noopener">Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US)</a> was listed in the U.S. on 9th February, 2021 and its IPO lock-up will expire on 9th August, 2021. The IPO was priced at US$16 per ADS, above the top-end of its initial price range.Our previous coverage:<ul>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloopen-pre-ipo-thematically-favorable-but-not-showing-results-for-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Thematically Favorable but Not Showing Results for Now</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloopen-pre-ipo-peer-comparison-and-thoughts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison and Thoughts</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloopen-pre-ipo-forecast-assumptions-and-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Forecast, Assumptions, and Valuation</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloopen-pre-ipo-investments-in-cloopen-pax-global-hi-sun-tech-market-cap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Investments in Cloopen + Pax Global &gt; Hi Sun Tech Market Cap</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloopen-ipo-hi-sun-tech-angle-gets-more-attractive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cloopen (容联.云通讯) IPO - Hi Sun Tech Angle Gets More Attractive</a></li>
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Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US) was listed in the U.S. on 9th February, 2021 and its IPO lock-up will expire on 9th August, 2021. The IPO was priced at US$16 per ADS, above the top-end of its initial price range.Our previous coverage:

Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Thematically Favorable but Not Showing Results for Now 

Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison and Thoughts 

Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Forecast, Assumptions, and Valuation 

Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Pre-IPO - Investments in Cloopen + Pax Global &gt; Hi Sun Tech Market Cap 
Cloopen (容联.云通讯) IPO - Hi Sun Tech Angle Gets More Attractive


Cloopen  (容联.云通讯) Lock-Up Expiry - Some Pre-IPO Investors Sitting on Losses

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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Didi Chuxing (Didi) is getting ready to complete its IPO in the coming weeks. The company claims to be the world's largest mobility technology platform in terms of annual active users and by average daily transactions for the 12 months ended March 2021. 
Didi is the number player for shared mobility services in China including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch, and other forms of shared mobility. The company operates in 15 countries globally and its platform provides services to over 493 million active annual users and powered 41 million average daily transactions for 12 months ended March 31, 2021.
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/bb80e462-fbb9-49d1-8a87-b3ad511c1d4e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Didi Chuxing</a> was last valued at $65 billion in a 2018 fund raising round. Major investors in Didi include Softbank which has invested more than $10 billion in this company. Softbank's Vision Funds own a 21.5% stake in Didi Chuxing, followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uber-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:430:1" rel="noopener">Uber (UBER US)</a> with a 12.8% stake, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> which has a 6.8% stake. 
</div>The company's long term vision is to capitalize on AI and big data to power shared, electric, smart, and autonomous mobility networks. The company estimates the mobility service market was $6.7 trillion globally in 2020, which is expected to increase to $16.4 trillion in 2040. Shared mobility and electric vehicles penetration rates were 2% and 1%, respectively in 2020. Shared mobility and electric vehicles penetration rates are expected to reach 23.6% and 29.3%, respectively in 2040.


Didi Chuxing (Didi) is getting ready to complete its IPO in the coming weeks. The company claims to be the world's largest mobility technology platform in terms of annual active users and by average daily transactions for the 12 months ended March 2021. 
Didi is the number player for shared mobility services in China including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch, and other forms of shared mobility. The company operates in 15 countries globally and its platform provides services to over 493 million active annual users and powered 41 million average daily transactions for 12 months ended March 31, 2021.
Didi Chuxing was last valued at $65 billion in a 2018 fund raising round. Major investors in Didi include Softbank which has invested more than $10 billion in this company. Softbank's Vision Funds own a 21.5% stake in Didi Chuxing, followed by Uber (UBER US) with a 12.8% stake, and Tencent (700 HK) which has a 6.8% stake. 
The company's long term vision is to capitalize on AI and big data to power shared, electric, smart, and autonomous mobility networks. The company estimates the mobility service market was $6.7 trillion globally in 2020, which is expected to increase to $16.4 trillion in 2040. Shared mobility and electric vehicles penetration rates were 2% and 1%, respectively in 2020. Shared mobility and electric vehicles penetration rates are expected to reach 23.6% and 29.3%, respectively in 2040.

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/linklogis" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31126:1" rel="noopener">Linklogis (9959 HK)</a> had a rather subdued debut compared to other recent SaaS IPOs. The company’s share price appreciated by 9.9% on 9th April 2021, compared to an average first day gain of 133% for recent SaaS IPOs <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ming-yuan-cloud-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29268:1" rel="noopener">Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/snowflake-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29254:1" rel="noopener">Snowflake Inc (SNOW US)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloopen-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31315:1" rel="noopener">Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US)</a>.
Over the last couple of weeks, the share price moved up by another HK$ 3.70 to HK$ 23.00 per share, up 31% from the IPO price.
In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/linklogis-ipo-first-day-trading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linklogis IPO: First Day Trading</a>, we predicted that shares could open trading near HK$ 26.0 per share. We also said that we would be looking to sell at or near the open if shares open trading near HK$ 25.0-26.0 range.
After a two-week delay, it appears that Linklogis is slowly reaching our target exit range.
We like the company’s long-term prospects, but at 20.2x FY+2 EV/Sales with 35% revenue CAGR, the company is fundamentally overvalued.

Linklogis (9959 HK) had a rather subdued debut compared to other recent SaaS IPOs. The company’s share price appreciated by 9.9% on 9th April 2021, compared to an average first day gain of 133% for recent SaaS IPOs Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK), Snowflake Inc (SNOW US), and Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US).
Over the last couple of weeks, the share price moved up by another HK$ 3.70 to HK$ 23.00 per share, up 31% from the IPO price.
In Linklogis IPO: First Day Trading, we predicted that shares could open trading near HK$ 26.0 per share. We also said that we would be looking to sell at or near the open if shares open trading near HK$ 25.0-26.0 range.
After a two-week delay, it appears that Linklogis is slowly reaching our target exit range.
We like the company’s long-term prospects, but at 20.2x FY+2 EV/Sales with 35% revenue CAGR, the company is fundamentally overvalued.

Linklogis Post-IPO Trading & Valuation: Time to Get Out

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/linklogis" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31126:1" rel="noopener">Linklogis (9959 HK)</a> priced its IPO at HK$17.58 per share, 2% above the midpoint of the offer price range despite generating significant interest from both retail and institutional investors. The Hong Kong offer was oversubscribed 98.46x while the international offer was oversubscribed by 14.83x.At 14.1x FY+2 EV/Sales with 35% revenue CAGR, Linklogis does not appear overly cheap compared peer multiples. However, the first day performance of recent SaaS IPOs like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ming-yuan-cloud-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29268:1" rel="noopener">Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/snowflake-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29254:1" rel="noopener">Snowflake Inc (SNOW US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloopen-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31315:1" rel="noopener">Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US)</a> suggests that Linklogis could open reasonably strong on trading debut.

Linklogis (9959 HK) priced its IPO at HK$17.58 per share, 2% above the midpoint of the offer price range despite generating significant interest from both retail and institutional investors. The Hong Kong offer was oversubscribed 98.46x while the international offer was oversubscribed by 14.83x.At 14.1x FY+2 EV/Sales with 35% revenue CAGR, Linklogis does not appear overly cheap compared peer multiples. However, the first day performance of recent SaaS IPOs like Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK), Snowflake Inc (SNOW US) and Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US) suggests that Linklogis could open reasonably strong on trading debut.

United States

Cloopen Group Holding Limited provides cloud-computing services focusing on communication. The Company offers communication solutions and networking service based on telecom and IP network to online developers. Cloopen Group Holding serves customers worldwide.

Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US)

Aequitas 2021 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - Busiest Year on Record

2021 marked our sixth year of Asia ECM coverage. Most markets were in top gear on the ECM front and we ended the year covering the highest number...

Sumeet Singh

Cloopen (容联.云通讯) Lock-Up Expiry - Some Pre-IPO Investors Sitting on Losses

Cloopen Group Holding Ltd (RAAS US) was listed in the U.S. on 9th February, 2021 and its IPO lock-up will expire on 9th August, 2021.

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Didi Chuxing IPO Preview

Didi Chuxing is the number player for shared mobility services in China. The media have mentioned that the valuations of Didi Chuxing could be...

Douglas Kim

Linklogis Post-IPO Trading & Valuation: Time to Get Out

After a two-week delay, it appears that Linklogis is slowly reaching our target exit range. We like the company’s long-term prospects, but at 20.2x...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Linklogis IPO: First Day Trading

At 14.1x FY+2 EV/Sales with 35% revenue CAGR, Linklogis does not appear overly cheap compared peer multiples. However, the first day performance of...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri