Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Fosun Pharmaceutical received NMPA approval for Phase I/II clinical trial of CAR-T cell drug candidate FKC289. RemeGen received $650M upfront payment from AbbVie under the exclusive license agreement for RC148.</li>
<li>FDA has granted Priority Review to Daiichi Sankyo’s Biologics License Application for ifinatamab deruxtecan. Astellas Pharma initiates Phase 3 registrational study evaluating setidegrasib as first-line treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.</li>
<li>Telix and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is collaborating to jointly develop and commercialize radiopharmaceutical therapies. Telix will receive upfront cash payment of $40M from Regeneron for access to its radiopharmaceutical manufacturing platform.</li>
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Fosun Pharmaceutical received NMPA approval for Phase I/II clinical trial of CAR-T cell drug candidate FKC289. RemeGen received $650M upfront payment from AbbVie under the exclusive license agreement for RC148.
FDA has granted Priority Review to Daiichi Sankyo’s Biologics License Application for ifinatamab deruxtecan. Astellas Pharma initiates Phase 3 registrational study evaluating setidegrasib as first-line treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Telix and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is collaborating to jointly develop and commercialize radiopharmaceutical therapies. Telix will receive upfront cash payment of $40M from Regeneron for access to its radiopharmaceutical manufacturing platform.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (April 19) – Fosun Pharma, Remegen, Daiichi Sankyo, Astellas Pharma, Telix

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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<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, there was a lack of fireworks from last week's listing. This week might have some better luck.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there was no dearth of deals with raisings across the region.</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, there was a lack of fireworks from last week's listing. This week might have some better luck.
On the placements front, there was no dearth of deals with raisings across the region.


ECM Weekly (25 August 2025)- Hansoh, Daiichi, IFAST, Guzman, Vikram, Shuandeng, Jiaxin, Forest, Aux

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<li>A group of shareholders are looking to raise up to US$1.2bn via selling most of their stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiichi-sankyo-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3014:1" rel="noopener">Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JP)</a> .</li>
<li>While the deal shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the ongoing cross-shareholding unwind,  the last deal in the stock didn’t do well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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A group of shareholders are looking to raise up to US$1.2bn via selling most of their stake in Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JP) .
While the deal shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the ongoing cross-shareholding unwind,  the last deal in the stock didn’t do well.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Daiichi Sankyo Placement - US$1.2bn Deal but Momentum Isn’t the Best, Last Deal Didn’t Do Well

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiichi-sankyo-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3014:1" rel="noopener">Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JP)</a> started FY26 on a strong note, with 9% revenue growth to ¥475B, driven by Enhertu. The negative effect on revenue from foreign exchange was ¥19B.</li>
<li>Although Daiichi Sankyo reaffirmed FY26 guidance announced in April, the company raised Datroway FY26 revenue expectation, following strong initial uptake. There is scope for further guidance raise.</li>
<li>Moving ahead, Enhertu and Datroway progress (uptake, indication and geography expansion, and data readouts) will be the key drivers.</li>
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Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JP) started FY26 on a strong note, with 9% revenue growth to ¥475B, driven by Enhertu. The negative effect on revenue from foreign exchange was ¥19B.
Although Daiichi Sankyo reaffirmed FY26 guidance announced in April, the company raised Datroway FY26 revenue expectation, following strong initial uptake. There is scope for further guidance raise.
Moving ahead, Enhertu and Datroway progress (uptake, indication and geography expansion, and data readouts) will be the key drivers.


Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JP): Better-Than-Expected Q1FY26 Result; FY Guidance Reiterated

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<li>Hansoh Pharmaceutical obtained clinical trial approval for HS10587 tablets for advanced solid tumors. CSPC Pharmaceutical got registration approval for Aprepitant Injection for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.</li>
<li>Chugai Pharmaceutical’s partner Roche has decided to discontinue the clinical development of GYM329 (emugrobart). Otsuka is acquiring the U.S.-based Transcend Therapeutics for an upfront payment of $700M.</li>
<li>Celltrion will invest KRW 1.2T to construct Plants 4 and 5 at its Songdo campus. Alteogen entered license agreement with Biogen for development of subcutaneous formulations of biologics utilizing ALT-B4.</li>
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Hansoh Pharmaceutical obtained clinical trial approval for HS10587 tablets for advanced solid tumors. CSPC Pharmaceutical got registration approval for Aprepitant Injection for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Chugai Pharmaceutical’s partner Roche has decided to discontinue the clinical development of GYM329 (emugrobart). Otsuka is acquiring the U.S.-based Transcend Therapeutics for an upfront payment of $700M.
Celltrion will invest KRW 1.2T to construct Plants 4 and 5 at its Songdo campus. Alteogen entered license agreement with Biogen for development of subcutaneous formulations of biologics utilizing ALT-B4.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (March 29) – Hansoh, CSPC, Chugai, Takeda, Otsuka, Celltrion, Alteogen

Japan

Daiichi Sankyo Co, Ltd is a holding company established through merger of Sankyo and Daiichi pharmaceutical. The Group manufactures pharmaceuticals for human/veterinary use and medical tools and equipment. It also researches and promotes products through related companies throughout the world. The Group also produces food, food additives, livestock feeds, and agrochemicals.

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APAC Healthcare Weekly (April 19) – Fosun Pharma, Remegen, Daiichi Sankyo, Astellas Pharma, Telix

FDA granted Priority Review to Daiichi Sankyo’s I-DXd. Astellas Pharma initiates Phase 3 study for setidegrasib. Telix and Regeneron...

Tina Banerjee

ECM Weekly (25 August 2025)- Hansoh, Daiichi, IFAST, Guzman, Vikram, Shuandeng, Jiaxin, Forest, Aux

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

Daiichi Sankyo Placement - US$1.2bn Deal but Momentum Isn’t the Best, Last Deal Didn’t Do Well

A group of shareholders are looking to raise up to US$1.2bn via selling most of their stake in Daiichi Sankyo (4568 JP) . In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh