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>2025 has seen a sharp turnaround in HK placements, with 36 US$100m+ deals so far. This compares to only 14 in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 15 in 2024.</li>
<li>Most of the 2025 placements have been primary raising and have come from a handful of sectors/backdrops.</li>
<li>In this note, we try to identify the possible primary placements that could take place over the rest of the year.</li>
</ul>


2025 has seen a sharp turnaround in HK placements, with 36 US$100m+ deals so far. This compares to only 14 in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 15 in 2024.
Most of the 2025 placements have been primary raising and have come from a handful of sectors/backdrops.
In this note, we try to identify the possible primary placements that could take place over the rest of the year.


Hong Kong 2025 Placements - Year so Far and Trends for Potential Primary Placements

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, DZT 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 April 2nd.</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, BOC, Pop Mart Intl, SMIC, Xiaomi, ICBC, CNOOC, China Life, Alibaba, CK Asset.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 2nd.
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, BOC, Pop Mart Intl, SMIC, Xiaomi, ICBC, CNOOC, China Life, Alibaba, CK Asset.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 2nd): Meituan, BOC, Pop Mart Intl, SMIC, Xiaomi, ICBC, CNOOC

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 27th.</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 Alibaba, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, HSBC, Tencent, Meituan, SMIC, China Life, CHALCO, Zijin Mining.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 27th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, HSBC, Tencent, Meituan, SMIC, China Life, CHALCO, Zijin Mining.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 27th): Alibaba, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, HSBC, Tencent, Meituan, SMIC

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 20th.</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 CNOOC, Alibaba, CCB, Tencent, Lingbao Gold, SMIC, CHALCO, Sinopec, HSBC, Cmoc.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 20th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for CNOOC, Alibaba, CCB, Tencent, Lingbao Gold, SMIC, CHALCO, Sinopec, HSBC, Cmoc.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 20th): CNOOC, Alibaba, CCB, Tencent, Lingbao Gold, SMIC, CHALCO

<ul>
<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of February 6th.</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 Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC, Pop Mart Intl, Ke, ICBC, Zijin Gold International, Zijin Mining, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Zhaojin Mining Industry.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of February 6th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC, Pop Mart Intl, Ke, ICBC, Zijin Gold International, Zijin Mining, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Zhaojin Mining Industry.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Feb 6th): Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC, Pop Mart Intl, Ke, ICBC

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Dekon Food and Agriculture (2419 HK)

Hong Kong 2025 Placements - Year so Far and Trends for Potential Primary Placements

1H25 saw a sharp turnaround in HK placements, with 36 US$100m+ deals so far. This compares to only 14 in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 15 in 2024. In this...

Sumeet Singh

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 2nd): Meituan, BOC, Pop Mart Intl, SMIC, Xiaomi, ICBC, CNOOC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Meituan, BOC, Pop Mart Intl, SMIC, Xiaomi, ICBC, CNOOC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 27th): Alibaba, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, HSBC, Tencent, Meituan, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, Pop Mart Intl, HSBC, Tencent, Meituan,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Mar 20th): CNOOC, Alibaba, CCB, Tencent, Lingbao Gold, SMIC, CHALCO

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for CNOOC, Alibaba, CCB, Tencent, Lingbao Gold, SMIC, CHALCO,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Feb 6th): Tencent, Xiaomi, SMIC, Pop Mart Intl, Ke, ICBC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), SMIC (981 HK), Pop...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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