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/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement.</li>
<li>Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. Its IPO linked lockup had recently expired.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement.
Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. Its IPO linked lockup had recently expired.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> (Zhipu) raised around US$640m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. As per media reports, the company could look to undertake an H-share offering as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) raised around US$640m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. As per media reports, the company could look to undertake an H-share offering as well.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Zhipu Lockup Expiry - US$7bn Release After 19x Gains, US$1bn+ H-Share Offering

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax (100 HK)</a>, a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone and some pre-IPO investors is set to expire.</li>
<li>Minimax’s foundation model suite includes large language models, video generation models, and models for speech and music generation.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



MiniMax (100 HK), a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone and some pre-IPO investors is set to expire.
Minimax’s foundation model suite includes large language models, video generation models, and models for speech and music generation.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: MiniMax Lockup Expiry - US$8bn Lockup Expiry but Smallish CCASS Movement

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Luxshare Precision Industry / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>We consider <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/luxshare-precision-industry-co-ltd-3f59eaa1-da7f-4d9b-add0-c8efccfee0d5" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50296:1" rel="noopener">Luxshare Precision Industry (2475 HK)</a>'s H-share IPO not expensive, especially given its gigantic market capitalisation which will attract interests. </li>
<li>Its 3-year EPS CAGR is forecast at 19.2%, and its position as a local and global leader in precision intelligent manufacturing solutions justify a premium to peers. </li>
<li>The IPO price is set at 17.6% discount to the A-share. It can at least trade on 10% discount, translating into a price of HK$69.12, or 9.2% upside.</li>
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We consider Luxshare Precision Industry (2475 HK)'s H-share IPO not expensive, especially given its gigantic market capitalisation which will attract interests. 
Its 3-year EPS CAGR is forecast at 19.2%, and its position as a local and global leader in precision intelligent manufacturing solutions justify a premium to peers. 
The IPO price is set at 17.6% discount to the A-share. It can at least trade on 10% discount, translating into a price of HK$69.12, or 9.2% upside.


Luxshare Precision (2475 HK) IPO: We See Some Potential Upside

Anker Innovations Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The IPO of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anker-innovations-technology-co-ltd-af2d0155-cc59-4895-b0bb-f09346c5fd0c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50274:1" rel="noopener">Anker Innovations (668 HK)</a>, which designs and develops consumer electronics for the global smart devices industry, appears reasonably priced.</li>
<li>It ranked 1st globally in mobile charging products, and its 3-year earnings CAGR is projected to reach 20.7%. The IPO is at a 22.8% discount to the A-share.</li>
<li>The stock should comfortably trade on 20% discount, meaning a fair price of HK$102.95, 3.7% upside. Aggressively, on 10% discount, the upside will reach 16.6%.</li>
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The IPO of Anker Innovations (668 HK), which designs and develops consumer electronics for the global smart devices industry, appears reasonably priced.
It ranked 1st globally in mobile charging products, and its 3-year earnings CAGR is projected to reach 20.7%. The IPO is at a 22.8% discount to the A-share.
The stock should comfortably trade on 20% discount, meaning a fair price of HK$102.95, 3.7% upside. Aggressively, on 10% discount, the upside will reach 16.6%.


Anker Innovations (668 HK) IPO: A Safe Play

Hong Kong

Delton Technology (Guangzhou) Inc. manufactures and distributes printed circuit board products. The Company produces high speed server boards, large data memory circuit boards, high frequency mixing boards, security circuit boards, and more. Delton Technology (Guangzhou) provides its products for communications, automotive electronics, medical, and other areas.

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Delton Technology (1989 HK)

Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: MiniMax Lockup Expiry - US$8bn Lockup Expiry but Smallish CCASS Movement

MiniMax (100 HK), a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone and some pre-IPO...

Sumeet Singh

Luxshare Precision (2475 HK) IPO: We See Some Potential Upside

Luxshare Precision Industry's H-share IPO is attractively priced with strong growth potential and a discount to A-share, offering upside potential.

Osbert Tang, CFA

Anker Innovations (668 HK) IPO: A Safe Play

Anker Innovations' IPO is reasonably priced with strong growth prospects at a projected 3-year earnings CAGR of 20.7%. This is a potential 16.6%...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Zhipu Lockup Expiry - US$7bn Release After 19x Gains, US$1bn+ H-Share Offering

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) is now looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. We had covered its lockup release and...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: MiniMax Lockup Expiry - US$8bn Lockup Expiry but Smallish CCASS Movement

MiniMax (100 HK), a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone and some pre-IPO...

Sumeet Singh

Luxshare Precision (2475 HK) IPO: We See Some Potential Upside

​Luxshare Precision Industry's H-share IPO is attractively priced with strong growth potential and a discount to A-share, offering upside potential.

Osbert Tang, CFA

Anker Innovations (668 HK) IPO: A Safe Play

​Anker Innovations' IPO is reasonably priced with strong growth prospects at a projected 3-year earnings CAGR of 20.7%. This is a potential 16.6%...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Luxshare Precision Industry's H-share IPO is attractively priced with strong growth potential and a discount to A-share, offering upside potential.

Anker Innovations' IPO is reasonably priced with strong growth prospects at a projected 3-year earnings CAGR of 20.7%. This is a potential 16.6%...