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

Microport Scientific / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/otsuka-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12292:1" rel="noopener">Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP)</a> aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK).
Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Ascentage Pharma Group Corp / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ascentage-pharma-group-inter" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27824:1" rel="noopener">Ascentage Pharma (6855 HK)</a> reported revenue of RMB 233M in 1H25, down 72%, largely because of high base effect, as the company had received considerable intellectual property payments in 1H24.</li>
<li>In 1H25, the revenue from olverembatinib was RMB 217M (RMB 241M in 2024), up 93% YoY. The number of hospitals where olverembatinib is on formulary increased 47% to 295 hospitals.</li>
<li>In July 2025, company’s second lead asset, Lisaftoclax was approved by NMPA for the treatment of adult patients with CLL/SLL. The company has begun the commercial sales of Lisaftoclax thereafter.</li>
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Ascentage Pharma (6855 HK) reported revenue of RMB 233M in 1H25, down 72%, largely because of high base effect, as the company had received considerable intellectual property payments in 1H24.
In 1H25, the revenue from olverembatinib was RMB 217M (RMB 241M in 2024), up 93% YoY. The number of hospitals where olverembatinib is on formulary increased 47% to 295 hospitals.
In July 2025, company’s second lead asset, Lisaftoclax was approved by NMPA for the treatment of adult patients with CLL/SLL. The company has begun the commercial sales of Lisaftoclax thereafter.


Ascentage Pharma (6855 HK): Olverembatinib Going Strong; Lisaftoclax Launch Will Help Gain Momentum

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>China has vigorously restricted the use of antibiotics. Even for novel antibiotics, they won’t replace old antibiotics completely considering higher price/the difficulty of changing prescription habits of existing clinical guidelines.</li>
<li>The NMPA's approval standards for new antibiotics are becoming increasingly strict. So, regulatory agencies' evaluation of the true efficacy of TNP-2198 may lead to the delay in its market launch. </li>
<li>Post-Money valuation after Series E financing reached RMB2 billion. Valuation of TenNor could be lower than peers Zai Lab and Everest Medicines who already have commercialized products on the market.</li>
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China has vigorously restricted the use of antibiotics. Even for novel antibiotics, they won’t replace old antibiotics completely considering higher price/the difficulty of changing prescription habits of existing clinical guidelines.
The NMPA's approval standards for new antibiotics are becoming increasingly strict. So, regulatory agencies' evaluation of the true efficacy of TNP-2198 may lead to the delay in its market launch. 
Post-Money valuation after Series E financing reached RMB2 billion. Valuation of TenNor could be lower than peers Zai Lab and Everest Medicines who already have commercialized products on the market.


Pre-IPO TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited - The Pipelines and the Concerns

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alphamab-oncology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28213:1" rel="noopener">Alphamab Co Ltd (9966 HK)</a> 's NDA of KN026 (anbenitamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with HER2+ gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer was accepted by NMPA.</li>
<li>Alphamab has four major products at this moment, one of them commercialized (KN035) and the rest (KN026, JSKN003 and KN046) in the advanced stages of trial or regulatory approval.</li>
<li>In 1H25, company reported an increase of 84% YoY in revenue mainly driven by licensing income. The strong Phase III line up provides a fair bit of revenue visibility.</li>
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Alphamab Co Ltd (9966 HK) 's NDA of KN026 (anbenitamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with HER2+ gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer was accepted by NMPA.
Alphamab has four major products at this moment, one of them commercialized (KN035) and the rest (KN026, JSKN003 and KN046) in the advanced stages of trial or regulatory approval.
In 1H25, company reported an increase of 84% YoY in revenue mainly driven by licensing income. The strong Phase III line up provides a fair bit of revenue visibility.


Alphamab Oncology (9966 HK): Phase III Candidates Hold Opportunity Beyond KN035 (Envafolimab)

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/simcere-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29186:1" rel="noopener">Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>This is the first primary raising by the company since its listing. There have been a few secondary deals, with mixed results.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement.
This is the first primary raising by the company since its listing. There have been a few secondary deals, with mixed results.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Simcere Pharma Placement - First Primary Raising, past Deals Have Been Mixed

China

Everest Medicines Limited operates as a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company engages in licensing, clinical development, and commercialization of therapies for oncology, immunology, cardio-renal disease, and infectious disease. Everest Medicines markets its products in China and other emerging Asia Pacific markets.

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Everest Medicines (1952 HK)

Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK). In this note, we run the...

Sumeet Singh

Ascentage Pharma (6855 HK): Olverembatinib Going Strong; Lisaftoclax Launch Will Help Gain Momentum

Ascentage Pharma's 1H25 revenue down 72% due to high base effect, but olverembatinib revenue up 93% YoY. Lisaftoclax approved for CLL/SLL...

Tina Banerjee

Pre-IPO TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited - The Pipelines and the Concerns

China has vigorously restricted the use of antibiotics.TenNor's product won’t replace old ones completely due to higher price/difficulty of...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Alphamab Oncology (9966 HK): Phase III Candidates Hold Opportunity Beyond KN035 (Envafolimab)

Alphamab's NDA for KN026 in combo with chemo for HER2+ cancer accepted by NMPA. 1H25 revenue growth driven by licensing income. Robust Phase III...

Tina Banerjee

Simcere Pharma Placement - First Primary Raising, past Deals Have Been Mixed

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK). In this note, we run the...

Sumeet Singh

Ascentage Pharma (6855 HK): Olverembatinib Going Strong; Lisaftoclax Launch Will Help Gain Momentum

​Ascentage Pharma's 1H25 revenue down 72% due to high base effect, but olverembatinib revenue up 93% YoY. Lisaftoclax approved for CLL/SLL...

Tina Banerjee

Pre-IPO TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited - The Pipelines and the Concerns

China has vigorously restricted the use of antibiotics.TenNor's product won’t replace old ones completely due to higher price/difficulty of...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Alphamab Oncology (9966 HK): Phase III Candidates Hold Opportunity Beyond KN035 (Envafolimab)

​Alphamab's NDA for KN026 in combo with chemo for HER2+ cancer accepted by NMPA. 1H25 revenue growth driven by licensing income. Robust Phase III...

Tina Banerjee

Simcere Pharma Placement - First Primary Raising, past Deals Have Been Mixed

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Ascentage Pharma's 1H25 revenue down 72% due to high base effect, but olverembatinib revenue up 93% YoY. Lisaftoclax approved for CLL/SLL...

Alphamab's NDA for KN026 in combo with chemo for HER2+ cancer accepted by NMPA. 1H25 revenue growth driven by licensing income. Robust Phase III...