Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) (TSM US)

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>Foxconn Tech invests US$1bn in U.S. robotics, AI, and smart manufacturing over 10 years, expanding into service robotics via RoboTemi stake.</li>
<li>Samsung to surpass US$50bn in U.S. chip investments, adding US$7bn for advanced packaging to compete with TSMC and capture AI/HPC integration opportunities.</li>
<li>Intel faces leadership crisis as CEO Lip Bu Tan’s strategy is criticized; U.S. policy and competitive pressures may accelerate market gains for TSMC and Samsung.</li>
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Foxconn Tech invests US$1bn in U.S. robotics, AI, and smart manufacturing over 10 years, expanding into service robotics via RoboTemi stake.
Samsung to surpass US$50bn in U.S. chip investments, adding US$7bn for advanced packaging to compete with TSMC and capture AI/HPC integration opportunities.
Intel faces leadership crisis as CEO Lip Bu Tan’s strategy is criticized; U.S. policy and competitive pressures may accelerate market gains for TSMC and Samsung.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Foxconn US$1bn USA Robotics Push; Samsung Doubles Down on US Fabs; Intel Crisis

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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/wistron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2189:1" rel="noopener">Wistron Corp (3231 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$922m in its global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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Wistron Corp (3231 TT) is looking to raise up to US$922m in its global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Wistron GDR Offering - Well Flagged US$922m Offering, Discount Slightly Wider than Recent Deals

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton 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 analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of May 16th which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,018.6bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,873mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc Financial, Quanta Computer.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of May 16th which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,018.6bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,873mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc Financial, Quanta Computer.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (May 16th): TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc Financial

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wistron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2189:1" rel="noopener">Wistron Corp (3231 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$760m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 2nd Apr 2025, Wistron announced that it had received its board’s approval to sell up to 250m common shares via a GDR offering.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
</ul>



Wistron Corp (3231 TT) is looking to raise up to US$760m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 2nd Apr 2025, Wistron announced that it had received its board’s approval to sell up to 250m common shares via a GDR offering.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Wistron GDR Early Look - Riding the AI Server Boom Amid Macroeconomic Headwinds

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,025.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,710mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite Material, China Airlines, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision Industry.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD1,025.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,710mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite Material, China Airlines, Accton Technology, Hon Hai Precision Industry.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 6th): TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite Material

Taiwan

FTC is a global engineering solutions partner for lightweight, eco-friendly casing and mechanical parts, heat dissipation modules, and electronics components.

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Foxconn Technology Corp (2354 TT)

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Foxconn US$1bn USA Robotics Push; Samsung Doubles Down on US Fabs; Intel Crisis

Foxconn and Samsung make significant investments in U.S. robotics and chip packaging technology, while Intel faces leadership challenges. TSMC and...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Wistron GDR Offering - Well Flagged US$922m Offering, Discount Slightly Wider than Recent Deals

Wistron Corporation (Wistron) is looking to raise up to US$922m in its global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. In this note, we run the deal...

Akshat Shah

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (May 16th): TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Wistron GDR Early Look - Riding the AI Server Boom Amid Macroeconomic Headwinds

Wistron Corporation is looking to raise up to US$760m in its upcoming GDRs offering. Wistron announced of its board’s approval to sell up to 250m...

Akshat Shah

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 6th): TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite Material

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Taiwan Tech Weekly: Foxconn US$1bn USA Robotics Push; Samsung Doubles Down on US Fabs; Intel Crisis

​Foxconn and Samsung make significant investments in U.S. robotics and chip packaging technology, while Intel faces leadership challenges. TSMC and...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Wistron GDR Offering - Well Flagged US$922m Offering, Discount Slightly Wider than Recent Deals

Wistron Corporation (Wistron) is looking to raise up to US$922m in its global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. In this note, we run the deal...

Akshat Shah

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (May 16th): TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc Financial

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Yang Ming Marine, Ctbc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Wistron GDR Early Look - Riding the AI Server Boom Amid Macroeconomic Headwinds

Wistron Corporation is looking to raise up to US$760m in its upcoming GDRs offering. Wistron announced of its board’s approval to sell up to 250m...

Akshat Shah

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Dec 6th): TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite Material

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in TSMC, Asia Vital Components, Mediatek, Elite...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Foxconn and Samsung make significant investments in U.S. robotics and chip packaging technology, while Intel faces leadership challenges. TSMC and...