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

Mao Geping Cosmetics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mao-geping-cosmetics-co-ltd-41b64ec7-42e1-4d89-9424-b63b5ba53ea4" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1521:1" rel="noopener">Mao Geping Cosmetics (1318 HK)</a> raised around US$345m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its founders and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Mao Geping Cosmetics (MGC) operates in the premium beauty segment. Via its two brands, MAOGEPING and Love Keeps, the firm offers a wide range of Color cosmetics and Skincare products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Mao Geping Cosmetics (1318 HK) raised around US$345m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its founders and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Mao Geping Cosmetics (MGC) operates in the premium beauty segment. Via its two brands, MAOGEPING and Love Keeps, the firm offers a wide range of Color cosmetics and Skincare products.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Mao Geping IPO Lockup - US$4.7bn Lockup Release for Founders and Pre-IPO Investors

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>With policy optimization and market adjustment, the VBP will pay more attention to the balance between quality, supply, and price. So, we think malignant price competition would be avoided.</li>
<li>By 2025, the VBP of biosimilar drugs will gradually cover the major categories such as monoclonal antibody, growth hormone and blood products, with an average price reduction of 30%-50%</li>
<li>Giant Biogene announced a HK$2.294 billion placement with Placing Price of HK$66.65/Share. Investment logic/fundamentals will change after Class III medical device is approved.Based on 2025-2027 forecast, growth will remain strong.</li>
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With policy optimization and market adjustment, the VBP will pay more attention to the balance between quality, supply, and price. So, we think malignant price competition would be avoided.
By 2025, the VBP of biosimilar drugs will gradually cover the major categories such as monoclonal antibody, growth hormone and blood products, with an average price reduction of 30%-50%
Giant Biogene announced a HK$2.294 billion placement with Placing Price of HK$66.65/Share. Investment logic/fundamentals will change after Class III medical device is approved.Based on 2025-2027 forecast, growth will remain strong.


China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.20)- Giant Biogene Announced a HK$2.3bn Placement, China's VBP Outlook

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Due to higher technological barriers and stricter review/approval processes, Class III medical device registration certificates in China are scarce.This is the key to addressing the decline in Giant Biogene’s performance/profitability.</li>
<li>The approval for Giant Biogene’s Class III medical device has been delayed. If Trautec and Jinbo take the lead, it will affect the market expectations of Giant Biogene's new products.</li>
<li>Without successful approval of Class III medical devices, reasonable valuation for Giant Biogene is P/E of 20-30x at most. The short-term catalyst is the upcoming online Double Eleven Shopping Festival.</li>
</ul>


Due to higher technological barriers and stricter review/approval processes, Class III medical device registration certificates in China are scarce.This is the key to addressing the decline in Giant Biogene’s performance/profitability.
The approval for Giant Biogene’s Class III medical device has been delayed. If Trautec and Jinbo take the lead, it will affect the market expectations of Giant Biogene's new products.
Without successful approval of Class III medical devices, reasonable valuation for Giant Biogene is P/E of 20-30x at most. The short-term catalyst is the upcoming online Double Eleven Shopping Festival.


Giant Biogene (2367.HK) - The Key to Valuation Expansion and Short-Term Catalyst

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giant-biogene-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35950:1" rel="noopener">Giant Biogene (2367 HK)</a> aims to raise up to US$250m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>We have followed the company since listing and its recent performance has been great. Although it doesn’t seem to need the cash and the previous deal didn’t go well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
</ul>



Giant Biogene (2367 HK) aims to raise up to US$250m via a top-up placement.
We have followed the company since listing and its recent performance has been great. Although it doesn’t seem to need the cash and the previous deal didn’t go well.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Giant Biogene Placement - Great Track Record but Previous Deal Didn’t Do Well

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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

China

Giant Biogene Holding Co., Ltd researches, develops, manufactures, and distributes, and markets skin treatment products. The Company produces recombinant collagen and rare ginsenosides skin treatment products, functional foods, and other products. Giant Biogene Holding conducts businesses in China.

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Giant Biogene (2367 HK)

Mao Geping IPO Lockup - US$4.7bn Lockup Release for Founders and Pre-IPO Investors

Mao Geping Cosmetics (1318 HK) raised around US$345m in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its founders and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.20)- Giant Biogene Announced a HK$2.3bn Placement, China's VBP Outlook

VBP policy changes will avoid malignant price competition.Giant Biogene announced HK$2.3bn placement with Placing Price of HK$66.65.Growth will...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang