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

GigaDevice Semiconductor  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigadevice-semiconductor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27253:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH)</a> (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.</li>
</ul>



GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.


GigaDevice A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

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GigaDevice Semiconductor  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>GigaDevice is a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor company, holding a dominant position in the domestic SPI NOR Flash market and rapidly expanding its presence in the microcontroller (MCU) sector.</li>
<li>The company is a key beneficiary of China's strategic push for semiconductor self-sufficiency, which provides a long-term tailwind for domestic market share gains across its product lines.</li>
<li>While demonstrating strong long-term growth, the company faces significant risks from the inherent cyclicality of the semiconductor industry, intense global competition, and geopolitical tensions between the US and China.</li>
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GigaDevice is a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor company, holding a dominant position in the domestic SPI NOR Flash market and rapidly expanding its presence in the microcontroller (MCU) sector.
The company is a key beneficiary of China's strategic push for semiconductor self-sufficiency, which provides a long-term tailwind for domestic market share gains across its product lines.
While demonstrating strong long-term growth, the company faces significant risks from the inherent cyclicality of the semiconductor industry, intense global competition, and geopolitical tensions between the US and China.

This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: GigaDevice Semiconductor  (603986 CH) - Dec 2025

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigadevice-semiconductor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27253:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH)</a> (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
</ul>



GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


GigaDevice A/H Listing -Strong Long Term Record but Exposed to the Memory Cycle

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/omnivision-integrated-circuits-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28274:1" rel="noopener">OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group (603501 CH)</a>, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$1 billion.     </li>
<li>OmniVision is the third-largest digital image sensor provider globally, with a 13.7% market share by revenue in 2024.</li>
<li>The investment case rests on an industry-leading position, a robust core business, an improving margin profile, strong cash generation, and an undemanding valuation. </li>
</ul>



OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group (603501 CH), a CMOS image sensor (CIS) company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$1 billion.     
OmniVision is the third-largest digital image sensor provider globally, with a 13.7% market share by revenue in 2024.
The investment case rests on an industry-leading position, a robust core business, an improving margin profile, strong cash generation, and an undemanding valuation. 


OmniVision H Share Listing: The Investment Case

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech / Index Rebalance

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech

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<li>With the review period complete, there are 6 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 4 current constituents in direct deletion zone. However, as usual, there will be discretion used.</li>
<li>4 changes result in a one-way turnover of 4%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 17bn (US$2.4bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>The index committee has used discretion in selecting the index adds and deletes and that could continue to be the case at this review too.</li>
</ul>


With the review period complete, there are 6 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 4 current constituents in direct deletion zone. However, as usual, there will be discretion used.
4 changes result in a one-way turnover of 4%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 17bn (US$2.4bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.
The index committee has used discretion in selecting the index adds and deletes and that could continue to be the case at this review too.


SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in December

China

GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. manufactures and distributes non volatile memory devices. The Company produces and sells memory cards, controllers, flash chips, integrated circuits, and other products. GigaDevice Semiconductor also operates goods and technology import and export, import and export agency, and other businesses.

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GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH)

GigaDevice A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Primer: GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) - Dec 2025

GigaDevice is a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor company, holding a dominant position in the domestic SPI NOR Flash market and rapidly...

αSK

GigaDevice A/H Listing -Strong Long Term Record but Exposed to the Memory Cycle

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we look at the...

Sumeet Singh

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in December

There could be 4 changes for the index in Dec. The index committee has used discretion in the past and that is likely to continue. One-way turnover...

Brian Freitas

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GigaDevice A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Primer: GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) - Dec 2025

GigaDevice is a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor company, holding a dominant position in the domestic SPI NOR Flash market and rapidly...

αSK

GigaDevice A/H Listing -Strong Long Term Record but Exposed to the Memory Cycle

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we look at the...

Sumeet Singh

OmniVision H Share Listing: The Investment Case

OmniVision, a CMOS image sensor (CIS) company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$1 billion. In this note, I discuss the...

Arun George

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: 4 Potential Changes in December

There could be 4 changes for the index in Dec. The index committee has used discretion in the past and that is likely to continue. One-way turnover...

Brian Freitas