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

Zhongji Innolight   / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>With over 48 A/H listings since the start of 2025, we look back at some of the trends from the recent listings.</li>
<li>In this note, we will also talk about the overall performance of the cohort of 48 deals. Overall, A/H listings since 2025 have reversed the trend of past A/H listings.</li>
<li>We also have a look at some of the factors that might impact the post deal performance.</li>
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With over 48 A/H listings since the start of 2025, we look back at some of the trends from the recent listings.
In this note, we will also talk about the overall performance of the cohort of 48 deals. Overall, A/H listings since 2025 have reversed the trend of past A/H listings.
We also have a look at some of the factors that might impact the post deal performance.


Aequitas: A/H Premiums and Recent 48 Deals Performance  - Better Performance, a Look at Correlations

Suzhou Dongshan Precision A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-dongshan-precision-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8796:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH,</a> SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>SDPM was the largest PCB supplier for edge AI devices, the second-largest FPC supplier and a top three PCB supplier globally by revenue in 2024, according to CIC.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH, SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
SDPM was the largest PCB supplier for edge AI devices, the second-largest FPC supplier and a top three PCB supplier globally by revenue in 2024, according to CIC.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manuf A/H IPO - Stock Running on AI, Despite Lacklustre Past

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

GigaDevice Semiconductor  / Index Rebalance

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<li>With the review period complete, there are 5 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 5 current constituents in direct deletion zone. However, as usual, there will be discretion used.</li>
<li>5 changes result in a one-way turnover of 6.4%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 13bn (US$1.9bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>Impact on the forecast adds varies between 0.2-0.3x ADV while the impact on the forecast deletes is a lot higher at 0.5-1.9x ADV. Index arb balance will further increase flow/impact.</li>
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With the review period complete, there are 5 non-constituents in direct inclusion zone and 5 current constituents in direct deletion zone. However, as usual, there will be discretion used.
5 changes result in a one-way turnover of 6.4%, leading to a round-trip trade of CNY 13bn (US$1.9bn). Index arb balances will increase the impact on the stocks.
Impact on the forecast adds varies between 0.2-0.3x ADV while the impact on the forecast deletes is a lot higher at 0.5-1.9x ADV. Index arb balance will further increase flow/impact.


SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Forecast Changes & Borderline Names for June

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, raised around US$690m 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 past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing.
GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Trading - Strong Momentum and Demand, Expensive Valuations

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

GigaDevice Semiconductor  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigadevice-semiconductor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46238:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK)</a>'s grey market price of HK$224.8 is 38.8% higher than the IPO price. This means a PER of 53.5x for FY26, simply too stretched for us. </li>
<li>The grey market price represents a 68-77% FY26 PER premium to the most-expensive peers, namely <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microchip-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8788:1" rel="noopener">Microchip Technology (MCHP US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/texas-instruments-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18804:1" rel="noopener">Texas Instruments (TXN US)</a>. </li>
<li>Our fair value range is HK$204-238, based on the HA discount for 2025 IPOs and the current overall HA discount, implying limited upside potential.</li>
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GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK)'s grey market price of HK$224.8 is 38.8% higher than the IPO price. This means a PER of 53.5x for FY26, simply too stretched for us. 
The grey market price represents a 68-77% FY26 PER premium to the most-expensive peers, namely Microchip Technology (MCHP US) and Texas Instruments (TXN US). 
Our fair value range is HK$204-238, based on the HA discount for 2025 IPOs and the current overall HA discount, implying limited upside potential.


GigaDevice (3986 HK): Its Just Too Demanding

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)

Aequitas: A/H Premiums and Recent 48 Deals Performance - Better Performance, a Look at Correlations

With over 48 A/H listings since the start of 2025, we look back at some of the trends from the recent listings, including correlations which might...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manuf A/H IPO - Stock Running on AI, Despite Lacklustre Past

Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH, SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, is now said to be looking to raise up to US$3bn. We will...

Sumeet Singh

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Forecast Changes & Borderline Names for June

There could be 5 changes. Estimated one-way turnover is 6.4% and round-trip trade is CNY 13bn (US$1.9bn). Index arb balance will increase flow and...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Trading - Strong Momentum and Demand, Expensive Valuations

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

GigaDevice (3986 HK): Its Just Too Demanding

GigaDevice's grey market price is 38.8% higher than IPO, leading to a FY26 PER of 53.5x, with limited upside potential compared to peers, even...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Aequitas: A/H Premiums and Recent 48 Deals Performance - Better Performance, a Look at Correlations

With over 48 A/H listings since the start of 2025, we look back at some of the trends from the recent listings, including correlations which might...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manuf A/H IPO - Stock Running on AI, Despite Lacklustre Past

Suzhou Dongshan Precision A (002384 CH, SDPM), a global PCB and other component provider, is now said to be looking to raise up to US$3bn. We will...

Sumeet Singh

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Forecast Changes & Borderline Names for June

There could be 5 changes. Estimated one-way turnover is 6.4% and round-trip trade is CNY 13bn (US$1.9bn). Index arb balance will increase flow and...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Trading - Strong Momentum and Demand, Expensive Valuations

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

GigaDevice (3986 HK): Its Just Too Demanding

​GigaDevice's grey market price is 38.8% higher than IPO, leading to a FY26 PER of 53.5x, with limited upside potential compared to peers, even...

Osbert Tang, CFA

GigaDevice's grey market price is 38.8% higher than IPO, leading to a FY26 PER of 53.5x, with limited upside potential compared to peers, even...