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

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shein-global-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:55372:1" rel="noopener">SHEIN Global Holdings (625 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/momenta-global-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50275:1" rel="noopener">Momenta Global (6880 HK)</a> are set to list this week. </li>
<li>On the placement front, deals continued to flow in across the region, throughout the week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, SHEIN Global Holdings (625 HK) and Momenta Global (6880 HK) are set to list this week. 
On the placement front, deals continued to flow in across the region, throughout the week.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (31 August 2026)-Alibaba, Shein, Momenta, Longsys, Jio, Wuxi XDC, Wistron

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Siltronic cut its 2024 sales revenue forecast by 10% just days ahead of their Q124 earnings release</li>
<li>Inventory levels, while gradually improving, are still at all time record highs</li>
<li>In the case of Siltronic, it seems likely that Automotive end-market weakness is the main culprit</li>
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Siltronic cut its 2024 sales revenue forecast by 10% just days ahead of their Q124 earnings release
Inventory levels, while gradually improving, are still at all time record highs
In the case of Siltronic, it seems likely that Automotive end-market weakness is the main culprit


Siltronic Slashes 2024 Sales Forecast As Inventory Woes Worsen

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<li>Ferrotec's production of 150mm wafers in China has increased &gt;6x since 2019</li>
<li>Siltronic's production of 150mm and smaller wafer diameters is no longer profitable</li>
<li>China likely now self-sufficient in the supply of 150mm and smaller diameter silicon wafers. Next milestone: 200mm wafers. </li>
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Ferrotec's production of 150mm wafers in China has increased &gt;6x since 2019
Siltronic's production of 150mm and smaller wafer diameters is no longer profitable
China likely now self-sufficient in the supply of 150mm and smaller diameter silicon wafers. Next milestone: 200mm wafers. 


Siltronic To Exit Small Diameter Wafer Market by 2025

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Gigabyte Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigabyte-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17486:1" rel="noopener">Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$550m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 14th Aug 2026, Gigabyte announced of receipt of board’s approval to sell around 40-50m common shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas materials.</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>
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Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT) is looking to raise up to US$550m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 14th Aug 2026, Gigabyte announced of receipt of board’s approval to sell around 40-50m common shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas materials.
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.


Aequitas: Gigabyte GDR Early Look - US$500m+ GDR Offering, Well Flagged After a Year

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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> (Wistron) is looking to raise up to US$1.4bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 4th Aug 2026, Wistron announced that it had received its board’s approval to sell ~200-250m shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas materials.</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) (Wistron) is looking to raise up to US$1.4bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 4th Aug 2026, Wistron announced that it had received its board’s approval to sell ~200-250m shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds to be used to purchase overseas materials.
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.


Aequitas: Wistron GDR Early Look - Repeat GDR, With Strong Fundamentals

Taiwan

Globalwafers Co., Ltd. specializes in silicon wafer manufacturing and also provides solar wafers and crystal rods. The Company possesses a complete production line from ingot growth, slicing, etching, diffusion, polishing to epitaxy. Their products include Epi wafers, polished wafers, etched wafers, ultra thin wafers and deep diffusion wafers.

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Globalwafers (6488 TT)

Aequitas ECM Weekly (31 August 2026)-Alibaba, Shein, Momenta, Longsys, Jio, Wuxi XDC, Wistron

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Siltronic Slashes 2024 Sales Forecast As Inventory Woes Worsen

Siltronic cut its 2024 sales revenue forecast by 10% just days ahead of their Q124 earnings release. It seems likely that Automotive end-market...

William Keating

Siltronic To Exit Small Diameter Wafer Market by 2025

Ferrotec's 150mm capacity in China >6x since 2019. Siltronic's 150mm & smaller wafers no longer profitable.China likely now self-sufficient in...

William Keating

Aequitas: Gigabyte GDR Early Look - US$500m+ GDR Offering, Well Flagged After a Year

Gigabyte Technology (2376 TT, Gigabyte) is looking to raise up to US$550m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Wistron GDR Early Look - Repeat GDR, With Strong Fundamentals

Wistron Corporation (3231 TT, Wistron) is looking to raise up to US$1.4bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.

Akshat Shah

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