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

Ningbo Deye Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ningbo-deye-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36236:1" rel="noopener">Ningbo Deye Technology (605117 CH,</a> NDT), a manufacturer of new energy products and climate control appliances, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, NDT was the world’s largest supplier of residential energy storage inverters in terms of revenue in 2024.</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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Ningbo Deye Technology (605117 CH, NDT), a manufacturer of new energy products and climate control appliances, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, NDT was the world’s largest supplier of residential energy storage inverters in terms of revenue in 2024.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: Ningbo Deye Technology A/H Listing - Riding the Residential Energy Storage Wave

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

Event-Driven

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<li>There are 9 companies that listed in August and September 2025 where the lock-up for cornerstone investors ends in the next 5 weeks.</li>
<li>The total lock-up expiry across companies is HK$50.3bn (US$6.45bn) with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zijin-gold-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45448:1" rel="noopener">Zijin Gold</a> making up the bulk of it. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/butong-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44212:1" rel="noopener">Butong</a> and Jiaxin International have a lock-up for pre-IPO investors too.</li>
<li>The cornerstone investor lock-up expiry will increase the number of free float shares between 29-78% and some of the stocks could come under pressure ahead of the expiry.</li>
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There are 9 companies that listed in August and September 2025 where the lock-up for cornerstone investors ends in the next 5 weeks.
The total lock-up expiry across companies is HK$50.3bn (US$6.45bn) with Zijin Gold making up the bulk of it. Butong and Jiaxin International have a lock-up for pre-IPO investors too.
The cornerstone investor lock-up expiry will increase the number of free float shares between 29-78% and some of the stocks could come under pressure ahead of the expiry.


HK: Cornerstone/Pre-IPO Lock-Up Expiries in Feb/March

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

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.

Contemporary Amperex Technology / Equity Capital Markets

Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)</a> priced its H Share at HK$263 to raise HK$35,657.2 million (US$4.6 billion) in gross proceeds. The H Share will be listed tomorrow.</li>
<li>The H Share listing price implies an AH discount of 6.6% at the A Share price of RMB63.51. This compares to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43993:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group (300 HK)</a>'s AH discount of 4.7%.</li>
<li>CATL had the highest oversubscription rates among recent large AH listings. Our valuation analysis suggests that the H Share listing price is attractive.</li>
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK) priced its H Share at HK$263 to raise HK$35,657.2 million (US$4.6 billion) in gross proceeds. The H Share will be listed tomorrow.
The H Share listing price implies an AH discount of 6.6% at the A Share price of RMB63.51. This compares to Midea Group (300 HK)'s AH discount of 4.7%.
CATL had the highest oversubscription rates among recent large AH listings. Our valuation analysis suggests that the H Share listing price is attractive.


CATL H Share Listing (3750 HK) IPO: Trading Debut

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Capital Markets

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technolog" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)</a> has launched its H Share listing at a maximum price of HK$263. Pricing will be on 19 May, and the listing on 20 May.</li>
<li>I discussed the H Share listing in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/catl-h-share-listing-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:176396" rel="noopener">CATL H Share Listing: The Investment Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/catl-h-share-listing-ah-discount-views" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:184844" rel="noopener">CATL H Share Listing: AH Discount Views</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/catl-h-share-listing-phip-reinforces-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:185326" rel="noopener">CATL H Share Listing: PHIP Reinforces the Investment Case</a>.</li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the low AH discount can be justified. We would participate in the listing.</li>
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH) has launched its H Share listing at a maximum price of HK$263. Pricing will be on 19 May, and the listing on 20 May.
I discussed the H Share listing in CATL H Share Listing: The Investment Case, CATL H Share Listing: AH Discount Views, CATL H Share Listing: PHIP Reinforces the Investment Case.
Our valuation analysis suggests that the low AH discount can be justified. We would participate in the listing.


CATL H Share Listing (3750 HK): Valuation Insights

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technolog" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)</a>, the world's largest supplier of EV and ESS batteries, has filed its PHIP for an H-Share listing to raise US$5 billion.     </li>
<li>I previously discussed the H Share listing in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/catl-h-share-listing-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:176396" rel="noopener">CATL H Share Listing: The Investment Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/catl-h-share-listing-ah-discount-views" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:184844" rel="noopener">CATL H Share Listing: AH Discount Views</a>. </li>
<li>In this note, I examine the latest results and developments outlined in the PHIP. Overall, the PHIP reinforces my positive view. </li>
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH), the world's largest supplier of EV and ESS batteries, has filed its PHIP for an H-Share listing to raise US$5 billion.     
I previously discussed the H Share listing in CATL H Share Listing: The Investment Case and CATL H Share Listing: AH Discount Views. 
In this note, I examine the latest results and developments outlined in the PHIP. Overall, the PHIP reinforces my positive view. 


CATL H Share Listing: PHIP Reinforces the Investment Case

China

Gotion High-tech Co.,Ltd researches, develops, manufacture and markets lithium batteries. The Company mainly produces lithium ion batteries, power lithium battery sets, and other related products. Guoxuan High-Tech supplies its products for electric commercial vehicles, passenger cars, power stations, and other fields.

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Brian Freitas

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Aequitas: Ningbo Deye Technology A/H Listing - Riding the Residential Energy Storage Wave

Ningbo Deye Technology (605117 CH, NDT), a manufacturer of new energy products and climate control appliances, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H...

Sumeet Singh

HK: Cornerstone/Pre-IPO Lock-Up Expiries in Feb/March

Butong is down 12% today as the cornerstone investor shares become freely tradeable. Bigger cornerstone lock-up expiries this week for Chery Auto...

Brian Freitas

CATL H Share Listing (3750 HK) IPO: Trading Debut

CATL had the highest oversubscription rates among recent large AH listings. Our valuation analysis suggests that the H Share listing price is...

Arun George

CATL H Share Listing (3750 HK): Valuation Insights

At the maximum offer price, the gross proceeds are US$4.0 billion. Our valuation analysis suggests that the low AH discount can be justified. We...

Arun George

CATL H Share Listing: PHIP Reinforces the Investment Case

In this note, I examine the latest results and developments outlined in the PHIP. Overall, the PHIP reinforces my positive view.

Arun George