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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement.</li>
<li>The stock has been on a roll this year and recently announced strong earnings as well. Although it’s now trading at its 52-week highs.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement.
The stock has been on a roll this year and recently announced strong earnings as well. Although it’s now trading at its 52-week highs.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Wuxi AppTec Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, Though It Is a Bit Opportunistic

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-pharmaceuticals-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44224:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (1276 HK)</a> entered into agreements with GSK, granting an exclusive worldwide right of HRS-9821, a small molecule, PDE3/PDE4 inhibitor in clinical development for the treatment of COPD.</li>
<li>The only similar products available worldwide is Verona Pharma’s Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) which was approved for marketing by the FDA in June 2024 for maintenance therapy of COPD.</li>
<li>The COPD segment has seen increased activity over the last one year in terms of drug approvals, acquisitions, and licensing agreements. This reiterates the growing potential of the COPD market.</li>
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (1276 HK) entered into agreements with GSK, granting an exclusive worldwide right of HRS-9821, a small molecule, PDE3/PDE4 inhibitor in clinical development for the treatment of COPD.
The only similar products available worldwide is Verona Pharma’s Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) which was approved for marketing by the FDA in June 2024 for maintenance therapy of COPD.
The COPD segment has seen increased activity over the last one year in terms of drug approvals, acquisitions, and licensing agreements. This reiterates the growing potential of the COPD market.


Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (1276 HK): Is HRS-9821 Licensing Deal with GSK Good Enough?

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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, we had a look at a number of deals that are in the pipeline.</li>
<li>On the placements front, it was a relatively quiet week with a few primary raisings.</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, we had a look at a number of deals that are in the pipeline.
On the placements front, it was a relatively quiet week with a few primary raisings.


ECM Weekly (28 July 2025) - MMC, Pine Lags, Prestige, Veritas, Daehan, Kasumigaseki, NSDL, GNI

Everest Medicines / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/everest-medicines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29224:1" rel="noopener">Everest Medicines (1952 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>This will be the third placement this year for the stock, the previous two deals didn’t do well. Although the stock has bounced back a lot since.</li>
<li>In this note, we comment on the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Everest Medicines (1952 HK) aims to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement.
This will be the third placement this year for the stock, the previous two deals didn’t do well. Although the stock has bounced back a lot since.
In this note, we comment on the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Everest Medicine Placement - Third Deal in the Year, Previous Ones Didn’t Do Well

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-xdc-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39917:1" rel="noopener">WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK)</a>'s stock price has recovered from the tariff fear induced selloff and the higher market cap should result in global index inclusion in August.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-xdc-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39917:1" rel="noopener">WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK)</a> has gone from bottom of the pack to middle over the last 9 months and there could be further relative upside.</li>
<li>There is positioning in the stock but it appears to be lower than positioning in its peers. Long/short trades could offer better risk/return.</li>
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WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK)'s stock price has recovered from the tariff fear induced selloff and the higher market cap should result in global index inclusion in August.

WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK) has gone from bottom of the pack to middle over the last 9 months and there could be further relative upside.
There is positioning in the stock but it appears to be lower than positioning in its peers. Long/short trades could offer better risk/return.


Wuxi XDC Cayman (2268 HK): Soaring Pharma Stocks & Global Index Inclusion

China

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company manufactures and sells anti-infectives, anti-neoplastic agents, diabetes drugs, and other products. Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group markets its products throughout China.

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Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group (3692 HK)

Wuxi AppTec Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, Though It Is a Bit Opportunistic

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and talk...

Sumeet Singh

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (1276 HK): Is HRS-9821 Licensing Deal with GSK Good Enough?

Jiangsu Hengrui partners with GSK for exclusive outlicensing rights to COPD treatment, highlighting the growing potential of the market with...

Tina Banerjee

ECM Weekly (28 July 2025) - MMC, Pine Lags, Prestige, Veritas, Daehan, Kasumigaseki, NSDL, GNI

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

Everest Medicine Placement - Third Deal in the Year, Previous Ones Didn’t Do Well

Everest Medicines (1952 HK) aims to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement. In this note, we run the deal through our framework and talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Wuxi XDC Cayman (2268 HK): Soaring Pharma Stocks & Global Index Inclusion

Wuxi XDC could be added to a global index in August. There is positioning in the stock (but lower than peers) and sector momentum could lead to...

Brian Freitas

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Wuxi AppTec Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, Though It Is a Bit Opportunistic

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and talk...

Sumeet Singh

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (1276 HK): Is HRS-9821 Licensing Deal with GSK Good Enough?

​Jiangsu Hengrui partners with GSK for exclusive outlicensing rights to COPD treatment, highlighting the growing potential of the market with...

Tina Banerjee

ECM Weekly (28 July 2025) - MMC, Pine Lags, Prestige, Veritas, Daehan, Kasumigaseki, NSDL, GNI

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

Everest Medicine Placement - Third Deal in the Year, Previous Ones Didn’t Do Well

Everest Medicines (1952 HK) aims to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement. In this note, we run the deal through our framework and talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Wuxi XDC Cayman (2268 HK): Soaring Pharma Stocks & Global Index Inclusion

Wuxi XDC could be added to a global index in August. There is positioning in the stock (but lower than peers) and sector momentum could lead to...

Brian Freitas

Jiangsu Hengrui partners with GSK for exclusive outlicensing rights to COPD treatment, highlighting the growing potential of the market with...