Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Hon Hai Precision Industry / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Mitsubishi Motors plans to outsource EV production to Foxconn, signaling the most significant commercial validation of Foxconn’s MIH EV platform to date.</li>
<li>While Foxconn’s AI server manufacturing is currently the company’s strongest growth driver, its EV strategy is increasingly gaining credibility as a second long-term pillar.</li>
<li>Foxconn -- Structural Long. We see depressed share price as buying opportunity. Mitsubishi contract win increases the probability for additional major OEM production partnership wins this year for Foxconn.</li>
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Mitsubishi Motors plans to outsource EV production to Foxconn, signaling the most significant commercial validation of Foxconn’s MIH EV platform to date.
While Foxconn’s AI server manufacturing is currently the company’s strongest growth driver, its EV strategy is increasingly gaining credibility as a second long-term pillar.
Foxconn -- Structural Long. We see depressed share price as buying opportunity. Mitsubishi contract win increases the probability for additional major OEM production partnership wins this year for Foxconn.


Foxconn's Huge EV Bet Pays Off: Key Mitsubishi Win Could Spark Additional Automaker Deals to Come

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Taiwan server revenue and shipment forecast for 2025 is expected to increase, reflecting growth in the IT industry. </li><li>Japanese government plans to invest $1 billion in Space Strategy Fund projects, highlighting a push for innovation and exploration in the aerospace sector. </li><li>SoftBank's $6.5B Ampere acquisition is a strategic move in the AI chip market with Arm, positioning the company for future technological advancements.</li></ul>

Taiwan server revenue and shipment forecast for 2025 is expected to increase, reflecting growth in the IT industry. Japanese government plans to invest $1 billion in Space Strategy Fund projects, highlighting a push for innovation and exploration in the aerospace sector. SoftBank's $6.5B Ampere acquisition is a strategic move in the AI chip market with Arm, positioning the company for future technological advancements.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (21-Mar-2025): Taiwan server revenue forecast 2025.

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/dn-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44474:1" rel="noopener">DN Solutions (298440 KS)</a> (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.</li>
<li>DNS is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine tools and the business of automation solutions and services related thereto.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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DN Solutions (298440 KS) (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.
DNS is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine tools and the business of automation solutions and services related thereto.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


DN Solutions Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Stagnant Volumes

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dn-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44474:1" rel="noopener">DN Solutions (298440 KS)</a> (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.</li>
<li>DNS is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine tools and the business of automation solutions and services related thereto.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance.</li>
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DN Solutions (298440 KS) (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.
DNS is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine tools and the business of automation solutions and services related thereto.
In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance.


DN Solutions Pre-IPO - The Positives - Growing Market Share

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$5.2bn via selling 4% additional shares.</li>
<li>The company has undertaken a few deals before and they have ended up performing well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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BYD (1211 HK) is looking to raise around US$5.2bn via selling 4% additional shares.
The company has undertaken a few deals before and they have ended up performing well.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


BYD US$5.2bn Placement - Large Only in Absolute Size, past Deals Have Done Well

Japan

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, and power products such as generators and farm machinery. The Company also operates a financial credit business.  Honda Motor has manufacturing facilities in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Thailand.

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Foxconn's Huge EV Bet Pays Off: Key Mitsubishi Win Could Spark Additional Automaker Deals to Come

Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn, boosting credibility of Foxconn's EV strategy and potential for more OEM partnerships.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (21-Mar-2025): Taiwan server revenue forecast 2025.

Taiwan server revenue forecast, Japan's $1B Space Strategy Fund, SoftBank's Ampere acquisition, China's Empyrean Technology acquires Xpeedic,...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

DN Solutions Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Stagnant Volumes

DN Solutions (298440 KS) (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

BYD US$5.2bn Placement - Large Only in Absolute Size, past Deals Have Done Well

BYD (1211 HK) is looking to raise around US$5.2bn via selling 4% additional shares. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework.

Sumeet Singh

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Foxconn's Huge EV Bet Pays Off: Key Mitsubishi Win Could Spark Additional Automaker Deals to Come

​Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn, boosting credibility of Foxconn's EV strategy and potential for more OEM partnerships.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (21-Mar-2025): Taiwan server revenue forecast 2025.

Taiwan server revenue forecast, Japan's $1B Space Strategy Fund, SoftBank's Ampere acquisition, China's Empyrean Technology acquires Xpeedic,...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

DN Solutions Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Stagnant Volumes

DN Solutions (298440 KS) (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

DN Solutions Pre-IPO - The Positives - Growing Market Share

DN Solutions (298440 KS) (DNS) aims to raise around US$1.1bn in its Korea IPO via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

BYD US$5.2bn Placement - Large Only in Absolute Size, past Deals Have Done Well

BYD (1211 HK) is looking to raise around US$5.2bn via selling 4% additional shares. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework.

Sumeet Singh

Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Foxconn, boosting credibility of Foxconn's EV strategy and potential for more OEM partnerships.