APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC 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

Pateo Connect Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pateo-connect-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43712:1" rel="noopener">Pateo Connect Technology (PTC HK)</a> raised around US$140m in its HK IPO.</li>
<li>It is one of the largest domestic providers of smart cockpit and intelligent connectivity solutions in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
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Pateo Connect Technology (PTC HK) raised around US$140m in its HK IPO.
It is one of the largest domestic providers of smart cockpit and intelligent connectivity solutions in China.
In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


Pateo Connect IPO Trading: Weak Institutional Subscription

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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, this week saw a few good listings across the region while the spotlight will be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zijin-gold-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45448:1" rel="noopener">Zijin Gold (2259 HK)</a> in the coming week.</li>
<li>On the placements front, it was a relatively quiter week, as compared to some of the more recent weekly flows.</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, this week saw a few good listings across the region while the spotlight will be on Zijin Gold (2259 HK) in the coming week.
On the placements front, it was a relatively quiter week, as compared to some of the more recent weekly flows.


ECM Weekly (29 September 2025)- Zijin, Chery, CAREIT, Orion, Butong, Victory Giant, Northern Star

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes just over US$19bn a day this past 5-day week. Big. Quite decent net buying flows too though the market fell. </li>
<li>The recommended name last week was short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (9988 HK)</a> was +4.65% on the week despite HK being down across the board.</li>
<li>The data tables below update on a daily basis in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tools</a> section of Smartkarma. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/south-flow-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/ah-shares-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AH Pairs Monitor</a> are both there for all SK readers.</li>
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Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes just over US$19bn a day this past 5-day week. Big. Quite decent net buying flows too though the market fell. 
The recommended name last week was short Alibaba (9988 HK) was +4.65% on the week despite HK being down across the board.
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor and AH Pairs Monitor are both there for all SK readers.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Sep 2025); BIG Single Stock Trading Again, Big Net, But Hs Fall

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 19th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Pop Mart Intl, CSPC Pharma, Hua Hong Semiconductor.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 19th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Pop Mart Intl, CSPC Pharma, Hua Hong Semiconductor.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Pop Mart Intl, CSPC Pharma, Hua Hong Semiconductor

Microport Scientific / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/otsuka-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12292:1" rel="noopener">Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP)</a> aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK).
Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

China

Horizon Robotics, Inc. offers technology services. The Company develops advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous driving solutions, and other for passenger vehicles. Horizon Robotics provides its services throughout Hong Kong.

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Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)

Pateo Connect IPO Trading: Weak Institutional Subscription

Pateo Connect (PTC) raised around US$140m in its HK IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Nicholas Tan

ECM Weekly (29 September 2025)- Zijin, Chery, CAREIT, Orion, Butong, Victory Giant, Northern Star

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

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Sep 2025); BIG Single Stock Trading Again, Big Net, But Hs Fall

SOUTHBOUND saw continued large buying, especially on Alibaba. Net buying on that name has been huge the last few weeks. Was a big gainer this week...

Travis Lundy

HK Short Interest Weekly: Pop Mart Intl, CSPC Pharma, Hua Hong Semiconductor

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 19th and highlight short interest changes in Pop Mart Intl, CSPC...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK). In this note, we run the...

Sumeet Singh

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