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

Five Star Business Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/five-star-business-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35238:1" rel="noopener">Five-Star Business Finance (0958461D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by ICICI Securities, Edelweiss, Kotak, and Nomura.</li>
<li>Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Five-Star Business Finance (0958461D IN) is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by ICICI Securities, Edelweiss, Kotak, and Nomura.
Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Five-Star Business Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Juicy Margins and Strong Backers

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 30th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK Properties, Techtronic.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 30th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK Properties, Techtronic.


HK Short Interest Weekly: CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK Properties, Techtronic

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Inside is a recap of movements in the last week relating to the Shanghai and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect facilities, broken down by company and industry.</li>
<li>Overall, the net inflow over the past week was ~US$0.75bn, split (+US$0.35bn) for Shanghai and (+US$0.40bn) for Shenzhen.</li>
<li>The largest inflows were into <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng H Share Index (2828 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a>. The largest outflows were in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geely-automobile-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:127:1" rel="noopener">Geely (175 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14895:1" rel="noopener">AIA Group (1299 HK)</a>.</li>
</ul>


Inside is a recap of movements in the last week relating to the Shanghai and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect facilities, broken down by company and industry.
Overall, the net inflow over the past week was ~US$0.75bn, split (+US$0.35bn) for Shanghai and (+US$0.40bn) for Shenzhen.
The largest inflows were into Hang Seng H Share Index (2828 HK) and Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK). The largest outflows were in Geely (175 HK) and AIA Group (1299 HK).


Shanghai/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (7 October 2022)

Senior Equity Derivatives Trader

Simon Harris

Equity Derivatives

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<li>We looked at HSBC and ICBC to consider relative vol surfaces </li>
<li>We evaluate relative risks of credit deterioration in China on both stocks</li>
<li>We suggest a relative value vol trade that offers good risk reward in various scenarios</li>
</ul>


We looked at HSBC and ICBC to consider relative vol surfaces 
We evaluate relative risks of credit deterioration in China on both stocks
We suggest a relative value vol trade that offers good risk reward in various scenarios


EQD | HSBA Vs ICBC (5 HK,1398 HK): Trade a Relative Value Vol Spread

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 23rd.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Li Auto and Sunny Optical.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Sep 23rd.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Li Auto and Sunny Optical.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Li Auto, Sunny Optical

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Five-Star Business Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Juicy Margins and Strong Backers

Five-Star Business Finance is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The company has been growing fast and has maintained...

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest Weekly: CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK Properties, Techtronic

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position and highlight short interest changes in CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Shanghai/Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (7 October 2022)

Inside is a recap of movements in the Shanghai/Shenzhen-HK Connect. Overall, the net inflow over the past week was ~US$0.75bn, split (-US$0.35bn)...

David Blennerhassett

EQD | HSBA Vs ICBC (5 HK,1398 HK): Trade a Relative Value Vol Spread

A relative value vol trade within the Chinese Banking sector. We look at a trade HSBC and ICBC and consider a negative real estate scenario.

Simon Harris

HK Short Interest Weekly: Li Auto, Sunny Optical

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position and highlight short interest changes in Li Auto, Sunny Optical.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Five-Star Business Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Juicy Margins and Strong Backers

Five-Star Business Finance is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The company has been growing fast and has maintained...

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest Weekly: CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK Properties, Techtronic

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position and highlight short interest changes in CSPC Pharma, Hygeia, GCL Technology, SHK...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Shanghai/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (7 October 2022)

Inside is a recap of movements in the Shanghai/Shenzhen-HK Connect. Overall, the net inflow over the past week was ~US$0.75bn, split (-US$0.35bn)...

David Blennerhassett

EQD | HSBA Vs ICBC (5 HK,1398 HK): Trade a Relative Value Vol Spread

A relative value vol trade within the Chinese Banking sector. We look at a trade HSBC and ICBC and consider a negative real estate scenario.

Simon Harris

HK Short Interest Weekly: Li Auto, Sunny Optical

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position and highlight short interest changes in Li Auto, Sunny Optical.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Shanghai/Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (7 October 2022)