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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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs</li>
<li>Things remain quiet on the IPO front and are likely to remain that way till CNY. Korea was once again the one that set the IPO ball rolling.</li>
<li>Placements were a different matter with deal flow pickup up where it left off last week.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs
Things remain quiet on the IPO front and are likely to remain that way till CNY. Korea was once again the one that set the IPO ball rolling.
Placements were a different matter with deal flow pickup up where it left off last week.


ECM Weekly (15th Jan 2023) - 2022 Performance, 2023 Pipeline, Bilibili, HTHT, China Edu, CDP, Allied

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huazhu-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17527:1" rel="noopener">H World Group (HTHT US)</a> aims to raise around US$260m via a follow-on ADS offering.</li>
<li>The company plans to use the proceeds mostly for investment. This will be the first deal by the company post its H-share listing in 2020.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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H World Group (HTHT US) aims to raise around US$260m via a follow-on ADS offering.
The company plans to use the proceeds mostly for investment. This will be the first deal by the company post its H-share listing in 2020.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.


H World (HTHT) Follow-On Offering - A More Genuine Need

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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Zhihu Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhihu-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32185:1" rel="noopener">Zhihu Technology (ZH US)</a> has launched an HKEx dual-primary listing to raise $150-200 million. The H Shares will be priced on 14 April and listed on 22 April.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zhihu-dual-primary-listing-a-question-of-judgment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:68266" rel="noopener">Zhihu Dual-Primary Listing: A Question of Judgment</a>, we stated that while a loss-making tech name is not everybody's cup of tea, Zhihu has resilient performance and an undemanding valuation.  </li>
<li>In this note, we will look at Zhihu’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount). Zhihu pricing its H-shares at a discount of 3-4% to its ADSs will be reasonable, in our view.</li>
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Zhihu Technology (ZH US) has launched an HKEx dual-primary listing to raise $150-200 million. The H Shares will be priced on 14 April and listed on 22 April.
In Zhihu Dual-Primary Listing: A Question of Judgment, we stated that while a loss-making tech name is not everybody's cup of tea, Zhihu has resilient performance and an undemanding valuation.  
In this note, we will look at Zhihu’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount). Zhihu pricing its H-shares at a discount of 3-4% to its ADSs will be reasonable, in our view.


Zhihu Dual-Primary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/​​​(Discount) Views

Event-Driven

Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital Company Limited / Event-Driven

Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital Company Limited

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-jin-jiang-capital-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15781:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital Company Limited (2006 HK)</a>'s H Shareholders’ class meeting is scheduled for 26 April. The IFA considers the offer to be fair and reasonable. </li>
<li>The 10% blocking stake is 2.50% of outstanding shares (10.00% of H Shares). The two H Shareholders with blocking stakes will be supportive. There is no minimum acceptance condition.</li>
<li>At last close and for a 17 May payment date, the gross and annualised spread to the total offer is 1.6% and 15.7%, respectively.</li>
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Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital Company Limited (2006 HK)'s H Shareholders’ class meeting is scheduled for 26 April. The IFA considers the offer to be fair and reasonable. 
The 10% blocking stake is 2.50% of outstanding shares (10.00% of H Shares). The two H Shareholders with blocking stakes will be supportive. There is no minimum acceptance condition.
At last close and for a 17 May payment date, the gross and annualised spread to the total offer is 1.6% and 15.7%, respectively.


Jin Jiang Capital’s H Share Class Meeting on 26 April, IFA Opinion

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-jin-jiang-capital-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15781:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital Company Limited (2006 HK)</a>’s privatisation offer from Jin Jiang International Holding is HK$3.10 per H share. The pre-condition was fulfilled on 28 March.  </li>
<li>The key conditions for the delisting will be approval by at least 75% of independent H-shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H-shareholders rejection). There is no minimum acceptance condition.  </li>
<li>At last close and for a May end effective date (composite document despatched on 1 April), the gross and annualised spread to the offer is 4.7% and 32.1%, respectively.</li>
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Shanghai Jin Jiang Capital Company Limited (2006 HK)’s privatisation offer from Jin Jiang International Holding is HK$3.10 per H share. The pre-condition was fulfilled on 28 March.  
The key conditions for the delisting will be approval by at least 75% of independent H-shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H-shareholders rejection). There is no minimum acceptance condition.  
At last close and for a May end effective date (composite document despatched on 1 April), the gross and annualised spread to the offer is 4.7% and 32.1%, respectively.


Jin Jiang Capital’s Offer Risk/Reward – Pre-Condition Satisfied

China

Huazhu Group Limited operates a hotel operator and franchisor. The Company provides hotel leasing, directly hotel operation, and co-development services. Huazhu Group mainly conducts businesses in China.

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Huazhu Group (HTHT US)

ECM Weekly (15th Jan 2023) - 2022 Performance, 2023 Pipeline, Bilibili, HTHT, China Edu, CDP, Allied

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

H World (HTHT) Follow-On Offering - A More Genuine Need

H World Group (HTHT US) aims to raise around US$260m via a follow-on ADS offering. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run it through...

Sumeet Singh

Zhihu Dual-Primary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/(Discount) Views

In this note, we will look at Zhihu’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount). Zhihu pricing its H-shares at a discount of 3-4% to its ADSs will be...

Arun George

Jin Jiang Capital’s Offer Risk/Reward – Pre-Condition Satisfied

The pre-condition was fulfilled on 28 March and the composite document will be despatched on 1 April. At last close and for a May end effective...

Arun George

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ECM Weekly (15th Jan 2023) - 2022 Performance, 2023 Pipeline, Bilibili, HTHT, China Edu, CDP, Allied

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

H World (HTHT) Follow-On Offering - A More Genuine Need

H World Group (HTHT US) aims to raise around US$260m via a follow-on ADS offering. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run it through...

Sumeet Singh

Zhihu Dual-Primary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/​​​(Discount) Views

In this note, we will look at Zhihu’s potential HK-ADS premium/(discount). Zhihu pricing its H-shares at a discount of 3-4% to its ADSs will be...

Arun George

Jin Jiang Capital’s H Share Class Meeting on 26 April, IFA Opinion

Jin Jiang's H Share’s class meeting is scheduled for 26 April. The IFA considers the offer to be fair and reasonable. For a 17 May payment, the...

Arun George

Jin Jiang Capital’s Offer Risk/Reward – Pre-Condition Satisfied

The pre-condition was fulfilled on 28 March and the composite document will be despatched on 1 April. At last close and for a May end effective...

Arun George

Zhihu Dual-Primary Listing: HK-ADS Premium/(Discount) Views