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

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asymchem-laboratories-tianjin-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28265:1" rel="noopener">Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH)</a> (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. The A-shares listed were listed in Shenzhen in 2016.AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. AL provides process development and manufacturing services for small molecule drugs throughout the preclinical, clinical and commercial stages. According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, it is the fifth largest drug substance contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) globally, and the largest China-based commercial stage chemical drug CDMO, as measured by 2020 revenue.As the A-shares are already listed and well covered, we will treat this listing more like a placement rather than an IPO. However, given the size of the listing, we will go into more details than we would for a regular placement. Hence, in this note we will briefly cover the company’s background and recent performance before touching upon the deal dynamics.

Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH) (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. The A-shares listed were listed in Shenzhen in 2016.AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. AL provides process development and manufacturing services for small molecule drugs throughout the preclinical, clinical and commercial stages. According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, it is the fifth largest drug substance contract development manufacturing organization (CDMO) globally, and the largest China-based commercial stage chemical drug CDMO, as measured by 2020 revenue.As the A-shares are already listed and well covered, we will treat this listing more like a placement rather than an IPO. However, given the size of the listing, we will go into more details than we would for a regular placement. Hence, in this note we will briefly cover the company’s background and recent performance before touching upon the deal dynamics. 

Asymchem Labs A/H Listing Early Look - Fast Growing, Relatively Insulated

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

After listing on NASDAQ and HKEX, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a> will be listed on the SSE STAR market again in the near future. Meanwhile, after successive years of losses, BeiGene finally turned profitable for the first time in the first quarter of 2021. By the end of July 23, 2021, the market value of BeiGene in HKEX and NASDAQ was about HK$226.5 billion and US$29.2 billion, respectively. It is highly probable that the market value of the BeiGene in the SSE STAR market would exceed RMB200 billion after its listing as well. Behind the successful capital operation, what challenges would BeiGene face in the future?

After listing on NASDAQ and HKEX, BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK) will be listed on the SSE STAR market again in the near future. Meanwhile, after successive years of losses, BeiGene finally turned profitable for the first time in the first quarter of 2021. By the end of July 23, 2021, the market value of BeiGene in HKEX and NASDAQ was about HK$226.5 billion and US$29.2 billion, respectively. It is highly probable that the market value of the BeiGene in the SSE STAR market would exceed RMB200 billion after its listing as well. Behind the successful capital operation, what challenges would BeiGene face in the future?

Pre-IPO BeiGene Ltd - Concerns on Commercialization

Transcenta Holding / Equity Capital Markets

Recently, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/transcenta-holding-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33523:1" rel="noopener">Transcenta Holding (THL HK)</a> has passed the listing hearing of the HKEX and is expected to be listed on the main board in the near future. Transcenta is a clinical stage global biopharmaceutical company that integrates the capacities of discovery, research, development, manufacturing and business development, with nine product candidates in the pipeline, eight of which are oncology drug candidates. This insight mainly analyzed the important product candidates (such as MSB2311, TST001, TST005 and MSB0254) in the pipeline and related concerns.

Recently, Transcenta Holding (THL HK) has passed the listing hearing of the HKEX and is expected to be listed on the main board in the near future. Transcenta is a clinical stage global biopharmaceutical company that integrates the capacities of discovery, research, development, manufacturing and business development, with nine product candidates in the pipeline, eight of which are oncology drug candidates. This insight mainly analyzed the important product candidates (such as MSB2311, TST001, TST005 and MSB0254) in the pipeline and related concerns. 

Pre-IPO Transcenta Holding - Insights on Pipeline and the Concerns

On June 16, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/abbisko-cayman-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33511:1" rel="noopener">Abbisko Cayman (ABB HK)</a> submitted a prospectus to the HKEX to be listed on the main board. Abbisko is a R&amp;D-driven, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative and differentiated small molecule oncology therapies, with a pipeline of 14 programs focused on oncology. This insight mainly analyzed the four important product candidates at the clinical stage (ABSK011, ABSK091, ABSK021 and ABSK081) in the pipeline.

On June 16, Abbisko Cayman (ABB HK) submitted a prospectus to the HKEX to be listed on the main board. Abbisko is a R&amp;D-driven, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative and differentiated small molecule oncology therapies, with a pipeline of 14 programs focused on oncology. This insight mainly analyzed the four important product candidates at the clinical stage (ABSK011, ABSK091, ABSK021 and ABSK081) in the pipeline.

Pre-IPO Abbisko Cayman - It Still Takes Some Time for Commercialization

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Industry viewpoints:<ul>
<li>Considering the importance of blood products, the 14th Five-Year Plan will accelerate the construction of plasma stations in China so as to achieve the self-sufficiency in blood products.</li>
<li>Public health is the focus of the 14th Five-Year Plan for medical reform. Among them, due to the strong demand from the downstream, the medical IT industry is expected to usher in a faster development.</li>
<li>The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 would accelerate Chinese consumers' awareness and attention of immunonutrition products, such as the probiotics products.</li>
</ul>Company news:News about the updated progress on drugs and new cooperation agreements of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innocare-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28355:1" rel="noopener">InnoCare Pharma Ltd (9969 HK) </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/remegen-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29191:1" rel="noopener">Remegen Co Ltd (9995 HK)</a>.Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 2.61%, while CSI 300 increased 0.50% over the same period of timeRisk disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Industry viewpoints:
Considering the importance of blood products, the 14th Five-Year Plan will accelerate the construction of plasma stations in China so as to achieve the self-sufficiency in blood products.
Public health is the focus of the 14th Five-Year Plan for medical reform. Among them, due to the strong demand from the downstream, the medical IT industry is expected to usher in a faster development.
The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 would accelerate Chinese consumers' awareness and attention of immunonutrition products, such as the probiotics products.
Company news:News about the updated progress on drugs and new cooperation agreements of Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK), Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH), InnoCare Pharma Ltd (9969 HK) and Remegen Co Ltd (9995 HK).Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share increased 2.61%, while CSI 300 increased 0.50% over the same period of timeRisk disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

China

Innovent Biologics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The Company develops, manufactures, and distributes monoclonal antibody drug candidates for the treatment of oncology, ophthalmology, autoimmune, cardiovascular, and other diseases. Innovent Biologics serves customers in China.

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Asymchem Labs A/H Listing Early Look - Fast Growing, Relatively Insulated

Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH) (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. The A-shares listed were listed in...

Sumeet Singh

Pre-IPO BeiGene Ltd - Concerns on Commercialization

The article mainly analyzed the three core products (tislelizumab, zanubrutinib and denosumab) of BeiGene, the competitive landscape in China and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Transcenta Holding - Insights on Pipeline and the Concerns

The article mainly analyzed Transcenta Holding in terms of its important product candidates MSB2311, TST001, TST005 and MSB0254,including the...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Abbisko Cayman - It Still Takes Some Time for Commercialization

This article analyzed Abbisko in terms of its four product candidates at the clinical stage (ABSK011, ABSK091, ABSK021 and ABSK081) in the...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (July.16)

The article mainly analyzed China's plan to accelerate the construction of plasma stations, promising outlook of medical IT industry...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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