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'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, a number of company's appear to be lining up to launch their IPOs in the coming month.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a number of large deals across the region.</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, a number of company's appear to be lining up to launch their IPOs in the coming month.
On the placements front, there were a number of large deals across the region.


ECM Weekly (1 September 2025)- Nissan, Metaplanet, Indigo, Laopu, Akeso, Mixue, Aux, Orion, Chery

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The de facto total revenue increased by 10% YoY excluding two disposed shopping malls.</li>
<li>We believe Alibaba will win the price war for food deliveries, because competitors’ earnings were even worse.</li>
<li>The stock surged by 13% in NYSE after the result release, but we still believe it has an upside of 48% for next twelve months.</li>
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The de facto total revenue increased by 10% YoY excluding two disposed shopping malls.
We believe Alibaba will win the price war for food deliveries, because competitors’ earnings were even worse.
The stock surged by 13% in NYSE after the result release, but we still believe it has an upside of 48% for next twelve months.


Alibaba (BABA, 9988HK): June Quarter, Actually 2-Digit Growth, To Win Price War

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

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<li>SHEIN is reportedly moving its corporate HQ to China to pave way for HK IPO</li>
<li>US 'de minimis' exemption for all countries ended Aug 29 (China/HK was May 2)</li>
<li>We believe end of US 'de minimis' exemption changed the game for SHEIN</li>
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SHEIN is reportedly moving its corporate HQ to China to pave way for HK IPO
US 'de minimis' exemption for all countries ended Aug 29 (China/HK was May 2)
We believe end of US 'de minimis' exemption changed the game for SHEIN


SHEIN IPO Update: HQ Shifted (Back) To China | End of US De Minimis Exemption, Everywhere

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 Aug 22nd.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Xiaomi, TraHK HSI ETF, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways, HSCEI ETF.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 22nd.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Xiaomi, TraHK HSI ETF, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways, HSCEI ETF.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Xiaomi, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Event-Driven

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<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>/ <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">BABA US)</a>will announce quarterly results on Friday, August 29, 7:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time. The timing is crucial for options expiries in HK and the US.</li>
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Highlight: The options market provides estimates for the anticipated price move. Implied volatility is projected to decline post-event; this Insight maps the resulting term structure.</li>
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Why Read: Get the expected move and a view of the post-event volatility term structure.</li>
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Alibaba (9988 HK/ BABA US)will announce quarterly results on Friday, August 29, 7:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time. The timing is crucial for options expiries in HK and the US.

Highlight: The options market provides estimates for the anticipated price move. Implied volatility is projected to decline post-event; this Insight maps the resulting term structure.

Why Read: Get the expected move and a view of the post-event volatility term structure.


Alibaba (9988 HK): Expected Earnings-Day Swings and Options Market View

China

JD.com, Inc. is an online direct sales company in China. The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications. JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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JD.com (9618 HK)

ECM Weekly (1 September 2025)- Nissan, Metaplanet, Indigo, Laopu, Akeso, Mixue, Aux, Orion, Chery

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

Alibaba (BABA, 9988HK): June Quarter, Actually 2-Digit Growth, To Win Price War

The de facto total revenue increased by 10% YoY excluding two disposed shopping malls. We believe Alibaba will win the price war for food...

Ming Lu

SHEIN IPO Update: HQ Shifted (Back) To China | End of US De Minimis Exemption, Everywhere

Two pieces of news that could affect SHEIN: 1) the company reportedly will shift its HQ back to China soon to pave the way for a HK IPO; 2) the US...

Tracking Traffic

HK Short Interest Weekly: Xiaomi, ZTE, Anta, Cathay Pacific Airways

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 22nd and highlight short interest changes in Xiaomi, TraHK HSI ETF,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Alibaba (9988 HK): Expected Earnings-Day Swings and Options Market View

Alibaba (BABA US // 9988 HK) reports today, 29 Aug pre-open US. US-listed options expiring 29 Aug price a 1-day move of 5.8%, with the ATM...

Gaudenz Schneider

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