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>2025 has seen a sharp turnaround in HK placements, with 36 US$100m+ deals so far. This compares to only 14 in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 15 in 2024.</li>
<li>Most of the 2025 placements have been primary raising and have come from a handful of sectors/backdrops.</li>
<li>In this note, we try to identify the possible primary placements that could take place over the rest of the year.</li>
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2025 has seen a sharp turnaround in HK placements, with 36 US$100m+ deals so far. This compares to only 14 in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 15 in 2024.
Most of the 2025 placements have been primary raising and have come from a handful of sectors/backdrops.
In this note, we try to identify the possible primary placements that could take place over the rest of the year.


Hong Kong 2025 Placements - Year so Far and Trends for Potential Primary Placements

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Index Rebalance

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<li>HSIL adopted all six proposed HS TECH changes, five unchanged and one with modifications, and the new rules take effect on 7 Dec 2026.</li>
<li>Selection by market value and sales growth was adopted with modifications, adding a turnover floor for non-constituents and a minimum sales test for sales growth candidates.</li>
<li>The velocity test, innovation screening, weighting, caps and quarterly review are retained from the current rules.</li>
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HSIL adopted all six proposed HS TECH changes, five unchanged and one with modifications, and the new rules take effect on 7 Dec 2026.
Selection by market value and sales growth was adopted with modifications, adding a turnover floor for non-constituents and a minimum sales test for sales growth candidates.
The velocity test, innovation screening, weighting, caps and quarterly review are retained from the current rules.


HS TECH Consultation Conclusions: Retained and Refined Rules

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<li>We review the proposed HS TECH rule changes and screen an early beneficiary list for the December 2026 rebalance.</li>
<li>Our screening returns 20 ADD candidates, 10 based on market value and 10 based on revenue growth.</li>
<li>We expect all 30 current constituents are retained. 10 MV based stocks to be mechanical and sales growth for 10 growth based stocks to be cut off at 30%.</li>
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We review the proposed HS TECH rule changes and screen an early beneficiary list for the December 2026 rebalance.
Our screening returns 20 ADD candidates, 10 based on market value and 10 based on revenue growth.
We expect all 30 current constituents are retained. 10 MV based stocks to be mechanical and sales growth for 10 growth based stocks to be cut off at 30%.


HS TECH Index Consultation: Rules and Beneficiary Analysis

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 7th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Hua Hong Semi, ICBC, China Mobile, PICC P&amp;C.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 7th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, Hua Hong Semi, ICBC, China Mobile, PICC P&amp;C.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 7th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, ICBC

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Aug 7th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Link Reit (823 HK), Want Want China (151 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Link Reit (823 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Aug 7th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Link Reit (823 HK), Want Want China (151 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xiaomi (1810 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Link Reit (823 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Aug 7th): Xiaomi, Link Reit, Want Want China, Dynam Japan

China

JF Wealth Holdings Ltd operates as an online investment decision making solution provider. The Company provides online high end investor education services, online financial literacy education services, financial information software services, and other services. JF Wealth Holdings provides its services throughout Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong 2025 Placements - Year so Far and Trends for Potential Primary Placements

1H25 saw a sharp turnaround in HK placements, with 36 US$100m+ deals so far. This compares to only 14 in 2022, 13 in 2023, and 15 in 2024. In this...

Sumeet Singh

HS TECH Consultation Conclusions: Retained and Refined Rules

HSIL adopted all six HS TECH proposals and added two new screens to constituent selection. We set out which rules are retained and which are refined.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HS TECH Index Consultation: Rules and Beneficiary Analysis

HSIL announced HS TECH consultation on proposed rule changes. In this note, we analysis the proposed new rules changes and preview the potential...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 7th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB, ICBC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, Knowledge Atlas, CCB,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Aug 7th): Xiaomi, Link Reit, Want Want China, Dynam Japan

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Xiaomi (1810 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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