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 lot of the listing last week didn't end up doing much.</li>
<li>There are quite a few lockup expiries coming up, while there were a number of placements as well over the past week.</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 lot of the listing last week didn't end up doing much.
There are quite a few lockup expiries coming up, while there were a number of placements as well over the past week.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (13 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Zhipu, Corex, Biren, Gigadevice, Archion, SBI

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement.</li>
<li>Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. Its IPO linked lockup had recently expired.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement.
Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. Its IPO linked lockup had recently expired.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical / Equity Capital Markets

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharmaceutical-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$350m from a primary placement.</li>
<li>Kelun is a China-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative oncology therapies, with a particular emphasis on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, and other biologics.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK) is looking to raise up to US$350m from a primary placement.
Kelun is a China-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative oncology therapies, with a particular emphasis on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, and other biologics.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: Kelun-Biotech Placement - Steady Performance; Valuation May Temper Appeal

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement.</li>
<li>The stock has been on a roll this year and recently announced strong earnings as well. Although it’s now trading at its 52-week highs.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement.
The stock has been on a roll this year and recently announced strong earnings as well. Although it’s now trading at its 52-week highs.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Wuxi AppTec Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, Though It Is a Bit Opportunistic

Ascentage Pharma / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ascentage-pharma-group-inter" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27824:1" rel="noopener">Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK)</a> (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via  top-up placement.</li>
<li>The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with none of the deals having done well. Although stock momentum has been strong this year.</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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Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK) (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via  top-up placement.
The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with none of the deals having done well. Although stock momentum has been strong this year.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Ascentage Pharma Top-Up Placement - Past Deals Didn't Done Well, Stock up a Lot but Sector Is Strong

China

Kelun Biotech operates biotechnology businesses. The Company develops and provides biological drugs, chemical raw materials, chemical preparations, and other products. Kelun Biotech also operates import and export businesses.

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Kelun Biotech (1885133D CH)

Aequitas ECM Weekly (13 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Zhipu, Corex, Biren, Gigadevice, Archion, SBI

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

Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Kelun-Biotech Placement - Steady Performance; Valuation May Temper Appeal

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co is looking to raise up to US$350m from a primary placement. In this note, we will talk about the...

Akshat Shah

Wuxi AppTec Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, Though It Is a Bit Opportunistic

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$650m via its H-share placement. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and talk...

Sumeet Singh

Ascentage Pharma Top-Up Placement - Past Deals Didn't Done Well, Stock up a Lot but Sector Is Strong

Ascentage Pharma Group Corp (6855 HK) (AP) aims to raise around US$196m via top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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