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Arun George

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Victory Giant Technology -A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/victory-giant-technology-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25395:1" rel="noopener">Victory Giant Technology -A (300476 CH)</a>, the world’s leading PCB manufacturer for AI and high-performance computing, is pre-marketing an H-Share listing to raise around US$2 billion.</li>
<li>Victory Giant is an AI hardware play and a core supplier to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a>, as it is one of the few companies capable of mass-producing high-end HDIs.</li>
<li>The investment case is bullish due to Victory Giant’s leading market share, rapid growth, rising margins, low leverage and undemanding valuation. </li>
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Victory Giant Technology -A (300476 CH), the world’s leading PCB manufacturer for AI and high-performance computing, is pre-marketing an H-Share listing to raise around US$2 billion.
Victory Giant is an AI hardware play and a core supplier to NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US), as it is one of the few companies capable of mass-producing high-end HDIs.
The investment case is bullish due to Victory Giant’s leading market share, rapid growth, rising margins, low leverage and undemanding valuation. 


Victory Giant H Share Listing: The Investment Case

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.

Samsung Electronics / 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 wave of smallish HK IPOs was launched late in the week.</li>
<li>On the placement front, deals have started to flow in across the region after a somewhat quiet war and earnings driven rest.</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 wave of smallish HK IPOs was launched late in the week.
On the placement front, deals have started to flow in across the region after a somewhat quiet war and earnings driven rest.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (23 March 2026)-Samsung, Kingboard, JRE, Chery, Zijin, Butong, Delton, NSing, FS

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Kingboard Laminates / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Holdco <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8122:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard Holdings (148 HK)</a> is looking to sell around a 3.8% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-laminates-hldg-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10276:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard Laminates Holdings (1888 HK)</a> to raise up to US$357m via a secondary selldown.</li>
<li>Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited is a manufacturer of laminates used in printed circuit boards, and is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the electronics industry.</li>
<li>In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Holdco Kingboard Holdings (148 HK) is looking to sell around a 3.8% stake in Kingboard Laminates Holdings (1888 HK) to raise up to US$357m via a secondary selldown.
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited is a manufacturer of laminates used in printed circuit boards, and is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the electronics industry.
In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: Kingboard Laminates Placement - Stock Has Done Exceedingly Well, Last Deal Went Great

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Delton Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delton-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47605:1" rel="noopener">Delton Technology (1989 HK)</a>'s H-share IPO at HK$71.88 appears undemanding, given it translates into 17.3x FY26 PER, a steep discount to the global average of 34.2x. </li>
<li>The 47.3% discount to its A-share <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delton-technology-guangzhou-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45470:1" rel="noopener">Delton Technology Guangzhou (001389 CH)</a> also makes it stand out against those IPOed since 2025 with similar current HA discounts. </li>
<li>Assuming a 30-40% discount to global peers, the stock is worth HK$84.75-98.90, suggesting decent upside from the IPO price.</li>
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Delton Technology (1989 HK)'s H-share IPO at HK$71.88 appears undemanding, given it translates into 17.3x FY26 PER, a steep discount to the global average of 34.2x. 
The 47.3% discount to its A-share Delton Technology Guangzhou (001389 CH) also makes it stand out against those IPOed since 2025 with similar current HA discounts. 
Assuming a 30-40% discount to global peers, the stock is worth HK$84.75-98.90, suggesting decent upside from the IPO price.


Delton Technology (1989 HK) IPO: Pricing Is Not Demanding

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website.</li>
<li>Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase - or decrease - in the shareholding by directors. Or pledging. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute.</li>
<li>The key stock mentioned in this regular insight is <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/red-star-macalline-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:520:1" rel="noopener">Red Star Macalline Group Corp (1528 HK)</a>.</strong>
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The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website.
Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase - or decrease - in the shareholding by directors. Or pledging. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute.
The key stock mentioned in this regular insight is Red Star Macalline Group Corp (1528 HK).



Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings: Red Star's New Controlling Shareholder

Hong Kong

Kingboard is an investment holding company that manufactures and sells laminates, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and chemicals. It is a leading vertically integrated electronic materials manufacturer, producing copper-clad laminates and key upstream raw materials like copper foil, glass fabric, and resins. The company also has segments in properties and investments. Kingboard was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

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Kingboard (148 HK)

Aequitas ECM Weekly (23 March 2026)-Samsung, Kingboard, JRE, Chery, Zijin, Butong, Delton, NSing, FS

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: Kingboard Laminates Placement - Stock Has Done Exceedingly Well, Last Deal Went Great

Holdco Kingboard Holdings is looking to sell around a 3.8% stake in Kingboard Laminates Holdings to raise up to US$357m via a secondary selldown....

Akshat Shah

Delton Technology (1989 HK) IPO: Pricing Is Not Demanding

Delton Technology's H-share IPO at HK$71.88 is undemanding at 17.3x FY26F PER, implying a steep discount to global averages, offering potential...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings: Red Star's New Controlling Shareholder

The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website. These insights also flag those companies where...

David Blennerhassett

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Victory Giant H Share Listing: The Investment Case

Victory Giant, the world’s leading PCB manufacturer for AI and high-performance computing, is pre-marketing an H-Share listing to raise around...

Arun George

Aequitas ECM Weekly (23 March 2026)-Samsung, Kingboard, JRE, Chery, Zijin, Butong, Delton, NSing, FS

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: Kingboard Laminates Placement - Stock Has Done Exceedingly Well, Last Deal Went Great

Holdco Kingboard Holdings is looking to sell around a 3.8% stake in Kingboard Laminates Holdings to raise up to US$357m via a secondary selldown....

Akshat Shah

Delton Technology (1989 HK) IPO: Pricing Is Not Demanding

​Delton Technology's H-share IPO at HK$71.88 is undemanding at 17.3x FY26F PER, implying a steep discount to global averages, offering potential...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings: Red Star's New Controlling Shareholder

The data in this insight is collated from the "shareholding disclosure" link on the HKEx website. These insights also flag those companies where...

David Blennerhassett

Delton Technology's H-share IPO at HK$71.88 is undemanding at 17.3x FY26F PER, implying a steep discount to global averages, offering potential...