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 href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44279:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian (3288 HK)</a> failed to perform at listing marking a turnaround for recent A/H listing. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-sanhua-intelligent-controls" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45277:1" rel="noopener">Sanhua Intelligent (2050 HK)</a> will be next in line. </li>
<li>On the placements front, deals continued to flow across the region, with blocks in India showing no signs of abating.</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, Foshan Haitian (3288 HK) failed to perform at listing marking a turnaround for recent A/H listing. Sanhua Intelligent (2050 HK) will be next in line. 
On the placements front, deals continued to flow across the region, with blocks in India showing no signs of abating.


ECM Weekly (23 June 2025) - Foshan Haitian, Sanhua, Anjoy, Sany, CaoCao, Eternal, Zhou Liu, HDB Fin

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ifbh-pte-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45067:1" rel="noopener">IFBH (IFBH HK)</a> is looking to raise at least US$100m in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>IFBH specializes in ready-to-consume beverages and food, with a focus on coconut water and plant-based products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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IFBH (IFBH HK) is looking to raise at least US$100m in its upcoming HK IPO.
IFBH specializes in ready-to-consume beverages and food, with a focus on coconut water and plant-based products.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


IFBH Ltd Pre- IPO - Growth Driven by Coconut Water Products Amid High Concentration Risks

Kioxia Holdings  / 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 href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15577:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH)</a> launched its IPO, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-sanhua-intellignt-controls-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12940:1" rel="noopener">Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls Co., Ltd. (002050 CH)</a> has been pre-marketing.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a number of large deals acros the region, along with some large lockup expiries.</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, Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH) launched its IPO, while Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls Co., Ltd. (002050 CH) has been pre-marketing.
On the placements front, there were a number of large deals acros the region, along with some large lockup expiries.


ECM Weekly (16 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Kitazato, Primo, Kioxia, Xtalpi, Horizon, Keymed, Wuxi

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Dimitris Ioannidis

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Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kitazato-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45255:1" rel="noopener">Kitazato (368A JP)</a> is forecasted to fail the market cap and float cap threshold of Global-F SmallCap even with the full exercise of the greenshoe.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kitazato-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45255:1" rel="noopener">Kitazato (368A JP)</a> is expected to come close but miss the float cap threshold of Global-M SmallCap.</li>
<li>The full exercise of the greenshoe increases the probability of inclusion in Global-M SmallCap at the November 2025 review.</li>
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Kitazato (368A JP) is forecasted to fail the market cap and float cap threshold of Global-F SmallCap even with the full exercise of the greenshoe.

Kitazato (368A JP) is expected to come close but miss the float cap threshold of Global-M SmallCap.
The full exercise of the greenshoe increases the probability of inclusion in Global-M SmallCap at the November 2025 review.


Kitazato (368A JP): Greenshoe Nudges It Closer to Global Index Inclusion, but Shortfall Remains

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-financial-gate-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35234:1" rel="noopener">GMO Financial Gate (4051 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/azoom-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32232:1" rel="noopener">Azoom (3496 JP)</a> have confirmed their moves to the Prime Market which would trigger TOPIX Inclusions for these names at the end of July.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kitazato-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45255:1" rel="noopener">Kitazato (368A JP)</a> is expected to get listed in the Prime market in late-June and that name would also have a TOPIX Inclusion at the end of July. </li>
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Quiddity's "Who is Ready" series of insights aims to objectively identify names listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that are potential additions to the TOPIX Index in future.

GMO Financial Gate (4051 JP) and Azoom (3496 JP) have confirmed their moves to the Prime Market which would trigger TOPIX Inclusions for these names at the end of July.

Kitazato (368A JP) is expected to get listed in the Prime market in late-June and that name would also have a TOPIX Inclusion at the end of July. 


TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Jun 2025)

Japan

Kitazato Corporation manufactures and distributes medical equipment. The Company produces infertility treatment equipment. Kitazato also sells reagent products.

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Kitazato (368A JP)

ECM Weekly (23 June 2025) - Foshan Haitian, Sanhua, Anjoy, Sany, CaoCao, Eternal, Zhou Liu, HDB Fin

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

IFBH Ltd Pre- IPO - Growth Driven by Coconut Water Products Amid High Concentration Risks

IFBH is now said to be pre-marketing for a US$150m Hong Kong H-share listing. We had looked at the company's past performance in our prior note.

Akshat Shah

ECM Weekly (16 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Kitazato, Primo, Kioxia, Xtalpi, Horizon, Keymed, Wuxi

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

Kitazato (368A JP): Greenshoe Nudges It Closer to Global Index Inclusion, but Shortfall Remains

Kitazato (368A JP) currently falls short of the float cap thresholds for Global indices, but with full greenshoe exercise, it stands a chance of...

Dimitris Ioannidis

TOPIX Inclusions: Who Is Ready (Jun 2025)

There are currently 121 names that satisfy all 5 key Segment Transfer requirements based on current data. Another 140 names can satisfy 4 out of 5...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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