Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Mar 28th which has an aggregated short of USD 3.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Shinhan Group, KB Financial, Samsung Biologics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Mar 28th which has an aggregated short of USD 3.6bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Shinhan Group, KB Financial, Samsung Biologics.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 28th): Samsung Electronics, Shinhan Group, KB Financial

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Mar 21st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD3.5bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Mobis (012330 KS), Korea Aerospace (047810 KS).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Mar 21st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD3.5bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Mobis (012330 KS), Korea Aerospace (047810 KS).


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Mobis, Korea Aerospace

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$5.3bn via selling 3% additional shares.</li>
<li>The shares have done exceedingly well this year and are now trading at their all time 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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Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK) is looking to raise around US$5.3bn via selling 3% additional shares.
The shares have done exceedingly well this year and are now trading at their all time highs.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Xiaomi US$5.3bn Placement - Relatively Small, Strong Momentum but Is Expensive

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>Short selling balance in the Korean stock market was 62.4 trillion won as of 21 March 2025, up significantly from 47.2 trillion won three months ago.</li>
<li>Among the stocks in KOSPI with high short selling balance and high lending balance ratios include Posco Future M, Yuhan Corp, LG Energy Solution, and Hanwha Aerospace. </li>
<li>Among the stocks in KOSDAQ with high short selling balance and high lending balance ratios include Ecopro BM, Ecopro Co, HLB, and Eo Technics. </li>
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Short selling balance in the Korean stock market was 62.4 trillion won as of 21 March 2025, up significantly from 47.2 trillion won three months ago.
Among the stocks in KOSPI with high short selling balance and high lending balance ratios include Posco Future M, Yuhan Corp, LG Energy Solution, and Hanwha Aerospace. 
Among the stocks in KOSDAQ with high short selling balance and high lending balance ratios include Ecopro BM, Ecopro Co, HLB, and Eo Technics. 


Short Selling Resuming on 31 March in Korea - Stocks With Highest Short Selling Lending Balance

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Group / Equity Capital Markets

Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Group

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-zenergy-battery-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43855:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies (JSZENERGY CH)</a> (Zenergy) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Zenergy is an EV and energy storage system battery manufacturer providing integrated battery solutions, encompassing battery cells, modules, packs and battery management systems dedicated to large-scale applications of electrochemical products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies (JSZENERGY CH) (Zenergy) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO.
Zenergy is an EV and energy storage system battery manufacturer providing integrated battery solutions, encompassing battery cells, modules, packs and battery management systems dedicated to large-scale applications of electrochemical products.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Pre- IPO - The Positives - Brisk Volume-Led Growth

South Korea

LG Energy Solution produces and sells batteries. The Company manufactures and sells automobile batteries, small batteries, energy storage system batteries, and other products. LG Energy Solution markets its products worldwide.

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LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 28th): Samsung Electronics, Shinhan Group, KB Financial

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Shinhan Group, KB Financial,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Mar 21st): Mobis, Korea Aerospace

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Mobis, Korea Aerospace.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Xiaomi US$5.3bn Placement - Relatively Small, Strong Momentum but Is Expensive

Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK) is looking to raise around US$5.3bn via selling 3% additional shares. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework.

Sumeet Singh

Short Selling Resuming on 31 March in Korea - Stocks With Highest Short Selling Lending Balance

Among the stocks in KOSPI with high short selling balance and high lending balance ratios include Posco Future M, Yuhan Corp, LG Energy Solution,...

Douglas Kim

Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Pre- IPO - The Positives - Brisk Volume-Led Growth

Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of...

Akshat Shah

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