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 Sep 5th. The aggregated short interest was USD10.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 kakaopay, L&amp;F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated short interest was USD10.8bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 kakaopay, L&amp;F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 5th): Kakaopay, L&F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In the past three months, LG Chem has announced two asset sales worth 1.6 trillion won including dermal filler and water filter businesses. </li>
<li>Due to worsening balance sheet and need to raise additional capital, there is an increasing probability of LG Chem selling a partial stake in LGES in the next 6-12 months.</li>
<li>Our NAV valuation of LG Chem suggests implied NAV per share of 414,325 won, which is 49% higher than current levels.</li>
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In the past three months, LG Chem has announced two asset sales worth 1.6 trillion won including dermal filler and water filter businesses. 
Due to worsening balance sheet and need to raise additional capital, there is an increasing probability of LG Chem selling a partial stake in LGES in the next 6-12 months.
Our NAV valuation of LG Chem suggests implied NAV per share of 414,325 won, which is 49% higher than current levels.


LG Chem: Flurry of Asset Sales Raises the Probability of A Partial Sale of LG Energy Solution

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/hesai-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36743:1" rel="noopener">Hesai Group (HSAI US)</a> plans to raise around US$450m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>We have looked at the deal dynamics in our previous note. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal structure and updates since then.</li>
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Hesai Group (HSAI US) plans to raise around US$450m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.
We have looked at the deal dynamics in our previous note. 
In this note, we talk about the deal structure and updates since then.


Hesai Secondary Offering - Stock Hasn’t Corrected Yet

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hesai-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36743:1" rel="noopener">Hesai Group (HSAI US)</a> plans to raise around US$200-300m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. </li>
<li>The company won HK listing approval and filed its PHIP on 31st August 2025. It will look to launch its secondary offering soon.</li>
<li>In this note, we’ll take a look at the deal and talk about the impact of the raising.</li>
</ul>



Hesai Group (HSAI US) plans to raise around US$200-300m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. 
The company won HK listing approval and filed its PHIP on 31st August 2025. It will look to launch its secondary offering soon.
In this note, we’ll take a look at the deal and talk about the impact of the raising.


Hesai Secondary HK Offering - Stock Has Been Recovering, a Look at Possible Trading Setup

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated short interest was USD10.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 LIG Nex1, Alteogen, SamsungF&amp;MIns, SK Hynix, SKC.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 29th. The aggregated short interest was USD10.4bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 LIG Nex1, Alteogen, SamsungF&amp;MIns, SK Hynix, SKC.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): LIG Nex1, Alteogen, Samsung F&M Ins, SK Hynix, SKC

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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KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 5th): Kakaopay, L&F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in kakaopay, L&F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

LG Chem: Flurry of Asset Sales Raises the Probability of A Partial Sale of LG Energy Solution

There were numerous local media accounts that mentioned LG Chem is in discussions with several securities firms to raise 2-3 trillion won using its...

Douglas Kim

Hesai Secondary Offering - Stock Hasn’t Corrected Yet

Hesai Group (HSAI US) plans to raise around US$450m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Hesai Secondary HK Offering - Stock Has Been Recovering, a Look at Possible Trading Setup

Hesai Group (HSAI US) plans to raise around US$200-300m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and...

Sumeet Singh

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 29th): LIG Nex1, Alteogen, Samsung F&M Ins, SK Hynix, SKC

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in LIG Nex1, Alteogen, SamsungF&MIns, SK Hynix, SKC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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