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.

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SBI Shinsei Bank / 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, busy season remains in full swing going into the year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a few large deals and looked at some of the upcoming likely deals.</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, busy season remains in full swing going into the year end.
On the placements front, there were a few large deals and looked at some of the upcoming likely deals.


ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Mandi’s valuation logic is drifting away from the main line of 3SBio.Mandi is "good asset but not core asset" within 3SBio system, so it’s difficult to drive up overall valuation. </li>
<li>Innovative drug R&amp;D will be the main driver for future valuation growth in "post-Mandi era". The Placing can be regarded as the continuous development of 3SBio after Mandi spin-off .</li>
<li>3SBio is undervalued. Valuation would be higher than Sino Biopharm and may also surpass Akeso, Hengrui in the future if its SSGJ-707 can deliver good clinical data in future trials.</li>
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Mandi’s valuation logic is drifting away from the main line of 3SBio.Mandi is "good asset but not core asset" within 3SBio system, so it’s difficult to drive up overall valuation. 
Innovative drug R&amp;D will be the main driver for future valuation growth in "post-Mandi era". The Placing can be regarded as the continuous development of 3SBio after Mandi spin-off .
3SBio is undervalued. Valuation would be higher than Sino Biopharm and may also surpass Akeso, Hengrui in the future if its SSGJ-707 can deliver good clinical data in future trials.


3SBio Inc (1530 HK) Placement - The Placing Price Indicates Decent Upside Potential in Valuation

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/3sbio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:459:1" rel="noopener">3SBio Inc (1530 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$400m from a primary placement.</li>
<li>The deal is a small one, representing 2.9 days of the stock’s three month ADV, and 3.9% of total shares outstanding.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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3SBio Inc (1530 HK) is looking to raise around US$400m from a primary placement.
The deal is a small one, representing 2.9 days of the stock’s three month ADV, and 3.9% of total shares outstanding.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


3SBio Placement: Partnership with Pfizer Going Well; Digestible Deal

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<li>3SBio plans to spin-off and list Mandi on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The spin-off will allow Mandi to operate independently, with 3SBio ceasing to hold any interest in it post-listing. </li>
<li>Minoxidil is the main performance driver for Mandi. Our forecast is its revenue growth in 2025 would be 15%-20% YoY, with projected revenue range for 2025 of RMB1.538-1.604 billion.</li>
<li>Considering Mandi ®’s market leadership position and a growth rate higher than the industry average, we estimate its forward P/S at 20-25x. Then, valuation range for Mandi is RMB31-40 billion.</li>
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3SBio plans to spin-off and list Mandi on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The spin-off will allow Mandi to operate independently, with 3SBio ceasing to hold any interest in it post-listing. 
Minoxidil is the main performance driver for Mandi. Our forecast is its revenue growth in 2025 would be 15%-20% YoY, with projected revenue range for 2025 of RMB1.538-1.604 billion.
Considering Mandi ®’s market leadership position and a growth rate higher than the industry average, we estimate its forward P/S at 20-25x. Then, valuation range for Mandi is RMB31-40 billion.


3SBio (1530 HK) Plans to Spin-Off and List Mandi in HK - Thoughts on The "Implied" IPO Price

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Pharma-Play <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/3sbio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:459:1" rel="noopener">3SBio Inc (1530 HK)</a></strong> has announced the spin-off and listing of 87.16%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mandi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46033" rel="noopener">Mandi (MANDI HK)</a>  on the HKEx. </li>
<li>3SBio will distribute its stake in-specie. There will be a concurrent global offering, the details of which are still to be fleshed out. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mandi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46033" rel="noopener">Mandi (MANDI HK)</a>, a " hair loss and weight management treatments" solutions provider, accounted for 17% of 3SBio's revs in the 1H25, and 12.5% of profit.</li>
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Pharma-Play 3SBio Inc (1530 HK) has announced the spin-off and listing of 87.16%-held Mandi (MANDI HK)  on the HKEx. 
3SBio will distribute its stake in-specie. There will be a concurrent global offering, the details of which are still to be fleshed out. 

Mandi (MANDI HK), a " hair loss and weight management treatments" solutions provider, accounted for 17% of 3SBio's revs in the 1H25, and 12.5% of profit.


3SBio (1530 HK)'s Spin-Off and Listing of Mandi Inc.

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ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

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

3SBio Inc (1530 HK) Placement - The Placing Price Indicates Decent Upside Potential in Valuation

3SBio's valuation logic shifting away from Mandi, focusing on innovative drug R&D for future growth and potential to surpass peers with good...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

3SBio Placement: Partnership with Pfizer Going Well; Digestible Deal

3SBio Inc is planning to raise $400m through a primary placement, a small deal representing 2.9 days of stock's ADV and 3.9% of total shares...

Nicholas Tan

3SBio (1530 HK) Plans to Spin-Off and List Mandi in HK - Thoughts on The "Implied" IPO Price

3SBio plans to spin-off and list Mandi on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which means investors have the opportunity to become a direct shareholder...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

3SBio (1530 HK)'s Spin-Off and Listing of Mandi Inc.

Often, the sum of the parts is larger than the whole. This may still hold here. Yet, given the size of Mandi, vs. 3SBio, higher market multiples...

David Blennerhassett

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ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

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

3SBio Inc (1530 HK) Placement - The Placing Price Indicates Decent Upside Potential in Valuation

​3SBio's valuation logic shifting away from Mandi, focusing on innovative drug R&D for future growth and potential to surpass peers with good...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

3SBio Placement: Partnership with Pfizer Going Well; Digestible Deal

​3SBio Inc is planning to raise $400m through a primary placement, a small deal representing 2.9 days of stock's ADV and 3.9% of total shares...

Nicholas Tan

3SBio (1530 HK) Plans to Spin-Off and List Mandi in HK - Thoughts on The "Implied" IPO Price

3SBio plans to spin-off and list Mandi on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which means investors have the opportunity to become a direct shareholder...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

3SBio (1530 HK)'s Spin-Off and Listing of Mandi Inc.

Often, the sum of the parts is larger than the whole. This may still hold here. Yet, given the size of Mandi, vs. 3SBio, higher market multiples...

David Blennerhassett

3SBio's valuation logic shifting away from Mandi, focusing on innovative drug R&D for future growth and potential to surpass peers with good...

3SBio Inc is planning to raise $400m through a primary placement, a small deal representing 2.9 days of stock's ADV and 3.9% of total shares...