APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC 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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manycore-tech-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46412:1" rel="noopener">Manycore Tech (68 HK)</a> raised ~US$150m in its Hong Kong IPO, with the primary offering being offered at HKD 7.62/share.</li>
<li>Manycore Tech is China's largest provider of cloud-native spatial design software, offering its flagship platform Kujiale domestically and Coohom internationally.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Manycore Tech (68 HK) raised ~US$150m in its Hong Kong IPO, with the primary offering being offered at HKD 7.62/share.
Manycore Tech is China's largest provider of cloud-native spatial design software, offering its flagship platform Kujiale domestically and Coohom internationally.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Manycore IPO Lockup - >US$1bn of Pre-IPO Shares to Be Unlocked; All In-The-Money

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 61 adds and 15 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 580.</li>
<li>Of the 61 HSCI inclusions, 6 are already a part of StockConnect. 54 stocks will be added from the open 7 September. All 15 deletion will be removed from StockConnect.</li>
<li>Stocks that are expected to be added to Southbound Stock Connect have massively outperformed stocks that are expected to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect over the last 3 weeks.</li>
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There are 61 adds and 15 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 580.
Of the 61 HSCI inclusions, 6 are already a part of StockConnect. 54 stocks will be added from the open 7 September. All 15 deletion will be removed from StockConnect.
Stocks that are expected to be added to Southbound Stock Connect have massively outperformed stocks that are expected to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect over the last 3 weeks.


HSCI Index Rebalance: 61 Adds, 15 Deletes, Changes to Southbound Stock Connect & BIG Outperformance

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

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<li>We screen HK stocks ahead of the HSCI September 2026 half-yearly review, with 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates.</li>
<li>ADD candidates are mostly new listings and prior constituents, including seven A+H names already in Connect.</li>
<li>DELETE candidates include 21 MV DELETEs, three retention-line borderline names, and two velocity cases.</li>
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We screen HK stocks ahead of the HSCI September 2026 half-yearly review, with 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates.
ADD candidates are mostly new listings and prior constituents, including seven A+H names already in Connect.
DELETE candidates include 21 MV DELETEs, three retention-line borderline names, and two velocity cases.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance Forecast

Director, Head of Research, Smartkarma

Pranav Rao

Director, Head of Research

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) / Equity Capital Markets

Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) (2476 HK)

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<li>Welcome to Curator’s Cut - a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,400+ insights published on Smartkarma.</li>
<li>In this cut, we evaluate the supply-side risks to agri-commodities, sift through a flurry of China hard-tech IPOs, and unpack Sumitomo Pharma's massive share placement. </li>
<li>Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next.</li>
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Welcome to Curator’s Cut - a fortnightly roundup of standout themes from the 1,400+ insights published on Smartkarma.
In this cut, we evaluate the supply-side risks to agri-commodities, sift through a flurry of China hard-tech IPOs, and unpack Sumitomo Pharma's massive share placement. 
Want to dig deeper? Comment or message with the themes you’d like to see highlighted next.


Curator's Cut: Soft Commodities' Hard Truths, Pricing China's Hi-Tech & Sumitomo Pharma's Placement

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The Hang Seng Internet &amp; IT (HSIII) index represents the top 30 stocks related to internet and information technology businesses listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our updated flow estimates for June 2026 and index change expectations for September 2026.</li>
<li>We see five changes for the September 2026 index rebal event based on the latest available data.</li>
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The Hang Seng Internet &amp; IT (HSIII) index represents the top 30 stocks related to internet and information technology businesses listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).
In this insight, we take a look at our updated flow estimates for June 2026 and index change expectations for September 2026.
We see five changes for the September 2026 index rebal event based on the latest available data.


Quiddity Leaderboard HSIII Jun26/Sep26: New Expected ADD/DEL Due to New Listing

China

Manycore Tech is a provider of spatial intelligence services, developing technologies for spatial data, tools, and models. Its platforms, including Kujiale and Coohom, support applications such as spatial design, 3D content creation, digital twins, and AI training. The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, China, and was founded in 2011.

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Manycore Tech (68 HK)

Aequitas: Manycore IPO Lockup - >US$1bn of Pre-IPO Shares to Be Unlocked; All In-The-Money

Manycore raised ~US$150m in its Hong Kong IPO, with the primary offering being offered at HKD 7.62/share. In this note, we will talk about the...

Nicholas Tan

HSCI Index Rebalance: 61 Adds, 15 Deletes, Changes to Southbound Stock Connect & BIG Outperformance

There are 61 adds and 15 deletes for the HSCI in September. For Stock Connect, we expect 54 adds and 15 deletes. The forecast Connect adds have...

Brian Freitas

HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance Forecast

We forecast 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates for the HSCI September review, with the announcement expected on 21 Aug 2026.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Curator's Cut: Soft Commodities' Hard Truths, Pricing China's Hi-Tech & Sumitomo Pharma's Placement

This Curator's Cut highlights supply-side risks in agri-commodities, China hard-tech IPOs, and Sumitomo Pharma's share placement. Share your topic...

Pranav Rao

Quiddity Leaderboard HSIII Jun26/Sep26: New Expected ADD/DEL Due to New Listing

The universe for HSIII is the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI). As new IT-related companies get listed in Hong Kong, they might get added to HSCI...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Aequitas: Manycore IPO Lockup - >US$1bn of Pre-IPO Shares to Be Unlocked; All In-The-Money

Manycore raised ~US$150m in its Hong Kong IPO, with the primary offering being offered at HKD 7.62/share. In this note, we will talk about the...

Nicholas Tan

HSCI Index Rebalance: 61 Adds, 15 Deletes, Changes to Southbound Stock Connect & BIG Outperformance

There are 61 adds and 15 deletes for the HSCI in September. For Stock Connect, we expect 54 adds and 15 deletes. The forecast Connect adds have...

Brian Freitas

HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance Forecast

We forecast 44 ADD candidates and 26 DELETE candidates for the HSCI September review, with the announcement expected on 21 Aug 2026.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Curator's Cut: Soft Commodities' Hard Truths, Pricing China's Hi-Tech & Sumitomo Pharma's Placement

​This Curator's Cut highlights supply-side risks in agri-commodities, China hard-tech IPOs, and Sumitomo Pharma's share placement. Share your topic...

Pranav Rao

Quiddity Leaderboard HSIII Jun26/Sep26: New Expected ADD/DEL Due to New Listing

The universe for HSIII is the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI). As new IT-related companies get listed in Hong Kong, they might get added to HSCI...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

This Curator's Cut highlights supply-side risks in agri-commodities, China hard-tech IPOs, and Sumitomo Pharma's share placement. Share your topic...