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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hesai-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36743:1" rel="noopener">Hesai Group (HSAI US)</a> raised around US$530m 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 ADS movement and trading dynamics.</li>
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Hesai Group (HSAI US) raised around US$530m 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 ADS movement and trading dynamics.


Hesai Secondary Trading - Decent Demand, Despite Lack of Correction

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes just under US$20+bn a day this past 5-day week. BIG Net buying. Big BABA trading. </li>
<li>SOUTHBOUND investors traded US$9bn of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (9988 HK)</a> in the week. Not shy. It was a big net buy as well (4 of 5 days was +US$500mm or more).</li>
<li>The data tables below update on a daily basis in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tools</a> section of Smartkarma. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/south-flow-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/ah-shares-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AH Pairs Monitor</a> are both there for all SK readers.</li>
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Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes just under US$20+bn a day this past 5-day week. BIG Net buying. Big BABA trading. 
SOUTHBOUND investors traded US$9bn of Alibaba (9988 HK) in the week. Not shy. It was a big net buy as well (4 of 5 days was +US$500mm or more).
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor and AH Pairs Monitor are both there for all SK readers.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 12 Sep 2025); HUGE Single Stock Trading, ETFs Meh. Tech Bought Bigly

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

DZT Research

DZT 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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 12th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Horizon Robotics, Pop Mart Intl, BYD, Meituan, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, China Telecom, Xiaomi, Kuaishou.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 12th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Horizon Robotics, Pop Mart Intl, BYD, Meituan, Ping An Insurance, Akeso, China Telecom, Xiaomi, Kuaishou.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Sep 12th): Alibaba, Horizon Robotics, Pop Mart Intl, BYD, Meituan

<ul>
<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$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>
</ul>



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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/urban-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33475:1" rel="noopener">Urban Company (UCL IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
</ul>



Urban Company (UCL IN) is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO.
UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Urban Company IPO - Thoughts on Valuations - Not a Whole Lot of Upside

China

Meitu is an AI-driven technology company specializing in image, video, and design creation software and applications. Its key products include mobile apps like Meitu App, BeautyCam, and Wink, offering photo editing, beauty enhancement, and video editing tools. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Xiamen, China.

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Meitu (1357 HK)

Hesai Secondary Trading - Decent Demand, Despite Lack of Correction

Hesai Group (HSAI US) raised around US$530m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 12 Sep 2025); HUGE Single Stock Trading, ETFs Meh. Tech Bought Bigly

Another BIG week of SOUTHBOUND two-way trade flows in HK with a VERY big week of net buying. Alibaba was the big gross traded stock and net bought...

Travis Lundy

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Sep 12th): Alibaba, Horizon Robotics, Pop Mart Intl, BYD, Meituan

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Horizon Robotics (9660 HK), Pop Mart...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

Urban Company IPO - Thoughts on Valuations - Not a Whole Lot of Upside

Urban Company (UCL IN) is looking to raise about US$220m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

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