China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>700 HK： &lt; Metal Slug: Awakenings &gt; officially launches（ + ）</li>
<li>LEGN: CARVYKTI C1Q23 revenue rebounded QoQ but below our expectation(/)</li>
<li>JD/BABA/VIPS/3690.HK: March NBS consumption strengthened, especially apparel and catering (-/+/+/+)</li>
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700 HK： &lt; Metal Slug: Awakenings &gt; officially launches（ + ）
LEGN: CARVYKTI C1Q23 revenue rebounded QoQ but below our expectation(/)
JD/BABA/VIPS/3690.HK: March NBS consumption strengthened, especially apparel and catering (-/+/+/+)


China TMT Update（Apr.20）700 HK/Jd/Baba/Vips/3690.hk/LEGN:  Launches

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>With a low base, March online retail sales data demonstrated steady recovery trend as expected, with YoY growth in online physical goods GMV increased to 10.9% from 5.3% in 2M23, which indicates a two-year CAGR of 6.8%.</li><li>Aided by the constant recovery in online travel related services, YoY growth of overall online retail sales GMV of 12.9% in March continued to outpace that of online physical goods GMV.</li><li>Potential recovery in online virtual products sales in 2Q23 is likely to aid a further recovery for online retail, in our view. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

With a low base, March online retail sales data demonstrated steady recovery trend as expected, with YoY growth in online physical goods GMV increased to 10.9% from 5.3% in 2M23, which indicates a two-year CAGR of 6.8%.Aided by the constant recovery in online travel related services, YoY growth of overall online retail sales GMV of 12.9% in March continued to outpace that of online physical goods GMV.Potential recovery in online virtual products sales in 2Q23 is likely to aid a further recovery for online retail, in our view. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Internet – March online retail sales recap

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

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lalatech-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36848:1" rel="noopener">Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK)</a>  is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK)  is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.
Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Has Raised a Lot of Money, so Has the Founder

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lalatech-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36848:1" rel="noopener">Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.
Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - The Positives - A Leader in Closed-Loop

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zjld-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36734:1" rel="noopener">ZJLD Group (ZJLD HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$811m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>ZJLD Group (ZJLD) is a Chinese liquor company primarily producing baijiu.</li>
<li>In this note, we will look at deal dynamics and share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
</ul>



ZJLD Group (ZJLD HK) is looking to raise around US$811m in its Hong Kong IPO.
ZJLD Group (ZJLD) is a Chinese liquor company primarily producing baijiu.
In this note, we will look at deal dynamics and share our thoughts on valuation.


ZJLD Group IPO - Sentiment Could See a Positive Shift, Mid-Bottom End Digestible

China

Meituan operates as a web based shopping platform for locally found consumer products and retail services. The Company offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment, dining, delivery, and other services. Meituan provides its services throughout China.

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Meituan (3690 HK)

China TMT Update（Apr.20）700 HK/Jd/Baba/Vips/3690.hk/LEGN: Launches

700HK： <Metal Slug: Awakenings> officially launches（+）; LEGN: CARVYKTI C1Q23 revenue rebounded QoQ but below our expectation(/); JD/BABA/VIPS...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Internet – March online retail sales recap

With a low base, March online retail sales data demonstrated steady recovery trend as expected, with YoY growth in online physical goods GMV...

CMB International

Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Has Raised a Lot of Money, so Has the Founder

Lalatech Holdings is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - The Positives - A Leader in Closed-Loop

Lalatech Holdings is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

ZJLD Group IPO - Sentiment Could See a Positive Shift, Mid-Bottom End Digestible

ZJLD Group (ZJLD HK) is looking to raise around US$811m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will look at deal dynamics and share our thoughts on...

Clarence Chu

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