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/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>
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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

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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,  a few US$1bn+ IPOs are said to be looking to launch later this month, across regions.</li>
<li>On the placements front, deals continue to flow through as the market remains receptive. </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,  a few US$1bn+ IPOs are said to be looking to launch later this month, across regions.
On the placements front, deals continue to flow through as the market remains receptive. 


ECM Weekly (8 September 2025)- Metaplanet, Lifedrink, Koei, Hesai, Orion, Myungin, Hesai, Chery

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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Context: Volatility cones provide a clear framework to evaluate whether options are trading cheap or rich.</li>
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Highlights: Major stocks, including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi (1810 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, trade at historically cheap implied volatility. Upcoming earnings are starting to be reflected in November IV.</li>
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Why Read: Spot opportunities, assess regime shifts, and manage risk effectively — volatility cones turn complex data into actionable insights for traders and investors.</li>
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Context: Volatility cones provide a clear framework to evaluate whether options are trading cheap or rich.

Highlights: Major stocks, including Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), and Meituan (3690 HK), trade at historically cheap implied volatility. Upcoming earnings are starting to be reflected in November IV.

Why Read: Spot opportunities, assess regime shifts, and manage risk effectively — volatility cones turn complex data into actionable insights for traders and investors.


Volatility Cones: Spotting Opportunities in Tencent, JD.com, Ping An & More

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 29th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in TraHK HSI ETF, China Hongqiao, Xiaomi, Meituan, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Horizon Robotics.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 29th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in TraHK HSI ETF, China Hongqiao, Xiaomi, Meituan, Hua Hong Semiconductor, Horizon Robotics.


HK Short Interest Weekly: China Hongqiao, Xiaomi, Meituan, Hua Hong Semiconductor

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

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<li>Market breadth remained weak as option activity slowed and speculation concerns lingered around speculative trading.</li>
<li>Option demand cooled, led by waning interest in Calls, while heavyweights in Consumer Discretionary kept overall volumes supported.</li>
<li>Trading momentum slowed, but sector heavyweights maintained dominance, with implied vols drifting lower across much of the market.</li>
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Market breadth remained weak as option activity slowed and speculation concerns lingered around speculative trading.
Option demand cooled, led by waning interest in Calls, while heavyweights in Consumer Discretionary kept overall volumes supported.
Trading momentum slowed, but sector heavyweights maintained dominance, with implied vols drifting lower across much of the market.


Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (Sep 01–05): Option Activity Eases, Speculation In Focus

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)

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

ECM Weekly (8 September 2025)- Metaplanet, Lifedrink, Koei, Hesai, Orion, Myungin, Hesai, Chery

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

Volatility Cones: Spotting Opportunities in Tencent, JD.com, Ping An & More

Tencent, HSBC, Meituan, JD.com, Ping An, and Xiaomi trade below the 10th percentile for one-month implied volatility, highlighting potential...

Gaudenz Schneider

HK Short Interest Weekly: China Hongqiao, Xiaomi, Meituan, Hua Hong Semiconductor

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Aug 29th and highlight short interest changes in China Hongqiao (1378 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (Sep 01–05): Option Activity Eases, Speculation In Focus

Hong Kong option volumes eased with weak breadth and cooling Call demand against a backdrop of weak seasonals and growing concerns around...

John Ley

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