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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile (9973 HK)</a> raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Chery Automobile (9973 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Chery Auto IPO Lockup - US$500m+ Cornerstone Release

Focused on the Climate–Nature Nexus., Carbon Tracker Initiative

Carbon Tracker Initiative

Focused on the Climate–Nature Nexus.

Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker - part of the Tracker Group - are award-winning, non-profit financial think tanks focused on the climate–nature nexus.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Leapfrog to Electric delivers a simple conclusion: Brazil’s ICE‑dependent transport system is an economic liability—and the upside from a rapid BEV transition dwarfs the status quo.</li><li>This analysis shows that sticking with petrol and diesel vehicles exposes Brazil to rising import bills, volatile global oil markets, mounting health burdens, and growing stranded‑asset risks in refining just as global fuel demand declines through the 2030s.</li><li>Electrification isn’t just cleaner—it is structurally cheaper, strategically smarter, and financially unavoidable.</li></ul>

Leapfrog to Electric delivers a simple conclusion: Brazil’s ICE‑dependent transport system is an economic liability—and the upside from a rapid BEV transition dwarfs the status quo.This analysis shows that sticking with petrol and diesel vehicles exposes Brazil to rising import bills, volatile global oil markets, mounting health burdens, and growing stranded‑asset risks in refining just as global fuel demand declines through the 2030s.Electrification isn’t just cleaner—it is structurally cheaper, strategically smarter, and financially unavoidable.

Energy Transition: Brazil - Leapfrog to Electric

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

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<li>Recent quarters operating numbers for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI (006400 KS)</a> is quite poor and have caused the share price to decrease accordingly. </li>
<li>The share price has rallied on the back of the news on Tesla's new business to order ESS from Samsung SDI. </li>
<li>At what level shall investors start to accumulate Samsung SDI. </li>
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Recent quarters operating numbers for Samsung SDI (006400 KS) is quite poor and have caused the share price to decrease accordingly. 
The share price has rallied on the back of the news on Tesla's new business to order ESS from Samsung SDI. 
At what level shall investors start to accumulate Samsung SDI. 


Samsung SDI (006400): When Is the Buying Opportunity?

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seres-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29951:1" rel="noopener">Seres Group (601127 CH)</a>,  a Chinese NEV manufacturer, raised around US$2.1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about IPO trading dynamics.</li>
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Seres Group (601127 CH),  a Chinese NEV manufacturer, raised around US$2.1bn in its H-share listing.
Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about IPO trading dynamics.


Seres Group A/H Trading - Demand Wasn’t Very Strong, Close to Fair Value

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seres-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29951:1" rel="noopener">Seres Group (601127 CH)</a>, a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$1.7bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
</ul>



Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$1.7bn in its H-share listing.
Seres Group (SG) is principally engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and services of new energy vehicles (NEV) as well as core NEV components.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Seres Group A/H IPO Pricing - Thoughts on Valuations

Germany

Mercedes-Benz Group AG operates as an automobile company. The Company designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells a wide range of automotive products such as passenger cars, trucks, vans, and buses. Mercedes-Benz Group also provides financial and other services relating to its automotive businesses.

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Mercedes-Benz Group (MBG GR)

Aequitas: Chery Auto IPO Lockup - US$500m+ Cornerstone Release

Chery Automobile (9973 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Energy Transition: Brazil - Leapfrog to Electric

Leapfrog to Electric delivers a simple conclusion: Brazil’s ICE‑dependent transport system is an economic liability—and the upside from a rapid...

Carbon Tracker Initiative

Samsung SDI (006400): When Is the Buying Opportunity?

Samsung SDI's poor operating numbers have led to a decrease in share price, but a rally is expected with Tesla's new order for ESS. Investors...

Henry Soediarko

Seres Group A/H Trading - Demand Wasn’t Very Strong, Close to Fair Value

Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, raised around US$2.1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Seres Group A/H IPO Pricing - Thoughts on Valuations

Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.

Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas: Chery Auto IPO Lockup - US$500m+ Cornerstone Release

Chery Automobile (9973 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Energy Transition: Brazil - Leapfrog to Electric

Leapfrog to Electric delivers a simple conclusion: Brazil’s ICE‑dependent transport system is an economic liability—and the upside from a rapid...

Carbon Tracker Initiative

Samsung SDI (006400): When Is the Buying Opportunity?

​Samsung SDI's poor operating numbers have led to a decrease in share price, but a rally is expected with Tesla's new order for ESS. Investors...

Henry Soediarko

Seres Group A/H Trading - Demand Wasn’t Very Strong, Close to Fair Value

Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, raised around US$2.1bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Seres Group A/H IPO Pricing - Thoughts on Valuations

Seres Group (601127 CH), a Chinese NEV manufacturer, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.

Sumeet Singh

Samsung SDI's poor operating numbers have led to a decrease in share price, but a rally is expected with Tesla's new order for ESS. Investors...