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/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> (SKH), a leading global memory producer, raised around US$26.5bn via an ADR listing.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and other deal dynamics in our previous notes.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent updates and trading dynamics.</li>
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SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, raised around US$26.5bn via an ADR listing.
We have looked at the past performance and other deal dynamics in our previous notes.
In this note, we talk about the recent updates and trading dynamics.


Aequitas: SK Hynix US$26.5bn ADR Trading - Where to from Here? Samsung -Ve, Micron +ve Influence

Equity Capital Markets

Guangdong Dtech Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangdong-dtech-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50210:1" rel="noopener">Guangdong Dtech Technology</a> (Dtech) raised around US$600m in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Dtech is an integrated provider of precision manufacturing solutions for key process segments of the global printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication value chain.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Guangdong Dtech Technology (Dtech) raised around US$600m in its H-share listing.
Dtech is an integrated provider of precision manufacturing solutions for key process segments of the global printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication value chain.
We have looked at the past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aequitas: Guangdong Dtech Technology A/H Trading -Strong Insti Demand, A-Share Correction Won’t Help

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement.</li>
<li>Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. Its IPO linked lockup had recently expired.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement.
Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. Its IPO linked lockup had recently expired.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> (Zhipu) raised around US$640m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. As per media reports, the company could look to undertake an H-share offering as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) raised around US$640m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. As per media reports, the company could look to undertake an H-share offering as well.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Zhipu Lockup Expiry - US$7bn Release After 19x Gains, US$1bn+ H-Share Offering

GigaDevice Semiconductor / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giga-device-semiconductor-inc-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46238:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK)</a> (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.</li>
<li>GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be released from their lockup.
GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Lockup Expiry - US$1.4bn Lockup Release with 5x Gains

China

MiniMax Group is an artificial intelligence company that develops multimodal AI models and consumer applications. Its offerings include AI character apps like Talkie and Xingye, and video-generation services such as Hailuo AI. The company also creates proprietary foundation models capable of understanding, generating, and integrating various modalities including text, audio, images, video, and music. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, MiniMax was founded in December 2021.

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Aequitas: SK Hynix US$26.5bn ADR Trading - Where to from Here? Samsung -Ve, Micron +ve Influence

SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, raised around US$25bn via an ADR listing. In this note, we talk about the trading...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Lockup Expiry - US$1.4bn Lockup Release with 5x Gains

GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be...

Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas: SK Hynix US$26.5bn ADR Trading - Where to from Here? Samsung -Ve, Micron +ve Influence

SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, raised around US$25bn via an ADR listing. In this note, we talk about the trading...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Guangdong Dtech Technology A/H Trading -Strong Insti Demand, A-Share Correction Won’t Help

Guangdong Dtech Technology (Dtech) raised around US$600m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Zhipu Placement - Well Flagged US$4.3bn Raising, but Not Cheap by Any Measure

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) is looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Zhipu Lockup Expiry - US$7bn Release After 19x Gains, US$1bn+ H-Share Offering

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) is now looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. We had covered its lockup release and...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Lockup Expiry - US$1.4bn Lockup Release with 5x Gains

GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. Its cornerstone investors will soon be...

Sumeet Singh