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/shanghai-iluvatar-corex-semiconductor-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46193:1" rel="noopener">Iluvatar CoreX (9903 HK)</a> raised around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>CoreX offers general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) products and AI computing solutions across diverse industries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Iluvatar CoreX (9903 HK) raised around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
CoreX offers general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) products and AI computing solutions across diverse industries
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: CoreX Semiconductor Lockup Expiry - Only a US$1bn Release Now, with Larger One Looming

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-biren-technology-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39934:1" rel="noopener">Biren Technology (6082 HK)</a> raised around US$820m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Shanghai Biren Technology is a general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) chips and GPGPU-based intelligent computing solutions provider.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Biren Technology (6082 HK) raised around US$820m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
Shanghai Biren Technology is a general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) chips and GPGPU-based intelligent computing solutions provider.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Shanghai Biren Technology Lockup Expiry - US$1bn Release Now with a Much Larger One Later

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 analysed the earning revision of component stocks of STAR50 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on SANY RENEWABLE ENERGY, NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY, MGI TECH, YUANJIE SEMI, MOORE THREADS TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRICON, Xinjiang Daqo, ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. CHINA.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of STAR50 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on SANY RENEWABLE ENERGY, NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY, MGI TECH, YUANJIE SEMI, MOORE THREADS TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRICON, Xinjiang Daqo, ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. CHINA.


STAR50 Index Earning Revision (Jun): SANY RENEWABLE ENERGY, NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY, MGI TECH

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology / Index Rebalance

Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology (688729 CH)

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<li>STAR 50 and STAR 100 are tech-focused, blue-chip indices in Mainland China which track the top largest and most liquid names in the STAR market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.</li>
<li>In this insight, we look at the potential ADDs/DELs for the STAR50/STAR100 indices for the September 2026 index rebal event.</li>
<li>Some of the names involved in the index changes could have multiple days to trade.</li>
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STAR 50 and STAR 100 are tech-focused, blue-chip indices in Mainland China which track the top largest and most liquid names in the STAR market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
In this insight, we look at the potential ADDs/DELs for the STAR50/STAR100 indices for the September 2026 index rebal event.
Some of the names involved in the index changes could have multiple days to trade.


Quiddity Leaderboard STAR 50/100 Sep26: Special Focus on Peric (688146) And Sichuan Huafeng (688629)

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<li>CSI announced four ADDs and four DELETEs for STAR50, effective 15 Jun 2026. Bridge-window data is complete through 12 Jun 2026.</li>
<li>Yuanjie Semi led the ADD bridge gains, while Hua Hong Semiconductor reversed its pre-announcement gains. SICC had the weakest bridge performance among the DELETEs.</li>
<li>Historically, positive-bridge ADDs averaged weaker first-week returns. Negative-bridge DELETEs showed the most consistent first-week losses.</li>
</ul>


CSI announced four ADDs and four DELETEs for STAR50, effective 15 Jun 2026. Bridge-window data is complete through 12 Jun 2026.
Yuanjie Semi led the ADD bridge gains, while Hua Hong Semiconductor reversed its pre-announcement gains. SICC had the weakest bridge performance among the DELETEs.
Historically, positive-bridge ADDs averaged weaker first-week returns. Negative-bridge DELETEs showed the most consistent first-week losses.


STAR50 Jun 2026 Index Rebalance: Pre-Implementation Update

China

Moore Threads Technology Co., Ltd. develops application products. The Company provides visual computing applications, edge computing servers, artificial intelligence applications, and other products. Moore Threads Technology offers its services throughout China.

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Aequitas: CoreX Semiconductor Lockup Expiry - Only a US$1bn Release Now, with Larger One Looming

The company is now looking to raise US$850m of fresh cash. Given it comes right at lockup expiry and Biren too raised last week, we would say the...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Shanghai Biren Technology Lockup Expiry - US$1bn Release Now with a Much Larger One Later

The company is now looking to raise upto US$840m via a primary placement. While not wholly a surprise as its lockup release just ended, its still...

Sumeet Singh

STAR50 Index Earning Revision (Jun): SANY RENEWABLE ENERGY, NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY, MGI TECH

We analyzed STAR50's consensus for Jun 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in SANY RENEWABLE ENERGY (688349 CH), NATIONAL SILICON INDUSTRY (688126...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard STAR 50/100 Sep26: Special Focus on Peric (688146) And Sichuan Huafeng (688629)

We see Peric Special Gases (688146 CH) and Sichuan Huafeng Tech (688629 CH) as STAR 100 DELs because they are too large STAR 100 (but not large...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

STAR50 Jun 2026 Index Rebalance: Pre-Implementation Update

STAR50 enters implementation on 15 Jun 2026. We update post-announcement stock performance and discuss implementation trades.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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