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

GigaDevice Semiconductor  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigadevice-semiconductor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27253:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH)</a> (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.</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 trading dynamics.</li>
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GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing.
GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Trading - Strong Momentum and Demand, Expensive Valuations

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax Group (100 HK)</a>, a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong listing.</li>
<li>As of September 2025, its AI-native products had cumulatively served over 200m individual users across over 200 countries and regions.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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MiniMax Group (100 HK), a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong listing.
As of September 2025, its AI-native products had cumulatively served over 200m individual users across over 200 countries and regions.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aequitas: MiniMax IPO Trading - Highest AI Linked Coverage so Far

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-zhipu-huazhang-technology-co-ltd-knowledge-atlas-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a>'s debut is lukewarm, and currently trading on 37.8x P/S for FY27, it is close to fairly valued. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax (100 HK)</a>'s B2C focus and its 3-year revenue CAGR of 126.8% (vs. 63.9%) warrants FY27 P/S of 55.1x, up from 48.8x as its peer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moore-threads-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40221:1" rel="noopener">Moore Threads (688795 CH)</a> rallied. </li>
<li>Our fair value of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax (100 HK)</a> equals a 45% premium to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-zhipu-huazhang-technology-co-ltd-knowledge-atlas-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a>, justified by its above-sector momentum and "winner-take-all" characteristics.</li>
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Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)'s debut is lukewarm, and currently trading on 37.8x P/S for FY27, it is close to fairly valued. 

MiniMax (100 HK)'s B2C focus and its 3-year revenue CAGR of 126.8% (vs. 63.9%) warrants FY27 P/S of 55.1x, up from 48.8x as its peer Moore Threads (688795 CH) rallied. 
Our fair value of MiniMax (100 HK) equals a 45% premium to Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK), justified by its above-sector momentum and "winner-take-all" characteristics.


Knowledge Atlas (2513 HK) & MiniMax Group (100 HK): Comparison, Debuts and Implications

Montage Technology   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28236:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (688008 CH)</a> (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.</li>
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Montage Technology (688008 CH) (MT), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
MT’s product portfolio, mainly comprises memory interface chips and interconnect chips, addresses interconnect bottlenecks while enhancing data rate/bandwidth, reliability, and power efficiency, as per the company.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.


Montage Technology A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gigadevice-semiconductor-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27253:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH)</a> (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$600m in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.</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>
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GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$600m in its H-share listing.
GD is a leading specialty memory chip and MCU company in mainland China.
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.


GigaDevice A/H Listing - Strong Momentum, Headline Discount Inline but Still Expensive

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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Moore Threads Technology (688795 CH)

Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Trading - Strong Momentum and Demand, Expensive Valuations

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: MiniMax IPO Trading - Highest AI Linked Coverage so Far

MiniMax Group (100 HK), a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Knowledge Atlas (2513 HK) & MiniMax Group (100 HK): Comparison, Debuts and Implications

Debut of Knowledge Atlas is lukewarm, trading close to fair value at 37.8x P/S for FY27, while MiniMax's B2C focus and strong revenue growth...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Montage Technology A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Montage Technology (688008 CH), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In...

Sumeet Singh

GigaDevice A/H Listing - Strong Momentum, Headline Discount Inline but Still Expensive

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$600m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas: GigaDevice A/H Trading - Strong Momentum and Demand, Expensive Valuations

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, raised around US$690m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: MiniMax IPO Trading - Highest AI Linked Coverage so Far

MiniMax Group (100 HK), a global AI foundation model company, raised around US$700m in its Hong Kong listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Knowledge Atlas (2513 HK) & MiniMax Group (100 HK): Comparison, Debuts and Implications

​Debut of Knowledge Atlas is lukewarm, trading close to fair value at 37.8x P/S for FY27, while MiniMax's B2C focus and strong revenue growth...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Montage Technology A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Montage Technology (688008 CH), a provider of memory interface chips and interconnect chips, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In...

Sumeet Singh

GigaDevice A/H Listing - Strong Momentum, Headline Discount Inline but Still Expensive

GigaDevice Semiconductor (603986 CH) (GD), an IC design house, aims to raise around US$600m in its H-share listing. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Debut of Knowledge Atlas is lukewarm, trading close to fair value at 37.8x P/S for FY27, while MiniMax's B2C focus and strong revenue growth...