APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC 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

Nexchip Semiconductor  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nexchip-semiconductor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40390:1" rel="noopener">Nexchip Semiconductor (688249 CH)</a> raised US$880m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>It is a pure-play 12-inch wafer foundry providing comprehensive wafer fabrication services across mainstream technology nodes ranging from 150nm to 40nm, while steadily advancing 28nm platforms.</li>
<li>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
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Nexchip Semiconductor (688249 CH) raised US$880m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
It is a pure-play 12-inch wafer foundry providing comprehensive wafer fabrication services across mainstream technology nodes ranging from 150nm to 40nm, while steadily advancing 28nm platforms.
We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


Aequitas: Nexchip A/H IPO Trading - Weak Retail Subs but Decent Insti Subs

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.

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<li>Nexchip, an IC foundry, raised HKD 6,779m (USD 871m) from its global offering and will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday, 10 Jul 2026.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the company's fundamentals and the deal terms.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before its trading debut.</li>
</ul>


Nexchip, an IC foundry, raised HKD 6,779m (USD 871m) from its global offering and will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday, 10 Jul 2026.
In our previous notes, we looked at the company's fundamentals and the deal terms.
In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before its trading debut.


Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Ind Corp Ltd. / Index Rebalance

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Ind Corp Ltd. (002128 CH)

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<li>CSI 300 represents the 300 largest stocks by market cap and liquidity from the Shanghai and Shenzhen Exchanges. CSI 500 is the next 500 names.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs leading the rankings for the semiannual index rebal event in December 2026.</li>
<li>Currently, we see 30 ADDs/DELs for the CSI 300 index and 50 ADDs/DELs for the CSI 500 index.</li>
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CSI 300 represents the 300 largest stocks by market cap and liquidity from the Shanghai and Shenzhen Exchanges. CSI 500 is the next 500 names.
In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs leading the rankings for the semiannual index rebal event in December 2026.
Currently, we see 30 ADDs/DELs for the CSI 300 index and 50 ADDs/DELs for the CSI 500 index.


Quiddity Leaderboard CSI 300/​​500 Dec26: Inflow Names Beginning to Rebound Against Outflow Names

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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Sub-8nm foundry license mix surged from 47.6% to 79% in 1Q26, a real-time read on advanced-node platform demand across TSMC, Samsung, and the leading-edge foundry stack.</li>
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A Tier-1 US foundry engagement (likely Intel Foundry or TSMC Arizona in our view) could be confirmed 2Q26, a leading indicator of which US fab attracts external fabless customers first.</li>
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First 3nm royalties landed in 4Q25; sub-16nm royalty +~700% YoY in 1Q26, confirming the AI accelerator supply chain's transition to leading-edge nodes is now live.</li>
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Sub-8nm foundry license mix surged from 47.6% to 79% in 1Q26, a real-time read on advanced-node platform demand across TSMC, Samsung, and the leading-edge foundry stack.

A Tier-1 US foundry engagement (likely Intel Foundry or TSMC Arizona in our view) could be confirmed 2Q26, a leading indicator of which US fab attracts external fabless customers first.

First 3nm royalties landed in 4Q25; sub-16nm royalty +~700% YoY in 1Q26, confirming the AI accelerator supply chain's transition to leading-edge nodes is now live.


TechChain Insights Q&A: Inside TSMC, Intel and SMIC's Advanced-Node Pipeline - M31 (6643 TT)

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<li>Nexchip, an IC foundry focused on display driver ICs and image sensors, launched its IPO to raise USD 897m through an A+H listing. CICC is the sole sponsor.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the deal terms and provide our thoughts on valuation for the company.</li>
<li>We analyze reference A+H transactions, cornerstone and sponsor performance and assess the risk-reward of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Nexchip, an IC foundry focused on display driver ICs and image sensors, launched its IPO to raise USD 897m through an A+H listing. CICC is the sole sponsor.
In this note, we look at the deal terms and provide our thoughts on valuation for the company.
We analyze reference A+H transactions, cornerstone and sponsor performance and assess the risk-reward of the deal.


Nexchip (晶合集成) A+H IPO: Analysis of Deal Terms

China

Nexchip Semiconductor Corporation operates integrated circuit production business. The Company manufactures 12 inch wafers and other products. Nexchip Semiconductor markets its products throughout China.

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Nexchip Semiconductor (688249 CH)

Aequitas: Nexchip A/H IPO Trading - Weak Retail Subs but Decent Insti Subs

Nexchip raised US$880m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk...

Nicholas Tan

Nexchip (晶合集成) IPO Trading

Nexchip raised USD 871m to list on HKEX on Friday, 10 Jul 2026. We are cautious on debut performance, as the implied A-H premium sits below where...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard CSI 300/500 Dec26: Inflow Names Beginning to Rebound Against Outflow Names

On average, the current expected inflow names have outperformed the current expected outflow names since the beginning of August. This is a...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TechChain Insights Q&A: Inside TSMC, Intel and SMIC's Advanced-Node Pipeline - M31 (6643 TT)

Advanced-node platform demand on the rise, with sub-8nm licenses dominating 1Q26. Tier-1 US foundry engagement could be confirmed 2Q26, signaling...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Nexchip (晶合集成) A+H IPO: Analysis of Deal Terms

We analyze Nexchip's USD 897m Hong Kong IPO. We look at deal terms, track records of cornerstone investors and sponsors, as well as its valuation....

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Aequitas: Nexchip A/H IPO Trading - Weak Retail Subs but Decent Insti Subs

Nexchip raised US$880m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk...

Nicholas Tan

Nexchip (晶合集成) IPO Trading

Nexchip raised USD 871m to list on HKEX on Friday, 10 Jul 2026. We are cautious on debut performance, as the implied A-H premium sits below where...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard CSI 300/​​500 Dec26: Inflow Names Beginning to Rebound Against Outflow Names

On average, the current expected inflow names have outperformed the current expected outflow names since the beginning of August. This is a...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

TechChain Insights Q&A: Inside TSMC, Intel and SMIC's Advanced-Node Pipeline - M31 (6643 TT)

Advanced-node platform demand on the rise, with sub-8nm licenses dominating 1Q26. Tier-1 US foundry engagement could be confirmed 2Q26, signaling...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Nexchip (晶合集成) A+H IPO: Analysis of Deal Terms

We analyze Nexchip's USD 897m Hong Kong IPO. We look at deal terms, track records of cornerstone investors and sponsors, as well as its valuation....

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard CSI 300/500 Dec26: Inflow Names Beginning to Rebound Against Outflow Names