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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nextdc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8570:1" rel="noopener">Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU)</a> aims to raise around US$366m via a fully underwritten institutional placement, along with another US$133m via a non-underwritten SPP.</li>
<li>The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, most of which have done ok. Although this one appears to be a bit opportunistic.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU) aims to raise around US$366m via a fully underwritten institutional placement, along with another US$133m via a non-underwritten SPP.
The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, most of which have done ok. Although this one appears to be a bit opportunistic.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


NEXTDC Placement - Good Track Record but Seems Opportunistic

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>There will be passive buying in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nextdc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8570:1" rel="noopener">Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/charter-hall-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5593:1" rel="noopener">Charter Hall (CHC AU)</a> and selling in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vital-healthcare-property-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3510:1" rel="noopener">Vital Healthcare Property Trust (VHP NZ)</a> at the close on 20 September.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/charter-hall-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5593:1" rel="noopener">Charter Hall (CHC AU)</a>'s stock price jumped following announcement of results and that was accompanied by big short covering. There should still be more positioning here. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nextdc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8570:1" rel="noopener">Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU)</a>'s increase in cumulative excess volume came on a drop in the stock price. There could be some covering here as positioning builds up.</li>
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There will be passive buying in Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU) and Charter Hall (CHC AU) and selling in Vital Healthcare Property Trust (VHP NZ) at the close on 20 September.

Charter Hall (CHC AU)'s stock price jumped following announcement of results and that was accompanied by big short covering. There should still be more positioning here. 

Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU)'s increase in cumulative excess volume came on a drop in the stock price. There could be some covering here as positioning builds up.


Australia/NZ Real Estate: Stocks With (Large) Passive Flows

Financial News, Analysis and Data, FNArena

FNArena

Financial News, Analysis and Data

Online financial media company focused on Australian equities, with a global perspective

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions</li></ul>

Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions

Rudi's View: Charter Hall, Droneshield, Pinnacle, WiseTech & More

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<li>Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions</li>
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Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions


Rudi's View: CBA, Life360, ResMed, Zip & More

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jun 13th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD27.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Northern Star Resources, Cochlear, Commonwealth Bank Of Australia, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, Brambles.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jun 13th (reported today). The aggregated short interest was USD27.1bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Northern Star Resources, Cochlear, Commonwealth Bank Of Australia, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Evolution Mining, Brambles.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 13th): Northern Star Resources, Cochlear

Australia

NEXTDC Ltd. develops data centers. The Company develops and operates carrier and systems integrator neutral data centers in Australia. NEXTDC's customers will also be able to use the data centers as connectivity and content hubs.

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Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU)

NEXTDC Placement - Good Track Record but Seems Opportunistic

Nextdc Ltd (NXT AU) aims to raise around US$366m via a fully underwritten institutional placement, along with another US$133m via a non...

Sumeet Singh

Australia/NZ Real Estate: Stocks With (Large) Passive Flows

Charter Hall Group and NEXTDC will be added to global real estate indices and Vital Healthcare will be deleted. With positioning low, expect the...

Brian Freitas

Rudi's View: Charter Hall, Droneshield, Pinnacle, WiseTech & More

Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions

FNArena

Rudi's View: CBA, Life360, ResMed, Zip & More

Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions

FNArena

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 13th): Northern Star Resources, Cochlear

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Northern Star Resources (NST AU), Cochlear (COH...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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