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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<li>Following up on our earlier cross-shareholding work, in this note we look to summarize our work so far by looking at where most of the selling will likely come.</li>
<li>Of the seven companies that we have looked at so far, collectively they have around US$102bn worth of shares to sell in 118 companies. </li>
<li>Of these, they have a combined stake of over US$1bn in 23 companies.</li>
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Following up on our earlier cross-shareholding work, in this note we look to summarize our work so far by looking at where most of the selling will likely come.
Of the seven companies that we have looked at so far, collectively they have around US$102bn worth of shares to sell in 118 companies. 
Of these, they have a combined stake of over US$1bn in 23 companies.


Japan Cross-Shareholding - Summary Matrix - Over US$100bn of Selling in 118 Companies

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

Shenton Research

Shenton 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.

Index Rebalance

Beijing DeepZero Technology / Index Rebalance

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<li>HK Connect's September 2026 implementation had 53 ADDs and 15 DELETEs. We review the first implementation week vs history.</li>
<li>ADDs fell in the first implementation week, vs the historical pattern of a first-week gain. Implementation day accounted for most of the average first-week drop.</li>
<li>DELETEs fell further than the historical first-week decline, except Low-vel DELETEs.</li>
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HK Connect's September 2026 implementation had 53 ADDs and 15 DELETEs. We review the first implementation week vs history.
ADDs fell in the first implementation week, vs the historical pattern of a first-week gain. Implementation day accounted for most of the average first-week drop.
DELETEs fell further than the historical first-week decline, except Low-vel DELETEs.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026: Post-Implementation Review

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<li>HK Connect implementation will be effective on 7 Sep 2026 before market open, with 53 ADDs and 15 DELETEs.</li>
<li>ADDs gained +5.2% on average over the bridge and DELETEs fell 10.9%. All 15 DELETEs closed the bridge lower.</li>
<li>Historically, positive-bridge ADDs extended their gains in the first implementation week and negative-bridge ADDs were flat. DELETEs kept falling. We place each group in its historical reference set below.</li>
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HK Connect implementation will be effective on 7 Sep 2026 before market open, with 53 ADDs and 15 DELETEs.
ADDs gained +5.2% on average over the bridge and DELETEs fell 10.9%. All 15 DELETEs closed the bridge lower.
Historically, positive-bridge ADDs extended their gains in the first implementation week and negative-bridge ADDs were flat. DELETEs kept falling. We place each group in its historical reference set below.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Implementation: Pre-Implementation Update

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<li>The September 2026 HSCI review adds 53 names to southbound Connect, 49 new and 4 returning, and removes 15, all effective 7 Sep 2026.</li>
<li>The announced list ran wider than our forecast. 33 of our 36 ADD calls and 14 of 25 DELETE calls were announced.</li>
<li>Current ADDs rose into the announcement and DELETEs fell. Historically, ADD-NEWs outperformed ADD-REJOINs over the bridge, while DELETEs fell further after announcement.</li>
</ul>


The September 2026 HSCI review adds 53 names to southbound Connect, 49 new and 4 returning, and removes 15, all effective 7 Sep 2026.
The announced list ran wider than our forecast. 33 of our 36 ADD calls and 14 of 25 DELETE calls were announced.
Current ADDs rose into the announcement and DELETEs fell. Historically, ADD-NEWs outperformed ADD-REJOINs over the bridge, while DELETEs fell further after announcement.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Rebalance: Post-Announcement Positioning

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<li>We screen our HSCI September 2026 review candidates for southbound Connect action, with 36 Connect ADDs and 25 DELETEs.</li>
<li>ADD candidates split into 31 ADD-NEW and 5 ADD-REJOIN, with one WVR name deferred and seven A+H names already in Connect.</li>
<li>DELETE candidates are 23 MV cases and 2 velocity cases, after one A+H name is exempt from Connect deletion.</li>
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We screen our HSCI September 2026 review candidates for southbound Connect action, with 36 Connect ADDs and 25 DELETEs.
ADD candidates split into 31 ADD-NEW and 5 ADD-REJOIN, with one WVR name deferred and seven A+H names already in Connect.
DELETE candidates are 23 MV cases and 2 velocity cases, after one A+H name is exempt from Connect deletion.


HSCI / HK Connect Sep 2026 Inclusion Forecast and Positioning

Hong Kong

Nissin Foods is a Japanese food company globally recognized for pioneering instant noodles, including its iconic Chicken Ramen and Cup Noodles brands. The company's product portfolio also extends to fresh and frozen noodles, cereals, and other ready-to-eat meals. It was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

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Japan Cross-Shareholding - Summary Matrix - Over US$100bn of Selling in 118 Companies

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