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>PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.</li>
<li>The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.</li>
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PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.
The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.
In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.


China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Last week <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc-0533692c-6dae-4014-baa1-ed0b050638f2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29259:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings Inc (9987 HK)</a></strong>  <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0815/2022081501554.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> it has applied for voluntary conversion to a primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.</li>
<li>Should all necessary approvals from the HKEx be satisfied, Yum will become dual primary listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the HKEx.</li>
<li>This regulatory process, facilitated by rules introduced by the HKEx over the past year, enables the de-listing of the ADRs and the smooth transition to a sole HK listing.</li>
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Last week Yum China Holdings Inc (9987 HK)  announced it has applied for voluntary conversion to a primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Should all necessary approvals from the HKEx be satisfied, Yum will become dual primary listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the HKEx.
This regulatory process, facilitated by rules introduced by the HKEx over the past year, enables the de-listing of the ADRs and the smooth transition to a sole HK listing.


Yum China Pursues Primary Listing Conversion On The HKEx

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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Equity Capital Markets

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>On the ECM front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-tianqi-lithium-industries-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5698:1" rel="noopener">Tianqi Lithium (002466 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/noah-holdings-ltd-spon-ads" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13585:1" rel="noopener">Noah Holdings (NOAH US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/miniso-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29673:1" rel="noopener">Miniso (MNSO US)</a> will debut on 13 July, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emperador-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3485:1" rel="noopener">Emperador Inc (EMP PM)</a> is pre-marketing a US$300-500m IPO.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano International (709 HK)</a>, DTAC/True, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hwa-hong-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6648:1" rel="noopener">Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infomedia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11385:1" rel="noopener">Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cocoaland-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:493:1" rel="noopener">Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK)</a>. </li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
On the ECM front, Tianqi Lithium (002466 CH), Noah Holdings (NOAH US) and Miniso (MNSO US) will debut on 13 July, Emperador Inc (EMP PM) is pre-marketing a US$300-500m IPO.
Event-Driven developments at Link Administration (LNK AU), Giordano International (709 HK), DTAC/True, Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU), Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP), Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU), Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK). 


Weekly Deals Digest (10 Jul) - Tianqi Lithium, Noah Holdings, Emperador, Link Admin, Hwa Hong

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In our view, Noah Holdings is a solid acquisition candidate as the largest independent wealth management services provider in China. </li>
<li>The Chinese regulators made a change to the ETF market to overseas investors via Hong Kong called ETF Connect and this is likely to benefit companies such as Noah. </li>
<li>As China's financial markets become larger and more liberalized, there will be a premium on companies such as Noah Holdings with leading market share in China's wealth management services. </li>
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In our view, Noah Holdings is a solid acquisition candidate as the largest independent wealth management services provider in China. 
The Chinese regulators made a change to the ETF market to overseas investors via Hong Kong called ETF Connect and this is likely to benefit companies such as Noah. 
As China's financial markets become larger and more liberalized, there will be a premium on companies such as Noah Holdings with leading market share in China's wealth management services. 


Noah Holdings: A Solid Takeout Candidate as the Largest Independent Wealth Mgmt Provider in China

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/noah-holdings-ltd-spon-ads" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13585:1" rel="noopener">Noah Holdings (NOAH US)</a> priced its H Share at HK$292.00 per share (US$18.60 per ADS) to raise gross proceeds of US$41 million. The H Share will trade on 13 July. </li>
<li>The H Share listing is primarily to address the risk of a potential US delisting. With cash accounting for around 50% of the market cap, Noah is well capitalised. </li>
<li>The valuation is attractive for a company well-positioned to take advantage of any improving market sentiment and an easing of the risk-off sentiment.</li>
</ul>



Noah Holdings (NOAH US) priced its H Share at HK$292.00 per share (US$18.60 per ADS) to raise gross proceeds of US$41 million. The H Share will trade on 13 July. 
The H Share listing is primarily to address the risk of a potential US delisting. With cash accounting for around 50% of the market cap, Noah is well capitalised. 
The valuation is attractive for a company well-positioned to take advantage of any improving market sentiment and an easing of the risk-off sentiment.


Noah Holdings: Rich Pickings but Patience Required

China

Noah Holdings Ltd. distributes wealth management products in China.  The Company serves high net-worth individuals; enterprises affiliated with high net-worth individuals; and wholesale clients, primarily local commercial banks or branches of national commercial banks which distribute wealth management products to their own clients.

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Noah Holdings (NOAH US)

China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US...

Sumeet Singh

Yum China Pursues Primary Listing Conversion On The HKEx

It is not evident there is an immediate trade. It's a solid bet the next company seeking to upgrade its secondary listing into a dual-primary...

David Blennerhassett

Weekly Deals Digest (10 Jul) - Tianqi Lithium, Noah Holdings, Emperador, Link Admin, Hwa Hong

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (Link Admin, Giordano, Ramsay, DTAC/True, Infomedia, Hwa Hong, Cocoaland) and ECM (Tianqi...

Arun George

Noah Holdings: A Solid Takeout Candidate as the Largest Independent Wealth Mgmt Provider in China

In our view, Noah Holdings is a solid acquisition candidate as the largest independent wealth management services provider in China.

Douglas Kim

Noah Holdings: Rich Pickings but Patience Required

The valuation is attractive for a company well-positioned to take advantage of any improving market sentiment and an easing of the risk-off sentiment.

Arun George

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