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

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technolog" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)</a>, one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, aims to raise at least US$5bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>CATL is the global leader in new energy vehicle battery solutions, in China and globally, as per SNE Research. Its A-shares have been listed since 2018.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its recent updates and provide our thoughts on valuations.</li>
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Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH), one of the world’s largest battery solutions providers, aims to raise at least US$5bn in its H-share listing.
CATL is the global leader in new energy vehicle battery solutions, in China and globally, as per SNE Research. Its A-shares have been listed since 2018.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its recent updates and provide our thoughts on valuations.


CATL A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium

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 analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight flows of Alibaba, TraHK HSI ETF, Tencent, Meituan, HSCEI ETF.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight flows of Alibaba, TraHK HSI ETF, Tencent, Meituan, HSCEI ETF.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (April): US$22bn Inflows

Event-Driven

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-baicha-baidao-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40029:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK)</a> raised around US$330m in its Hong Kong IPO, in April 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon</li>
<li>SBBI sells new-style tea drinks through its ChaPanda stores. According to F&amp;S, SBBI ranked third in China’s new-style tea shop market in 2023, with a market share of 6.8%</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK) raised around US$330m in its Hong Kong IPO, in April 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon
SBBI sells new-style tea drinks through its ChaPanda stores. According to F&amp;S, SBBI ranked third in China’s new-style tea shop market in 2023, with a market share of 6.8%
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial IPO Lockup - Steep Losses for Pre-IPO Investors

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 17th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Meituan (3690 HK), CCB (939 HK).</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 17th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba (9988 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Meituan (3690 HK), CCB (939 HK).


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 17th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, CCB

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

China Resources Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beverage" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41984:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beverage (2460 HK)</a> trades 4.0% below its IPO of HK$14.50 per share. The first six-month lock-up period expires on 22 April.</li>
<li>At the end of the first lock-up expiry, shares representing 727.1m (30.32% of outstanding) will be eligible for sale. However, there is a low risk of substantial sales.</li>
<li>The fundamentals remain good, with margin improvement, beverage’s fast-paced growth, narrowing of the margin gap with Nongfu and undemanding valuation.</li>
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China Resources Beverage (2460 HK) trades 4.0% below its IPO of HK$14.50 per share. The first six-month lock-up period expires on 22 April.
At the end of the first lock-up expiry, shares representing 727.1m (30.32% of outstanding) will be eligible for sale. However, there is a low risk of substantial sales.
The fundamentals remain good, with margin improvement, beverage’s fast-paced growth, narrowing of the margin gap with Nongfu and undemanding valuation.


CR Beverage (2460 HK): Keep Calm Heading into the Lock-Up Expiry

China

Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd. supplies soft drinks. The Company develops, produces, and sells bottled mineral water, fruit juice, sports drinks, and tea drinks. Nongfu Spring also offers barreled mineral water door-to-door services.

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Nongfu Spring (9633 HK)

CATL A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium

The company has filed its PHIP and begun pre-marketing, with the deal expected to go live in the coming week, in what is likely to be HK's largest...

Sumeet Singh

Hong Kong Connect Flows (April): US$22bn Inflows

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for April and highlighted flows for Alibaba, TraHK HSI ETF, Tencent, Meituan, HSCEI ETF.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial IPO Lockup - Steep Losses for Pre-IPO Investors

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK) raised around US$330m in its Hong Kong IPO, in April 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to...

Sumeet Singh

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 17th): Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, CCB

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi, Meituan, CCB.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CR Beverage (2460 HK): Keep Calm Heading into the Lock-Up Expiry

The shares are trading 4.0% below the IPO price. The first six-month lock-up period expires on 22 April. However, there is a low risk of...

Arun George

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