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

Blue Moon Group Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangzhou-blue-moon-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29179:1" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Holdings (BMG HK)</a> (BMG) raised around US$1.4bn in its Hong Kong listing. The company is backed by Hillhouse who first invested in the company in 2010. </p></div><div><p>We have covered various aspects of the deal, in our earlier insights:</p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-the-positives-dominant-market-share-strong-online-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Market Share, Strong Online Sales</a></li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-the-negatives-flagging-offline-sales-not-really-a-primary-raising" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Flagging Offline Sales, Not Really a Primary Raising</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-no-1-but-no-exclusive-advantage-observation-on-the-ground" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon: No. 1 but no exclusive advantage, observation on the ground.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-online-reviews-and-peer-comparison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Online Reviews and Peer Comparison</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-initial-thoughts-on-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-phip-updates-a-mixed-bag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - A Mixed Bag</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-valuation-updates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Valuation Updates</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-ipo-not-a-clean-wash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group IPO - Not a Clean Wash</a></li>
</ul></div><div><p>In this insight, I'll talk about the subscription levels and provide a table with implied valuations.</p></div>

Blue Moon Group Holdings (BMG HK) (BMG) raised around US$1.4bn in its Hong Kong listing. The company is backed by Hillhouse who first invested in the company in 2010. We have covered various aspects of the deal, in our earlier insights:
Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Market Share, Strong Online Sales
In Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Flagging Offline Sales, Not Really a Primary Raising

Blue Moon: No. 1 but no exclusive advantage, observation on the ground.
Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Online Reviews and Peer Comparison
Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation
Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - A Mixed Bag
Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Valuation Updates
Blue Moon Group IPO - Not a Clean Wash
In this insight, I'll talk about the subscription levels and provide a table with implied valuations.

Blue Moon Group IPO Trading - Too Expensive for Our Liking but Retail Traders Seem to Like It

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangzhou-blue-moon-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29179:1" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Holdings (BMG HK)</a> (BMG) plans to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong listing. The company is backed by Hillhouse who first invested in the company in 2010. </p></div><div><p>BMG is a consumer household care company in China, which sells its products in three main categories: fabric care, personal hygiene and home care. As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, it has been the market leader in liquid laundry detergent, liquid soap and concentrated liquid laundry detergent market over 2017-19. </p></div><div><p>In our earlier insights:</p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-the-positives-dominant-market-share-strong-online-sales" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Market Share, Strong Online Sales</a>, I spoke about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-the-negatives-flagging-offline-sales-not-really-a-primary-raising" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Flagging Offline Sales, Not Really a Primary Raising</a>, I spoke about the not so flattering aspects of the deal</li>
<li>While my colleague, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/ming-lu" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:2496" rel="noopener">Ming Lu, </a>commented on the offline presence in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-no-1-but-no-exclusive-advantage-observation-on-the-ground" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon: No. 1 but no exclusive advantage, observation on the ground.</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-online-reviews-and-peer-comparison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Online Reviews and Peer Comparison</a>, I compared the company compares with some of its listed peers.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/blue-moon-group-pre-ipo-initial-thoughts-on-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation</a>, I took a first stab at valuations.</li>
</ul></div><div><p>In this insight, I'll talk about updates from the PHIP.</p></div>

Blue Moon Group Holdings (BMG HK) (BMG) plans to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong listing. The company is backed by Hillhouse who first invested in the company in 2010. BMG is a consumer household care company in China, which sells its products in three main categories: fabric care, personal hygiene and home care. As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, it has been the market leader in liquid laundry detergent, liquid soap and concentrated liquid laundry detergent market over 2017-19. In our earlier insights:

Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Market Share, Strong Online Sales, I spoke about the positive aspects of the deal.
In Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Flagging Offline Sales, Not Really a Primary Raising, I spoke about the not so flattering aspects of the deal
While my colleague, Ming Lu, commented on the offline presence in Blue Moon: No. 1 but no exclusive advantage, observation on the ground.


Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Online Reviews and Peer Comparison, I compared the company compares with some of its listed peers.

Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation, I took a first stab at valuations.
In this insight, I'll talk about updates from the PHIP.

Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - A Mixed Bag

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<p>Australia's largest non-alcoholic beverage bottler <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coca-cola-amatil-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:675:1" rel="noopener">Coca Cola Amatil (CCL AU)</a> has announced an indicative proposal from Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP)  for:</p>
<ul>
<li>the acquisition of all the issued shares held by independent shareholders of CCL by way of a Scheme of Arrangement (for $12.75/shares, cash, less any final 2H20 dividends declared and paid prior to the implementation of any Scheme); and</li>
<li>a separate acquisition of CCL shares held indirectly by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coca-cola-co-the" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:979:1" rel="noopener">Coca Cola Co (KO US)</a> (TCCC) - 30.807% of shares out - which would be on terms less favourable than the terms offered to CCL’s independent shareholders.</li>
</ul>
<p>A$12.75/share is a 25%/38% premium to the one-month/three-month VWAP. The offer backs out a 12.0x/14.3x FY19/FY20E EV/EBITDA, both exceeding the median for peers.</p>
<p>Optically, the offer price is a multi-year high, excluding a handful of days in February this year when shares traded above the indicated terms shortly after the announcement of CCL's FY19 results.</p>
<p>This is a non-binding proposal, subject to due diligence. Australia has a reputation as an indicative proposal graveyard. This should not be the case here - this is a company well known to the bidder.</p>
<p>Currently trading at a 3.4/10.2% gross/annualised spread, assuming around four-months to compete.</p>
<p>This transaction looks decidedly fizzy.</p>
<p>As always, more below the fold.</p>

Australia's largest non-alcoholic beverage bottler Coca Cola Amatil (CCL AU) has announced an indicative proposal from Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP)  for:

the acquisition of all the issued shares held by independent shareholders of CCL by way of a Scheme of Arrangement (for $12.75/shares, cash, less any final 2H20 dividends declared and paid prior to the implementation of any Scheme); and
a separate acquisition of CCL shares held indirectly by Coca Cola Co (KO US) (TCCC) - 30.807% of shares out - which would be on terms less favourable than the terms offered to CCL’s independent shareholders.

A$12.75/share is a 25%/38% premium to the one-month/three-month VWAP. The offer backs out a 12.0x/14.3x FY19/FY20E EV/EBITDA, both exceeding the median for peers.
Optically, the offer price is a multi-year high, excluding a handful of days in February this year when shares traded above the indicated terms shortly after the announcement of CCL's FY19 results.
This is a non-binding proposal, subject to due diligence. Australia has a reputation as an indicative proposal graveyard. This should not be the case here - this is a company well known to the bidder.
Currently trading at a 3.4/10.2% gross/annualised spread, assuming around four-months to compete.
This transaction looks decidedly fizzy.
As always, more below the fold.

Chief Economist

Diana Choyleva

Enodo Economics

Enodo Economics is an independent macroeconomic forecasting company that untangles complexity, challenges the consensus, and makes sense of the future. Our focus is on China – one of the most misunderstood economies in the world, but one of the most important to figure out.  Enodo’s chief economist, Diana Choyleva, has been analysing China for almost 20 years, while Enodo’s team boasts a combined 140 years’ experience covering China’s economy, politics and markets. 

Macroeconomics

<h2>China News That Matters</h2><ul>
<li>The world’s major growth story </li>
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<li>About that $120 billion…</li>
<li>Free money! In your e-wallet!</li>
<li>Spats from here to space</li>
</ul><div class="content-remarks"><p>In my weekly digest China News That Matters, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the news is significant. These posts are meant to neither be bullish nor bearish, but help you separate the signal from the noise.</p></div>

China News That Matters
The world’s major growth story 
Not a bad year after all? China mints billionaires
About that $120 billion…
Free money! In your e-wallet!
Spats from here to space
In my weekly digest China News That Matters, I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the news is significant. These posts are meant to neither be bullish nor bearish, but help you separate the signal from the noise.

Economy/ Billionaires/ P2P Crackdown/ Digital Yuan/ US-China

China and US Equity Analyst

Roger Xie

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a> September ADT (Average Daily Turnover) remain strong. This in in contrast to usual weak seasonality in trading activities into Q4. For the first 9 months this year, HKEx ADT has reaccelerated the year-over-year growth rate to 38.9% , fueled by  IPO listings and investors' sanguine view on China. </li>
<li>HKEx had a busy month for the IPO market with 9 new listings in September. The most noticeable IPOs are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nongfu-spring" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28955:1" rel="noopener">Nongfu Spring (9633 HK), </a><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><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ming-yuan-cloud-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29268:1" rel="noopener">Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/joy-spreader-interactive-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29271:1" rel="noopener">Joy Spreader Interactive Technology (6988 HK).</a> We expect mega IPO and Chinese ADR homecoming to reshape the landscape of Hong Kong capital market. And Ant Group has just won approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for its blockbuster initial public offering in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>Derivative volumes improved 19% quarter-over-quarter in 3Q, on the back of Heng Seng Index and China Enterprises Index futures. We expect volume will be boosted by MSCI suite of products and reach critical mass in the next 12 months. A-share futures should be the most important driver of HKEx derivative volume. We estimate that MSCI China A-share future could contribute additional 6% revenue for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a> after its launch. We remain bullish on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a> and reiterate TP of HKD 400. </li>
</ul>



HKEX (388 HK) September ADT (Average Daily Turnover) remain strong. This in in contrast to usual weak seasonality in trading activities into Q4. For the first 9 months this year, HKEx ADT has reaccelerated the year-over-year growth rate to 38.9% , fueled by  IPO listings and investors' sanguine view on China. 
HKEx had a busy month for the IPO market with 9 new listings in September. The most noticeable IPOs are Nongfu Spring (9633 HK), Yum China Holdings Inc (9987 HK),Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK), and Joy Spreader Interactive Technology (6988 HK). We expect mega IPO and Chinese ADR homecoming to reshape the landscape of Hong Kong capital market. And Ant Group has just won approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for its blockbuster initial public offering in Hong Kong.
Derivative volumes improved 19% quarter-over-quarter in 3Q, on the back of Heng Seng Index and China Enterprises Index futures. We expect volume will be boosted by MSCI suite of products and reach critical mass in the next 12 months. A-share futures should be the most important driver of HKEx derivative volume. We estimate that MSCI China A-share future could contribute additional 6% revenue for HKEX (388 HK) after its launch. We remain bullish on HKEX (388 HK) and reiterate TP of HKD 400. 


HKEx (388.HK): September Trading Volume Indicated Strong Activities Trend into Q4

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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Blue Moon Group IPO Trading - Too Expensive for Our Liking but Retail Traders Seem to Like It

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Sumeet Singh

Blue Moon Group Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - A Mixed Bag

Blue Moon Group Holdings (BMG HK) (BMG) plans to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong listing. The company is backed by Hillhouse who first...

Sumeet Singh

Coca Cola Amatil: Flat Or Fizzy?

Coca-Cola European Partners, the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler by revenue, tables a clean take-private proposal for Coca Cola Amatil.

David Blennerhassett

Economy/ Billionaires/ P2P Crackdown/ Digital Yuan/ US-China

I will give you selected summaries, sourced from a variety of local Chinese-language and international news outlets, and highlight why I think the...

Diana Choyleva

HKEx (388.HK): September Trading Volume Indicated Strong Activities Trend into Q4

We expect Hong Kong Exchange has strong trading activities in Q4, in contrast to usual weak seasonality. Now is a better time to go long on HKEx...

Roger Xie

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