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.

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Innovent Biologics Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$500m for R&amp;D and marketing.</li>
<li>The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with the overall results being mixed but recent deals have done well.</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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Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) aims to raise around US$500m for R&amp;D and marketing.
The company has undertaken a number of deals in the past, with the overall results being mixed but recent deals have done well.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Innovent Biologics Placement - Second for the Month, Stock Has Doubled but Momentum Is Strong

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Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> has initiated global Phase 3 clinical trial of GBP410, a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV21) candidate, with topline result expected in 2027.</li>
<li>IDT Biologika recorded revenue of KRW118B in 1Q25, up from KRW111B in 4Q24. Considering 1Q25 momentum, IDT seems to be on track to meet 2025 guidance of KRW410B.</li>
<li>1Q25 base business revenue increased 62% YoY to KRW36B. Operating loss of the base business narrowed to KRW26B from a loss of KRW28B in year-ago quarter.</li>
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SK Bioscience (302440 KS) has initiated global Phase 3 clinical trial of GBP410, a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV21) candidate, with topline result expected in 2027.
IDT Biologika recorded revenue of KRW118B in 1Q25, up from KRW111B in 4Q24. Considering 1Q25 momentum, IDT seems to be on track to meet 2025 guidance of KRW410B.
1Q25 base business revenue increased 62% YoY to KRW36B. Operating loss of the base business narrowed to KRW26B from a loss of KRW28B in year-ago quarter.


SK Bioscience (302440 KS): Dual Engines Led Growth Strategy Is on Track; Solid 1Q25 Performance

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>After years of falling valuations and stalled IPO activity, China’s innovative drug industry is showing early signs of a comeback.</li>
<li>A spate of large-scale cross-border licensing deals is rekindling global interest and lifting stock prices, suggesting a possible shift in momentum for the sector.</li>
<li>Yet despite headline-grabbing transactions and the buoyant market response, industry veterans warn the rebound may be selective, with persistent challenges still clouding the sector’s long-term outlook.</li>
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After years of falling valuations and stalled IPO activity, China’s innovative drug industry is showing early signs of a comeback.
A spate of large-scale cross-border licensing deals is rekindling global interest and lifting stock prices, suggesting a possible shift in momentum for the sector.
Yet despite headline-grabbing transactions and the buoyant market response, industry veterans warn the rebound may be selective, with persistent challenges still clouding the sector’s long-term outlook.


Chinese Biotech Innovators Push Overseas as Sector Faces Reckoning 

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CX Daily: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’ 

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Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>M&amp;A and deal activity provided a much-needed tailwind for biotech last week.</li><li>Exiting a positive, but mostly expected, ASCO weekend, we witnessed the second-largest biotech acquisition in 2025, with SNY buying BPMC for $9.1 billion, and a mega-licensing deal, as BMY will pay up to $11.1 billion for co- rights to BNTX’s PD-1/VEGF (read-across to TIL, SMMT, PFE, MRK).</li><li>Gene and cell therapy (NTLA, BEAM, CRSP) got a boost, as the heads of the HHS, FDA, CBER, NIH, and CDC expressed support for faster rare disease approvals at an FDA roundtable. </li></ul>

M&amp;A and deal activity provided a much-needed tailwind for biotech last week.Exiting a positive, but mostly expected, ASCO weekend, we witnessed the second-largest biotech acquisition in 2025, with SNY buying BPMC for $9.1 billion, and a mega-licensing deal, as BMY will pay up to $11.1 billion for co- rights to BNTX’s PD-1/VEGF (read-across to TIL, SMMT, PFE, MRK).Gene and cell therapy (NTLA, BEAM, CRSP) got a boost, as the heads of the HHS, FDA, CBER, NIH, and CDC expressed support for faster rare disease approvals at an FDA roundtable. 

Biopharma Week in Review Large M&A and Licensing Deals Provide a Boost

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Innovent Biologics Placement - Second for the Month, Stock Has Doubled but Momentum Is Strong

Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) aims to raise around US$500m for R&D and marketing. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

SK Bioscience (302440 KS): Dual Engines Led Growth Strategy Is on Track; Solid 1Q25 Performance

SK Bioscience initiates global Phase 3 trial of PCV21 vaccine. IDT Biologika shows revenue growth in 1Q25, on track to meet 2025 guidance. 1Q25...

Tina Banerjee

Chinese Biotech Innovators Push Overseas as Sector Faces Reckoning

After years of falling valuations and stalled IPO activity, China’s innovative drug industry is showing early signs of a comeback. A spate of...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’

Drugs / Cover Story: Chinese biotech is having a ‘deepseek moment’ Hong Kong /: Hong Kong bets on stablecoins and AI to future-proof its financial...

Caixin Global

Biopharma Week in Review Large M&A and Licensing Deals Provide a Boost

Gene and cell therapy (NTLA, BEAM, CRSP) got a boost, as the heads of the HHS, FDA, CBER, NIH, and CDC expressed support for faster rare disease...

Water Tower Research

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Innovent Biologics Placement - Second for the Month, Stock Has Doubled but Momentum Is Strong

Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) aims to raise around US$500m for R&D and marketing. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

SK Bioscience (302440 KS): Dual Engines Led Growth Strategy Is on Track; Solid 1Q25 Performance

​SK Bioscience initiates global Phase 3 trial of PCV21 vaccine. IDT Biologika shows revenue growth in 1Q25, on track to meet 2025 guidance. 1Q25...

Tina Banerjee

Chinese Biotech Innovators Push Overseas as Sector Faces Reckoning

After years of falling valuations and stalled IPO activity, China’s innovative drug industry is showing early signs of a comeback. A spate of...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: Chinese Biotech Is Having a ‘DeepSeek Moment’

Drugs / Cover Story: Chinese biotech is having a ‘deepseek moment’ Hong Kong /: Hong Kong bets on stablecoins and AI to future-proof its financial...

Caixin Global

Biopharma Week in Review Large M&A and Licensing Deals Provide a Boost

Gene and cell therapy (NTLA, BEAM, CRSP) got a boost, as the heads of the HHS, FDA, CBER, NIH, and CDC expressed support for faster rare disease...

Water Tower Research

SK Bioscience initiates global Phase 3 trial of PCV21 vaccine. IDT Biologika shows revenue growth in 1Q25, on track to meet 2025 guidance. 1Q25...