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

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$150m via selling around 3% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-xdc-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39917:1" rel="noopener">WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>WuXi XDC Cayman (WXDC) is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO) focused on the global antibody drug conjugates (ADC) and broader bioconjugate market providing integrated and end-to-end services.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$150m via selling around 3% stake in WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK).
WuXi XDC Cayman (WXDC) is a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO) focused on the global antibody drug conjugates (ADC) and broader bioconjugate market providing integrated and end-to-end services.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Wuxi XDC Placement - A Repeat of Biologics Placement Saga, Last Deal Did Well

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>We see 38 potential and close adds and 51 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>There have been many new listings in the last weeks of December. Some of them are fairly large and will be added and that increases the number of potential deletions.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
</ul>


We see 38 potential and close adds and 51 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.
There have been many new listings in the last weeks of December. Some of them are fairly large and will be added and that increases the number of potential deletions.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Updated Potential Changes in March 2025

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Duality Biotherapeutics / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Founder Zhu Zhongyuan is a key figure in biotech landscape.So, when Duality first started its entrepreneurial financing, the process was smooth and the starting point of Duality was not low.</li>
<li>The R&amp;D progress of Duality’s pipelines is slower than competing candidates, so they would be in a passive position after market launch. So, Duality’s valuation would be lower than Kelun Bio.</li>
<li>Duality’s pipeline still has “good stories” to tell. There’s a chance its valuation could be higher than RemeGen, whose business model/investment logic have been falsified due to weak sales data.</li>
</ul>


Founder Zhu Zhongyuan is a key figure in biotech landscape.So, when Duality first started its entrepreneurial financing, the process was smooth and the starting point of Duality was not low.
The R&amp;D progress of Duality’s pipelines is slower than competing candidates, so they would be in a passive position after market launch. So, Duality’s valuation would be lower than Kelun Bio.
Duality’s pipeline still has “good stories” to tell. There’s a chance its valuation could be higher than RemeGen, whose business model/investment logic have been falsified due to weak sales data.


Pre-IPO Duality Biotherapeutics - Has the Potential to Surpass RemeGen

<ul>
<li>We see 32 potential and close adds and 44 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.</li>
<li>We expect 29 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 31 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
</ul>


We see 32 potential and close adds and 44 potential and close deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index in March. Some of the stocks are close on market cap/liquidity.
We expect 29 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 31 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March 2025

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>2024 NRDL negotiation results were released. Some eye-catching drugs were included this time, which will bring challenges to companies such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent</a>, RemeGen, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gan-lee-pharmaceuticals-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36237:1" rel="noopener">Gan &amp; Lee Pharmaceuticals</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xizang-haisco-pharmaceutical-group-coltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4779:1" rel="noopener">Haisco Pharmaceutical</a>, etc..</li>
<li>There have been a big “expectation gap” for biotech companies in Hong Kong stock market - It's a mismatch between what the market thinks and what's actually happening.</li>
<li>The progress of Henlius’ privatization is still slower-than-expected. We also do not know how this privatization ranks in terms of strategic significance of capital operations within Fosun Pharma's system.</li>
</ul>


2024 NRDL negotiation results were released. Some eye-catching drugs were included this time, which will bring challenges to companies such as Innovent, RemeGen, Gan &amp; Lee Pharmaceuticals, Haisco Pharmaceutical, etc..
There have been a big “expectation gap” for biotech companies in Hong Kong stock market - It's a mismatch between what the market thinks and what's actually happening.
The progress of Henlius’ privatization is still slower-than-expected. We also do not know how this privatization ranks in terms of strategic significance of capital operations within Fosun Pharma's system.


China Healthcare Weekly (Dec.1)- 2024 NRDL Result, Expectation Gap for Biotech, Henlius' Wide Spread

China

RemeGen is a China-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, production, and commercialization of innovative biological drugs. The company focuses on therapeutic antibody drugs, including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), antibody fusion proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and bispecific antibodies, for major diseases such as autoimmune disorders, oncology, and ophthalmology. Key products include Telitacicept (RC18) and Disitamab Vedotin (RC48). RemeGen was co-founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Yantai, Shandong Province, China.

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RemeGen (9995 HK)

Wuxi XDC Placement - A Repeat of Biologics Placement Saga, Last Deal Did Well

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$150m via selling around 3% stake in WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK). It has sold earlier in Nov 24 as well.

Sumeet Singh

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Updated Potential Changes in March 2025

There could be 89 changes for the HSCI in March. That could result in 73 changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and also have implications...

Brian Freitas

Pre-IPO Duality Biotherapeutics - Has the Potential to Surpass RemeGen

Founder Zhu Zhongyuan's role in biotech landscape helped Duality secure a high starting point, but slower R&D progress is a concern.Potential for...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March 2025

There could be 78 changes for the HSCI in March. That could result in 57 changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and also have implications...

Brian Freitas

China Healthcare Weekly (Dec.1)- 2024 NRDL Result, Expectation Gap for Biotech, Henlius' Wide Spread

2024 NRDL results released, posing new challenges. Expectation gap for biotech in HK provides opportunities. Henlius' privatization progress is...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Wuxi XDC Placement - A Repeat of Biologics Placement Saga, Last Deal Did Well

WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) aims to raise around US$150m via selling around 3% stake in WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK). It has sold earlier in Nov 24 as well.

Sumeet Singh

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Updated Potential Changes in March 2025

There could be 89 changes for the HSCI in March. That could result in 73 changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and also have implications...

Brian Freitas

Pre-IPO Duality Biotherapeutics - Has the Potential to Surpass RemeGen

​Founder Zhu Zhongyuan's role in biotech landscape helped Duality secure a high starting point, but slower R&D progress is a concern.Potential for...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in March 2025

There could be 78 changes for the HSCI in March. That could result in 57 changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and also have implications...

Brian Freitas

China Healthcare Weekly (Dec.1)- 2024 NRDL Result, Expectation Gap for Biotech, Henlius' Wide Spread

​2024 NRDL results released, posing new challenges. Expectation gap for biotech in HK provides opportunities. Henlius' privatization progress is...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Founder Zhu Zhongyuan's role in biotech landscape helped Duality secure a high starting point, but slower R&D progress is a concern.Potential for...

2024 NRDL results released, posing new challenges. Expectation gap for biotech in HK provides opportunities. Henlius' privatization progress is...