Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.0% as of Aug 29th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 2.7ppt week-on-week, led by health care, financials, information technology and offset by real estate.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities, Jl Mag Rare-Earth.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 157 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 61.0% as of Aug 29th.
The average A-H premium changed by 2.7ppt week-on-week, led by health care, financials, information technology and offset by real estate.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities, Jl Mag Rare-Earth.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 29th): Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Terumo is acquiring OrganOx, a leading innovator in organ preservation devices. Eisai received FDA approval for once weekly Leqembi subcutaneous injection for maintenance dosing.</li>
<li>Chugai Pharmaceutical’s partner Eli Lilly announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 trial of oral GLP-1 drug candidate. Daiichi Sankyo received approval for Datroway in China.</li>
<li>Beigene announced positive topline results from a Phase 1/2 study of sonrotoclax in mantle cell lymphoma. Telix Pharmaceuticals received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA regarding Zircaix.</li>
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Terumo is acquiring OrganOx, a leading innovator in organ preservation devices. Eisai received FDA approval for once weekly Leqembi subcutaneous injection for maintenance dosing.
Chugai Pharmaceutical’s partner Eli Lilly announced positive topline results from the Phase 3 trial of oral GLP-1 drug candidate. Daiichi Sankyo received approval for Datroway in China.
Beigene announced positive topline results from a Phase 1/2 study of sonrotoclax in mantle cell lymphoma. Telix Pharmaceuticals received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA regarding Zircaix.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 31) – Terumo, Eisai, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Beigene, Remegen, Telix

Equity Capital Markets

Akeso Biopharma Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akeso-biopharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28830:1" rel="noopener">Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK)</a> announced the placement of 23.6M shares for subscription at HK$149.54 per share.</li>
<li>The company intends to use most of the placement proceeds for R&amp;D of innovative pipeline, platform, building of infrastructure and facilities, and commercialization of existing approved products.  </li>
<li>Expanded indications of cadonilimab and ivonescimab, the successive positive data readouts, approvals, and continuous commercialization expansion efforts into global markets augur well.</li>
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Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK) announced the placement of 23.6M shares for subscription at HK$149.54 per share.
The company intends to use most of the placement proceeds for R&amp;D of innovative pipeline, platform, building of infrastructure and facilities, and commercialization of existing approved products.  
Expanded indications of cadonilimab and ivonescimab, the successive positive data readouts, approvals, and continuous commercialization expansion efforts into global markets augur well.


Akeso Inc (9926 HK): Pipeline Prospects Shine on Positive Trial Results; Placement Looks Attractive

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

<ul>
<li>The A-H share premium has narrowed by an average of 35pp YTD. Despite the recent A-share recovery, the premium remains depressed relative to the start of the year.</li>
<li>Aggressive players may keep playing the leaders in the trend - the Chinese insurers like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-life-insurance-co-ltd-9f877d22-7cf7-4b00-b525-cec71139f369" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5794:1" rel="noopener">China Life (2628 HK)</a> and securities companies like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guolian-securities-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:535:1" rel="noopener">Guolian Minsheng Securities H (1456 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Conservative players, however, may look at the laggards in AH premium contraction like the Chinese banks - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/industrial-and-commercial-bank-of-china-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1119:1" rel="noopener">ICBC (H) (1398 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-merchants-bank-co-ltd-3388a037-4214-4997-b45d-520518cfdb57" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10987:1" rel="noopener">China Merchants Bank H (3968 HK)</a>. </li>
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The A-H share premium has narrowed by an average of 35pp YTD. Despite the recent A-share recovery, the premium remains depressed relative to the start of the year.
Aggressive players may keep playing the leaders in the trend - the Chinese insurers like China Life (2628 HK) and securities companies like Guolian Minsheng Securities H (1456 HK). 
Conservative players, however, may look at the laggards in AH premium contraction like the Chinese banks - ICBC (H) (1398 HK) and China Merchants Bank H (3968 HK). 


China Strategy: Trading the A-H Premium Stocks

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Fuyao Glass Industry Group / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>HUGE, rampaging, "Beautiful Skew"... unwinds. Big swings in H/A ratios continue, this time on average with 2.3% H underperformance vs As, 4% wider on the highest AH premia.</li>
<li>Last week's long reco on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangzhou-automobile-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11082:1" rel="noopener">Guangzhou Automobile Group (2238 HK)</a> was up 1 tick on the week in Hs and Hs underperformed the A by 1.5%. </li>
<li>The data tables below update on a daily basis in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tools</a> section of Smartkarma. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/south-flow-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/ah-shares-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AH Pairs Monitor</a> are both there free for SK readers.</li>
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HUGE, rampaging, "Beautiful Skew"... unwinds. Big swings in H/A ratios continue, this time on average with 2.3% H underperformance vs As, 4% wider on the highest AH premia.
Last week's long reco on Guangzhou Automobile Group (2238 HK) was up 1 tick on the week in Hs and Hs underperformed the A by 1.5%. 
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor and AH Pairs Monitor are both there free for SK readers.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 22 Aug 2025):  BIG Beautiful Skew Corrects

China

RemeGen Co., Ltd. operates biotechnology businesses. The Company develops therapeutic antibody drugs such as antibody drug conjugates (ADC), antibody fusion proteins, monoclonal antibodies and double antibodies. RemeGen provides solutions autoimmune diseases, tumor diseases, and ophthalmic diseases.

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Remegen (9995 HK)

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 29th): Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 31) – Terumo, Eisai, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Beigene, Remegen, Telix

Terumo announced new acquisition. Eisai got FDA approval for Leqembi subcutaneous maintenance dosing. Chugai’s oral GLP-1 drug showed positive P3...

Tina Banerjee

Akeso Inc (9926 HK): Pipeline Prospects Shine on Positive Trial Results; Placement Looks Attractive

Akeso is placing of 23.6M shares for subscription at HK$149.54 per share to raise HK$3.5B. The company manly intends to use placement proceeds for...

Tina Banerjee

China Strategy: Trading the A-H Premium Stocks

The A-H share premium has narrowed by 35pp YTD, with Chinese insurers and securities companies leading the trend for aggressive players, while...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A/H Premium Tracker (To 22 Aug 2025): BIG Beautiful Skew Corrects

BIG BEAUTIFUL SKEW Corrects 2.3%. Feels like more of a correction to come. A shares seeing a real push on the speculative side.

Travis Lundy

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A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 29th): Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Qingdao Port, Beigene, Cgn Power, China Galaxy Securities,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 31) – Terumo, Eisai, Chugai, Daiichi Sankyo, Beigene, Remegen, Telix

Terumo announced new acquisition. Eisai got FDA approval for Leqembi subcutaneous maintenance dosing. Chugai’s oral GLP-1 drug showed positive P3...

Tina Banerjee

Akeso Inc (9926 HK): Pipeline Prospects Shine on Positive Trial Results; Placement Looks Attractive

Akeso is placing of 23.6M shares for subscription at HK$149.54 per share to raise HK$3.5B. The company manly intends to use placement proceeds for...

Tina Banerjee

China Strategy: Trading the A-H Premium Stocks

​The A-H share premium has narrowed by 35pp YTD, with Chinese insurers and securities companies leading the trend for aggressive players, while...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A/H Premium Tracker (To 22 Aug 2025): BIG Beautiful Skew Corrects

BIG BEAUTIFUL SKEW Corrects 2.3%. Feels like more of a correction to come. A shares seeing a real push on the speculative side.

Travis Lundy

The A-H share premium has narrowed by 35pp YTD, with Chinese insurers and securities companies leading the trend for aggressive players, while...