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 analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 22nd. The aggregated holding was USD632.9bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,182mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Doosan Enerbility, Alteogen, Samyang Food.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 22nd. The aggregated holding was USD632.9bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,182mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Doosan Enerbility, Alteogen, Samyang Food.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 22nd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Doosan Enerbility, Alteogen

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated holding was USD653.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD772mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 15th. The aggregated holding was USD653.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD772mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 15th): SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 8th. The aggregated holding was USD649.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD271mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 8th. The aggregated holding was USD649.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD271mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-cns-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35945:1" rel="noopener">LG CNS (064400 KS)</a> raised around US$825m in its Korea IPO in February 2025. LG CNS is a South Korean information technology company.</li>
<li>The shares didn’t do much at listing and have only recently moved higher to trade above its IPO price.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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LG CNS (064400 KS) raised around US$825m in its Korea IPO in February 2025. LG CNS is a South Korean information technology company.
The shares didn’t do much at listing and have only recently moved higher to trade above its IPO price.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


LG CNS IPO Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn Release, with PE Well in the Money

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated holding was USD626.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,003mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER, Samsung H.I..</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Aug 1st. The aggregated holding was USD626.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,003mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER, Samsung H.I..


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 1st): Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER

South Korea

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd., a holding company, provides a full range of consumer and commercial banking-related financial services.  The company's main businesses include banking, securities brokerage, trust banking, and assets management to individuals, businesses, and other financial institutions.

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Shinhan Financial (055550 KS)

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 22nd): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Doosan Enerbility, Alteogen

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Doosan Enerbility,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 15th): SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao, Hanwha Ocean

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, NAVER, Samsung Electronics, Kakao,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 8th): Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI ROTEM

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, NAVER, KEPCO, Kakao, HYUNDAI...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

LG CNS IPO Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn Release, with PE Well in the Money

There was a US$250m placement in LG CNS after market close, with Macquaire having sold nearly a quarter of its stake right after lockup expiry.

Sumeet Singh

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Aug 1st): Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor, NAVER

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, Hanwha Ocean, Hyundai Motor,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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