Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group / Event-Driven

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<li>Pharma play <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/simcere-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29186:1" rel="noopener">Simcere Pharmaceutical (2096 HK)</a></strong> has announced the spin-off and listing of 83.1%-held <strong>Simcere Zaiming</strong> on the HKEx.</li>
<li>There will be a global offering, the details of which are still to be fleshed out. Simcere Pharma is expected to hold &gt;50% in Simcere Zaiming post listing.</li>
<li>Simcere Zaiming, a biopharmaceutical play focusing on oncology, accounted for ~20% of Simcere Pharma's revs in 2024, and ~23% of NTA.</li>
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Pharma play Simcere Pharmaceutical (2096 HK) has announced the spin-off and listing of 83.1%-held Simcere Zaiming on the HKEx.
There will be a global offering, the details of which are still to be fleshed out. Simcere Pharma is expected to hold &gt;50% in Simcere Zaiming post listing.
Simcere Zaiming, a biopharmaceutical play focusing on oncology, accounted for ~20% of Simcere Pharma's revs in 2024, and ~23% of NTA.


Simcere Pharma (2096 HK)'s Spin-Off and Listing Of Simcere Zaiming

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/simcere-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29186:1" rel="noopener">Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK)</a> proposed to spin-off and separately list the shares of Simcere Zaiming, a subsidiary of the company.</li>
<li>Following the completion of the proposed spin-off, Simcere Pharma will have an interest of over 50% in Simcere Zaiming and Zaiming will remain as a subsidiary of the company.</li>
<li>We feel this is a sort of value unlocking and also simultaneously allowing Simcere Zaiming, as an independently listed entity, access to funds for R&amp;D and future growth.  </li>
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) proposed to spin-off and separately list the shares of Simcere Zaiming, a subsidiary of the company.
Following the completion of the proposed spin-off, Simcere Pharma will have an interest of over 50% in Simcere Zaiming and Zaiming will remain as a subsidiary of the company.
We feel this is a sort of value unlocking and also simultaneously allowing Simcere Zaiming, as an independently listed entity, access to funds for R&amp;D and future growth.  


Simcere Pharma (2096 HK): Proposed Spin-Off Will Unlock Value and Open Funding Avenues for Zaiming

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/simcere-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29186:1" rel="noopener">Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK)</a> entered into a license agreement with Vigonvita Life Science Co. Ltd in respect of new indications (RSV and HMPV) of VV116 (Deuterated Remdesivir Hydrobromide).</li>
<li>There is no innovative small molecule antiviral drug approved for RSV infection globally. The development of effective RSV treatment represents a huge unmet medical need worldwide.</li>
<li>The licensing deals signed over the last few months alongside strong innovative drug portfolio, approvals and strong future pipeline makes it a bullish case.</li>
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) entered into a license agreement with Vigonvita Life Science Co. Ltd in respect of new indications (RSV and HMPV) of VV116 (Deuterated Remdesivir Hydrobromide).
There is no innovative small molecule antiviral drug approved for RSV infection globally. The development of effective RSV treatment represents a huge unmet medical need worldwide.
The licensing deals signed over the last few months alongside strong innovative drug portfolio, approvals and strong future pipeline makes it a bullish case.


Simcere Pharma (2096 HK): Agreement With Vigonvita Positive, Pipeline and Approvals Key Strength

Equity Capital Markets

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/simcere-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29186:1" rel="noopener">Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK)</a> is placing 120M shares at the price of HK$12.95 per share. The placing shares represents ~5% of the current total issued shares of the company.</li>
<li>The company intends to apply 90% of the net proceeds for the R&amp;D-related expenditures. For context, Simcere has over 60 R&amp;D pipelines of innovative drugs.</li>
<li>Considering strong growth prospect of Simcere, reasonable valuation, and upbeat investor sentiment toward Chinese pharmaceutical sector, we are bullish on the placement.   </li>
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is placing 120M shares at the price of HK$12.95 per share. The placing shares represents ~5% of the current total issued shares of the company.
The company intends to apply 90% of the net proceeds for the R&amp;D-related expenditures. For context, Simcere has over 60 R&amp;D pipelines of innovative drugs.
Considering strong growth prospect of Simcere, reasonable valuation, and upbeat investor sentiment toward Chinese pharmaceutical sector, we are bullish on the placement.   


Simcere Pharmaceutical (2096 HK) Placement: Innovative Pipeline Enlightens Growth Prospects

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/simcere-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29186:1" rel="noopener">Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>This is the first primary raising by the company since its listing. There have been a few secondary deals, with mixed results.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement.
This is the first primary raising by the company since its listing. There have been a few secondary deals, with mixed results.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Simcere Pharma Placement - First Primary Raising, past Deals Have Been Mixed

China

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group manufactures and supplies branded generic pharmaceuticals to the China market. The Company's products include antibiotics, anti-cancer medications and anti-stroke medications.

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Tina Banerjee

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Tina Banerjee

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Simcere Pharmaceutical is placing 120M shares at the price of HK$12.95 per share. The company intends to apply 90% of the net proceeds for the R&D...

Tina Banerjee

Simcere Pharma Placement - First Primary Raising, past Deals Have Been Mixed

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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Simcere Pharma (2096 HK)'s Spin-Off and Listing Of Simcere Zaiming

Given the size of Zaiming - relative to Simcere Pharma - higher market multiples may have a limited impact on the overall valuation. Especially...

David Blennerhassett

Simcere Pharma (2096 HK): Proposed Spin-Off Will Unlock Value and Open Funding Avenues for Zaiming

​Simcere Pharma plans to spin-off and separately list shares of subsidiary Simcere Zaiming, unlocking value and providing separate access to funds...

Tina Banerjee

Simcere Pharma (2096 HK): Agreement With Vigonvita Positive, Pipeline and Approvals Key Strength

Simcere inked exclusive outlicensing agreement with Ipsen Pharma for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of SIM0613, a LRRC15...

Tina Banerjee

Simcere Pharmaceutical (2096 HK) Placement: Innovative Pipeline Enlightens Growth Prospects

Simcere Pharmaceutical is placing 120M shares at the price of HK$12.95 per share. The company intends to apply 90% of the net proceeds for the R&D...

Tina Banerjee

Simcere Pharma Placement - First Primary Raising, past Deals Have Been Mixed

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (2096 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m via a top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Simcere Pharma plans to spin-off and separately list shares of subsidiary Simcere Zaiming, unlocking value and providing separate access to funds...