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 short interest of TWSE Stocks as of May 3rd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD86.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Asia Vital, Mediatek, Chung-Hsin.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of May 3rd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD86.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Asia Vital, Mediatek, Chung-Hsin.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (May 3rd): Asia Vital, Mediatek, Chung-Hsin

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-cement" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19736:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Cement (1101 TT)</a> is looking to raise US$395m in its global depository share (GDSs) issuance. Included in the offering is a concurrent US$420m convertible bond issuance.</li>
<li>The deal is a relatively large one to process at 19.5 days of three months ADV. Recent momentum on the stock hasn’t been the greatest as well.</li>
<li>That being said, the deal is very well flagged, and short interest remains elevated as well.</li>
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Taiwan Cement (1101 TT) is looking to raise US$395m in its global depository share (GDSs) issuance. Included in the offering is a concurrent US$420m convertible bond issuance.
The deal is a relatively large one to process at 19.5 days of three months ADV. Recent momentum on the stock hasn’t been the greatest as well.
That being said, the deal is very well flagged, and short interest remains elevated as well.


Taiwan Cement GDS -  Momentum Hasn’t Been the Greatest, Although It Is Very Well Flagged

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-cement" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19736:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Cement (1101 TT)</a> is looking to raise US$400m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. Included is another planned raising of US$500m via convertible bonds.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with TC requiring multiple approvals, and thus providing ample time for investors to position for the raising. </li>
<li>As of last close, the amount of shares to be offered under the equity component is around 388m shares, or 19.5 days of three month ADV. </li>
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Taiwan Cement (1101 TT) is looking to raise US$400m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. Included is another planned raising of US$500m via convertible bonds.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with TC requiring multiple approvals, and thus providing ample time for investors to position for the raising. 
As of last close, the amount of shares to be offered under the equity component is around 388m shares, or 19.5 days of three month ADV. 


Taiwan Cement GDRs Early Look - While Momentum Is Not the Greatest, the Deal Is Very Well Flagged

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 26th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD85.3bn</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Umc, Wistron, Wiwynn, Wt, TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Chung-Hsin, Ap Memory Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 26th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD85.3bn
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Umc, Wistron, Wiwynn, Wt, TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Chung-Hsin, Ap Memory Tech.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Apr 26th): Umc, Wistron, Wiwynn, Wt, TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Chung-Hsin

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 19th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD79.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in TSMC, Wiwynn, Tatung, Umc, Teco Elec &amp; Mach, Quanta Computer, Wt, Bora Pharma.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Apr 19th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD79.3bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in TSMC, Wiwynn, Tatung, Umc, Teco Elec &amp; Mach, Quanta Computer, Wt, Bora Pharma.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Apr 19th): TSMC, Wiwynn, Tatung, Umc, Teco Elec & Mach, Quanta Computer

Taiwan

Taiwan Cement Corporation manufactures and markets cement.  The Company's products include Portland cement, high strength cement, oil well cement, and sludge treatment agents.  Through its subsidiaries, the Company also operates in transportation, construction, and information products businesses.

Taiwan Cement (1101 TT)

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (May 3rd): Asia Vital, Mediatek, Chung-Hsin

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Asia Vital, Mediatek, Chung-Hsin.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Cement GDS - Momentum Hasn’t Been the Greatest, Although It Is Very Well Flagged

Taiwan Cement (1101 TT) is looking to raise US$395m in its global depository share (GDSs) issuance. Included in the offering is a concurrent...

Clarence Chu

Taiwan Cement GDRs Early Look - While Momentum Is Not the Greatest, the Deal Is Very Well Flagged

Taiwan Cement just launched its GDS offering, and shares are marketed at a 4-6.9% discount to last close. Citi is the sole bookrunner on the deal.

Clarence Chu

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Apr 26th): Umc, Wistron, Wiwynn, Wt, TSMC, Evergreen Marine, Chung-Hsin

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Umc, Wistron, Wiwynn, Wt, TSMC, Evergreen...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Apr 19th): TSMC, Wiwynn, Tatung, Umc, Teco Elec & Mach, Quanta Computer

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in TSMC, Wiwynn, Tatung, Umc, Teco Elec & Mach,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM