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

Suzhou Tfc Optical Communi-A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzhou-tfc-optical-communi-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25044:1" rel="noopener">Suzhou Tfc Optical Communi-A (300394 CH)</a> (STFC), an optical interconnect solutions provider, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>SFTC offers one-stop optical interconnect solutions spanning passive optical components, active optical components and integration services.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Suzhou Tfc Optical Communi-A (300394 CH) (STFC), an optical interconnect solutions provider, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing.
SFTC offers one-stop optical interconnect solutions spanning passive optical components, active optical components and integration services.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: Suzhou TFC Optical Communication A/H Listing - Rising Sales, Steady Margins

Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

iPhone 8 debuts in Thailand on November 3 (initial unsubsidized prices at Bt33k or around US$1,000), while the iPhone X will launch here on November 12, similar to South Korea and Singapore. While a lotta people will probably wait for the iPhone X, the fan base is so large that both will probably sell substantial amounts. After all, given the shortage of iPhone X (some customers will have to wait six weeks), many like ourselves have decided to just go with the iPhone 8. For die hard fans, DTAC…

iPhone 8 debuts in Thailand on November 3 (initial unsubsidized prices at Bt33k or around US$1,000), while the iPhone X will launch here on November 12, similar to South Korea and Singapore. While a lotta people will probably wait for the iPhone X, the fan base is so large that both will probably sell substantial amounts. After all, given the shortage of iPhone X (some customers will have to wait six weeks), many like ourselves have decided to just go with the iPhone 8. For die hard fans, DTAC…

Reality Check X: What Does the IPhone 8 Launch Mean for Thai Operators?

Thematic Investing in Tech and Media, CM Research

Cyrus Mewawalla

Thematic Investing in Tech and Media

Thematic TMT investing

CM Research

CM Research is an independent research house based in London, England. We provide global thematic research in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sectors. 

Our focus is on disruptive technologies: how will they unfold; which industries will be impacted; and who will be the ultimate winners and losers. 

Our aim is to help investors predict share prices and corporate executives stay one step ahead of the technology trends that are shaping their industry. 

We research technology investment themes in detail and then feed the results into a scorecard system to quantify the impact of several conflicting themes on individual stocks. 

Recent themes covered include internet TV, the Internet of Things, Big Data, Mobile payments, crowdfunding, artificial intelligence, the cloud, software defined networking and Generation Hashtag.

We cover the top 500 global TMT stocks by market capitalisation and several technology start-ups and pre-IPO companies too. 

In 2015, CM Research analysts outperformed the Bloomberg Benchmark Analyst Index - which measures how good analysts are at predicting stock prices - by 7.1%.

This reports looks at the key trends driving stocks in the global semiconductor industry, identifying winners and losers.It is extracted from CM Research's "Tech and Media Trends 2018" report, which covers the top 600 TMT stocks globally and all the investment themes driving their earnings. Using our unique "thematic engine", we quantify the impact of these themes on each of our 18 TMT subsectors, of which semiconductors is one.

This reports looks at the key trends driving stocks in the global semiconductor industry, identifying winners and losers.It is extracted from CM Research's "Tech and Media Trends 2018" report, which covers the top 600 TMT stocks globally and all the investment themes driving their earnings. Using our unique "thematic engine", we quantify the impact of these themes on each of our 18 TMT subsectors, of which semiconductors is one.

<h2>AI is the next big computing wave. </h2>After transitioning from mainframes to PCs to servers to Cloud-based data centres, computing is about to make another transition: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next computing wave. As demand for chips from the PC and smartphone industry subsides, demand for high-end processors to power AI-based platforms such as voice interfaces, robots, augmented reality, driverless cars, smart homes and advanced cybersecurity systems will rise. This new semiconductor industry is led by Microsoft, Google, Apple and Huawei. They increasingly tell their merchant suppliers what chips to make or do it better themselves, building custom, algorithmic chips and creating their own AI supercomputers in the Cloud.And Intel has got the message.So how should investors respond?

AI is the next big computing wave. After transitioning from mainframes to PCs to servers to Cloud-based data centres, computing is about to make another transition: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next computing wave. As demand for chips from the PC and smartphone industry subsides, demand for high-end processors to power AI-based platforms such as voice interfaces, robots, augmented reality, driverless cars, smart homes and advanced cybersecurity systems will rise. This new semiconductor industry is led by Microsoft, Google, Apple and Huawei. They increasingly tell their merchant suppliers what chips to make or do it better themselves, building custom, algorithmic chips and creating their own AI supercomputers in the Cloud.And Intel has got the message.So how should investors respond?

Zhongji Innolight   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongji-innolight-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6986:1" rel="noopener">Zhongji Innolight (300308 CH),</a> one of the world’s largest optical transceiver manufacturers, aims to raise around US$5bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Innolight was the global leader in 2024 in optical modules, with its products being in high demand for data centers.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Zhongji Innolight (300308 CH), one of the world’s largest optical transceiver manufacturers, aims to raise around US$5bn in its H-share listing.
Innolight was the global leader in 2024 in optical modules, with its products being in high demand for data centers.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Aequitas: Innolight A/H Listing - Early Look - At US$5bn Could Be Hong Kong’s Largest This Year

Taiwan

Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and distributes rectifiers, thermal bar code printers, and color photo printers.

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Aequitas: Suzhou TFC Optical Communication A/H Listing - Rising Sales, Steady Margins

Suzhou Tfc Optical (300394 CH) (STFC), an optical interconnect solutions provider, aims to raise around US$2bn in its H-share listing. In this...

Sumeet Singh

Reality Check X: What Does the IPhone 8 Launch Mean for Thai Operators?

iPhone 8 debuts in Thailand on November 3 (initial unsubsidized prices at Bt33k or around US$1,000), while the iPhone X will launch here on...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Semiconductor Industry Trends

This reports looks at the key trends driving stocks in the global semiconductor industry, identifying winners and losers.It is extracted from CM...

CM Research

Semiconductors in the Age of AI

AI is the next big computing wave. After transitioning from mainframes to PCs to servers to Cloud-based data centres, computing is about to make...

CM Research

Aequitas: Innolight A/H Listing - Early Look - At US$5bn Could Be Hong Kong’s Largest This Year

Zhongji Innolight (300308 CH), one of the world’s largest optical transceiver manufacturers, aims to raise around US$5bn in its H-share listing.

Sumeet Singh

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