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

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<li>IQIYI aims to raise around US$500m via a follow-on ADS offering.</li>
<li>While the company hasn’t stated its use of proceeds, it will probably use most of it to redeem convertible notes</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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IQIYI aims to raise around US$500m via a follow-on ADS offering.
While the company hasn’t stated its use of proceeds, it will probably use most of it to redeem convertible notes
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.


IQIYI Follow-On Offering - Might Be Expected but Its Track Record Is...

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WM Motor Technology Co Ltd / Event-Driven

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<li>On 11th Jan 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wm-motor-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29225:1" rel="noopener">WM Motor Technology Co Ltd </a>announced its intention to merge with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/we-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9818:1" rel="noopener">Apollo Future Mobility (860 HK)</a> .</li>
<li>WM Motor failed to list in Hong Kong last year and this is essentially its attempt to undertake a reverse merger at a valuation well below its previous funding rounds.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  take an early look at its implications.</li>
</ul>


On 11th Jan 2023, WM Motor Technology Co Ltd announced its intention to merge with Apollo Future Mobility (860 HK) .
WM Motor failed to list in Hong Kong last year and this is essentially its attempt to undertake a reverse merger at a valuation well below its previous funding rounds.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  take an early look at its implications.


WM Motor Reverse Merger and Placement - The US$2bn Merger and US$500m Planned Placement

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Technical Analysis

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<li>Tencent faces formidable resistance at 385 that may not be seen for a while. 385 is where old lows and old highs coincide.</li>
<li>RSI is extended (ST sell and bounce). Buy volumes are descent but have been drifting since late 2022.</li>
<li>385 a good zone to sell cash positions or short to challenge pivot supports outlined. 320 is an intermediate level to hold to keep things glued together.</li>
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Tencent faces formidable resistance at 385 that may not be seen for a while. 385 is where old lows and old highs coincide.
RSI is extended (ST sell and bounce). Buy volumes are descent but have been drifting since late 2022.
385 a good zone to sell cash positions or short to challenge pivot supports outlined. 320 is an intermediate level to hold to keep things glued together.


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Qingdao Ainnovation Technology Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qingdao-ainnovation-technology-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35405:1" rel="noopener">Qingdao Ainnovation Technology Group (2121 HK)</a> was listed on 27th Jan 2022, with its one-year lockup expiring on 27th January 2023.</li>
<li>Qingdao AInnovation Technology Group is an AI solutions provider offering full-stack AI-based products and solutions.</li>
<li>Coming up for one-year lockup expiry are the pre-IPO shareholders. Bulk of them are in the money as some have invested as early as 2018.</li>
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Qingdao Ainnovation Technology Group (2121 HK) was listed on 27th Jan 2022, with its one-year lockup expiring on 27th January 2023.
Qingdao AInnovation Technology Group is an AI solutions provider offering full-stack AI-based products and solutions.
Coming up for one-year lockup expiry are the pre-IPO shareholders. Bulk of them are in the money as some have invested as early as 2018.


AInnovation Technology Lock-Up - US$670m Worth of Pre-IPO Investment Is Still Well in the Money

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Short video continued to accumulate active users in China and the company’s light-version grew the most rapidly.</li>
<li>We believe the revenue growth rate will rise from 2Q23 and the company will have positive operating profit from 2024.</li>
<li>We set the price target at HK$103, which is 44% over the market price.</li>
</ul>


Short video continued to accumulate active users in China and the company’s light-version grew the most rapidly.
We believe the revenue growth rate will rise from 2Q23 and the company will have positive operating profit from 2024.
We set the price target at HK$103, which is 44% over the market price.


Kuaishou (1024 HK): Expanding Market, Will See Higher Growth and Profit

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Tencent Holdings (ADR) (TCEHY US)

IQIYI Follow-On Offering - Might Be Expected but Its Track Record Is...

iQIYI aims to raise around US$500m via a follow-on ADS offering. While the deal might be expected, the stock's longer term track record doesn't...

Sumeet Singh

WM Motor Reverse Merger and Placement - The US$2bn Merger and US$500m Planned Placement

On 11th Jan 2023, WM Motor Technology Co Ltd announced its intention to merge with Apollo Future Mobility (860 HK) . In this note, we talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Tencent Reach for Sell Zone

Tencent faces formidable resistance at 385 that may not be seen for a while. 385 is where old lows and old highs coincide. 320 intermediate support.

Thomas Schroeder

AInnovation Technology Lock-Up - US$670m Worth of Pre-IPO Investment Is Still Well in the Money

Qingdao Ainnovation Technology Group (2121 HK) was listed on 27th Jan 2023, with its one-year lockup expiring on 27th January 2023. Coming up for...

Clarence Chu

Kuaishou (1024 HK): Expanding Market, Will See Higher Growth and Profit

Short video continued to accumulate active users in China and the company’s light-version grew the most rapidly. We believe the revenue growth rate...

Ming Lu

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