Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

Geekplus Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Geek+, a Beijing-based warehouse robot maker, filed to list IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The AI &amp; robotics company plans to raise up to $200M.</li>
<li>Their last round was a $208M Series E1 in August 2022 that was led by Vertex Growth Fund, Intel Capital and B Capital China at a ~$2B post-money valuation.</li>
<li>Geek+ is growing faster than Doosan Robotics, UBTech Robotics and Shenzhen Dobot. The company will likely trade above their last private round valuation of ~$2B in August of 2022.</li>
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Geek+, a Beijing-based warehouse robot maker, filed to list IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The AI &amp; robotics company plans to raise up to $200M.
Their last round was a $208M Series E1 in August 2022 that was led by Vertex Growth Fund, Intel Capital and B Capital China at a ~$2B post-money valuation.
Geek+ is growing faster than Doosan Robotics, UBTech Robotics and Shenzhen Dobot. The company will likely trade above their last private round valuation of ~$2B in August of 2022.


Geek+ IPO Valuation Analysis: Exit Valuation Would Be Significantly Above Last Private Round of ~$2B

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.

Kioxia Holdings  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, all of the India listings managed to do well, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kioxia-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29243:1" rel="noopener">Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)</a> managed to provide steady returns as well.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were only a few deals in India, led by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a>. </li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, all of the India listings managed to do well, while Kioxia Holdings (285A JP) managed to provide steady returns as well.
On the placements front, there were only a few deals in India, led by Mankind Pharma. 


ECM Weekly (22nd Dec 2024) - LG CNS, Kioxia, Vishal Mega, IGI, Sai Life, Ventive, Paras

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The new article on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a> from TV Tokyo is causing a dip on top of last week's weakness. This is a dip to buy.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cpmc-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10427:1" rel="noopener">CPMC Holdings (906 HK)</a>'s Offer is now open for tendering. Ignore the rumours. Zhang Wei will tender. Expect payment before Chinese New Year. </li>
<li>Accounting solely for the pre-IPO investors, 164.6m shares (US$1.9bn) in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTech Robotics (9880 HK)</a> will be unlocked, ~39.2% of the firm’s total shares outstanding, and 91 days of three-month ADV.</li>
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The new article on Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP) from TV Tokyo is causing a dip on top of last week's weakness. This is a dip to buy.

CPMC Holdings (906 HK)'s Offer is now open for tendering. Ignore the rumours. Zhang Wei will tender. Expect payment before Chinese New Year. 
Accounting solely for the pre-IPO investors, 164.6m shares (US$1.9bn) in UBTech Robotics (9880 HK) will be unlocked, ~39.2% of the firm’s total shares outstanding, and 91 days of three-month ADV.


Last Week In Event SPACE: Seven & I, CPMC, UBTech Robotics, Macromill, 2024 Best-Of

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTech Robotics (9880 HK)</a> was listed in Hong Kong on 29th Dec 2023 after it raised US$130m. Its one-year lockup will expire on 28th Dec 2024.</li>
<li>UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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UBTech Robotics (9880 HK) was listed in Hong Kong on 29th Dec 2023 after it raised US$130m. Its one-year lockup will expire on 28th Dec 2024.
UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


UBTech Robotics US$1.9bn Lockup Expiry - Needs Some Selling to Improve Its Liquidity

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<li>Shenzhen Dobot, a CICC-backed robotics unicorn, aims to raise up to HK$830M (~$107M) in the initial public offering in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The offering is expected to be between HK$18.80 and HK$20.80, implying a market cap of ~HK$8B or ~$1B at the midpoint of the price range.  </li>
<li>Given Shenzhen Dobot’s long-term growth opportunities and high TAM, they are likely to get a premium valuation, and the company could trade like UBTech Robotics and Doosan Robotics.</li>
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Shenzhen Dobot, a CICC-backed robotics unicorn, aims to raise up to HK$830M (~$107M) in the initial public offering in Hong Kong.
The offering is expected to be between HK$18.80 and HK$20.80, implying a market cap of ~HK$8B or ~$1B at the midpoint of the price range.  
Given Shenzhen Dobot’s long-term growth opportunities and high TAM, they are likely to get a premium valuation, and the company could trade like UBTech Robotics and Doosan Robotics.


Shenzhen Dobot IPO (2432.HK): Global Offering, The Rising Star of Collaborative Robotics

China

UBTECH Robotics is a leading company specializing in the research, development, design, production, and commercialization of humanoid and smart service robots. Their product offerings include AI education solutions, smart logistics robots, and various sector-tailored service robots. The company was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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UBTECH Robotics (9880 HK)

Geek+ IPO Valuation Analysis: Exit Valuation Would Be Significantly Above Last Private Round of ~$2B

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ECM Weekly (22nd Dec 2024) - LG CNS, Kioxia, Vishal Mega, IGI, Sai Life, Ventive, Paras

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Last Week In Event SPACE: Seven & I, CPMC, UBTech Robotics, Macromill, 2024 Best-Of

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

UBTech Robotics US$1.9bn Lockup Expiry - Needs Some Selling to Improve Its Liquidity

UBTech Robotics (9880 HK) was listed in Hong Kong on 29th Dec 2023 after it raised US$130m. Its one-year lockup will expire on 28th Dec 2024.

Clarence Chu

Shenzhen Dobot IPO (2432.HK): Global Offering, The Rising Star of Collaborative Robotics

Shenzhen Dobot, a #1 cobot company in China, plans to raise up to $100M in Hong Kong. In my insight, I focus on Global Offering, valuation analysis...

Andrei Zakharov

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