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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> (Zhipu) raised around US$640m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. As per media reports, the company could look to undertake an H-share offering as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) (Zhipu) raised around US$640m in its Hong Kong IPO in January 2026. The lockup on its cornerstone investors is set to expire soon.
Zhipu is one of the leading players in China’s domestic LLM space. As per media reports, the company could look to undertake an H-share offering as well.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Zhipu Lockup Expiry - US$7bn Release After 19x Gains, US$1bn+ H-Share Offering

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Shenzhen Kinwong Electronic  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Kinwong, a PCB maker, is seeking an A+H listing. CITIC, BOA, and Guolian are the sponsors.</li>
<li>The note covers the company's core segments: automotive electronics and telecommunication and data infrastructure.</li>
<li>We also assess the preliminary valuation through the A-H premium range and selected peer set.</li>
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Kinwong, a PCB maker, is seeking an A+H listing. CITIC, BOA, and Guolian are the sponsors.
The note covers the company's core segments: automotive electronics and telecommunication and data infrastructure.
We also assess the preliminary valuation through the A-H premium range and selected peer set.


Kinwong (景旺电子) A+H Pre-IPO: Early Thoughts

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and other deal dynamics in our previous notes.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent updates and deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>



SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing.
We have looked at the past performance and other deal dynamics in our previous notes.
In this note, we talk about the recent updates and deal dynamics.


Aequitas: SK Hynix US$27bn ADR Listing - Discount Has Already Been Narrowing

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 189 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.5% as of Jul 3rd.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, energy and offset by utilities, consumer discretionary, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea, Ceb Bank.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 189 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 85.5% as of Jul 3rd.
The average A-H premium changed by 0.4ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, energy and offset by utilities, consumer discretionary, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea, Ceb Bank.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 3rd): China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 26th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Zijin Mining, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Alibaba, AIA, Sunny Optical, Vgt, Wuxi Xdc Cayman, Montage Tech, Guming.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 26th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Zijin Mining, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Alibaba, AIA, Sunny Optical, Vgt, Wuxi Xdc Cayman, Montage Tech, Guming.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Zijin Mining, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Alibaba, AIA, Sunny Optical

China

Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) Co., Ltd. specializes in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of high-precision printed circuit boards (PCBs), including multilayer, HDI, FPC, and rigid-flex PCBs. Its products are widely used in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, smart devices, automotive electronics, network telecommunication, and medical equipment. The company is headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong, China, and was founded in 2006.

Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) (2476 HK)

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Victory Giant Technology (HuiZhou) (2476 HK)

Kinwong (景旺电子) A+H Pre-IPO: Early Thoughts

Kinwong is seeking an A+H listing. This note covers the company's business, industry context, and early valuation thoughts.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: SK Hynix US$27bn ADR Listing - Discount Has Already Been Narrowing

SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 3rd): China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Zijin Mining, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Alibaba, AIA, Sunny Optical

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 26th and highlight short interest changes in Zijin Mining (2899 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Aequitas: Zhipu Lockup Expiry - US$7bn Release After 19x Gains, US$1bn+ H-Share Offering

Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) is now looking to raise around US$4.3bn via a primary placement. We had covered its lockup release and...

Sumeet Singh

Kinwong (景旺电子) A+H Pre-IPO: Early Thoughts

Kinwong is seeking an A+H listing. This note covers the company's business, industry context, and early valuation thoughts.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Aequitas: SK Hynix US$27bn ADR Listing - Discount Has Already Been Narrowing

SK Hynix (000660 KS) (SKH), a leading global memory producer, aims to raise up to US$27bn via an ADR listing. In this note, we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 3rd): China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H, Midea

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Longyuan, Psbc, Cicc, Yangtze Optical Fibre And-H,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Zijin Mining, Kingboard Laminates, Tencent, Alibaba, AIA, Sunny Optical

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 26th and highlight short interest changes in Zijin Mining (2899 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM