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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/waterdrop-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33018:1" rel="noopener">Waterdrop Inc (WDH US)</a>, a technology platform for insurance and healthcare services in China, aims to raise around US$500m in its US IPO. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a> owned 22.1% and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swiss-re-ag-1f83dcbc-730e-46fa-82f2-bfe7e8e361a1" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27914:1" rel="noopener">Swiss Re AG (SREN SW)</a> owned 5.7% of the company prior to its listing.Waterdrop was the largest independent third-party insurance distribution platform in China in terms of first year premium distributed in 2020, as per iResearch. As of Dec 2020, it had insured 79.4m consumers and generated RMB14.4bn of first year premiums. It was also the largest medical crowdfunding platform in China with 340m donors, as of Dec 2020, who had donated over RMB37bn to 1.7m patients.In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Waterdrop Inc (WDH US), a technology platform for insurance and healthcare services in China, aims to raise around US$500m in its US IPO. Tencent Holdings (700 HK) owned 22.1% and Swiss Re AG (SREN SW) owned 5.7% of the company prior to its listing.Waterdrop was the largest independent third-party insurance distribution platform in China in terms of first year premium distributed in 2020, as per iResearch. As of Dec 2020, it had insured 79.4m consumers and generated RMB14.4bn of first year premiums. It was also the largest medical crowdfunding platform in China with 340m donors, as of Dec 2020, who had donated over RMB37bn to 1.7m patients.In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Waterdrop Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Strong Backers

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Waterdrop Inc. is an insurtech platform headquartered in China. Founded in 2016, with coverage of Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace and Medical Crowdfunding, Waterdrop offers insurance and healthcare service through technology.

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Waterdrop Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Strong Backers

Waterdrop Inc, a technology platform for insurance and healthcare services in China, aims to raise around US$500m in its US IPO. Tencent owned...

Sumeet Singh