APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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

WT Microelectronics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wt-microelectronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19712:1" rel="noopener">WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)</a> (WT Micro) is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.</li>
<li>In May 2026, WT Micro announced its board’s resolution to issue between 75-100m shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds earmarked to purchase overseas raw materials and repay bank loans.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) (WT Micro) is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming GDR offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$500m via convertible bonds.
In May 2026, WT Micro announced its board’s resolution to issue between 75-100m shares via a GDR offering, with proceeds earmarked to purchase overseas raw materials and repay bank loans.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Aequitas: WT Micro GDR Early Look - Revisiting the GDR Market Six Months Later Amid Strong Momentum

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufa / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/powerchip-semiconductor-manufa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35299:1" rel="noopener">Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (6770 TT)</a> is looking to raise around US$800m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDR) offering.</li>
<li>Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) is a Taiwanese semiconductor foundry focused on memory chips, specialty DRAM and wafer fabrication services for logic and mixed-signal ICs.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (6770 TT) is looking to raise around US$800m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDR) offering.
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) is a Taiwanese semiconductor foundry focused on memory chips, specialty DRAM and wafer fabrication services for logic and mixed-signal ICs.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


Aequitas: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing GDR Early Look - Well Flagged US$800m GDR Offering

Unimicron Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unimicron-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18778:1" rel="noopener">Unimicron Technology (3037 TT)</a> (UT) is looking to raise around US$2.5bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>On 10th Apr 2026, UT announced its board’s resolution to issue 100m common shares via a GDR offering, to purchase raw materials, replenish working capital and repay loans from proceeds.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops. </li>
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Unimicron Technology (3037 TT) (UT) is looking to raise around US$2.5bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
On 10th Apr 2026, UT announced its board’s resolution to issue 100m common shares via a GDR offering, to purchase raw materials, replenish working capital and repay loans from proceeds.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops. 


Aequitas: Unimicron Technology GDR Early Look-Small Deal to Digest; Backed by Strong Recent Momentum

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wt-microelectronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19712:1" rel="noopener">WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)</a> (WT Micro) is looking to raise up to US$393m, selling 90m shares(18m GDRs)via a GDR offering. It is also selling a two-year zero-coupon CB to raiseUS$350m.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) (WT Micro) is looking to raise up to US$393m, selling 90m shares(18m GDRs)via a GDR offering. It is also selling a two-year zero-coupon CB to raiseUS$350m.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the firm has undergone a long drawn out process prior to launching the deal, having to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


WT Micro GDR Offering - Slightly Larger Deal to Digest, Discount Mostly in Line With Recent Deals

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wt-microelectronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19712:1" rel="noopener">WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)</a> is looking to raise up to US$450m in its upcoming global depository receipts offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$350m via convertible bonds.</li>
<li>In mid Oct 2025, WT Micro announced its board’s resolution to issue between 65-90m common shares via a GDR offering.</li>
<li>Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.</li>
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WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise up to US$450m in its upcoming global depository receipts offering. The firm is also looking to raise another US$350m via convertible bonds.
In mid Oct 2025, WT Micro announced its board’s resolution to issue between 65-90m common shares via a GDR offering.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.


WT Micro GDR Early Look - Not a Small One to Digest but Last Offering Did Well

Taiwan

Wistron Information Technology & Services Corporation is an IT service provider that specializes in Glocalization, Software Development and Resource Management Services and Business Process Outsourcing.

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Wistron Information Technolo (4953 TT)

Aequitas: WT Micro GDR Early Look - Revisiting the GDR Market Six Months Later Amid Strong Momentum

WT Microelectronics (WT Micro) is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering. The firm is also...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing GDR Early Look - Well Flagged US$800m GDR Offering

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (6770.TT) is looking to raise around US$800m in its upcoming GDR offering. On 28th Apr'26, it announced its...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Unimicron Technology GDR Early Look-Small Deal to Digest; Backed by Strong Recent Momentum

Unimicron Technology is looking to raise around US$2.6bn in its upcoming GDR offering. On 10th Apr 2026, UT announced its board’s resolution to...

Akshat Shah

WT Micro GDR Offering - Slightly Larger Deal to Digest, Discount Mostly in Line With Recent Deals

WT Microelectronics (WT Micro) is looking to raise up to US$393m, selling 90m shares (18m GDRs) via a GDR offering. It is also selling a two-year...

Akshat Shah

WT Micro GDR Early Look - Not a Small One to Digest but Last Offering Did Well

WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise up to US$450m in its upcoming global depository receipts offering. The firm is also looking to...

Akshat Shah

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