APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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> is looking to raise US$341m in its GDR offering. The proceeds will be used to purchase raw materials overseas.</li>
<li>The deal is a very well flagged one, and will be a relatively small one to digest at just 4.8 days of the stock’s three month ADV.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on the deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>



WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise US$341m in its GDR offering. The proceeds will be used to purchase raw materials overseas.
The deal is a very well flagged one, and will be a relatively small one to digest at just 4.8 days of the stock’s three month ADV.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on the deal dynamics.


WT Micro Placement - Another Well-Flagged Taiwan GDR Offering, This One Is Easier to Digest

Ethan Aw

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<li>
<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> major shareholder, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wpg-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16570:1" rel="noopener">WPG Holdings (3702 TT)</a>, seeks to raise up to approximately NT5.15bn (US$159m) through a secondary block deal, selling approximately 40m shares (4.5% of TSO). </li>
<li>The deal is a small one to digest at 3.6 days of three month ADV and 4.1% of current mcap.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) major shareholder, WPG Holdings (3702 TT), seeks to raise up to approximately NT5.15bn (US$159m) through a secondary block deal, selling approximately 40m shares (4.5% of TSO). 
The deal is a small one to digest at 3.6 days of three month ADV and 4.1% of current mcap.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


WT Microelectronics Placement - Wouldn't Be Difficult to Digest

Event-Driven

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<li>
<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$444m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.</li>
<li>WT Microelectronics recently announced its board’s resolution to issue between 68-85m new shares in the form of GDRs, with the use of proceeds geared towards purchasing of raw materials overseas.</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$444m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
WT Microelectronics recently announced its board’s resolution to issue between 68-85m new shares in the form of GDRs, with the use of proceeds geared towards purchasing of raw materials overseas.
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 - Last Offering Had a Mixed Performance, This One Is Shaping up Better

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): US$6.6bn from US CHIPS Act; the Earthquake Impact and the 2nd Japanese Fab. </li>
<li>Memory Monitor: Nanya's Results to Provide Latest Color on DRAM Post Earthquake; Short Int Rising </li>
<li>UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): Some Rush Orders Coming in and 2Q24F Could Post Positive QoQ. </li>
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TSMC (2330.TT; TSM.US): US$6.6bn from US CHIPS Act; the Earthquake Impact and the 2nd Japanese Fab. 
Memory Monitor: Nanya's Results to Provide Latest Color on DRAM Post Earthquake; Short Int Rising 
UMC (2303.TT; UMC.US): Some Rush Orders Coming in and 2Q24F Could Post Positive QoQ. 


Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Wins Major U.S. Support; Nanya Results; UMC Rush Orders

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>There's been a major disconnect between performance of the Philly Semiconductor Index and the Taiwan market recently.</li>
<li>Semi optimism has picked up substantially in U.S. markets and institutional favor towards the Taiwan market could improve as a result.</li>
<li>We indentify US$1bn+  market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.</li>
</ul>


There's been a major disconnect between performance of the Philly Semiconductor Index and the Taiwan market recently.
Semi optimism has picked up substantially in U.S. markets and institutional favor towards the Taiwan market could improve as a result.
We indentify US$1bn+  market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.


Taiwan Short Squeeze Ahead? Taiwan Market Significantly Lagging Philly SOX Index

Taiwan

WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd. develops and markets integrated circuits (IC) products.  The Company's products include linear IC, applied IC, admixture semaphore IC, logic IC, image detecting IC, and memory IC.  Wintech acts as an agent for Texas Instruments, Fairchild, ST Microelectronics, Marvell, Wolfson, and Bowoon.

WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)

WT Micro Placement - Another Well-Flagged Taiwan GDR Offering, This One Is Easier to Digest

WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise US$341m in its GDR offering. The proceeds will be used to purchase raw materials overseas.

Clarence Chu

WT Microelectronics Placement - Wouldn't Be Difficult to Digest

WT Microelectronics has just launched a US$341m GDR offer today (9th Apr 2024). We wrote on its earlier secondary block deal in Nov 2023 here.

Ethan Aw

WT Micro GDR Early Look - Last Offering Had a Mixed Performance, This One Is Shaping up Better

WT Microelectronics just launched its US$341m GDR offering. In total, 17m GDRs (1 GDR to 5 common shares conversion ratio) are on offer, marketed...

Clarence Chu

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Wins Major U.S. Support; Nanya Results; UMC Rush Orders

TSMC receives $6.6bn from US CHIPS Act; also plans for 2nd Japanese fab; Nanya's results to shed light on DRAM post-earthquake; UMC sees rush...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Short Squeeze Ahead? Taiwan Market Significantly Lagging Philly SOX Index

We indentify US$1bn+ market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

WT Micro Placement - Another Well-Flagged Taiwan GDR Offering, This One Is Easier to Digest

WT Microelectronics (3036 TT) is looking to raise US$341m in its GDR offering. The proceeds will be used to purchase raw materials overseas.

Clarence Chu

WT Microelectronics Placement - Wouldn't Be Difficult to Digest

WT Microelectronics has just launched a US$341m GDR offer today (9th Apr 2024). We wrote on its earlier secondary block deal in Nov 2023 here.

Ethan Aw

WT Micro GDR Early Look - Last Offering Had a Mixed Performance, This One Is Shaping up Better

WT Microelectronics just launched its US$341m GDR offering. In total, 17m GDRs (1 GDR to 5 common shares conversion ratio) are on offer, marketed...

Clarence Chu

Taiwan Tech Weekly: TSMC Wins Major U.S. Support; Nanya Results; UMC Rush Orders

​TSMC receives $6.6bn from US CHIPS Act; also plans for 2nd Japanese fab; Nanya's results to shed light on DRAM post-earthquake; UMC sees rush...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Short Squeeze Ahead? Taiwan Market Significantly Lagging Philly SOX Index

We indentify US$1bn+ market cap stocks most under-held by institutions, as well as those who may be most at risk of a short squeeze.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TSMC receives $6.6bn from US CHIPS Act; also plans for 2nd Japanese fab; Nanya's results to shed light on DRAM post-earthquake; UMC sees rush...