Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Dec 17 based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Ping An H&amp;T (1833 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Cspc Pharmaceutical (1093 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Dec 17 based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Ping An H&amp;T (1833 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Cspc Pharmaceutical (1093 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks: Wuxi Biologics Spent HKD700m in a Day

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>Yesterday, the Financial Times reported that the Biden Administration would add two dozen Chinese companies to the entity list while there could be additions to the investment blacklist too.</li>
<li>There was a big drop in biotech stocks in Hong Kong on the news with the Hang Seng Hong Kong listed Biotech Index dropping over 7%.</li>
<li>Ahead of the publication of the lists on Thursday, we look at the potential impact on the stocks that could be added to either/both the lists.</li>
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Yesterday, the Financial Times reported that the Biden Administration would add two dozen Chinese companies to the entity list while there could be additions to the investment blacklist too.
There was a big drop in biotech stocks in Hong Kong on the news with the Hang Seng Hong Kong listed Biotech Index dropping over 7%.
Ahead of the publication of the lists on Thursday, we look at the potential impact on the stocks that could be added to either/both the lists.


Potential Blacklist Additions: Impact on China AI/Biotech Stocks

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Legend Biotech Corp / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/legend-biotech-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28963:1" rel="noopener">Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US)</a> a non-wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genscript-biotech-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21041:1" rel="noopener">Genscript Biotech (1548 HK)</a>, is looking US$300m in its follow-on offering.</li>
<li>The company was only listed in June 2020. It has traded well since IPO, about 111% up from its IPO price as of Tuesday’s close price. </li>
<li>But its offering was untimely, coinciding with the US blacklist that was just announced today.</li>
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Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US) a non-wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Genscript Biotech (1548 HK), is looking US$300m in its follow-on offering.
The company was only listed in June 2020. It has traded well since IPO, about 111% up from its IPO price as of Tuesday’s close price. 
But its offering was untimely, coinciding with the US blacklist that was just announced today.


Legend Biotech (传奇生物) Follow-On Offering - Untimely Raise

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the subscription levels and trading dynamics.</li>
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Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.
AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. 
In this note, we will talk about the subscription levels and trading dynamics.


Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asymchem-laboratories-tianjin-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28265:1" rel="noopener">Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH)</a> is a global contract development manufacturing organisation (CDMO). Asymchem has launched an H Share listing to raise net proceeds of $0.9 billion, at the mid-point price.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/asymchem-laboratories-h-share-listing-on-demand-science" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:61561" rel="noopener">Asymchem Laboratories H Share Listing: On-Demand Science</a>, we noted that the forward indicators suggest that the near-term prospects remain solid. We concluded that Asymchem has robust fundamentals.  </li>
<li>Overall, the combination of a reasonable AH discount and relative valuation suggests the proposed H-share price range is attractive, in our view.</li>
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Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH) is a global contract development manufacturing organisation (CDMO). Asymchem has launched an H Share listing to raise net proceeds of $0.9 billion, at the mid-point price.
In Asymchem Laboratories H Share Listing: On-Demand Science, we noted that the forward indicators suggest that the near-term prospects remain solid. We concluded that Asymchem has robust fundamentals.  
Overall, the combination of a reasonable AH discount and relative valuation suggests the proposed H-share price range is attractive, in our view.


Asymchem Laboratories H Share Listing: Valuation Insights

China

WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. is a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, with operations in China, U.S., and Iceland.  We provide a broad and integrated portfolio of laboratory and manufacturing services throughout the drug and medical device R&D process.  Our services are designed to help our global partners in shortening the cycle and lowering the cost of drug and medical device R&D through cost-effective and efficient solutions. 

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Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)

Hong Kong Buybacks: Wuxi Biologics Spent HKD700m in a Day

We highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares in HK were Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Ping An Healthcare And Technology (1833 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Potential Blacklist Additions: Impact on China AI/Biotech Stocks

An FT article said that the Biden administration would add 8 entities to the NS-CMIC list and 24 entities to the Entity List. We look at the...

Brian Freitas

Legend Biotech (传奇生物) Follow-On Offering - Untimely Raise

Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US) a non-wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Genscript Biotech (1548 HK), is looking US$300m in its follow-on...

Sumeet Singh

Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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Hong Kong Buybacks: Wuxi Biologics Spent HKD700m in a Day

We highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares in HK were Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Ping An Healthcare And Technology (1833 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Potential Blacklist Additions: Impact on China AI/Biotech Stocks

An FT article said that the Biden administration would add 8 entities to the NS-CMIC list and 24 entities to the Entity List. We look at the...

Brian Freitas

Legend Biotech (传奇生物) Follow-On Offering - Untimely Raise

Legend Biotech Corp (LEGN US) a non-wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Genscript Biotech (1548 HK), is looking US$300m in its follow-on...

Sumeet Singh

Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Asymchem Laboratories H Share Listing: Valuation Insights

The combination of a reasonable AH discount and relative valuation suggests the proposed H-share price range of HK$350-410 is attractive, in our view.

Arun George