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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zijin-gold-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45448:1" rel="noopener">Zijin Gold (2259 HK)</a> priced its IPO at HK$71.59 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$3.2 billion. The shares will begin trading on September 30.</li>
<li>The IPO was discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zijin-gold-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:201176" rel="noopener">Zijin Gold IPO: The Investment Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zijin-gold-ipo-2259-hk-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:202646" rel="noopener">Zijin Gold IPO (2259 HK): Valuation Insights</a>.</li>
<li>The market sentiment of the peers has increased since the IPO launch. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.</li>
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Zijin Gold (2259 HK) priced its IPO at HK$71.59 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$3.2 billion. The shares will begin trading on September 30.
The IPO was discussed in Zijin Gold IPO: The Investment Case and Zijin Gold IPO (2259 HK): Valuation Insights.
The market sentiment of the peers has increased since the IPO launch. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.


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.

Microport Scientific / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/otsuka-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12292:1" rel="noopener">Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP)</a> aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK).
Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Chery Automobile / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile (9973</a><a target="_blank">. HK)</a> priced its IPO at HK$30.75 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$1.2 billion. The shares will begin trading on September 25.</li>
<li>The IPO was discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:200985" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO: The Bull Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:201049" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/chery-automobile-ipo-9973-hk-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:202204" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK): Valuation Insights</a>. </li>
<li>The market sentiment of the peers has declined since the IPO launch. Chery Auto is fairly valued at the IPO price.</li>
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Chery Automobile (9973. HK) priced its IPO at HK$30.75 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$1.2 billion. The shares will begin trading on September 25.
The IPO was discussed in Chery Automobile IPO: The Bull Case, Chery Automobile IPO: The Bear Case and Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK): Valuation Insights. 
The market sentiment of the peers has declined since the IPO launch. Chery Auto is fairly valued at the IPO price.


Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK) IPO: Trading Debut

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front,  a few US$1bn+ IPOs are said to be looking to launch later this month, across regions.</li>
<li>On the placements front, deals continue to flow through as the market remains receptive. </li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front,  a few US$1bn+ IPOs are said to be looking to launch later this month, across regions.
On the placements front, deals continue to flow through as the market remains receptive. 


ECM Weekly (8 September 2025)- Metaplanet, Lifedrink, Koei, Hesai, Orion, Myungin, Hesai, Chery

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>The inflection point of the policy on medical device is expected to appear this year. High-end imaging, medical robots, AI, and biomaterials are the four fields worth investors’ attention.</li>
<li>WuXi XDC announced Placement to raise HK$1.3 billion net proceeds at HK$58.85/share.XDC will have &gt;30% YoY growth in 2025-2027 but Li Ge/WuXi AppTec’s reduction of holdings is a discordant voice.</li>
<li>MIXUE’s lock-up of shares allotted to cornerstone investors expired. Current valuation is acceptable based on 2025 forecast, but investors need more 'safety margins' on valuation due to concerns on outlook</li>
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The inflection point of the policy on medical device is expected to appear this year. High-end imaging, medical robots, AI, and biomaterials are the four fields worth investors’ attention.
WuXi XDC announced Placement to raise HK$1.3 billion net proceeds at HK$58.85/share.XDC will have &gt;30% YoY growth in 2025-2027 but Li Ge/WuXi AppTec’s reduction of holdings is a discordant voice.
MIXUE’s lock-up of shares allotted to cornerstone investors expired. Current valuation is acceptable based on 2025 forecast, but investors need more 'safety margins' on valuation due to concerns on outlook


China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.7)- Device Inflection Point, WuXi XDC Placement, MIXUE’s Lock-Up Expiry

China

WuXi XDC Cayman Inc. operates as a leading contract testing, development and manufacturing organization focused on the global antibody drug conjugates and broader bioconjugate market. The Company provides bioconjugation discovery, analytical development, intermediate and conjugation manufacturing, and other services. WuXi XDC Cayman provides its services worldwide.

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WuXi XDC Cayman (2268 HK)

Zijin Gold IPO (2259 HK): Trading Debut

The market sentiment of the peers has increased since the IPO launch. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.

Arun George

Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK). In this note, we run the...

Sumeet Singh

Chery Automobile IPO (9973 HK) IPO: Trading Debut

The IPO was priced at the top of the IPO range. The market sentiment of the peers has declined since the IPO launch. Chery Auto is fairly valued at...

Arun George

ECM Weekly (8 September 2025)- Metaplanet, Lifedrink, Koei, Hesai, Orion, Myungin, Hesai, Chery

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.7)- Device Inflection Point, WuXi XDC Placement, MIXUE’s Lock-Up Expiry

The inflection point of medical device will appear this year. WuXi XDC launched Placement, but shareholders' reduction of holdings is a discordant...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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