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.

Equity Capital Markets

Midea Group Co Ltd A / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16185:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH)</a>, one of the world’s largest home appliance producers, aims to raise up to  US$5bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>Midea Group is one of the world’s largest home appliance manufacturing companies with a presence in over 200 countries. Its A-shares have been listed since 2013.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH), one of the world’s largest home appliance producers, aims to raise up to  US$5bn in its H-share listing.
Midea Group is one of the world’s largest home appliance manufacturing companies with a presence in over 200 countries. Its A-shares have been listed since 2013.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Midea A/H Listing - Early Look - Probably Raising Acquisition Currency

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Transsion, a mobile phone maker focused on Africa and other emerging markets, raised HKD 2,968.0m (USD 378.2m) and will list on HKEX on Thursday, 15 Oct 2026.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the company's fundamentals and the deal terms.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before its trading debut.</li>
</ul>


Transsion, a mobile phone maker focused on Africa and other emerging markets, raised HKD 2,968.0m (USD 378.2m) and will list on HKEX on Thursday, 15 Oct 2026.
In our previous notes, we looked at the company's fundamentals and the deal terms.
In this note, we provide an update for the IPO before its trading debut.


Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>In Depth: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession When Li Shufu stepped down as chairman and executive director of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.</li><li>in August, it signaled far more than a routine leadership change at one of China’s largest private carmakers.</li><li>FINANCE &amp; ECONOMY Hong Kong Moves to Ease Listing Rules on Major Deals, Spin-Offs </li></ul>

In Depth: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession When Li Shufu stepped down as chairman and executive director of Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.in August, it signaled far more than a routine leadership change at one of China’s largest private carmakers.FINANCE &amp; ECONOMY Hong Kong Moves to Ease Listing Rules on Major Deals, Spin-Offs 

CX Daily: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession 

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Q1 2026 <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corporation-class-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi (1810 HK)</a> results are not great, with revenue dropping 11% and net income going down by 57% YoY, thanks to the higher DRAM price. </li>
<li>The management launched a share buyback of around 2.7%, but this may not be enough to reverse the negative movement. Evidence shows only a &gt;10% outstanding shares buyback surely works. </li>
<li>A large CapEx is planned for its phase 2 EV megafactory, AI infrastructure, and data centers, as well as smart premiumization and global logistics that will effectively deplete its cash. </li>
</ul>


Q1 2026 Xiaomi (1810 HK) results are not great, with revenue dropping 11% and net income going down by 57% YoY, thanks to the higher DRAM price. 
The management launched a share buyback of around 2.7%, but this may not be enough to reverse the negative movement. Evidence shows only a &gt;10% outstanding shares buyback surely works. 
A large CapEx is planned for its phase 2 EV megafactory, AI infrastructure, and data centers, as well as smart premiumization and global logistics that will effectively deplete its cash. 


Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash and hired underwriters for a Shanghai IPO. US agencies and Anthropic separately accused Chinese labs of extracting US model outputs.</li>
<li>OpenAI published a proposed Navier-Stokes proof and opened its Agents API beta. Xiaomi introduced MiMo Desktop for invited users.</li>
<li>Zhipu proposed USD 5bn of financing. Cognition announced a larger USD 2bn round, while Nvidia discussed an Anthropic IPO anchor investment.</li>
</ul>


DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash and hired underwriters for a Shanghai IPO. US agencies and Anthropic separately accused Chinese labs of extracting US model outputs.
OpenAI published a proposed Navier-Stokes proof and opened its Agents API beta. Xiaomi introduced MiMo Desktop for invited users.
Zhipu proposed USD 5bn of financing. Cognition announced a larger USD 2bn round, while Nvidia discussed an Anthropic IPO anchor investment.


This Week in AI (Sep 6-12): DeepSeek V4.1-Flash and IPO; OpenAI's Astra Solves NS Equation

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Xiaomi is a Chinese multinational corporation specializing in consumer electronics and technology, primarily known for its smartphones (Mi, Redmi, POCO series) and a wide range of AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) devices, including smart home products, wearables, and laptops. The company also provides internet services, including its MIUI operating system. Xiaomi was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Midea A/H Listing - Early Look - Probably Raising Acquisition Currency

Midea officially filed for an H-share listing yesterday. As per media reports the company is looking to raise up to US$3bn in Hong Kong.

Sumeet Singh

Transsion (传音控股) A+H IPO Trading

Transsion raised USD 378m in net proceeds to list on HKEX on Thursday, 15 Oct 2026. We are cautious on debut performance given weak subscription.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CX Daily: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession

n Depth: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession When Li Shufu stepped down as chairman and...

Caixin Global

Xiaomi (1810): Large CapEx

Xiaomi's Q1 2026 results show revenue and net income decline due to higher DRAM prices, management launches share buyback but may not be enough to...

Henry Soediarko

This Week in AI (Sep 6-12): DeepSeek V4.1-Flash and IPO; OpenAI's Astra Solves NS Equation

This week in AI: DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash and hires Shanghai IPO underwriters. US agencies and Anthropic accuse Chinese labs of model...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Midea A/H Listing - Early Look - Probably Raising Acquisition Currency

Midea officially filed for an H-share listing yesterday. As per media reports the company is looking to raise up to US$3bn in Hong Kong.

Sumeet Singh

Transsion (传音控股) A+H IPO Trading

Transsion raised USD 378m in net proceeds to list on HKEX on Thursday, 15 Oct 2026. We are cautious on debut performance given weak subscription.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CX Daily: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession

n Depth: Why Geely’s Founder Broke With Chinese Business Tradition for His Succession When Li Shufu stepped down as chairman and...

Caixin Global

Xiaomi (1810): Large CapEx

​Xiaomi's Q1 2026 results show revenue and net income decline due to higher DRAM prices, management launches share buyback but may not be enough to...

Henry Soediarko

This Week in AI (Sep 6-12): DeepSeek V4.1-Flash and IPO; OpenAI's Astra Solves NS Equation

This week in AI: DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash and hires Shanghai IPO underwriters. US agencies and Anthropic accuse Chinese labs of model...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Xiaomi's Q1 2026 results show revenue and net income decline due to higher DRAM prices, management launches share buyback but may not be enough to...