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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Ola Electric Mobility is a vertically integrated pure EV player in India with manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells.</li>
<li>In our previous note we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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Ola Electric is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Ola Electric Mobility is a vertically integrated pure EV player in India with manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells.
In our previous note we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.


Ola Electric Pre-IPO Peer Comparison - Increasing Competition, but It’s Still the Leader

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK:  Sales of strong EV brands held up better during CNY, Li and Tesla led and AITO and BYD followed (+)</li>
<li>BEKE : ByteDance suspend self-operating home decoration business( + ) </li>
<li>ZLAB:Bristol-Myers Squibb （BMS） outsources Opdivo sales in ten southwestern provinces to Zai Lab, a long-term positive but with many prerequisites (+)</li>
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LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK:  Sales of strong EV brands held up better during CNY, Li and Tesla led and AITO and BYD followed (+)
BEKE : ByteDance suspend self-operating home decoration business( + ) 
ZLAB:Bristol-Myers Squibb （BMS） outsources Opdivo sales in ten southwestern provinces to Zai Lab, a long-term positive but with many prerequisites (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK/BEKE/ZLAB

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters.</li>
<li>Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget by 40%.</li>
<li>Tuhu Car expected that its net profit will turn positive in 2023.</li>
</ul>


Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters.
Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget by 40%.
Tuhu Car expected that its net profit will turn positive in 2023.


China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

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<li>ATAT/TCOM: Tourism: Local government will issue RMB600mn travel consumption subsidies during CNY(+)</li>
<li>9995 HK/BGNE/9926 HK/1801 HK/1877 HK:The National Medical Insurance Administration issued new regulations on the initial price of newly launched drugs to protect the independent pricing of innovative drugs.(/)</li>
<li>300750 SZ：Porsche's new Taycan doubles cruising range, uses CATL Shenxing battery(+)</li>
</ul>


ATAT/TCOM: Tourism: Local government will issue RMB600mn travel consumption subsidies during CNY(+)
9995 HK/BGNE/9926 HK/1801 HK/1877 HK:The National Medical Insurance Administration issued new regulations on the initial price of newly launched drugs to protect the independent pricing of innovative drugs.(/)
300750 SZ：Porsche's new Taycan doubles cruising range, uses CATL Shenxing battery(+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]: LKNCY/ZLAB/9995 HK/BGNE/9926 HK/1801 HK/1877 HK/ATAT/TCOM/1211 HK/LI/NIO/XPEV

Event-Driven

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<li>One year ago we looked at the arrangement between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nissan-motor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:72:1" rel="noopener">Nissan (7201 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renault-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21536:1" rel="noopener">Renault (RNO FP)</a> regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be sold.</li>
<li>Since then, Renault has undertaken one selldown but its recent announcement of Ampere’s listing cancellation once again raises the possibility of a further selldown of Nissan’s stake by Renault.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates since our previous note and the impact of the Ampere listing delay.</li>
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One year ago we looked at the arrangement between Nissan (7201 JP) and Renault (RNO FP) regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be sold.
Since then, Renault has undertaken one selldown but its recent announcement of Ampere’s listing cancellation once again raises the possibility of a further selldown of Nissan’s stake by Renault.
In this note, we talk about the updates since our previous note and the impact of the Ampere listing delay.


Nissan’s Renault Led Selldown Updates - Lack of Ampere Listing Brings Back the US$4bn Overhang

China

XPeng Inc. designs, produces, and distributes electric vehicles. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets smart smart electric vehicles, as well as finance, parts, and maintenance services. XPeng serves customers in China.

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Ola Electric Pre-IPO Peer Comparison - Increasing Competition, but It’s Still the Leader

Ola Electric is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.

Sumeet Singh

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK/BEKE/ZLAB

Strong EV brands like Li and Tesla saw better sales during CNY; ByteDance suspends home decoration business; BMS outsources Opdivo sales to Zai...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters. Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget. Tuhu...

Ming Lu

[Blue Lotus Daily]: LKNCY/ZLAB/9995 HK/BGNE/9926 HK/1801 HK/1877 HK/ATAT/TCOM/1211 HK/LI/NIO/XPEV

Local government plans to provide RMB600mn in travel subsidies; new regulations protect pricing of innovative drugs; Porsche's Taycan now has...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Nissan’s Renault Led Selldown Updates - Lack of Ampere Listing Brings Back the US$4bn Overhang

A year ago we looked at the arrangement between Nissan and Renault regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be...

Sumeet Singh

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Ola Electric Pre-IPO Peer Comparison - Increasing Competition, but It’s Still the Leader

Ola Electric is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.

Sumeet Singh

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK/BEKE/ZLAB

​Strong EV brands like Li and Tesla saw better sales during CNY; ByteDance suspends home decoration business; BMS outsources Opdivo sales to Zai...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters. Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget. Tuhu...

Ming Lu

[Blue Lotus Daily]: LKNCY/ZLAB/9995 HK/BGNE/9926 HK/1801 HK/1877 HK/ATAT/TCOM/1211 HK/LI/NIO/XPEV

​Local government plans to provide RMB600mn in travel subsidies; new regulations protect pricing of innovative drugs; Porsche's Taycan now has...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Nissan’s Renault Led Selldown Updates - Lack of Ampere Listing Brings Back the US$4bn Overhang

A year ago we looked at the arrangement between Nissan and Renault regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be...

Sumeet Singh

Strong EV brands like Li and Tesla saw better sales during CNY; ByteDance suspends home decoration business; BMS outsources Opdivo sales to Zai...

Local government plans to provide RMB600mn in travel subsidies; new regulations protect pricing of innovative drugs; Porsche's Taycan now has...