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

Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls / Equity Capital Markets

Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls (002050 CH)

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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 href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15577:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-sanhua-intellignt-controls-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12940:1" rel="noopener">Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls Co., Ltd. (002050 CH) might launch their IPOs soon</a>.</li>
<li>On the placements front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wistron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2189:1" rel="noopener">Wistron Corp (3231 TT)</a> launched its well flagged GDR, along with a few more deals this week.</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, Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH) and Zhejiang Sanhua Intellignt Controls Co., Ltd. (002050 CH) might launch their IPOs soon.
On the placements front, Wistron Corp (3231 TT) launched its well flagged GDR, along with a few more deals this week.


ECM Weekly (9 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Virgin Aus, Primo, Kitazato, Wistron, Kelun Bio, Mao Gep

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhou-liu-fu-jewellery-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43706:1" rel="noopener">Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH)</a> is looking to raise $US200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>It is a leading and fast growing jewellery franchise in China offering a diverse range of products through offline and online sales channels.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance.</li>
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Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH) is looking to raise $US200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. 
It is a leading and fast growing jewellery franchise in China offering a diverse range of products through offline and online sales channels.
In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance.


Zhou Liu Fu Pre-IPO: Business Is Deteriorating Despite Rosy Gold Prices

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food / Equity Capital Markets

Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food (3288 HK)

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<li>Hong Kong's IPO market has gathered momentum lately, especially with the overwhelming response to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-catl-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">CATL (3750 HK)</a>. Consumer IPOs are the next ones to gather interest. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44279:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food Co (FHF HK)</a> is the most imminent one, potentially seeking up to US$1bn. Without significant peers in Hong Kong, it should attract good attention.</li>
<li>The other interesting ones include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhou-liu-fu-jewellery-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43706:1" rel="noopener">Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/three-squirrels" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45113:1" rel="noopener">Three Squirrels (TRS HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd-f3283290-a611-4cb4-8857-93101786e283" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45048:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage Group (EBG HK)</a>. </li>
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Hong Kong's IPO market has gathered momentum lately, especially with the overwhelming response to CATL (3750 HK). Consumer IPOs are the next ones to gather interest. 

Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food Co (FHF HK) is the most imminent one, potentially seeking up to US$1bn. Without significant peers in Hong Kong, it should attract good attention.
The other interesting ones include Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH), Three Squirrels (TRS HK), and Eastroc Beverage Group (EBG HK). 


HK Strategy: Some Consumer IPO Pipelines and Their Proxies

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Zhou Liu Fu's fundamentals would not significantly improve due to the surge in gold prices, but would deteriorate instead due to rising raw material costs and reduced customer demand.</li>
<li>The franchise model and declining profit margins have always been the issues. Zhou Liu Fu also has faced dual competition from traditional jewelry companies and emerging jewelry brands.</li>
<li>We are not optimistic about Zhou Liu Fu’s performance outlook. Valuation of Zhou Liu Fu could be lower than peers and the industry average.</li>
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Zhou Liu Fu's fundamentals would not significantly improve due to the surge in gold prices, but would deteriorate instead due to rising raw material costs and reduced customer demand.
The franchise model and declining profit margins have always been the issues. Zhou Liu Fu also has faced dual competition from traditional jewelry companies and emerging jewelry brands.
We are not optimistic about Zhou Liu Fu’s performance outlook. Valuation of Zhou Liu Fu could be lower than peers and the industry average.


Pre-IPO Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery - It Is Hard to Capitalise on the Soaring Gold Price

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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 live IPOs front, the two Japanese IPOs, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-metro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40930:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rigaku-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43950:1" rel="noopener">Rigaku Holdings (268A JP)</a> appeared attractively priced. The same couldn't be said about <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40900:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor India</a>.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were deals in Hong Kong, Japan and India. </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 live IPOs front, the two Japanese IPOs, Tokyo Metro (9023 JP) and Rigaku Holdings (268A JP) appeared attractively priced. The same couldn't be said about Hyundai Motor India.
On the placements front, there were deals in Hong Kong, Japan and India. 


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China

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, and retail of jewelry in China. The company offers a diverse range of gold, diamond-set, platinum, and jade jewelry products, including rings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and earrings. It was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery (6168 HK)

ECM Weekly (9 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Virgin Aus, Primo, Kitazato, Wistron, Kelun Bio, Mao Gep

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

Zhou Liu Fu Pre-IPO: Business Is Deteriorating Despite Rosy Gold Prices

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery is looking to raise $US200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance.

Nicholas Tan

HK Strategy: Some Consumer IPO Pipelines and Their Proxies

HK's IPO market gains momentum with CATL leading the way. Consumer IPOs like Foshan Haitian are next in line, attracting attention. Others include...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Pre-IPO Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery - It Is Hard to Capitalise on the Soaring Gold Price

Zhou Liu Fu's fundamentals could deteriorate despite a surge in gold prices due to rising costs and reduced demand. Competition/declining profit...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

ECM Weekly (14th Oct 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Rigaku, Hyundai, China Res, Swiggy, USS, Akeso, Shiyue

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

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ECM Weekly (9 June 2025) - Haitian, Sanhua, Virgin Aus, Primo, Kitazato, Wistron, Kelun Bio, Mao Gep

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

Zhou Liu Fu Pre-IPO: Business Is Deteriorating Despite Rosy Gold Prices

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery is looking to raise $US200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance.

Nicholas Tan

HK Strategy: Some Consumer IPO Pipelines and Their Proxies

HK's IPO market gains momentum with CATL leading the way. Consumer IPOs like Foshan Haitian are next in line, attracting attention. Others include...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Pre-IPO Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery - It Is Hard to Capitalise on the Soaring Gold Price

​Zhou Liu Fu's fundamentals could deteriorate despite a surge in gold prices due to rising costs and reduced demand. Competition/declining profit...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

ECM Weekly (14th Oct 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Rigaku, Hyundai, China Res, Swiggy, USS, Akeso, Shiyue

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

Zhou Liu Fu's fundamentals could deteriorate despite a surge in gold prices due to rising costs and reduced demand. Competition/declining profit...