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.

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Shenzhen Transsion Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Transsion, a mobile phone maker focused on Africa and other emerging markets, launched its IPO to raise USD 428m through an A+H listing. CITIC is the sole sponsor.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the deal terms and provide our thoughts on valuation for the company.</li>
<li>We analyze reference A+H transactions, cornerstone and sponsor performance and assess the risk-reward of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Transsion, a mobile phone maker focused on Africa and other emerging markets, launched its IPO to raise USD 428m through an A+H listing. CITIC is the sole sponsor.
In this note, we look at the deal terms and provide our thoughts on valuation for the company.
We analyze reference A+H transactions, cornerstone and sponsor performance and assess the risk-reward of the deal.


Transsion (传音控股) A+H IPO: Analysis of Deal Terms

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio posted a -0.5% return for April. Since its inception, the HK Alpha portfolio has outperformed the HK indexes by 38.69% to 60.42%.  </li>
<li>Overall alpha generation remains at 64% of overall returns.  The Sharpe ratio for the portfolio is 1.15, compared with 0.89 for the benchmark.</li>
<li>As the US retreats from its war in Iran, we have repositioned the portfolio by adding exposure to the AI-related tech sector, including platform, agentic, and hardware.</li>
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The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio posted a -0.5% return for April. Since its inception, the HK Alpha portfolio has outperformed the HK indexes by 38.69% to 60.42%.  
Overall alpha generation remains at 64% of overall returns.  The Sharpe ratio for the portfolio is 1.15, compared with 0.89 for the benchmark.
As the US retreats from its war in Iran, we have repositioned the portfolio by adding exposure to the AI-related tech sector, including platform, agentic, and hardware.


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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

<ul><li>In Depth: China Bad-Debt Managers’ Bet on Bank Stocks Could Backfire</li><li>A new player has emerged in the boardrooms of China’s major banks: the “Big Four” state-owned asset management companies (AMCs) created to clean up the bad debts of four state-owned commercial lenders.</li><li>The balance sheets of the “Big Four” are now glowing with profits — thanks not to their core task, but to a surge in bank stocks.</li></ul>

In Depth: China Bad-Debt Managers’ Bet on Bank Stocks Could BackfireA new player has emerged in the boardrooms of China’s major banks: the “Big Four” state-owned asset management companies (AMCs) created to clean up the bad debts of four state-owned commercial lenders.The balance sheets of the “Big Four” are now glowing with profits — thanks not to their core task, but to a surge in bank stocks.

CX Daily: China Bad-Debt Managers’ Bet on Bank Stocks Could Backfire 

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<li>Transsion, a mobile phone maker focused on Africa and other emerging markets, is seeking an A+H listing. CITIC is the sole sponsor.</li>
<li>While our previous note covers the fundamentals of the company, in this note we look at its 1H26 results, changes and valuation versus our previous note.</li>
<li>The recovery held up in 1H while maket position weakened. </li>
</ul>


Transsion, a mobile phone maker focused on Africa and other emerging markets, is seeking an A+H listing. CITIC is the sole sponsor.
While our previous note covers the fundamentals of the company, in this note we look at its 1H26 results, changes and valuation versus our previous note.
The recovery held up in 1H while maket position weakened. 


Transsion (传音控股) A+H Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Our list of HK-listed industrial companies indicated that the US generated an average of 22.9% of sales. With diversified production bases, higher tariffs may only affect ~10% of revenue.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vesync" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31067:1" rel="noopener">Vesync (2148 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chervon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35309:1" rel="noopener">Chervon Holdings (2285 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK)</a> are more exposed given their significant US sales yet most production is still in China. </li>
<li>While the US generated over 50% of the revenue of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/techtronic-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4561:1" rel="noopener">Techtronic Industries (669 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nexteer-automotive-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15483:1" rel="noopener">Nexteer Automotive (1316 HK)</a>, they are less exposed given their worldwide manufacturing presence. </li>
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Our list of HK-listed industrial companies indicated that the US generated an average of 22.9% of sales. With diversified production bases, higher tariffs may only affect ~10% of revenue.

Vesync (2148 HK), Chervon Holdings (2285 HK), and AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK) are more exposed given their significant US sales yet most production is still in China. 
While the US generated over 50% of the revenue of Techtronic Industries (669 HK) and Nexteer Automotive (1316 HK), they are less exposed given their worldwide manufacturing presence. 


China & HK Strategy: Stocks Exposed to the US and Higher Tariffs

China

ZTE Corporation is a Chinese technology company specializing in telecommunications equipment, networking solutions, and mobile devices. It offers a wide range of products including wireless and wireline networks, optical transmission systems, data communication gear, and smartphones under brands like Axon and Nubia. ZTE was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

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We analyze Transsion's USD 428m Hong Kong IPO. We look at deal terms, track records of cornerstone investors and sponsors, as well as its...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (April 2026)

The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio posted a -0.5% return for April. Since its inception, the HK Alpha portfolio has outperformed the HK indexes by...

David Mudd

CX Daily: China Bad-Debt Managers’ Bet on Bank Stocks Could Backfire

In Depth: China Bad-Debt Managers’ Bet on Bank Stocks Could Backfire A new player has emerged in the boardrooms of China’s major...

Caixin Global

Transsion (传音控股) A+H Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates

Transsion is seeking an A+H listing. 1H26 net profit rose 46.2% YoY as smartphone price increases ran ahead of memory costs. The test for 2H26 is...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China & HK Strategy: Stocks Exposed to the US and Higher Tariffs

With the Trump administration announcing global reciprocal tariffs, even companies with manufacturing presence in other countries will suffer...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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