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1. PayPay Corporation (PAYP): Japanese Fintech Draws Strong Orders Amidst Global Uncertainties
- The platform dominates Japan’s mobile payments market with ~70% smartphone user adoption and 40 million monthly transacting users.
- Revenue reached ¥278B in the first nine months of FY2025 with ~30% EBITDA margins and steadily declining transaction costs.
- Premium valuation and volatile markets create execution risk despite strong fundamentals and $220M cornerstone demand from global investors.
2. MINIMAX-WP: Why Claws Matter?
- Stock price surge. MiniMax rose 20% on 9 March 2026 after Tencent announced internal testing of QClaw, bringing the total gain since our last note to over 35%.
- Claw ecosystem crystallises revenue opportunities. We trace the OpenClaw backstory, map seven ecosystem variants, and explain why Tencent’s QClaw is a distribution inflection point for MiniMax.
- Re-Rating potential. Consensus 2026E revenue implies only 5% MoM growth from the February ARR base. We assess why the street may be too conservative.
3. Aequitas: A/H Premiums and 27 Deals Performance-Better Returns, Some Premium & Coverage Correlation
- With over 27 A/H listings since the start of 2025, we look back at some of the trends from the recent listings.
- In this note, we will also talk about how the A/H premiums have moved since our last note in July 2025.
- Overall, A/H listings since 2025 have reversed the trend of past A/H listings not doing much in the near term, with a few exceptions.
4. [Japan Offering] Shimizu (1803) New Feb Global Index Entrant Sees March Crossholder Selloff
- Last month, Shimizu Corp (1803 JP) was included in the M _ _ _ Standard Index on 27 February. We had it in our QIPS months ago and published mid-month.
- We called it a sell/short when momentum turned (size determines that). It turned just after the inclusion. We had commented generically that more cross-holding sales were coming.
- Now a few large financial institutions are selling a total of 14.1mm shares. Some are clearing out. More will clear out later (banks have 2-3x that). Oof!
5. Aequitas: UI Boustead REIT IPO Trading – Decent Yield, Though Peers Have Been Correcting
- UI Boustead REIT (UIBREIT SP) (UBREIT), a logistics and industrial REIT, raised around US$767m in its Singapore IPO.
- UBREIT’s initial portfolio comprises 21 properties in Singapore and two properties in Japan. The total value of the IPO Portfolio is approximately S$1.9bn (US$1.5bn) as at 30 September 2025.
- We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations, in our earlier notes. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.
6. Delton Technology IPO: Higher Computational and Storage Requirement Will Drive Demand
- Delton Technology launched its Hongkong IPO aiming to raise around HK$3.3B (~ US$ 420M). It primarily develops, manufactures and sells customized PCBs for high performance servers and other computing applications.
- Delton Technology intends to use the IPO proceeds for funding expansion in Thailand & Guangzhou base, enhance R&D capabilities, pursue strategic partnerships/acquisitions etc.
- Given the prospects of AI, the requirement of data centers the demand for high-performance servers will be on the rise. The company will benefit from the growth momentum.
7. Aequitas: PayPay IPO Trading – Valuations Digestible, Sentiment Suffering
- PayPay (PAYP US), a payments and financial services platform, raised around US$880m in its US IPO after pricing below the range.
- PP operates a digital finance platform that serves as a payment solution for users and merchants, along with offering additional services.
- We have looked at its past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.
8. PayPay Corporation (PAYP): Discounted Japanese Fintech Debuts Strongly Despite Pricing Below Range
- PayPay priced 54.99M shares at $16, below its $17–$20 range, reflecting cautious pricing amid volatile markets and heightened geopolitical uncertainty.
- Shares opened strongly at $19 and closed at $18.16, remaining above issue all day despite a 1.5% decline in the broader market.
- Discounted pricing highlights valuation sensitivity in the IPO market as private companies transition to public markets during a challenging macro environment.
9. PayPay Opens 18.75% Above IPO Price as IPO Prophet Bear Signals Correctly Frame First-Day Trading
- PayPay Corp (PAYP) , a digital payments and fintech platform with deep penetration across Japan’s mobile payments ecosystem, began trading on March 12, 2026 with a mixed first session that ultimately shifted into a clear price discovery phase after the opening trade.
- Shares opened at $19.00, representing an 18.75% gain above the $16.00 IPO price.
- While the opening print reflected positive early demand from public market investors, no Bull signal was triggered during the pre-market indication period, which is the only window in which the IPO Prophet model can establish a bullish stance ahead of the opening trade.
10. Aequitas: Delton Technology A/H Listing – Wide A/H Premium and Cheaper than International Peers
- Delton Technology (1989 HK) is looking to raise up to US$420m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
- It is a leading manufacturer of customized printed circuit boards (PCBs) for high performance servers and other computing applications.
- In this note, we examine the IPO dynamics, and look at the firm’s valuation.
