ChinaDaily Briefs

Daily Brief China: CPMC Holdings, NetEase , SHEIN, InnoScience Suzhou Technology and more

In today’s briefing:

  • CPMC Holdings (906 HK): On the Cusp of Being Declared Unconditional
  • Tencent/Netease: Game Approval Trending up but Only One Approval for Netease
  • 2024 Greater China Logistics & Transport ECM Review & A Look at Potential 2025 Deals
  • InnoScience Technology (2577 HK): Low IPO Free Float Delays Global Index Inclusion


CPMC Holdings (906 HK): On the Cusp of Being Declared Unconditional

By Arun George

  • CPMC Holdings (906 HK)’s offer from ORG Technology Co., Ltd. A (002701 CH) is HK$7.21 with a 50% minimum acceptance condition. The first closing date is 10 January.  
  • CCASS data shows that Mr Wei has tendered (22.01% of outstanding shares). Including acceptances, ORG’s shareholding was 46.63% of outstanding shares as of 24 December.
  • The Board supports the offer, and it is close to being declared unconditional. At the last close and 25 January payment, the gross/annualized spread was 0.8%/10.9%.

Tencent/Netease: Game Approval Trending up but Only One Approval for Netease

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • China announced game approval for the December batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than 2023.
  • The pace of China game approval appears to have accelerated to the same level as pre-tightening. There have been 47% more games approved in 2024 compared to 2023.
  • Of the companies that we are monitoring, Netease got one approval.

2024 Greater China Logistics & Transport ECM Review & A Look at Potential 2025 Deals

By Daniel Hellberg

  • 2024 ECM offerings in the Greater China logistics & transport segment included TS Lines (in Hong Kong), SF Holding(Hong Kong), and BingEx (US)
  • Generally, recent share offerings in the segment have not performed well at all
  • Looking to 2025, we see several deals, including SHEIN and a possible Didi return

InnoScience Technology (2577 HK): Low IPO Free Float Delays Global Index Inclusion

By Dimitris Ioannidis

  • InnoScience Suzhou Technology (2577 HK) is anticipated to debut at the HKEX on 30 December 2024 with a valuation between $3.5bn – $3.9bn.
  • InnoScience Suzhou Technology (2577 HK) is forecasted to fail the fcap threshold in the first place for both global indices due to small size offering and lock-ups.
  • The security is expected to be added in China all-world or small-cap at the September 2025 review following the 6-month lock-up expiry.

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