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Daily Brief China: Skyworth, Ligent Technologies, RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology, Hai Robotics, New World Development, Shenzhen ADTEK Technology and more

By September 18, 2026 No Comments

In today’s briefing:

  • Skyworth (751 HK): Behind Every Precedent’s Filing Clock
  • Ligent Technologies – Hong Kong IPO Preview
  • RoboTechnik (罗博特科) A+H Pre-IPO: Early Thoughts
  • Hai Robotics (海柔创新) Pre-IPO: Tearsheet
  • New World Dev (17 HK)’s Shanghai-Listed REIT Is A Drop In The Bucket
  • Pre-IPO Shenzhen ADTEK Technology – The Business, the Concerns and Thoughts on Valuation


Skyworth (751 HK): Behind Every Precedent’s Filing Clock

By Arun George

  • Skyworth’s monthly update confirms there has been “no substantial update since the Monthly Update Announcement dated 17 August 2026” and that it is “still preparing the listing application.” 
  • Skyworth is behind on every precedent’s filing milestone; the lack of proof of filing Skyworth Photovoltaic’s application (AP) is now the standout red flag.
  • The delay could reflect unusually complex documentation or a sector policy risk resulting in informal regulatory discouragement before formal filing. Caution is warranted until the AP is filed. 

Ligent Technologies – Hong Kong IPO Preview

By Douglas Kim

  • Ligent Technologies is getting ready to complete its IPO in Hong Kong in September. Ligent Technologies seeks to raise about HK$5.67 billion ($723 million) in a Hong Kong IPO. 
  • Ligent has offered 172 million shares at an offer price of HK$32.96 apiece. The company has already received $340 million from cornerstone investors, or 47% of the base share sale.
  • Ligent ⁠makes optical transceivers, optical chips and network terminals used in data centres, cloud computing and telecommunications networks.

RoboTechnik (罗博特科) A+H Pre-IPO: Early Thoughts

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • RoboTechnik, a photovoltaic and silicon photonics manufacturing equipment maker, is seeking an A+H listing. Huatai, Citi, and Orient Capital are the joint sponsors.
  • We look at the company’s two core segments, silicon photonics equipment and PV manufacturing solutions.
  • We discuss our preliminary thoughts on the company’s valuation based on the A-H premium.

Hai Robotics (海柔创新) Pre-IPO: Tearsheet

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • Hai Robotics, a warehouse picking robot solution provider, has filed its prospectus with the HKEX. GS and CITIC are the joint sponsors.
  • We look at the company’s core segments: the distribution domain and the manufacturing domain.
  • We then look at the company’s financial profile, loss-making status, pre-IPO valuation and investor backing.

New World Dev (17 HK)’s Shanghai-Listed REIT Is A Drop In The Bucket

By David Blennerhassett

  • Embattled property developer New World Development (17 HK) has proposed the spin-off and separate listing of a REIT on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
  • The spin-off comprises the mixed-use property (comprising Shanghai K11 Art Mall and Shanghai K11 ATELIER NWT), one of NWD flagship PRC assets.
  • Trading at a trailing P/B 0.074x. That pretty much says it all. The impact from the spin-off, if completed, will be minimal. This remains an avoid. 

Pre-IPO Shenzhen ADTEK Technology – The Business, the Concerns and Thoughts on Valuation

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • As AI training clusters continue to expand, data will flow at high speed between servers/switches/cabinets/clusters.Optical connection system was brought to forefront. ADTEK is precisely positioned at this system-level bottleneck position
  • The underlying logic behind fluctuations in performance is that the growth rate of ADTEK’s performance is highly positively correlated with the pace of global construction of ultra-large-scale AI data centers.
  • There’re uncertain factors regarding whether current explosive growth can be sustained.Conservative scenario (based on 2026 forecast) is 18-21x P/E, which is a buying range with a relatively high safety margin.

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