HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Over 15 years' experience in both finance and healthcare, covering clinic operations, investment and equity research in both China and overseas.

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Equity Capital Markets

Akeso Biopharma Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The current stock price is not high. Akeso is reluctant to diluting its shareholders too much. So, it plans to raise just HK$576.65 million, which won’t bring any fundamental change.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akeso-biopharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28830:1" rel="noopener">Akeso (9926 HK)</a>’s conservative management style, development mode, low cash balance and FDA’s “Guidance” on bispecific antibodies would limit the Company’s future development pace, commercialization, internationalization and valuation expansion prospects. </li>
<li>We do not think Akeso is attractive at present, unless the Company could hit some big license-out deals, or IPO on SSE STAR Market to secure enough funds in advance. </li>
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The current stock price is not high. Akeso is reluctant to diluting its shareholders too much. So, it plans to raise just HK$576.65 million, which won’t bring any fundamental change.

Akeso (9926 HK)’s conservative management style, development mode, low cash balance and FDA’s “Guidance” on bispecific antibodies would limit the Company’s future development pace, commercialization, internationalization and valuation expansion prospects. 
We do not think Akeso is attractive at present, unless the Company could hit some big license-out deals, or IPO on SSE STAR Market to secure enough funds in advance. 


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