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ECM Weekly (25th July 2021) - China Tourism, APM Monaco, Paytm, CTOS, Zomato, Kuaishou Lock-Up

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SUMMARY

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that have been covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.


Tencent Music was the latest victim of China’s regulatory crackdown. The company was fined and had to relinquish its exclusive music licensing rights with global record labels in the next 30 days. Daojia also announced that it would halt its US$300m US IPO following similar announcements by Lalamove, Xiaohongshu, and others.

China ADRs took another leg down on Friday led by education companies falling by more than 50%. This was due to policies that will seek to ban companies that teach the school curriculum from raising capital, going public, and converting them into non-profit entities. Needless to say, China ADR market will take a back seat for a while.

Hong Kong IPO activity remains subdued and we are taking this time to cover upcoming IPOs. This week, we initiated on China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd. and its secondary listing of up to US$10bn. The firm is the largest travel retail operator in the world and is currently listed in Shanghai.

We also covered APM Monaco’s US$300m IPO. The company is a contemporary fashion jewelry brand that is popular in China. It designs, manufactures and sells fashion jewelry products such as earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets.

We continued our coverage on Transcenta and Shanghai HeartCare which are looking to raise US$200m and US$100m, respectively.

In India, Zomato’s strong debut on Friday should help pave the way for other upcoming large IPOs like PayTM’s which we covered this week. The company boasts an impressive list of pre-IPO investors such as Ant Financial, Softbank and Berkshire Hathaway. The deal will be a combination of both primary and secondary shares.

We continued our coverage on Yum Brand’s largest franchisor in India, Devyani International, comparing it to other listed competitors. The IPO was approved by SEBI last week.

In Korea, we initiated on Lotte Rental’s US$740m IPO. The company was the largest car rental provider in South Korea. Bookbuild will run between 3-4 August, and shares are expected to list on 19 August.

Kakao Bank, South Korea’s largest digital bank, priced its books at the top end of the IPO price range. It was reported that its institutional tranche was about 1,700x covered. Shares will debut on 6 August and we have covered the deal earlier.

In Malaysia, Creador-backed CTOS Digital debuted on Monday and closed 47.2% above deal price. Share price has been tapered off from its first day high but still held up well, closing 39% above IPO price on Friday.

For lock-up expiry, we circled back to Kuaishou which was listed on 5th Feb 2021. Lock-up will expire on 5th August and there had been large CCASS movement that saw JPM holding 638m shares, worth about US$10bn.

On placements this week, Wuxi Biologics Holdings raised US$1.3bn from selling 1.8% of its stake in Wuxi Biologics. The deal had been widely anticipated since this was not its first selldown. Shares were priced at a 6.5% discount but share price struggled to stay above deal price, closing just 0.5% above deal price.

In Australia, Evolution Mining raised US$294m to acquire assets from its rival, Northern Star Resources. Strong interests came from existing shareholders and new investors. Shares closed 10.4% above deal price on Friday.

In Korea, TongYang Life Insurance raised around US$261m from selling its 3.7% stake in Woori Financial Group. This was a clean-up trade but we think that KDIC could come to market to sell as well. The deal was priced at a 4.29% discount and has traded flat, closing just 0.4% above deal price on Friday.

Accuracy Rate:

Our overall accuracy rate is 73.8% for IPOs and 67.4% for Placements

(Performance measurement criteria is explained at the end of the note)

New IPO filings this week

  • Adlai Nortye Ltd. (Hong Kong, >US$100m)
  • Huayuan Medical Group Holding (Hong Kong, >US$100m)
  • Star Health and Allied Insurance Company (India, US$1bn)
  • Anand Rathi Wealth Limited (India, US$135m)

News on Upcoming IPOs

Hong Kong/China

US/China ADRs

India

Others

Analysis on Upcoming IPOs

NameInsight
Hong Kong
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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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ByteDance

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Dida

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Dida

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Dida

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Edding Grp

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Edding Grp

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Hanyu

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Intco Med

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Kilcoy

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Kilcoy

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Novotech

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RemeGenRemeGen (荣昌生物) Pre-IPO: Thoughts on Valuation of RC18 and RC48
SH Bio-heartShanghai Bio-Heart (上海百心安) Pre-IPO: Needs a Long Runway
ToplistToplist China Pre-IPO - Overwhelmingly More Negatives than Positives
TaslyTasly Biopharm (天士力生物) IPO: Visible Growth from Approved Drug but Lacks Blockbusters
WeDoctorWeDoctor (微医) Pre-IPO -App Walk Through - The Online Medical Directory and More
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WeDoctorWe Doctor (微医) Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Picking Its Battles Wisely
WeDoctorWe Doctor (微医) Pre-IPO - Forecasts, Early Thoughts on Valuation, and Acquisition Gripes
WeilongWeilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Strong Backers
WeilongWeilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Spicy Valuation
WM TechWM Tech Pre-IPO - Digitalization Efforts Coming Through but Not Well Substantiated
WM TechWM Tech Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison and Pre-IPO Valuation - Some Signs of Advantage
India
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ASKASK Investment Managers Pre-IPO - Riding on a Wave of Wealth
Anmol IndAnmol Industries Pre-IPO Quick Take - No Growth, Generous Payments to Founders
Bharat Hotel

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Bajaj En

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CMS InfoCMS Info Systems Pre-IPO - When a PE Sells to Another PE... Only One Gets the Timing Right
Crystal CropCrystal Crop Protection Pre-IPO - DRHP Raises More Questions than in Answers
ESAF SFBESAF Small Finance Bank Pre-IPO - Growing Fast but Remains Highly Dependant on a Related Party
Flemingo Flemingo Travel Retail Pre-IPO - Its a Different Business in Every Country
Emami CemEmami Cement Pre-IPO - Still in Ramp Up Phase but Shares Pledge Might Lead to an Early IPO
NSENSE IPO Preview- Not Only Fast..its Risky and Expensive
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LIC

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Penna CemPenna Cement - Aggressive Expansion Plans Even Though Past Performance Has Been Tepid
PNB MetPNB Metlife Pre-IPO Quick Take - Doesn't Stack up Well Versus Its Larger Peers
Samhi HotelsSamhi Hotels Pre-IPO - Assets and Borrowings Are Growing, but Earnings Haven’t Kept Pace
Malaysia
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The U.S.
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