Three Chinese issuers and a mortgage lender entered the public market this past week. All four priced below the midpoint. A German issuer and a SPAC submitted initial filings.
Chinese property management company Phoenix Tree Holdings (DNK) priced below the range to raise $130 million (76% from insiders) at a market cap of $2.7 billion. One of the top three apartment rental platforms in China, it is highly unprofitable (-15% gross margin). PhoenixTree finished flat.
Chinese biotech I-Mab Biopharma (IMAB) raised $104 million at a $909 million market cap. The first Chinese biotech to IPO in the US in over two years and the second largest to IPO in the US ever, I-Mab finished down 11%.
LIZHI (LIZI), the largest user-generated podcast platform in China, raised $45 million (73% indicated on by insiders) at a $503 million market cap.The high growth, unprofitable company has a large market opportunity, and its peers have traded well recently. LIZHI finished up 6%.
Mortgage lender Velocity Financial (VEL) priced below the $14-$16 range to raise $94 million at a $247 million market cap. The company has high loan yields and grew originations 33% in 2018, but it is highly levered. Velocity finished up 4%.
| 4 IPOs During the Week of January 13th, 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issuer Business |
Deal Size |
Market Cap at IPO |
Price vs. Midpoint |
First Day Return |
Return at 01/17 |
| LIZHI (LIZI) | $45M | $503M | -8% | +6% | +6% |
| Chinese interactive podcast platform for user-generated content. | |||||
| Velocity Financial (VEL) | $94M | $247M | -13% | +4% | +4% |
| Mortgage lender focused on residential rental and small commercial properties. | |||||
| Phoenix Tree Holdings (DNK) | $130M | $2,711M | -13% | +0% | +0% |
| Renovates and sub-leases apartments in Chinese cities. | |||||
| I-Mab Biopharma (IMAB) | $104M | $909M | 4% | -11% | -11% |
| Late-stage cancer/autoimmune biotech developing in-licensed antibodies in China. | |||||
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There were four filings this week. Carlyle-backed German chemicals company Atotech (ATC) filed to raise $100 million though we estimate the deal size may be closer to $1 billion. SPAC East Stone Acquisition (ESSCU) filed to raise $50 million to acquire a fintech business. Cloud-based real estate brokerage Fathom Holdings (FTHM) filed to raise $14 million and biotech Revolution Medicines (RVMD) filed for $100 million.
| 4 Filings During the Week of January 13th, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Issuer Business |
Deal Size |
Sector | Lead Underwriter |
| East Stone Acquisition (ESSCU) | $100M | SPAC | I-Bankers |
| Blank check company formed by East Stone Capital to acquire a fintech business. | |||
| Fathom Holdings (FTHM) | $14M | Real Estate | Roth Cap. |
| Cloud-based full-service real estate brokerage. | |||
| Revolution Medicines (RVMD) | $100M | Health Care | JP Morgan |
| Clinical stage biotech developing novel targeted therapies for cancer. | |||
| Atotech (ATC) | $1,000M | Materials | Citi |
| Carlyle-backed specialty chemicals company carved out of Total. | |||
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In other news, Renaissance Capital released its reports on the top Auditors and the top Law Firms of the 2019 IPO market.
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the index, and top ETF holdings include Adyen and Meituan-Dianping.
The article US IPO Weekly Recap: 3 Chinese companies and a mortgage lender kick off the 2020 US IPO market originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital's web site renaissancecapital.com.
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