APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Ventive Hospitality Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventive-hospitality-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43933:1" rel="noopener">Ventive Hospitality Ltd (0807075D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. The deal, a fresh issue of shares, is downsized from an earlier size of ~US$240m.</li>
<li>Ventive Hospitality Limited (VHL) is the largest hospitality asset owner amongst public listed market peers, focused primarily on luxury offerings across business and leisure in India and Maldives.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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Ventive Hospitality Ltd (0807075D IN) is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. The deal, a fresh issue of shares, is downsized from an earlier size of ~US$240m.
Ventive Hospitality Limited (VHL) is the largest hospitality asset owner amongst public listed market peers, focused primarily on luxury offerings across business and leisure in India and Maldives.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.


Ventive Hospitality IPO - Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited provides investment services. The Company provides corporate and investment banking, securities, wealth management, retail brokerage, initial public offerings, and advisory services. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

Awfis Space Solutions Limited provides flexible workspace solutions. The Company rents furnished office spaces, flex workspaces, and mobility solutions with work desks, private cabins, meeting rooms, food and beverages, information technology support, and infrastructure services. Awfis Space Solutions serves customers in India.

<ul><li>In H1FY25, Awfis Space Solutions (Awfis) delivered on two of its main FY25 guidance parameters, viz. 30%-plus revenue growth for FY25 and expansion in IGAAP EBITDA margin upwards of 12% (H1FY25 YoY revenue growth of 39% and IGAAP EBITDA margin of 13.3%).</li><li>With an overall operational and committed pipeline of 150,649 seats (over 110,000 operational) as of Sep’24, we expect continued growth ahead.</li><li>We estimate CAGR of 35% in seat addition, 31% in revenue and 53% in IGAAP EBITDA (EBITDA post lease payments) over FY24–27E.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

In H1FY25, Awfis Space Solutions (Awfis) delivered on two of its main FY25 guidance parameters, viz. 30%-plus revenue growth for FY25 and expansion in IGAAP EBITDA margin upwards of 12% (H1FY25 YoY revenue growth of 39% and IGAAP EBITDA margin of 13.3%).With an overall operational and committed pipeline of 150,649 seats (over 110,000 operational) as of Sep’24, we expect continued growth ahead.We estimate CAGR of 35% in seat addition, 31% in revenue and 53% in IGAAP EBITDA (EBITDA post lease payments) over FY24–27E.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Awfis Space Solutions - Compounding Firmly Seated

Leading International Investment Research, Edison Investment Research

Edison Investment Research

Leading International Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

Picton Property Income / Equity Bottom-Up

Picton Property Income Ltd is a closed-end investment company.  The Company invests in real estate in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. Picton Property Income Ltd seeks to offer investors an attractive level of income with the potential for capital growth.

Since reporting H125 results, Picton has agreed the sale of an office asset designated for alternative use, completed the small but accretive acquisition of an industrial unit, and undertaken several leasing and other asset management initiatives. Together, these demonstrate continuing progress with the active measures being taken to improve occupancy, grow income and dividends, and realise value embedded in the portfolio.

Since reporting H125 results, Picton has agreed the sale of an office asset designated for alternative use, completed the small but accretive acquisition of an industrial unit, and undertaken several leasing and other asset management initiatives. Together, these demonstrate continuing progress with the active measures being taken to improve occupancy, grow income and dividends, and realise value embedded in the portfolio.

Picton Property Income - Delivering on key initiatives

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

Shimao Property Holdings Limited develops real estate projects in China.

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Shimao Group, Guangzhou R&amp;F, New World Development</li>
<li>In the US, the FOMC has voted 11-1 to reduce the Fed funds target rate by 25 bps to 4.25-4.50%, a move in line with market expectations. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack voted against the decision, in favour of keeping rates steady instead.</li>
<li>Fed Chairman Jerome Powell noted during a press conference that the central bank has lowered the policy rate by a full percentage point from its peak, adding that interest rates are still meaningfully restraining economic activity and that the Fed remains on track to further reduce rates.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Shimao Group, Guangzhou R&amp;F, New World Development
In the US, the FOMC has voted 11-1 to reduce the Fed funds target rate by 25 bps to 4.25-4.50%, a move in line with market expectations. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack voted against the decision, in favour of keeping rates steady instead.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell noted during a press conference that the central bank has lowered the policy rate by a full percentage point from its peak, adding that interest rates are still meaningfully restraining economic activity and that the Fed remains on track to further reduce rates.


<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventive-hospitality-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43933:1" rel="noopener">Ventive Hospitality Ltd (0807075D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. The deal, a fresh issue of shares is downsized from an earlier target of ~US$240m.</li>
<li>Ventive Hospitality Limited (VHL) is the largest hospitality asset owner amongst public listed market peers, focused primarily on luxury offerings across business and leisure in India and Maldives.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
</ul>



Ventive Hospitality Ltd (0807075D IN) is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. The deal, a fresh issue of shares is downsized from an earlier target of ~US$240m.
Ventive Hospitality Limited (VHL) is the largest hospitality asset owner amongst public listed market peers, focused primarily on luxury offerings across business and leisure in India and Maldives.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Ventive Hospitality Pre-IPO - Leveraging Expanded Portfolio to Drive Growth

Real Estate
Real Estate Insights

Ventive Hospitality IPO - Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Ventive Hospitality is looking to raise about US$188m in its India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a quick peer comparison and talk about the...

Akshat Shah

Awfis Space Solutions - Compounding Firmly Seated

We retain BUY with a revised target price of INR1,049 (earlier INR 979), as we roll forward to 25x Mar’27E IGAAP EBITDA (earlier Dec’26E) of INR...

ICICI Securities Limited

Picton Property Income - Delivering on key initiatives

Since reporting H125 results, Picton has agreed the sale of an office asset designated for alternative use, completed the small but accretive...

Edison Investment Research

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Shimao Group, Guangzhou R&F, New World...

Lucror Analytics

Ventive Hospitality Pre-IPO - Leveraging Expanded Portfolio to Drive Growth

Ventive Hospitality is looking to raise about US$188m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah