India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Haldiram sells 10% to Temasek at $10B valuation, plans additional 5% pre-IPO stake sale amid mixed investor interest.</li>
<li>SBI will launch a dedicated project finance unit to back AI, fintech, and renewable energy, targeting India’s fast-evolving industries.</li>
<li>India must install 600 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030 to manage rising power demand and reduce dependence on coal.</li>
</ul>


Haldiram sells 10% to Temasek at $10B valuation, plans additional 5% pre-IPO stake sale amid mixed investor interest.
SBI will launch a dedicated project finance unit to back AI, fintech, and renewable energy, targeting India’s fast-evolving industries.
India must install 600 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030 to manage rising power demand and reduce dependence on coal.


#120 India Insight:Haldiram Stake Sale, SBI's New Unit, and India's 600 GW Green Energy Goal

Equity Capital Markets and Advisory Business, Auctus Advisors

Auctus Advisors

Equity Capital Markets and Advisory Business

Auctus Advisors is a specialist Equity Capital Markets and Advisory business with a focus in the Energy Sector. The partners have complementary skill sets, with decades of experience across Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking and the Energy industry. We have worked at Société Générale, Canaccord Capital, BMO Capital Markets and Schlumberger. Most recently we have worked together for many years at GMP FirstEnergy. Auctus has been set up at the beginning of a new decade in which we see significant opportunities in the Energy space. Globally, demand for energy is at record levels and continues to grow. Conversely, investment in traditional energy sources has been severely constrained. We believe this imbalance creates opportunities for both companies and investors. Auctus provides Corporate Broking, Equity Research and Investment Banking services.

Equity Bottom-Up

Chariot Limited is an independent oil and gas exploration group focused on Namibia and Mauritania.

<ul><li>• Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading business (49% held by Chariot) has arranged a US$55 mm guarantee finance facility through Standard Bank and secured an equity investment of up to US$20 mm from Norfund for working capital.</li><li>• In exchange, Standard Bank and Norfund will hold 10% and 20% of the project’s economics, respectively, via preferred equity.</li><li>This leaves Etana with 70%, equating to ~34.7% net to Chariot.</li></ul>

• Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading business (49% held by Chariot) has arranged a US$55 mm guarantee finance facility through Standard Bank and secured an equity investment of up to US$20 mm from Norfund for working capital.• In exchange, Standard Bank and Norfund will hold 10% and 20% of the project’s economics, respectively, via preferred equity.This leaves Etana with 70%, equating to ~34.7% net to Chariot.

Chariot Limited (AIM: CHAR): Significant power transaction highlights the value of the S. Africa electricity trading business

Global Editor, Base Oil News

Iain Pocock

Global Editor

Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

Base Oil News

Base Oil News focuses on the interplay between fundamentals and prices in the global base oils and lubricants markets.

Baseoilnews.com combines daily, weekly and monthly base oils and lubes fundamentals data from every region of the world to build the most comprehensive and up-to-date global picture of the state of the market.

The data and analysis provide key tools to understand current market developments and opportunities and to anticipate how the market is likely to behave in the coming months.

Base oils producers, lube blenders and consumers can then better plan accordingly.

Baseoilnews.com analyses and publishes market news and data every day as it breaks.

Commodities

Base oil is the main component in the production of lubricants including greases, motor oil and processing fluids. They constitute around 90 percent in lubricants. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has categorized base oils into five categories. Group I, II and III are refined from crude.

<ul><li>Global base oils values rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.</li><li>Firmer base oils values contrast with lower gasoil premium to crude oil, magnifying impact of rising base oils premium.</li><li>Rising base oils premium points to firm supply-demand fundamentals, especially in Europe and Asia.</li></ul>

Global base oils values rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices.Firmer base oils values contrast with lower gasoil premium to crude oil, magnifying impact of rising base oils premium.Rising base oils premium points to firm supply-demand fundamentals, especially in Europe and Asia.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 17 March

<ul><li>US Group II base oils export prices mostly stay in narrow range vs vacuum gasoil so far this year.</li><li>US’ steady price premium contrasts with strong rise in Asia Group II base oils export price premium to Singapore gasoil prices so far this year.</li><li>US Group I brightstock price rises vs vacuum gasoil so far this year.</li></ul>

US Group II base oils export prices mostly stay in narrow range vs vacuum gasoil so far this year.US’ steady price premium contrasts with strong rise in Asia Group II base oils export price premium to Singapore gasoil prices so far this year.US Group I brightstock price rises vs vacuum gasoil so far this year.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 17 March

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

DMA is a technology-first company that provides an end-to-end SaaS solution to institutional investors. DMA enables regulated entities like asset managers, wealth managers, investment managers and financial advisors to connect their front and back office, break silos and reduce headcount.

Index Rebalance

Anglo American Platinum  / Index Rebalance

Anglo American Platinum Limited is the holding company for a group of companies which operate platinum mines.  In addition to platinum, the Group mines and produces platinum group metals such as palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, nickel, copper, and cobalt.

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<li>JSE indices will be rebalanced in the closing auction on Thursday. JSE equity derivatives close out at midday as well – a reminder to get those rolls in.</li>
<li>AMS will enter the Top 40 with EXX falling out. AHR, BOX &amp; SRI will enter the ALSI index, with RBO falling out.</li>
<li>The ALSI is made up of constituents in the small, mid and large cap indices and constituents are reviewed semi-annually in March and September.</li>
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JSE indices will be rebalanced in the closing auction on Thursday. JSE equity derivatives close out at midday as well – a reminder to get those rolls in.
AMS will enter the Top 40 with EXX falling out. AHR, BOX &amp; SRI will enter the ALSI index, with RBO falling out.
The ALSI is made up of constituents in the small, mid and large cap indices and constituents are reviewed semi-annually in March and September.


JSE Mar25 Rebalance: AMS to Enter Top 40, EXX to Fall Out, BOX Second Largest ALSI Buy

Insights Relevant to South Africa Equity Markets

South Africa Asset Management
Insights Relevant to South Africa Equity Markets

#120 India Insight:Haldiram Stake Sale, SBI's New Unit, and India's 600 GW Green Energy Goal

Haldiram sells stake to Temasek, SBI to launch project finance unit for AI, fintech, renewable energy, India needs 600 GW non-fossil capacity by...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Chariot Limited (AIM: CHAR): Significant power transaction highlights the value of the S. Africa electricity trading business

• Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading business (49% held by Chariot) has arranged a US$55 mm guarantee finance facility through...

Auctus Advisors

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 17 March

Global base oils values rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firmer base oils values contrast with lower gasoil premium to crude oil,...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 17 March

US Group II base oils export prices mostly stay in narrow range vs vacuum gasoil so far this year. US’ steady price premium contrasts with strong...

Base Oil News

JSE Mar25 Rebalance: AMS to Enter Top 40, EXX to Fall Out, BOX Second Largest ALSI Buy

JSE indices will be rebalanced in the closing auction on Thursday (public holiday in SA on Friday). AMS will enter the Top 40 index, with EXX...

DMA

#120 India Insight:Haldiram Stake Sale, SBI's New Unit, and India's 600 GW Green Energy Goal

​Haldiram sells stake to Temasek, SBI to launch project finance unit for AI, fintech, renewable energy, India needs 600 GW non-fossil capacity by...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Chariot Limited (AIM: CHAR): Significant power transaction highlights the value of the S. Africa electricity trading business

• Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading business (49% held by Chariot) has arranged a US$55 mm guarantee finance facility through...

Auctus Advisors

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 17 March

Global base oils values rise vs feedstock/competing fuel prices. Firmer base oils values contrast with lower gasoil premium to crude oil,...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 17 March

US Group II base oils export prices mostly stay in narrow range vs vacuum gasoil so far this year. US’ steady price premium contrasts with strong...

Base Oil News

JSE Mar25 Rebalance: AMS to Enter Top 40, EXX to Fall Out, BOX Second Largest ALSI Buy

JSE indices will be rebalanced in the closing auction on Thursday (public holiday in SA on Friday). AMS will enter the Top 40 index, with EXX...

DMA

Haldiram sells stake to Temasek, SBI to launch project finance unit for AI, fintech, renewable energy, India needs 600 GW non-fossil capacity by...