Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>IPO volumes remain subdued across the region, although a number of deals are said to be looking to launch soon.</li>
<li>Given the recent market volatility, there were no large placements this week.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
IPO volumes remain subdued across the region, although a number of deals are said to be looking to launch soon.
Given the recent market volatility, there were no large placements this week.


ECM Weekly (19th June 2022) - Tianqi, GoAir, China United, Hongjiu Fruit, Airtel/Singtel, ExaWizards

Smartkarma Research Team, Smartkarma

Smartkarma Research

Smartkarma Research Team

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

Credit

<p>On our next Webinar, we're excited to welcome back Analysts <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/charles-macgregor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:7100" rel="noopener">Charles Macgregor</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/trung-nguyen" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:7108" rel="noopener">Trung Nguyen</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/leonard-law-cfa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:7106" rel="noopener">Leonard Law, CFA</a> of Lucror Analytics, who will present their high-yield/crossover picks in India and Indonesia.</p>
<h3>The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.</h3>
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<p>Charles Macgregor is an industry veteran with over 35 years of experience. As Head of Asia, he is responsible for the Asian credit research product at Lucror, which he joined in 2013. Previously, he had worked for Deutsche Asset Management, where he was Head of Credit Research, Asia-Pacific and Co-Chair of their Global Credit Methodology Committee. He also worked at Moody’s, where he was a Senior Credit Officer and a member of their New Instruments Committee and Symbols &amp; Definitions Committee.</p>
<p>Leonard Law covers a portfolio of Chinese and Indonesian high-yield corporate credits. Prior to joining Lucror in 2017, he was an Associate Analyst with Moody’s Investors Service for three years, responsible for credit analysis and research.</p>
<p>Trung Nguyen is responsible for covering high-yield companies in the Southeast Asia region. He joined Lucror in 2013 from ST Asset Management, a credit investment arm of Temasek Holdings, where he spent over six years in investment research and portfolio management.</p>

On our next Webinar, we're excited to welcome back Analysts Charles Macgregor, Trung Nguyen, and Leonard Law, CFA of Lucror Analytics, who will present their high-yield/crossover picks in India and Indonesia.
The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 17:00 SGT/HKT.


Register for the Webinar here


Charles Macgregor is an industry veteran with over 35 years of experience. As Head of Asia, he is responsible for the Asian credit research product at Lucror, which he joined in 2013. Previously, he had worked for Deutsche Asset Management, where he was Head of Credit Research, Asia-Pacific and Co-Chair of their Global Credit Methodology Committee. He also worked at Moody’s, where he was a Senior Credit Officer and a member of their New Instruments Committee and Symbols &amp; Definitions Committee.
Leonard Law covers a portfolio of Chinese and Indonesian high-yield corporate credits. Prior to joining Lucror in 2017, he was an Associate Analyst with Moody’s Investors Service for three years, responsible for credit analysis and research.
Trung Nguyen is responsible for covering high-yield companies in the Southeast Asia region. He joined Lucror in 2013 from ST Asset Management, a credit investment arm of Temasek Holdings, where he spent over six years in investment research and portfolio management.

Smartkarma Webinar | High-Yield/Crossover Opportunities in Indonesia and India

Event-Driven

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<li>Various recent media reports have indicated that Singtel aims to sell 2-4% of its stake in Bharti Airtel. Singtel has officially dismissed the reports as media speculation.</li>
<li>There have been subsequent reports in the Indian media about the founder, Sunil Mittal, looking to raise around US$2bn in debt, to finance an increase in his stake in Airtel.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the possible deal and its implications.</li>
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Various recent media reports have indicated that Singtel aims to sell 2-4% of its stake in Bharti Airtel. Singtel has officially dismissed the reports as media speculation.
There have been subsequent reports in the Indian media about the founder, Sunil Mittal, looking to raise around US$2bn in debt, to finance an increase in his stake in Airtel.
In this note, we talk about the possible deal and its implications.


Bharti Singtel Possible Selldown/Holdco Trade - Singtel Appears to Be Ready for Cashing in US$1-2bn

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>IPO volumes remain subdued across the region, although a number of deals are said to be looking to launch soon.</li>
<li>Placements stole the limelight this week too with Kakao Pay's selldown by Ant and Joy Spreader's crash pulling the scales even on last week's better performing deals.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
IPO volumes remain subdued across the region, although a number of deals are said to be looking to launch soon.
Placements stole the limelight this week too with Kakao Pay's selldown by Ant and Joy Spreader's crash pulling the scales even on last week's better performing deals.


ECM Weekly (12th June 2022) - Alibaba, Kakao Pay, Thai Life, Tuhu, GoGoX, Net Protection, WM Motor

Independent Asian Credit Research, Bondcritic

Warut Promboon

Independent Asian Credit Research

Asian Fixed Income/Frontier Market Research

Bondcritic

Bondcritic, established in 2009, is designed to be an independent credit research voice that helps investors gain insights and unbiased analyses on Asian fixed income market. Our mission is to discover deep-value Asian high-yield and distressed bonds with a bottom-up approach, together with the help of our proprietary ESG (Environmental, Social Development, and Governance) model. At the same time, we focus on bringing investment cases of unrated and unloved issuers to the general public.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>98 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and there is yet no end to the war in sight.</li>
<li>We concluded that the market remains on course for a global recession down the road.</li>
<li>India and Indonesia should be a better bond destination, in our view, for those who must keep their bond portfolio invested.</li>
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98 days since Russia invaded Ukraine and there is yet no end to the war in sight.
We concluded that the market remains on course for a global recession down the road.
India and Indonesia should be a better bond destination, in our view, for those who must keep their bond portfolio invested.


Bond Market Monitor: Not Out of the Woods

India

Bharti Airtel Limited, a part of Bharti Enterprises, provides telecommunications services throughout India. The Company provides GSM Mobile Services, broadband, fixed line telephone services, long distance services (international & national) and enterprise services.

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Bharti Airtel (BHARTI IN)

ECM Weekly (19th June 2022) - Tianqi, GoAir, China United, Hongjiu Fruit, Airtel/Singtel, ExaWizards

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

Sumeet Singh

Smartkarma Webinar | High-Yield/Crossover Opportunities in Indonesia and India

On 22 June, 5pm SGT, join our Webinar with Analysts Charles Macgregor, Trung Nguyen, and Leonard Law of Lucror Analytics, going over their picks in...

Smartkarma Research

Bharti Singtel Possible Selldown/Holdco Trade - Singtel Appears to Be Ready for Cashing in US$1-2bn

Various recent media reports have indicated that Singtel aims to sell 2-4% of its stake in Bharti Airtel. In this note, we talk about the possible...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (12th June 2022) - Alibaba, Kakao Pay, Thai Life, Tuhu, GoGoX, Net Protection, WM Motor

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

Sumeet Singh

Bond Market Monitor: Not Out of the Woods

On-going maturity extensions and exchange offers will keep investors away from China. India and Indonesia should be a better bond destination for...

Bondcritic

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