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<ul><li>Shopee India will lay off over 300 staff after it decided to shut down operations in the South Asian country.</li><li>The news came as a shocker to its employees, who were unaware until Monday that the company was wrapping up its business in India, sources told Tech in Asia.</li><li>While the ecommerce firm’s India unit had about 300 employees in December 2021, that number has since gone up to 350 workers, an employee told Tech in Asia on condition of anonymity.</li></ul>

Shopee India will lay off over 300 staff after it decided to shut down operations in the South Asian country.The news came as a shocker to its employees, who were unaware until Monday that the company was wrapping up its business in India, sources told Tech in Asia.While the ecommerce firm’s India unit had about 300 employees in December 2021, that number has since gone up to 350 workers, an employee told Tech in Asia on condition of anonymity.

Over 300 of Shopee India’s Staff in a Fix as It Checks Out

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd's (SE US)</a> decision to exit India came as a surprise but looks like a prudent move given the heightened risk for Shopee there post the <em>FreeFire</em> ban.</li>
<li>The move will allow <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd (SE US)</a> to focus its attention and resources on a more profitable markets such as Brazil, which is already seen as a core market.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd's</a> growth model is intact with losses in its core e-commerce markets declining fast on a per order basis. Valuations are less challenging on 3.4x FY2023E EV/Sales.</li>
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Sea Ltd's (SE US) decision to exit India came as a surprise but looks like a prudent move given the heightened risk for Shopee there post the FreeFire ban.
The move will allow Sea Ltd (SE US) to focus its attention and resources on a more profitable markets such as Brazil, which is already seen as a core market.

Sea Ltd's growth model is intact with losses in its core e-commerce markets declining fast on a per order basis. Valuations are less challenging on 3.4x FY2023E EV/Sales.


Sea Ltd (SE US) - An Indian Odyssey Brings Experience

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

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<li>We speak to a B2B e-commerce consultant who onboards companies looking to sell on platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho &amp; Shopee. </li>
<li>Shopee's approach to a deal based app is seeing encouraging responses both from customers and sellers. </li>
<li>Indian E-Com has its own nuances, and there is a possibility that growth projections companies operating in the Industry may be overstated. </li>
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We speak to a B2B e-commerce consultant who onboards companies looking to sell on platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho &amp; Shopee. 
Shopee's approach to a deal based app is seeing encouraging responses both from customers and sellers. 
Indian E-Com has its own nuances, and there is a possibility that growth projections companies operating in the Industry may be overstated. 


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>Delhivery is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO, the company is backed by a host of financial investors, the largest being Softbank.</li>
<li>Delhivery is an online logistics service provider which covers express parcel delivery, heavy goods delivery, part truckload (PTL) freight, truckload (TL) freight, supply chain solutions, cross border solutions etc.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Delhivery is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO, the company is backed by a host of financial investors, the largest being Softbank.
Delhivery is an online logistics service provider which covers express parcel delivery, heavy goods delivery, part truckload (PTL) freight, truckload (TL) freight, supply chain solutions, cross border solutions etc.
In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Delhivery Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not Showing Clear Signs of Delivering Profits

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>We take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2022. This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking company filings and other sources.</li>
<li>For readers who aren't familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific (ex A-shares), including China ADRs. </li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.</li>
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We take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2022. This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking company filings and other sources.
For readers who aren't familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific (ex A-shares), including China ADRs. 
The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.


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Flipkart Online Services Private Limited owns and operates e-commerce website. The Company provides books, movies, music, games, consoles, televisions, mobiles, digital cameras, computers, network components, software, peripherals, apparel, shoes, and kitchen appliances. Flipkart Online Services serves customers in India.

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Over 300 of Shopee India’s Staff in a Fix as It Checks Out

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Tech in Asia

Sea Ltd (SE US) - An Indian Odyssey Brings Experience

Sea Ltd's growth model is intact with losses in its core e-commerce markets declining fast on a per order basis. Valuations are less challenging on...

Angus Mackintosh

Beyond 280 #7 | Shopee's India Playbook

We speak to a B2B e-commerce consultant who onboards companies looking to sell on platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho & Shopee to understand...

Pranav Bhavsar

Delhivery Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not Showing Clear Signs of Delivering Profits

Delhivery is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas 2022 Asia IPO Pipeline

We take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2022. This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking company filings and...

Sumeet Singh

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