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.

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Emcure Pharmaceuticals / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emcure-pharmaceuticals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35585:1" rel="noopener">Emcure Pharmaceuticals</a> is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Emcure Pharmaceuticals (EP) is an Indian Pharmaceutical company engaged in the developing, manufacturing and globally marketing a broad range of pharmaceutical products across several major therapeutic areas.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance, in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and take a quick look at valuations.</li>
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Emcure Pharmaceuticals is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO.
Emcure Pharmaceuticals (EP) is an Indian Pharmaceutical company engaged in the developing, manufacturing and globally marketing a broad range of pharmaceutical products across several major therapeutic areas.
We have looked at the company’s past performance, in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and take a quick look at valuations.


Emcure Pharmaceuticals Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates and Valuations

Global Special Situations & Strategy, SR Services Ltd

David Lepper

Global Special Situations & Strategy

SR Services Ltd

SR Services provides Strategic Knowledge and Solutions services for Family Offices and Corporate Business. 

We deliver this via advisory services, strategic planning, opportunity analysis/sourcing, as well as solution implementation. 

Whilst, we create intellectual discipline and operational leverage for your projects or daily activities, our ultimate objective is to empower whilst enhancing your decision making. 

Strategic Knowledge and Solutions

Event-Driven

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GSK has issued their response to Elliot’s letter, released 1st July 2021. The content of the response in our view reveals a lack of commitment, and a rather overly defensive stance suggesting GSK have been caught off guard by the letter. </li>
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We discuss what investors (and GSK) should prepare for next. We sense whilst support is being named by GSK certain lines that have been laid out by investors, shareholders, and activists. These lines are set to be tested in the coming months. We discuss the key points and areas where named support may be at risk. We specifically, detail what investors and "long-standing" shareholders might wish to prepare for next from both GSK and Elliot. </li>
<li>The Silver Lining to all this: The one thing which is positive from this response is that GSK has confirmed that potential conditions are now present to achieve a higher share price in the coming months.</li>
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GSK has issued their response to Elliot’s letter, released 1st July 2021. The content of the response in our view reveals a lack of commitment, and a rather overly defensive stance suggesting GSK have been caught off guard by the letter. 

We discuss what investors (and GSK) should prepare for next. We sense whilst support is being named by GSK certain lines that have been laid out by investors, shareholders, and activists. These lines are set to be tested in the coming months. We discuss the key points and areas where named support may be at risk. We specifically, detail what investors and "long-standing" shareholders might wish to prepare for next from both GSK and Elliot. 
The Silver Lining to all this: The one thing which is positive from this response is that GSK has confirmed that potential conditions are now present to achieve a higher share price in the coming months.


GSK (GSK.L/​​GSK.N) Fails to Impress, in Their Response to Elliot

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Elliot's 17-page “open letter” to GSK signals the start of a public campaign, which is expected to see remuneration and proxy-led campaign increase in velocity. </li>
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Elliot Advisors' frustrations have been unleashed following the 23rd June 2021 briefing, via this letter. We examine the facts presented and how these may be interpreted. </li>
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Elliot's investment case outlined in the letter further supports our view around the embedded value within GSK, as well as the likelihood of increased activism.</li>
<li>We discuss the next steps for GSK and investors and why we support Elliot's view to &gt;45%: It is now up to GSK and investors to firm up their positions, as well as for fellow activists to decide if they wish to join the public campaign. We detail why we fully expect further activist funds to join the campaign. </li>
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Elliot's 17-page “open letter” to GSK signals the start of a public campaign, which is expected to see remuneration and proxy-led campaign increase in velocity. 

Elliot Advisors' frustrations have been unleashed following the 23rd June 2021 briefing, via this letter. We examine the facts presented and how these may be interpreted. 

Elliot's investment case outlined in the letter further supports our view around the embedded value within GSK, as well as the likelihood of increased activism.
We discuss the next steps for GSK and investors and why we support Elliot's view to &gt;45%: It is now up to GSK and investors to firm up their positions, as well as for fellow activists to decide if they wish to join the public campaign. We detail why we fully expect further activist funds to join the campaign. 


GSK (GSK.L/​GSK.N) Elliot Goes Public with Campaign Demands

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Elliot Advisor's activist campaign has put some pressure on GSK. The "New GSK" Investor Day on 23rd June was the first public event since the campaign broke in the mainstream media. </li>
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The Investor Day was always expected to form a key defence forum for management to justify the board's and management’s strategy. As expected, the CEO and loyal lieutenants came out swinging.</li>
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While some good data points were presented at the briefing around the embedded value behind the stock and the progress of the Vaccine and Speciality Business, management made some strategic missteps in the briefing.  </li>
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Look for three items to benefit GSK's share price in the coming quarters. Firstly, a greater focus from the market on the value which exists within. Secondly, a strong likelihood that Elliot Advisors won't be the last activist making demands on GSK. Thirdly, good potential for an acceleration of fundamentals.</li>
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We walk through the good, bad, and the ugly from the briefing, and highlight why Activist presence is but one key reason why GSK is set to break out of a long term trading range and upside to a fair value of GBP21.25/share or US$59.00/ADR is increasingly likely. </li>
<li>Our note builds off the Investment thesis and review of Elliot's campaign in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/gsk-gsk-l-why-activism-might-be-the-right-medicine" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53323" rel="noopener">GSK (GSK.L) Why Activism Might Be the Right Medicine.</a>
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Elliot Advisor's activist campaign has put some pressure on GSK. The "New GSK" Investor Day on 23rd June was the first public event since the campaign broke in the mainstream media. 

The Investor Day was always expected to form a key defence forum for management to justify the board's and management’s strategy. As expected, the CEO and loyal lieutenants came out swinging.

While some good data points were presented at the briefing around the embedded value behind the stock and the progress of the Vaccine and Speciality Business, management made some strategic missteps in the briefing.  

Look for three items to benefit GSK's share price in the coming quarters. Firstly, a greater focus from the market on the value which exists within. Secondly, a strong likelihood that Elliot Advisors won't be the last activist making demands on GSK. Thirdly, good potential for an acceleration of fundamentals.

We walk through the good, bad, and the ugly from the briefing, and highlight why Activist presence is but one key reason why GSK is set to break out of a long term trading range and upside to a fair value of GBP21.25/share or US$59.00/ADR is increasingly likely. 
Our note builds off the Investment thesis and review of Elliot's campaign in GSK (GSK.L) Why Activism Might Be the Right Medicine.



GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Activists Likely to Question the Spin-Off

Bangladesh

GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products in Bangladesh. It operates in Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Healthcare segments. The company offers prescription medicines across various therapeutic areas, including anti-bacterial, respiratory, dermatology, oncology, gastro-intestinal, cardiovascular, and other diseases, as well as cold and cough, vitamins, analgesics, oral steroid, eye/ear preps, laxative, anti-depressive, and special use prep. It also provides a range of vaccines for the prevention of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, invasive disease caused by H, influenzae, chickenpox, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, and others; and non-prescription medicines. In addition, the company offers health food drinks and nutritional supplements under the Horlicks, Boost, Maltova, and Viva brands; glucose powder under the Glaxose brand name; and toothpaste under the Sensodyne brand name. The company was incorporated in 1974 and is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Limited is a subsidiary of Setfirst Limited.

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Emcure Pharmaceuticals Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates and Valuations

Emcure Pharmaceuticals is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Fails to Impress, in Their Response to Elliot

@GSK response to the @elliot letter highlights defensive stance suggesting GSK caught off guard. Our latest commentary covers the response, why...

David Lepper

GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Elliot Goes Public with Campaign Demands

Elliot's @GSK “open letter” signals the start of a remuneration & proxy campaign. GSK's response is key to neutralising campaign & maintaining...

David Lepper

GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Activists Likely to Question the Spin-Off

Good data points were presented at the #GSK briefing around the embedded value, but strategic missteps by management may question the spin-off...

David Lepper

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Emcure Pharmaceuticals Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates and Valuations

Emcure Pharmaceuticals is looking to raise around US$240m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

GSK (GSK.L/​​GSK.N) Fails to Impress, in Their Response to Elliot

@GSK response to the @elliot letter highlights defensive stance suggesting GSK caught off guard. Our latest commentary covers the response, why...

David Lepper

GSK (GSK.L/​GSK.N) Elliot Goes Public with Campaign Demands

Elliot's @GSK “open letter” signals the start of a remuneration & proxy campaign. GSK's response is key to neutralising campaign & maintaining...

David Lepper

GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Activists Likely to Question the Spin-Off

Good data points were presented at the #GSK briefing around the embedded value, but strategic missteps by management may question the spin-off...

David Lepper

GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Fails to Impress, in Their Response to Elliot

GSK (GSK.L/GSK.N) Elliot Goes Public with Campaign Demands