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>In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, specifically for India, Asia-linked ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN.</li>
<li>This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.</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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In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, specifically for India, Asia-linked ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN.
This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.
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.


Aequitas 2023 Asia IPO Pipeline - India, ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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<ul><li>The credit growth momentum has continued to remain robust as is visible from the near decadal high systemic growth of ~17% YoY, driven by the continued traction in the Retail and SME segments.</li><li>On a segmental basis, Home loans, Auto loans and Credit card outstanding continue to grow well.</li><li>Corporate loans are showing gradual recovery, albeit on a weaker base.</li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

The credit growth momentum has continued to remain robust as is visible from the near decadal high systemic growth of ~17% YoY, driven by the continued traction in the Retail and SME segments.On a segmental basis, Home loans, Auto loans and Credit card outstanding continue to grow well.Corporate loans are showing gradual recovery, albeit on a weaker base.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.

BFSI Q3FY23 Result Preview – Earnings Growth to Remain Strong!

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adani-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:245:1" rel="noopener">Adani Enterprises (ADE IN)</a>  is looking to raise INR200bn (US$2.4bn) via a further public offering. The company has obtained board approval and is now awaiting shareholder approval.</li>
<li>It is the flagship company of the Adani Group. The group’s listed entities' stock performance over the past few years has made the founder one of the richest persons globally.</li>
<li>However, the stock is expensive and has had some issues in the past. In this note, we take an early look at the possible placement and its impact.</li>
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Adani Enterprises (ADE IN)  is looking to raise INR200bn (US$2.4bn) via a further public offering. The company has obtained board approval and is now awaiting shareholder approval.
It is the flagship company of the Adani Group. The group’s listed entities' stock performance over the past few years has made the founder one of the richest persons globally.
However, the stock is expensive and has had some issues in the past. In this note, we take an early look at the possible placement and its impact.


Adani Enterprise US$2.4bn Raising Early Look - Lots to Think About: Controversies, Debt, Grand Plans

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<li>In Dec 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/star-health-allied-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34199:1" rel="noopener">Star Health (STARHEAL IN)</a> (SHAI), the largest private health and retail health insurance company in India, raised around US$851m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>SHAI insured 20.5m people in FY21. SHAI primarily offers retail health insurance which accounted for 87.9% of its FY21 GWP. Individual agents accounted for 97% of its FY21 GWP.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lockup expiry.</li>
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In Dec 2021, Star Health (STARHEAL IN) (SHAI), the largest private health and retail health insurance company in India, raised around US$851m in its India IPO.
SHAI insured 20.5m people in FY21. SHAI primarily offers retail health insurance which accounted for 87.9% of its FY21 GWP. Individual agents accounted for 97% of its FY21 GWP.
In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lockup expiry.


Star Health IPO Lockup - Owned by Financial Investors, US$3.0bn Worth Shares Are Well in the Money

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

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We interact with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/home-first-finance-company-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28865:1" rel="noopener">Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN)</a>  branch managers to understand the reason behind the increase in bounce rates.</li>
<li>The overall NACH data also shows a high rejection rate in October despite being a festive month, which is surprising.</li>
<li>With 92% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/home-first-finance-company-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28865:1" rel="noopener">Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN)</a> loans being disbursed in less than 48 hours, this focus on TAT could lead to higher than industry-average asset quality issues. </li>
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We interact with Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN)  branch managers to understand the reason behind the increase in bounce rates.
The overall NACH data also shows a high rejection rate in October despite being a festive month, which is surprising.
With 92% of Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN) loans being disbursed in less than 48 hours, this focus on TAT could lead to higher than industry-average asset quality issues. 


Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN) | Bounce Rate and Sales Pressure

India

HDFC Bank Ltd. offers a wide range of services to the global corporate sector. The Bank provides corporate banking and custodial services and is active in the treasury and capital markets. HDFC also markets project advisory services and capital market products such as Global Deposit Receipts, Euro currency loans, and Euro currency bonds.

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HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN)

Aequitas 2023 Asia IPO Pipeline - India, ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, specifically for India, Asia-linked ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN.

Sumeet Singh

BFSI Q3FY23 Result Preview – Earnings Growth to Remain Strong!

On a segmental basis, Home loans, Auto loans and Credit card outstanding continue to grow well. Corporate loans are showing gradual recovery,...

Axis Direct

Adani Enterprise US$2.4bn Raising Early Look - Lots to Think About: Controversies, Debt, Grand Plans

Adani Enterprises (ADE IN) is looking to raise INR200bn (US$2.4bn) via a further public offering. The company has obtained board approval and is...

Sumeet Singh

Star Health IPO Lockup - Owned by Financial Investors, US$3.0bn Worth Shares Are Well in the Money

In Dec 2021, Star Health (STARHEAL IN) (SHAI), the largest private health and retail health insurance company in India, raised around US$851m in...

Sumeet Singh

Home First Finance (HOMEFIRS IN) | Bounce Rate and Sales Pressure

We interact with our channels at Home First and industry professionals to understand the trend in bounce rates, demand environment and competitive...

Pranav Bhavsar

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