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

Sunshine Insurance Group  Lt / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Sunshine Insurance Group (SIG), a life, health and P&amp;C insurance company, aims to raise up to US$1bn in its HK IPO.</li>
<li>SIG is an integrated insurance provider which offers both life and health (L&amp;H) and property and casualty (P&amp;C) insurance in China.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.</li>
</ul>


Sunshine Insurance Group (SIG), a life, health and P&amp;C insurance company, aims to raise up to US$1bn in its HK IPO.
SIG is an integrated insurance provider which offers both life and health (L&amp;H) and property and casualty (P&amp;C) insurance in China.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.


Sunshine Insurance Group Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Fastest in One Segment, Slowest in the Other

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>In Oct’22, the life insurance industry witnessed a decent performance in YoY NBP/APE growth with NBP/APE growing at 15.3%/10.3% YoY but NBP/APE growth moderated to 1.8%/-21.2% MoM.</li><li>The strong growth YoY was largely driven by LIC’s YoY performance.</li><li>In Oct’22, the private players reported overall lacklusture YoY performance with NBP growing at 7.9% YoY but APE declining by 4.3% YoY.</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>

In Oct’22, the life insurance industry witnessed a decent performance in YoY NBP/APE growth with NBP/APE growing at 15.3%/10.3% YoY but NBP/APE growth moderated to 1.8%/-21.2% MoM.The strong growth YoY was largely driven by LIC’s YoY performance.In Oct’22, the private players reported overall lacklusture YoY performance with NBP growing at 7.9% YoY but APE declining by 4.3% YoY.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.

Life Insurance Monthly Performance Tracker - Oct 22

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Fusion Micro Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fusion-micro-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36450:1" rel="noopener">Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN)</a> raised approximately US$134m in its India IPO.  </li>
<li>Fusion Micro Finance (FMF) is a non-banking financial company - microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) that provides financial services to unserved and underserved women in rural and peri-rural areas across India.</li>
<li>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal and the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) raised approximately US$134m in its India IPO.  
Fusion Micro Finance (FMF) is a non-banking financial company - microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) that provides financial services to unserved and underserved women in rural and peri-rural areas across India.
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal and the trading dynamics.


Fusion Micro Finance IPO Trading - Weak Demand Seems Justified

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<li>The Government of India (GoI) aims to raise around US$500m via selling a 1.4% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/axis-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:768:1" rel="noopener">Axis Bank Ltd (AXSB IN)</a>. </li>
<li>This won’t be the first selldown by GoI as it has been reducing its stake since 2019. We have covered a number of the past deals in the name.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on other deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>


The Government of India (GoI) aims to raise around US$500m via selling a 1.4% stake in Axis Bank Ltd (AXSB IN). 
This won’t be the first selldown by GoI as it has been reducing its stake since 2019. We have covered a number of the past deals in the name.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on other deal dynamics.


Axis Bank Placement - Second Deal for the Month but This Is Very Well Flagged

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>In Nov 2021, PB Fintech raised around US$793m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.  The lock-up on its pre-IPO shareholder will expire soon.</li>
<li>The company operates two platforms: Policybazaar operates in India’s online insurance product and service industry; and Paisabazaar platform operates in India’s online credit industry. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lockup expiry.</li>
</ul>


In Nov 2021, PB Fintech raised around US$793m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.  The lock-up on its pre-IPO shareholder will expire soon.
The company operates two platforms: Policybazaar operates in India’s online insurance product and service industry; and Paisabazaar platform operates in India’s online credit industry. 
In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lockup expiry.


PB Fintech (Policy Bazaar) Lockup Expiry - US$1bn+, Stock Down 60% but Everyone Is in the Money

India

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited is a life insurance firm. The Company offers protection, pension, savings and investment, and children's and women's plans to individuals. HDFC Standard Life Insurance serves customers in India and United Arab Emirates.

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Sunshine Insurance Group Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Fastest in One Segment, Slowest in the Other

Sunshine Insurance Group (SIG), a life, health and P&C insurance company, aims to raise up to US$1bn in its HK IPO. In this note, we undertake a...

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Monthly Performance Tracker - Oct 22

In Oct’22, the life insurance industry witnessed a decent performance in YoY NBP/APE growth with NBP/APE growing at 15.3%/10.3% YoY

Axis Direct

Fusion Micro Finance IPO Trading - Weak Demand Seems Justified

Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) raised approximately US$134m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal and the...

Ethan Aw

Axis Bank Placement - Second Deal for the Month but This Is Very Well Flagged

The Government of India (GoI) aims to raise around US$500m via selling a 1.4% stake in Axis Bank Ltd (AXSB IN). This isn't the first selldown by...

Sumeet Singh

PB Fintech (Policy Bazaar) Lockup Expiry - US$1bn+, Stock Down 60% but Everyone Is in the Money

In Nov 2021, PB Fintech raised around US$793m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. The lock-up on its pre-IPO...

Sumeet Singh

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