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

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

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<li>Indian IT giant <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consultancy-svcs-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18708:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN)</a> released their public announcement document for their latest buyback after market close on 14th February 2022. </li>
<li>The company is planning to spend up to INR180bn (~US$2.4bn) which is one of the largest amounts spent in Tender Offer-style Buybacks in India.</li>
<li>Below is a closer look at the details of this Buyback.</li>
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Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN) released their public announcement document for their latest buyback after market close on 14th February 2022. 
The company is planning to spend up to INR180bn (~US$2.4bn) which is one of the largest amounts spent in Tender Offer-style Buybacks in India.
Below is a closer look at the details of this Buyback.


Tata Consultancy Services (TCS IN): US$2.4bn Mega Buyback

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<li>Vedant Fashions raised around US$420m in its India IPO. While insti demand was decent, retail investor gave it a miss. </li>
<li>It is a fashionwear company targeting the Indian wedding and celebration wear segment. According to CRISIL, it was the largest company in India in the men’s Indian wedding wear segment.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the trading updates and other deal dynamics.</li>
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Vedant Fashions raised around US$420m in its India IPO. While insti demand was decent, retail investor gave it a miss. 
It is a fashionwear company targeting the Indian wedding and celebration wear segment. According to CRISIL, it was the largest company in India in the men’s Indian wedding wear segment.
In this note, we will talk about the trading updates and other deal dynamics.


Vedant Fashions IPO Trading - Liked by Instis While Retail Gave It a Miss

Life Insurance  of India / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$5-10bn via selling a 5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>The deal will be run by Kotak, Axis, BofA, Citi, Nomura, GS, ISec, JM Fin, JPM, SBI Caps.</li>
<li>This note provides a brief overview of the company and the deal.</li>
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The Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$5-10bn via selling a 5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.
The deal will be run by Kotak, Axis, BofA, Citi, Nomura, GS, ISec, JM Fin, JPM, SBI Caps.
This note provides a brief overview of the company and the deal.


Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO Tearsheet

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Following 2 years of exceptional performance, share prices have started to correct. The demand outlook remains robust, but revenue and earnings growth rates are decelerating off a high base.</li>
<li>The key catalysts will be the FY2023 outlook and guidance, due April 2022, and the impact of increased shareholder returns.</li>
<li>Based on their recent financial performance, short- to medium-term growth outlook, shareholder return policies, and current valuation levels, the sector remains unattractive.</li>
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Following 2 years of exceptional performance, share prices have started to correct. The demand outlook remains robust, but revenue and earnings growth rates are decelerating off a high base.
The key catalysts will be the FY2023 outlook and guidance, due April 2022, and the impact of increased shareholder returns.
Based on their recent financial performance, short- to medium-term growth outlook, shareholder return policies, and current valuation levels, the sector remains unattractive.


Indian IT Services: Medium-Term Outlook Unattractive as Growth Slows, on Premium Valuation Levels

India

Infosys Limited provides IT consulting and software services, including e-business, program management and supply chain solutions. The Group's services include application development, product co-development, and system implementation and system engineering. Infosys targets businesses specializing in the insurance, banking, telecommunication and manufacturing sectors.

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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

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS IN): US$2.4bn Mega Buyback

Indian IT giant TCS officially launched a US$2.4bn Buyback which is one of the largest buybacks in Indian history. The Buyback Price is INR4,500...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Vedant Fashions IPO Trading - Liked by Instis While Retail Gave It a Miss

Vedant Fashions raised around US$420m in its India IPO. While institutional demand was decent, retail investor gave it a miss.

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO Tearsheet

The Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$5-10bn via selling a 5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its...

Sumeet Singh

Indian IT Services: Medium-Term Outlook Unattractive as Growth Slows, on Premium Valuation Levels

In this insight, I take a longer-term view on the 4 largest companies in the Indian IT Services sector, analysing their recent financial...

Wium Malan, CFA

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