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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Temasek raised around US$300m via its secondary selldown in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-airlines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:74:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Airlines (SIA SP)</a> in Jun 2023. The lockup from that placement will expire soon.</li>
<li>Temasek still owns over 50% of SIA and hence, any selldown might not come before SIA reports its 1H23/24 results in mid-Nov 2023.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the placement lockup dynamics.</li>
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Temasek raised around US$300m via its secondary selldown in Singapore Airlines (SIA SP) in Jun 2023. The lockup from that placement will expire soon.
Temasek still owns over 50% of SIA and hence, any selldown might not come before SIA reports its 1H23/24 results in mid-Nov 2023.
In this note, we talk about the placement lockup dynamics.


SIA Placement Lockup - Time for Another Trim of Its US$7bn Stake

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Mapletree Industrial Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-industrial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP)</a> is looking to raise at least S$202m (US$150m) in its primary placement.</li>
<li>The proceeds will be used to partially fund its acquisition of a data centre asset in downtown Osaka, Japan, while the remainder will be funded by debt.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP) is looking to raise at least S$202m (US$150m) in its primary placement.
The proceeds will be used to partially fund its acquisition of a data centre asset in downtown Osaka, Japan, while the remainder will be funded by debt.
In this note, we'll run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Mapletree Industrial Trust Placement - Data Centre Exposure Still on the Rise

Mapletree Logistics Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan, Australia and South Korea.</li>
<li>We have earlier covered the previous six placements for the REIT since 2017. Most of the past deals have done well except for the two most recent ones.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan, Australia and South Korea.
We have earlier covered the previous six placements for the REIT since 2017. Most of the past deals have done well except for the two most recent ones.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about deal dynamics.


MLT Placement - Small Deal but Recent Deals Didn’t Do Well

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>The Widjaja family's Offer for <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-fiber-system-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20826:1" rel="noopener">Golden Energy (GER SP)</a></strong> back in November has been derided in the press, one outspoken minority shareholder, and (a loosely veiled statement) by Singapore RegCo.</li>
<li>Now the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS) has thrown its hat into the ring and has called on GEAR to improve the Offer for shareholders. </li>
<li>The long stop date was surprisingly pushed back five months to satisfy the Exit offer conditions. This delay should avail the family of ample time to bump terms.  </li>
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The Widjaja family's Offer for Golden Energy (GER SP) back in November has been derided in the press, one outspoken minority shareholder, and (a loosely veiled statement) by Singapore RegCo.
Now the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS) has thrown its hat into the ring and has called on GEAR to improve the Offer for shareholders. 
The long stop date was surprisingly pushed back five months to satisfy the Exit offer conditions. This delay should avail the family of ample time to bump terms.  


SIAS Agrees The Widjaja Family’s Offer For Golden Energy Is Low-Balled

Nexus Select Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nexus-select-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36566:1" rel="noopener">Nexus Select Trust (NST IN)</a>  is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>NST is a REIT with a portfolio of 17 Grade A urban consumption centers. It is backed by Blackstone.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Nexus Select Trust (NST IN)  is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. 
NST is a REIT with a portfolio of 17 Grade A urban consumption centers. It is backed by Blackstone.
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Nexus Select Trust Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Some Assets Were Recently Acquired, Not All Doing Well

Singapore

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company manages and invests in commercial properties, including logistics, industrial spaces, and office buildings. Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust serves customers in Asia.

Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)

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Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)

SIA Placement Lockup - Time for Another Trim of Its US$7bn Stake

Temasek raised around US$300m via its secondary selldown in Singapore Airlines (SIA SP) in Jun 2023. The lockup from that placement will expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Mapletree Industrial Trust Placement - Data Centre Exposure Still on the Rise

Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP) is looking to raise at least S$202m (US$150m) in its primary placement. In this note, we'll run the deal...

Ethan Aw

MLT Placement - Small Deal but Recent Deals Didn’t Do Well

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan,...

Sumeet Singh

SIAS Agrees The Widjaja Family’s Offer For Golden Energy Is Low-Balled

Despite the 8% gain this week, a revised Offer should include an exit Offer of at least S$0.30-S$0.35 cash per share. I'd still look to enter...

David Blennerhassett

Nexus Select Trust Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Some Assets Were Recently Acquired, Not All Doing Well

Nexus Select Trust (NST IN) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects...

Sumeet Singh

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