APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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

Seoul Guarantee Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seoul-guarantee-insurance-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40123:1" rel="noopener">Seoul Guarantee Insurance (031210 KS)</a> is looking to raise around US$270m in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) is a guarantee insurance firm operating predominantly in Korea.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Seoul Guarantee Insurance (031210 KS) is looking to raise around US$270m in its Korean IPO.
Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) is a guarantee insurance firm operating predominantly in Korea.
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Seoul Guarantee Insurance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - The Tide Could Be Turning. Overhang Looms

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seoul-guarantee-insurance-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40123:1" rel="noopener">Seoul Guarantee Insurance (031210 KS)</a> is looking to raise around US$270m in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) is a guarantee insurance firm operating predominantly in Korea.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Seoul Guarantee Insurance (031210 KS) is looking to raise around US$270m in its Korean IPO.
Seoul Guarantee Insurance (SGI) is a guarantee insurance firm operating predominantly in Korea.
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Seoul Guarantee Insurance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Broad Coverage Across Guarantee Insurance

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>This is our first report on Prudential Financial, Inc., a major global player in financial services and insurance.</li><li>Prudential kept transforming throughout the quarter to become less reliant on the market and better able to produce steady, long-term growth.</li><li>The company also had the financial strength to navigate the changing macroeconomic climate because of its rock-solid balance sheet.</li></ul>

This is our first report on Prudential Financial, Inc., a major global player in financial services and insurance.Prudential kept transforming throughout the quarter to become less reliant on the market and better able to produce steady, long-term growth.The company also had the financial strength to navigate the changing macroeconomic climate because of its rock-solid balance sheet.

Prudential Financial Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – The Deerpath Capital Acquisition & Other Major Drivers

Prudential Financial / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>This is our first report on Prudential, a major provider of life and health insurance.</li><li>Prudential had a very strong quarter with 19% sales growth.</li><li>Despite slower revenue recognition in the life insurance market, the company has been witnessing strong cash flows and returned over $800 million to shareholders in the latest quarter.</li></ul>

This is our first report on Prudential, a major provider of life and health insurance.Prudential had a very strong quarter with 19% sales growth.Despite slower revenue recognition in the life insurance market, the company has been witnessing strong cash flows and returned over $800 million to shareholders in the latest quarter.

Prudential PLC: Initiation of Coverage – Expansion In Emerging Markets & Other Drivers

Research Firm with a Qualitative Overlay, Pearl Gray Equity and Research

Pearl Gray Equity and Research

Research Firm with a Qualitative Overlay

Quantitative fund & research firm with a qualitative overlay. 

Our coverage: General U.S. with a skew towards the primary sector. 

Methods: Smart Beta/Factor Pricing, Neural Networks, Street Gossip, and Common Sense.

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<li>Higher interest rates might reflect positively in Prudential's Q4 report.</li>
<li>However, the continued decline in long-dated par rates presents a severe risk to the company's investment portfolio.</li>
<li>The company's stock is relatively overvalued, and its dividend yield is poorly covered.</li>
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Higher interest rates might reflect positively in Prudential's Q4 report.
However, the continued decline in long-dated par rates presents a severe risk to the company's investment portfolio.
The company's stock is relatively overvalued, and its dividend yield is poorly covered.


Prudential Financial: We Expect A Solid Q4, Coupled With A Doubtful Outlook

United States

Prudential Financial, Inc. provides financial services throughout the United States and several locations worldwide. The Company offers a variety of products and services, including life insurance, mutual funds, annuities, pension, and retirement related services, as well as administration and asset management.

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Prudential Financial (PRU US)

Seoul Guarantee Insurance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - The Tide Could Be Turning. Overhang Looms

Seoul Guarantee Insurance (031210 KS) is looking to raise around US$270m in its Korean IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not so positive...

Clarence Chu

Seoul Guarantee Insurance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Broad Coverage Across Guarantee Insurance

Seoul Guarantee Insurance (031210 KS) is looking to raise around US$270m in its Korean IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects...

Clarence Chu

Prudential Financial Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – The Deerpath Capital Acquisition & Other Major Drivers

This is our first report on Prudential Financial, Inc., a major global player in financial services and insurance. Prudential kept transforming...

Baptista Research

Prudential PLC: Initiation of Coverage – Expansion In Emerging Markets & Other Drivers

This is our first report on Prudential, a major provider of life and health insurance. Prudential had a very strong quarter with 19% sales...

Baptista Research

Prudential Financial: We Expect A Solid Q4, Coupled With A Doubtful Outlook

Higher interest rates might reflect positively in Prudential's Q4 report. However, the continued decline in long-dated par rates presents a severe...

Pearl Gray Equity and Research

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