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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35638:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank (5838 JP)</a>, the online banking arm of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten (4755 JP)</a>, raised around US$630m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>RB is the largest internet bank in Japan, by number of accounts. As of Dec 22, it had 13.3m deposit accounts with a total deposit base of JPY8.8tn.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at various aspects of the deal. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and trading updates.</li>
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Rakuten Bank (5838 JP), the online banking arm of Rakuten (4755 JP), raised around US$630m in its Japan IPO.
RB is the largest internet bank in Japan, by number of accounts. As of Dec 22, it had 13.3m deposit accounts with a total deposit base of JPY8.8tn.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at various aspects of the deal. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and trading updates.


Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>Momentum appears to be picking up on the IPO front with a few successful listing helping sentiment</li>
<li>On the placement front, GDR flow appears to have resumed.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
Momentum appears to be picking up on the IPO front with a few successful listing helping sentiment
On the placement front, GDR flow appears to have resumed.


ECM Weekly (16th Apr 2023) - Rakuten Bank, Harita Nickel, Merdeka Battery, ZJLD, Adicon, Supcon

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>While sentiment took a hit as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trial-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36821:1" rel="noopener">Trial Holdings (5882 JP)</a>'s pulled its IPO, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35638:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank (5838 JP) </a>cutting its price range leaves more upside on the table for investors.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/merdeka-battery-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36864:1" rel="noopener">Merdeka Battery Materials (2012725D IJ)</a> concluded its US$586m IPO bookbuild in Indonesia, with decent upside waiting for the longer-term investor. </li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
While sentiment took a hit as Trial Holdings (5882 JP)'s pulled its IPO, Rakuten Bank (5838 JP) cutting its price range leaves more upside on the table for investors.

Merdeka Battery Materials (2012725D IJ) concluded its US$586m IPO bookbuild in Indonesia, with decent upside waiting for the longer-term investor. 


ECM Weekly (10th Apr 2023) - Rakuten Bank, Merdeka Battery, ZJLD, Socionext, Trial Holdings

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OVERSEAS. SPX -0.2% as Equities continued with Recession trade overnight with Defensive &gt;Cyclicals;  Tech, Discretionary, Industrials stocks hit;  ADP Employment+Services PMI add fuel to Recession narrative; Next up: Non-Farm Payrolls</li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs -0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY 131.4; As US recession narrative strenghtens, expect selling of US exposed Discretionary; China weighs export ban on Rare earths;Rakuen cuts Bank IPO price</li>
<li>NUGGET. Panasonic+Stellantis=Expansion of Battery Profits.  IF Panasonic and Stellantis can agree, it could mean significant share price upside.</li>
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OVERSEAS. SPX -0.2% as Equities continued with Recession trade overnight with Defensive &gt;Cyclicals;  Tech, Discretionary, Industrials stocks hit;  ADP Employment+Services PMI add fuel to Recession narrative; Next up: Non-Farm Payrolls
JAPAN. NKY Futs -0.4% vs Cash; USDJPY 131.4; As US recession narrative strenghtens, expect selling of US exposed Discretionary; China weighs export ban on Rare earths;Rakuen cuts Bank IPO price
NUGGET. Panasonic+Stellantis=Expansion of Battery Profits.  IF Panasonic and Stellantis can agree, it could mean significant share price upside.


Good Morning Japan |Recession Fears Dominate; NUGGET: Panasonic+Stellantis =Expanded Battery Profits

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35638:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank (5838 JP)</a> has set its IPO price at JPY1,300-1,400 per share which is 20%-29% lower than the IPO reference price range of JPY1,630-1,960 per share.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rakuten-bank-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:98721" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank IPO: The Investment Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rakuten-bank-vs-sbi-sumishin-net-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:98866" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank Vs SBI Sumishin Net Bank</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rakuten-bank-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:99335" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank IPO: Valuation Insights</a>.   </li>
<li>The new price range values Rakuten Bank at a discount vs peers for the ROE it delivers. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-sumishin-net-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34572:1" rel="noopener">SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163 JP)</a> strong post-IPO performance suggests strong sector sentiment.</li>
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Rakuten Bank (5838 JP) has set its IPO price at JPY1,300-1,400 per share which is 20%-29% lower than the IPO reference price range of JPY1,630-1,960 per share.
We previously discussed the IPO in Rakuten Bank IPO: The Investment Case, Rakuten Bank Vs SBI Sumishin Net Bank and Rakuten Bank IPO: Valuation Insights.   
The new price range values Rakuten Bank at a discount vs peers for the ROE it delivers. SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163 JP) strong post-IPO performance suggests strong sector sentiment.


Rakuten Bank IPO: New Price Range Is a Steal

Japan

Rakuten Group, Inc. provides Internet services. The Company offers Internet finance services which including "Rakuten Card" and "Rakuten Bank". Rakuten Group also provides digital content services including electronic book services.

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Rakuten (4755 JP)

Rakuten Bank IPO Trading - Ample Upside

Rakuten Bank (5838 JP), the online banking arm of Rakuten (4755 JP), raised around US$630m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (16th Apr 2023) - Rakuten Bank, Harita Nickel, Merdeka Battery, ZJLD, Adicon, Supcon

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (10th Apr 2023) - Rakuten Bank, Merdeka Battery, ZJLD, Socionext, Trial Holdings

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Clarence Chu

Good Morning Japan |Recession Fears Dominate; NUGGET: Panasonic+Stellantis =Expanded Battery Profits

As the US recession narrative strengthens, there is an expectation of increased selling pressure on US-exposed discretionary stocks. Watching the...

Mark Chadwick

Rakuten Bank IPO: New Price Range Is a Steal

The new price range values Rakuten Bank at a discount vs peers for the ROE it delivers. SBI Sumishin Net Bank's strong post-IPO performance...

Arun George

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