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

Life Insurance  of India / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.</li>
<li>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we compare it to its international peers and talk about valuations.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.
This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we compare it to its international peers and talk about valuations.


Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - Regional Peer Comparison

<ul>
<li>Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the final deal terms and structure, RHP updates and do a quick valuation refresh.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.
This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.
In this note, we will talk about the final deal terms and structure, RHP updates and do a quick valuation refresh.


Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - Valuation Is Ok but Its Not the Best Deal Structure

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the likely final deal terms and the likelihood of fast entry in the various indices.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO. 
This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.
In this note, we will talk about the likely final deal terms and the likelihood of fast entry in the various indices.


Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - India’s Largest IPO Will Not Get Any Passive Support

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Post announcement of the acquisition of Citibank India's consumer finance unit, Axis Bank has outperformed the market</li>
<li>However, Axis Bank shareholders need to be more cautious about whether the acquisition will deliver the returns that the market is expecting.</li>
<li>Competitors who either did not bid or lost out in the acquisition are focusing on poaching Citibank’s premier customers.</li>
</ul>


Post announcement of the acquisition of Citibank India's consumer finance unit, Axis Bank has outperformed the market
However, Axis Bank shareholders need to be more cautious about whether the acquisition will deliver the returns that the market is expecting.
Competitors who either did not bid or lost out in the acquisition are focusing on poaching Citibank’s premier customers.


Citi’s Well-Off Retail Clients May Not Travel Meekly to Axis Bank

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>We expect loan growth momentum for banks to sustain on a sequential basis, mainly driven by Retail/SME segments</li>
<li>Deposit growth continues to remain range-bound. However, most banks have reported a healthy CASA growth aiding CoF, thereby supporting margins.</li>
<li>Positive result plays: SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, CanFin Homes, SBI Cards, AU Small Finance Bank</li>
</ul>
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We expect loan growth momentum for banks to sustain on a sequential basis, mainly driven by Retail/SME segments
Deposit growth continues to remain range-bound. However, most banks have reported a healthy CASA growth aiding CoF, thereby supporting margins.
Positive result plays: SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, CanFin Homes, SBI Cards, AU Small Finance Bank

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.

BFSI Q4FY22 Result Preview – Growth Momentum Robust; Asset Quality Pressures to Ease

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Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - Regional Peer Comparison

Government of India is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India in its upcoming India IPO....

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - Valuation Is Ok but Its Not the Best Deal Structure

Government of India is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - India’s Largest IPO Will Not Get Any Passive Support

Government of India is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India...

Sumeet Singh

Citi’s Well-Off Retail Clients May Not Travel Meekly to Axis Bank

The acquisition will depend on the bulk of Citibank’s premier customers being retained by Axis Bank. Recent developments regarding the toxic work...

Hemindra Hazari

BFSI Q4FY22 Result Preview – Growth Momentum Robust; Asset Quality Pressures to Ease

We expect loan growth momentum for banks to sustain on a sequential basis, mainly driven by Retail/SME segments. Deposit growth continues to remain...

Axis Direct

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