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/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> is looking to trim its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> by a third, as per Reuters. </li>
<li>The deal would be worth around US$9bn and could come as soon as next month.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the news and take an early look at the possible selldown.</li>
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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) is looking to trim its stake in Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) by a third, as per Reuters. 
The deal would be worth around US$9bn and could come as soon as next month.
In this note, we talk about the news and take an early look at the possible selldown.


Japan Post Bank Possible Placement - Here We Go Again with the US$9bn Overhang

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>OVERSEAS.  SPX -2% overnight to close below key 4090 suport;  Bonds sell off, USD Bid as cyclicals hit on sticky inflation view; Walmart, Home Depot downbeat outlook hits Sentiment </li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs -0.8% vs Cash; USDJPY weakens to 135; Inflation here too as JGB 10Y breaches 0.5%;  Toyota EV Move;  Japan Condo px-es hit records; Bullish Machinery Sector Upgrades</li>
<li>DAILY NUGGET. Toyota EV shift has started. Rather than Toyota, watch the supply chain - Denso in particular stands to benefit.</li>
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OVERSEAS.  SPX -2% overnight to close below key 4090 suport;  Bonds sell off, USD Bid as cyclicals hit on sticky inflation view; Walmart, Home Depot downbeat outlook hits Sentiment 
JAPAN. NKY Futs -0.8% vs Cash; USDJPY weakens to 135; Inflation here too as JGB 10Y breaches 0.5%;  Toyota EV Move;  Japan Condo px-es hit records; Bullish Machinery Sector Upgrades
DAILY NUGGET. Toyota EV shift has started. Rather than Toyota, watch the supply chain - Denso in particular stands to benefit.


Good Morning Japan | SPX Plunges Below Key 4000 on Inflation Fears; Toyota EV Shift Begins NOW

Equity Capital Markets

Amvis Holdings Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amvis-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31511:1" rel="noopener">Amvis Holdings Inc (7071 JP)</a> (AH)’s founder aims to raise around US$250m via a secondary follow-on offering.</li>
<li>The deal will increase the free-float of the stock and will lead to the stock being transferred to the Prime segment.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Amvis Holdings Inc (7071 JP) (AH)’s founder aims to raise around US$250m via a secondary follow-on offering.
The deal will increase the free-float of the stock and will lead to the stock being transferred to the Prime segment.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Amvis Holdings Placement - Has Done Exceptionally Well, Now It's Prime Time

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<li>OVERSEAS.  SPX sees Red for 2nd week; Short yields rise again last week as hot Macro/Fedspeak drive inflation narrative; GM sets sights on Tesla; MSFT AI gets ..well Emotional !</li>
<li>JAPAN. NKY Futs Flat vs Cash; USDJPY 134.15; Expect little from Japan today with US off for President's Day;  Stealth Immigration as JP loosens up..barely;Deere 2023 outlook Negative Kubota</li>
<li>DAILY NUGGET.  Kubota +15% from the bottom but comments from Deere +7.5% on Small Tractors not supportive.</li>
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OVERSEAS.  SPX sees Red for 2nd week; Short yields rise again last week as hot Macro/Fedspeak drive inflation narrative; GM sets sights on Tesla; MSFT AI gets ..well Emotional !
JAPAN. NKY Futs Flat vs Cash; USDJPY 134.15; Expect little from Japan today with US off for President's Day;  Stealth Immigration as JP loosens up..barely;Deere 2023 outlook Negative Kubota
DAILY NUGGET.  Kubota +15% from the bottom but comments from Deere +7.5% on Small Tractors not supportive.


Good Morning Japan | Equities See Red as Yields Rise; MSFT AI Goes Wild! Tesla in GM's EV Crosshairs

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.
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Equity Bottom-Up

Toyota Motor Corp Spon Adr / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Toyota delivered strong set of results in the quarter despite the changing business environment especially given the company lagging behind in the global shift to EVs.</li><li>The company’s focus on hybrid vehicles and its avoidance of shifting to EVs is hurting its market share immensely in many key markets.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

Toyota delivered strong set of results in the quarter despite the changing business environment especially given the company lagging behind in the global shift to EVs.The company’s focus on hybrid vehicles and its avoidance of shifting to EVs is hurting its market share immensely in many key markets.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

Japan

Toyota Motor Corporation manufactures, sells, leases, and repairs passenger cars, trucks, buses, and their related parts worldwide. The Company also operates financing services through their subsidiaries. Toyota Motor builds homes, produces pleasure boats, and develops intelligent transportation systems including radar cruise control and electronic toll collection systems.

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