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.

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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>IPO activity continues to pick up momentum, although the recent market volatility will likely make a few companies reconsider their near term plans.</li>
<li>On the placements front, <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> hasn't been playing ball, as has been the case with most of the other past deals which offered a trivial discount.</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.
IPO activity continues to pick up momentum, although the recent market volatility will likely make a few companies reconsider their near term plans.
On the placements front, Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) hasn't been playing ball, as has been the case with most of the other past deals which offered a trivial discount.


ECM Weekly (19th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, Harita, Trial Holding, ZKH, DPC, Kelsian

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 3 Mar - 9 Mar 2023 Meanwhile, Genting Singapore, Sembcorp Industries, Jardine Matheson, Singapore Airlines, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) led the net institutional inflow for the five sessions.</li><li>There were 19 primary-listed companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to Mar 9, with a total consideration of S$10.6 million.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 3 Mar - 9 Mar 2023 Meanwhile, Genting Singapore, Sembcorp Industries, Jardine Matheson, Singapore Airlines, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) led the net institutional inflow for the five sessions.There were 19 primary-listed companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to Mar 9, with a total consideration of S$10.6 million.

Buybacks, director transactions resume at a lively pace

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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>IPO activity appears to be picking up across the region, with deal in Japan, Hong Kong, US and Indonesia being lined up.</li>
<li>Placements as well picked up pace, despite the ongoing <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>'s mega deal set to suck liquidity out of the system for a while. </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.
IPO activity appears to be picking up across the region, with deal in Japan, Hong Kong, US and Indonesia being lined up.
Placements as well picked up pace, despite the ongoing Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)'s mega deal set to suck liquidity out of the system for a while. 


ECM Weekly (12th Mar 2023) - Meituan, Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, JFW, Ventia, Doosan, DXN, DPC

<ul><li>What you need to know about the SG market #whatstrending feat. #whatstrending is a new series addressing some of the most trending questions/topics on the markets for investors.</li><li>All three declared higher dividends, as their interest income grew solidly on the back of interest rate hikes.</li></ul>

What you need to know about the SG market #whatstrending feat. #whatstrending is a new series addressing some of the most trending questions/topics on the markets for investors.All three declared higher dividends, as their interest income grew solidly on the back of interest rate hikes.

What's Trending: Singapore Banks 4Q22 Report Card

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2023 DBS, UOB, OCBC, Keppel Corporation and Venture Corporation led the net institutional outflow for the five sessions.</li><li>There were 16 primary-listed companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to Mar 2, with a total consideration of S$15.8 million.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2023 DBS, UOB, OCBC, Keppel Corporation and Venture Corporation led the net institutional outflow for the five sessions.There were 16 primary-listed companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to Mar 2, with a total consideration of S$15.8 million.

Wee Ee Cheong acquires UOB shares post FY22 results

Singapore

United Overseas Bank Limited provides a wide range of financial services including personal financial services, wealth management, private banking, commercial and corporate banking, transaction banking, investment banking, corporate finance, capital market activities, treasury services, futures broking, asset management, venture capital management and insurance.

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UOB (UOB SP)

ECM Weekly (19th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, Harita, Trial Holding, ZKH, DPC, Kelsian

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

Buybacks, director transactions resume at a lively pace

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 3 Mar - 9 Mar 2023 Meanwhile, Genting Singapore, Sembcorp Industries, Jardine Matheson, Singapore...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

ECM Weekly (12th Mar 2023) - Meituan, Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, JFW, Ventia, Doosan, DXN, DPC

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

Wee Ee Cheong acquires UOB shares post FY22 results

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2023 DBS, UOB, OCBC, Keppel Corporation and Venture Corporation led the net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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ECM Weekly (19th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, Harita, Trial Holding, ZKH, DPC, Kelsian

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

Buybacks, director transactions resume at a lively pace

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 3 Mar - 9 Mar 2023 Meanwhile, Genting Singapore, Sembcorp Industries, Jardine Matheson, Singapore...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

ECM Weekly (12th Mar 2023) - Meituan, Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, JFW, Ventia, Doosan, DXN, DPC

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

What's Trending: Singapore Banks 4Q22 Report Card

What you need to know about the SG market #whatstrending feat. #whatstrending is a new series addressing some of the most trending...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Wee Ee Cheong acquires UOB shares post FY22 results

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 24 Feb - 2 Mar 2023 DBS, UOB, OCBC, Keppel Corporation and Venture Corporation led the net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)