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

LG Energy Solution / 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>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> saw very strong demand for its mega US$10bn+ IPO.</li>
<li>While other IPO markets were in torpor, a number of placements continued to flow in.</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.

LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) saw very strong demand for its mega US$10bn+ IPO.
While other IPO markets were in torpor, a number of placements continued to flow in.


ECM Weekly (16th Jan 2022) - LG Energy, Hyundai Engineering, Nippon Paint, Sunac, JL Mag, JREITs

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Private Capital Markets

Bank Jago Tbk PT / Private Capital Markets

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<li>The recent <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allo-bank-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33551:1" rel="noopener">Allo Bank Indonesia Tbk PT (BBHI IJ)</a> transaction exemplifies the rush to build digital banking capabilities in Indonesia with strong shareholder ecosystem now in place</li>
<li>Mainstream banks are not standing still on digital banking capabilities building internal capabilities and in some cases standalone digital banks presenting tough competition for newcomers.</li>
<li>From a consumer digital banking perspective we see blu, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> , SeaBank, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allo-bank-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33551:1" rel="noopener">Allo Bank (BBHI IJ)</a> as having the greatest chance of success.</li>
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The recent Allo Bank Indonesia Tbk PT (BBHI IJ) transaction exemplifies the rush to build digital banking capabilities in Indonesia with strong shareholder ecosystem now in place
Mainstream banks are not standing still on digital banking capabilities building internal capabilities and in some cases standalone digital banks presenting tough competition for newcomers.
From a consumer digital banking perspective we see blu, Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) , SeaBank, and Allo Bank (BBHI IJ) as having the greatest chance of success.


CrossASEAN Digital - All Rise Indonesia's Digital Banks

Digital Core REIT / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Digital Core REIT (DCREIT), a data center REIT, raised around US$600m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>The company is sponsored by Digital Realty, one of the largest REITs in the US, and over 60% of the deal is already spoken for by cornerstone investors.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about trading dynamics and valuations.</li>
</ul>


Digital Core REIT (DCREIT), a data center REIT, raised around US$600m in its Singapore IPO.
The company is sponsored by Digital Realty, one of the largest REITs in the US, and over 60% of the deal is already spoken for by cornerstone investors.
In this note, we will talk about trading dynamics and valuations.


Digital Core REIT IPO Trading - Strong Demand

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>On 13th Apr 2021, Grab (0967655D SP) announced that it plans to go public in the US in partnership with Altimeter Growth Corp (AGC US) at an equity valuation of US$39.6bn.</li>
<li>The merger and listing will be completed on 2nd Dec 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the recent updates since the company first reported its plans to list.</li>
</ul>


On 13th Apr 2021, Grab (0967655D SP) announced that it plans to go public in the US in partnership with Altimeter Growth Corp (AGC US) at an equity valuation of US$39.6bn.
The merger and listing will be completed on 2nd Dec 2021.
In this note, we will talk about the recent updates since the company first reported its plans to list.


Grab SPAC Listing - Still Firing on Only One Cylinder - Lit by Consumer Incentives

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:660:1" rel="noopener">Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP)</a> has <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/YZJ_Announcement_final.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=692475" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a spin-off and listing of the company's investment segment.</li>
<li>Currently, its principal activities under the investment segment consist of microfinancing, debt investments at amortised cost, and other investments. The proposed spin-off and listing <em>may</em> be completed in 6-12 months.</li>
<li>As of 1 November 2021, Yangzijiang 's secured orders are the largest in its history. </li>
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP) has proposed a spin-off and listing of the company's investment segment.
Currently, its principal activities under the investment segment consist of microfinancing, debt investments at amortised cost, and other investments. The proposed spin-off and listing may be completed in 6-12 months.
As of 1 November 2021, Yangzijiang 's secured orders are the largest in its history. 


Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP): Investment Ops Spin-Off

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 (16th Jan 2022) - LG Energy, Hyundai Engineering, Nippon Paint, Sunac, JL Mag, JREITs

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

CrossASEAN Digital - All Rise Indonesia's Digital Banks

The recent Allo Bank Indonesia transaction exemplifies the rush to build digital banking capabilities in Indonesia with a strong shareholder...

Angus Mackintosh

Digital Core REIT IPO Trading - Strong Demand

Digital Core REIT (DCREIT), a data center REIT, raised US$600m in its Singapore IPO. In this note we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Grab SPAC Listing - Still Firing on Only One Cylinder - Lit by Consumer Incentives

In Apr 21, Grab announced that it plans to go public in the US in partnership with Altimeter Growth Corp (AGC US) at an equity valuation of...

Sumeet Singh

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJSGD SP): Investment Ops Spin-Off

Pricing does not reflect this latest shipbuilding supercycle: the current order book is ~50% higher than the last supercycle. YSH's major yards are...

David Blennerhassett

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