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

Chervon Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Chervon Holdings Limited (CHL) plans to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CHL is the largest China-based global provider of power tools and outdoor power equipment (OPE). </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Chervon Holdings Limited (CHL) plans to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
CHL is the largest China-based global provider of power tools and outdoor power equipment (OPE). 
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Chervon Holdings Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Patchy Disclosures Including About Its Largest Customers

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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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chervon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35309:1" rel="noopener">Chervon Holdings (CHL HK)</a> is a leading global provider of power tools and outdoor power equipment. It will launch an HKEx IPO to raise US$400m-450 million, according to press reports.</li>
<li>At first glance, the fundamentals look attractive with strong revenue growth, operating leverage and cash generation. </li>
<li>However, a tepid 3Q21 performance and the vanishing of the former largest customer is a worry. We take a safety-first approach in the current environment and pass on this IPO.  </li>
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Chervon Holdings (CHL HK) is a leading global provider of power tools and outdoor power equipment. It will launch an HKEx IPO to raise US$400m-450 million, according to press reports.
At first glance, the fundamentals look attractive with strong revenue growth, operating leverage and cash generation. 
However, a tepid 3Q21 performance and the vanishing of the former largest customer is a worry. We take a safety-first approach in the current environment and pass on this IPO.  


Chervon Holdings IPO Initiation: Not Quite Right

<ul>
<li>Chervon Holdings Limited (CHL) plans to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CHL is the largest China-based global provider of power tools and outdoor power equipment (OPE). </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Chervon Holdings Limited (CHL) plans to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
CHL is the largest China-based global provider of power tools and outdoor power equipment (OPE). 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Chervon Holdings Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Good Reviews

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.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Walmart had fairly good quarter, with sales up 10.3% and profit up even higher at 17.5%, excluding divestitures and currency.</li><li>Its strong momentum continued in the third quarter, with strong sales and profit growth in each segment while they accelerated their strategic priorities.</li><li>Except for divestitures, all segments saw strong top-line growth in the quarter.</li></ul>

Walmart had fairly good quarter, with sales up 10.3% and profit up even higher at 17.5%, excluding divestitures and currency.Its strong momentum continued in the third quarter, with strong sales and profit growth in each segment while they accelerated their strategic priorities.Except for divestitures, all segments saw strong top-line growth in the quarter.

Walmart: Is The Retail Behemoth Winning The War With Amazon? (12/2021)

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Bottom-Up

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fsn-e-commerce-ventures-nykaa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33796:1" rel="noopener">FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (NYKAA IN)</a>, is a lifestyle focussed e-commerce platform and consumer brand offering a portfolio of beauty, personal care and fashion products, including its own branded products.</li>
<li>As of March 21, it had 43.7m cumulative downloads across all its mobile applications. Its offline channel comprises 73 physical stores across 38 cities in India.</li>
<li>Post its successful listing, the stock is now by far the most expensive e-commerce stock in India and probably globally.</li>
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FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (NYKAA IN), is a lifestyle focussed e-commerce platform and consumer brand offering a portfolio of beauty, personal care and fashion products, including its own branded products.
As of March 21, it had 43.7m cumulative downloads across all its mobile applications. Its offline channel comprises 73 physical stores across 38 cities in India.
Post its successful listing, the stock is now by far the most expensive e-commerce stock in India and probably globally.


2022 High Conviction - FSN (Nykaa) - Marketplace and Inventory Mix Make It a Very Expensive Stock

United States

Walmart Inc. operates discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets. The Company offers merchandise such as apparel, house wares, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments, books, home improvement, shoes, jewelry, toddler, games, household essentials, pets, pharmaceutical products, party supplies, and automotive tools. Walmart serves customers worldwide.

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Chervon Holdings Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Patchy Disclosures Including About Its Largest Customers

Chervon Holdings Limited (CHL) plans to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we look at the not so pleasant aspects.

Sumeet Singh

Chervon Holdings IPO Initiation: Not Quite Right

Chervon is set to launch an HKEx IPO to raise US$400m-450m, according to press reports. The fundamentals are far from perfect and we are inclined...

Arun George

Chervon Holdings Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Good Reviews

Chervon Holdings Limited (CHL) plans to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. The company is the largest China based provider of power and OPE...

Sumeet Singh

Walmart: Is The Retail Behemoth Winning The War With Amazon? (12/2021)

Walmart had fairly good quarter, with sales up 10.3% and profit up even higher at 17.5%, excluding divestitures and currency. Its strong momentum...

Baptista Research

2022 High Conviction - FSN (Nykaa) - Marketplace and Inventory Mix Make It a Very Expensive Stock

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa), is a lifestyle focussed e-commerce platform and consumer brand offering a portfolio of beauty, personal care and...

Clarence Chu

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