Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of IPO & Placements for Aequitas Research. At Aequitas we cover all IPOs and placements across Asia-Pac with a deal size of at least US$100m. 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%. 
Prior to Aequitas. I was heading Content Strategy for Smartkarma, along with covering IPOs & Placement. In an earlier life I have covered ASEAN property and the banking space in India.

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Gland Pharma IPO - High on Growth but Low on Details

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

Gland Pharma Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gland-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29723:1" rel="noopener">Gland Pharma (7172753Z IN)</a> raised around US$900m in one of India’s largest IPOs in 2020. The company was established in 1978 by P.V.N. Raju. KKR invested in the company in 2014 and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-fosun-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8045:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (2196 HK)</a> bought a 74% stake in the company in 2017. </p>
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<p>I have covered the background of the deal in my earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/gland-pharma-ipo-high-on-growth-but-low-on-details" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gland Pharma IPO - High on Growth but Low on Details.</a></p>
<p>In this note, I'll talk about the deal updates and provide a table with implied valuations at different share price levels.</p>
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Gland Pharma (7172753Z IN) raised around US$900m in one of India’s largest IPOs in 2020. The company was established in 1978 by P.V.N. Raju. KKR invested in the company in 2014 and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (2196 HK) bought a 74% stake in the company in 2017. 


I have covered the background of the deal in my earlier note, Gland Pharma IPO - High on Growth but Low on Details.
In this note, I'll talk about the deal updates and provide a table with implied valuations at different share price levels.


Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (2196 HK)

Gland Pharma IPO Trading - Squeezed Through, Now for the Real Test