APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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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Hexaware Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hexaware-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7882:1" rel="noopener">Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN)</a> raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Hexaware is a global digital and technology services company with AI at its core, delivering innovative solutions that help customers in their digital transformation journey and subsequent operations.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Hexaware is a global digital and technology services company with AI at its core, delivering innovative solutions that help customers in their digital transformation journey and subsequent operations.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Hexaware Technologies IPO Lockup Expiry - US$2.89bn Lockup Release with Carlyle in the Money

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL) / Equity Capital Markets

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd (BJL)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bluestone-jewellery-and-lifestyle-ltd-ltd-bjl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44176:1" rel="noopener">Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle</a> (BJL) is planning to raise about US$176m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>BJL offers contemporary lifestyle diamond, gold, platinum, and studded jewellery under its flagship brand. It is a digital-first direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
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Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle (BJL) is planning to raise about US$176m in its upcoming India IPO.
BJL offers contemporary lifestyle diamond, gold, platinum, and studded jewellery under its flagship brand. It is a digital-first direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Bluestone Jewellery IPO - Moving from Online to Offline. Thoughts on Valuation

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

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<li>Founded by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, who holds 18% stake (Pre-IPO), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bluestone-jewellery-and-lifestyle-ltd-ltd-bjl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44176:1" rel="noopener">Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd Ltd (BJL) (0124165D IN)</a> is an omni-channel jewellery brand in India.</li>
<li>Company experienced losses since its inception, which is attributed to its growth and expansion strategy. As of March 31, 2025, the company had accumulated losses amounting to INR 24,583.31 million.</li>
<li>Bluestone is valued at market cap of INR 78230 million,which is 4.4x FY25 revenue.Given ongoing losses, negative cash flows,promoter share pledge, and aggressive expansion, we believe it’s a steep ask.</li>
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Founded by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, who holds 18% stake (Pre-IPO), Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd Ltd (BJL) (0124165D IN) is an omni-channel jewellery brand in India.
Company experienced losses since its inception, which is attributed to its growth and expansion strategy. As of March 31, 2025, the company had accumulated losses amounting to INR 24,583.31 million.
Bluestone is valued at market cap of INR 78230 million,which is 4.4x FY25 revenue.Given ongoing losses, negative cash flows,promoter share pledge, and aggressive expansion, we believe it’s a steep ask.


Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle IPO – All That Glitters Is Not Gold

JSW Cement Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsw-cement-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43870:1" rel="noopener">JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. The IPO has been downsized from US$480m with primary component cut to US$160m from US$180m.</li>
<li>JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN) is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. The IPO has been downsized from US$480m with primary component cut to US$160m from US$180m.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag, among other products.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.


JSW Cement IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuations

Knowledge Realty Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-realty-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44486:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. It has undertaken a pre-IPO placement round of around INR14bn (US$160m) in June 2025.</li>
<li>Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between CY16-1QCY25, as per the CBRE report.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. It has undertaken a pre-IPO placement round of around INR14bn (US$160m) in June 2025.
Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between CY16-1QCY25, as per the CBRE report.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.


Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

India

Titan Co. Ltd. manufactures and retails jewelry and watches. The Company also produces perfume for men and women.

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Titan Co Ltd (TTAN IN)

Hexaware Technologies IPO Lockup Expiry - US$2.89bn Lockup Release with Carlyle in the Money

Hexaware Technologies raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

Bluestone Jewellery IPO - Moving from Online to Offline. Thoughts on Valuation

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle (BJL) is planning to raise about US$176m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we talk about RHP updates and...

Sumeet Singh

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle IPO – All That Glitters Is Not Gold

Bluestone Jewellery, founded by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, faces challenges with losses, negative cash flows, and aggressive expansion, making its...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

JSW Cement IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuations

JSW Cement is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. The trust undertook a pre-IPO round of around INR14bn (US$160m)...

Akshat Shah

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Hexaware Technologies IPO Lockup Expiry - US$2.89bn Lockup Release with Carlyle in the Money

Hexaware Technologies raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

Bluestone Jewellery IPO - Moving from Online to Offline. Thoughts on Valuation

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle (BJL) is planning to raise about US$176m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we talk about RHP updates and...

Sumeet Singh

Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle IPO – All That Glitters Is Not Gold

​Bluestone Jewellery, founded by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, faces challenges with losses, negative cash flows, and aggressive expansion, making its...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

JSW Cement IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuations

JSW Cement is looking to raise about US$410m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. The trust undertook a pre-IPO round of around INR14bn (US$160m)...

Akshat Shah

Bluestone Jewellery, founded by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, faces challenges with losses, negative cash flows, and aggressive expansion, making its...