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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-securities-depository-ltd-nsdl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39939:1" rel="noopener">NSDL (NSDL IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates from its RHP filing.</li>
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NSDL (NSDL IN) is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO.
It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.
In this note, we talk about the updates from its RHP filing.


National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO - RHP Updates - Revenue Slowing, Margins Growing

Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Commodities

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<li>WTI crude prices are pressured by oversupply and weak sentiment, but received support late-week by a strong inventory draw and improved outlook for U.S.-EU trade talks. </li>
<li>U.S. natural gas prices dipped early due to high output and mild weather but recovered slightly on heat-driven demand, with ample storage limiting further upside.</li>
<li>Oil and gas corporate updates showed mixed earnings and strategy shifts, with Halliburton guiding lower, BP appointing a new chairman, and SLB falling despite beating expectations.</li>
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WTI crude prices are pressured by oversupply and weak sentiment, but received support late-week by a strong inventory draw and improved outlook for U.S.-EU trade talks. 
U.S. natural gas prices dipped early due to high output and mild weather but recovered slightly on heat-driven demand, with ample storage limiting further upside.
Oil and gas corporate updates showed mixed earnings and strategy shifts, with Halliburton guiding lower, BP appointing a new chairman, and SLB falling despite beating expectations.


[ETP 2025/30] TotalEnergies Lifts Payouts, BP Reboots Leadership; WTI Recovers While Henry Hub Drops

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Aditya Infotech Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aditya-infotech-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43994:1" rel="noopener">Aditya Infotech Ltd (6596564Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$155m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Aditya Infotech is a CCTV/video surveillance provider offering a range of advanced video security and surveillance products, technologies and solutions for enterprise and consumer segments under its CP PLUS brand.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Aditya Infotech Ltd (6596564Z IN) is looking to raise about US$155m in its upcoming India IPO.
Aditya Infotech is a CCTV/video surveillance provider offering a range of advanced video security and surveillance products, technologies and solutions for enterprise and consumer segments under its CP PLUS brand.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Aditya Infotech Pre-IPO - Expanding Channel Network and Increased Production Capacity to Drive Sales

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pine-labs-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33472:1" rel="noopener">Pine Labs</a> is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Pine Labs (PL) is a fintech firm focused on digitizing commerce through digital payments and issuing solutions for merchants, consumer brands and enterprises, and financial institutions.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Pine Labs is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Pine Labs (PL) is a fintech firm focused on digitizing commerce through digital payments and issuing solutions for merchants, consumer brands and enterprises, and financial institutions.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Pine Labs Pre-IPO - The Negatives - ...some Segments Slowing, Lots Unexplained

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Reliance Industries: Our ADD rating on Reliance Industries (RIL) with a price target of INR 1,635/sh is premised on (1) EBITDA growth in the digital business, driven by improvement in ARPU, subscriber addition, and new revenue streams, (2) recovery in the O2C margin, and (3) potential for further value unlocking in the digital and retail businesses</li><li>RIL’s consolidated Q1FY26 EBITDA stood at INR 429.0bn (+10.7% YoY, -2.1% QoQ) and APAT at INR 180.7 bn (+2.4% YoY, +4.7% QoQ), below our estimates, due to lower-than-expected O2C margin and lower-than-expected crude oil throughput.</li><li>JSW Steel: We maintain BUY on JSW Steel (JSWS) with a revised target price of INR 1,120/share</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Reliance Industries: Our ADD rating on Reliance Industries (RIL) with a price target of INR 1,635/sh is premised on (1) EBITDA growth in the digital business, driven by improvement in ARPU, subscriber addition, and new revenue streams, (2) recovery in the O2C margin, and (3) potential for further value unlocking in the digital and retail businessesRIL’s consolidated Q1FY26 EBITDA stood at INR 429.0bn (+10.7% YoY, -2.1% QoQ) and APAT at INR 180.7 bn (+2.4% YoY, +4.7% QoQ), below our estimates, due to lower-than-expected O2C margin and lower-than-expected crude oil throughput.JSW Steel: We maintain BUY on JSW Steel (JSWS) with a revised target price of INR 1,120/shareContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: Reliance Industries, JSW Steel, Union Bank of India, AU Small Finance Bank...

India

Reliance Industries Ltd. manufactures petrochemicals, synthetic fibers, fiber intermediates, textiles, blended yarn and polyester staple fiber. The Company also owns a petroleum refinery cum petrochemicals complex in Jamnagar, India that produces a wide range of products such as gasoline, superior kerosene oil and liquefied petroleum gas.

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National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO - RHP Updates - Revenue Slowing, Margins Growing

NSDL (NSDL IN) is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

[ETP 2025/30] TotalEnergies Lifts Payouts, BP Reboots Leadership; WTI Recovers While Henry Hub Drops

WTI crude prices face pressure from oversupply and weak sentiment. US natural gas prices dip due to high output and mild weather. Oil & Gas...

Mint Finance

Aditya Infotech Pre-IPO - Expanding Channel Network and Increased Production Capacity to Drive Sales

Aditya Infotech has launched an INR 13bn (US$151m) IPO. We had looked at the company's past performance in our prior note.

Akshat Shah

Pine Labs Pre-IPO - The Negatives - ...some Segments Slowing, Lots Unexplained

Pine Labs is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

HSIE Results Daily: Reliance Industries, JSW Steel, Union Bank of India, AU Small Finance Bank...

RIL’s consolidated Q1FY26 EBITDA stood at INR 429.0bn (+10.7% YoY, -2.1% QoQ) and APAT at INR 180.7 bn (+2.4% YoY, +4.7% QoQ), below our estimates

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National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) IPO - RHP Updates - Revenue Slowing, Margins Growing

NSDL (NSDL IN) is looking to raise around US$460m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

[ETP 2025/30] TotalEnergies Lifts Payouts, BP Reboots Leadership; WTI Recovers While Henry Hub Drops

​WTI crude prices face pressure from oversupply and weak sentiment. US natural gas prices dip due to high output and mild weather. Oil & Gas...

Mint Finance

Aditya Infotech Pre-IPO - Expanding Channel Network and Increased Production Capacity to Drive Sales

Aditya Infotech has launched an INR 13bn (US$151m) IPO. We had looked at the company's past performance in our prior note.

Akshat Shah

Pine Labs Pre-IPO - The Negatives - ...some Segments Slowing, Lots Unexplained

Pine Labs is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

HSIE Results Daily: Reliance Industries, JSW Steel, Union Bank of India, AU Small Finance Bank...

RIL’s consolidated Q1FY26 EBITDA stood at INR 429.0bn (+10.7% YoY, -2.1% QoQ) and APAT at INR 180.7 bn (+2.4% YoY, +4.7% QoQ), below our estimates

HDFC Securities

WTI crude prices face pressure from oversupply and weak sentiment. US natural gas prices dip due to high output and mild weather. Oil & Gas...