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.

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<li>In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, following up with a look at India after having looked at Hong Kong earlier.</li>
<li>This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.</li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.</li>
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In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, following up with a look at India after having looked at Hong Kong earlier.
This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.
The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.


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<li>2024 marked our ninth year covering Equity Capital Markets in Asia-Pacific. In 2024, IPO volumes were mainly driven by India, even as Hong Kong showed signs of turning a corner.</li>
<li>We ended 2024 with an accuracy rate of 79.4% across 68 IPOs that we covered and 68.8% across 109 placements.</li>
<li>For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.</li>
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2024 marked our ninth year covering Equity Capital Markets in Asia-Pacific. In 2024, IPO volumes were mainly driven by India, even as Hong Kong showed signs of turning a corner.
We ended 2024 with an accuracy rate of 79.4% across 68 IPOs that we covered and 68.8% across 109 placements.
For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.


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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Reliance Jio plans a Rs. 40,000 crore IPO, with pre-IPO placements underway, leveraging AI, satellite internet, and 5G growth.</li>
<li>Eicher Motors posts 7% revenue growth, despite slight dip in Royal Enfield sales, with a strategic foray into electric vehicles.</li>
<li>VI plans aggressive 5G rollout with 15% discounted entry-level plans, targeting 75 cities and aiming to rebuild its subscriber base.</li>
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Reliance Jio plans a Rs. 40,000 crore IPO, with pre-IPO placements underway, leveraging AI, satellite internet, and 5G growth.
Eicher Motors posts 7% revenue growth, despite slight dip in Royal Enfield sales, with a strategic foray into electric vehicles.
VI plans aggressive 5G rollout with 15% discounted entry-level plans, targeting 75 cities and aiming to rebuild its subscriber base.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/reliance-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:198:1" rel="noopener">Reliance Industries (RIL IN)</a>  acquires Karkinos Healthcare for Rs. 375 crore, expanding its oncology services and strengthening its healthcare portfolio with technology-driven solutions</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adani-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:245:1" rel="noopener">Adani Enterprises (ADE IN)</a>  exits its joint venture with Wilmar, raising $2 billion to invest in core infrastructure sectors.</li>
<li>Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), a Rs 18,000 crore public-private partnership, is set to open on April 17th, 2025, boosting India's aviation landscape.</li>
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Reliance Industries (RIL IN)  acquires Karkinos Healthcare for Rs. 375 crore, expanding its oncology services and strengthening its healthcare portfolio with technology-driven solutions

Adani Enterprises (ADE IN)  exits its joint venture with Wilmar, raising $2 billion to invest in core infrastructure sectors.
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), a Rs 18,000 crore public-private partnership, is set to open on April 17th, 2025, boosting India's aviation landscape.


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<li>Top holdings remain unchanged: TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and Tencent are almost universally owned. TSMC hits record weights but active funds sell into strength as benchmark weights surpass 10%</li>
<li>Hon Hai, Hyundai Motor, and Singtel lead recoveries from prolonged declines. Baidu Inc. and Kweichow Moutai see sharp ownership drops.</li>
<li>Momentum leaders include Accton Technology, CATL, and KE Holdings. By contrast, Axis Bank, PDD, and Reliance face stalling ownership.</li>
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Top holdings remain unchanged: TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and Tencent are almost universally owned. TSMC hits record weights but active funds sell into strength as benchmark weights surpass 10%
Hon Hai, Hyundai Motor, and Singtel lead recoveries from prolonged declines. Baidu Inc. and Kweichow Moutai see sharp ownership drops.
Momentum leaders include Accton Technology, CATL, and KE Holdings. By contrast, Axis Bank, PDD, and Reliance face stalling ownership.


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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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2024 marked our ninth year covering Equity Capital Markets in Asia-Pacific. We had an accuracy rate of 79.4% for IPOs and 68.8% for placements in...

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​Reliance Industries acquires Karkinos Healthcare, Adani Enterprises exits joint venture with Wilmar, Navi Mumbai International Airport set to open...

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Top holdings remain unchanged: TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and Tencent are almost universally owned. TSMC hits record weights but active funds sell...

Steven Holden

Reliance Jio, Eicher Motors, and VI are all making strategic moves in the tech and telecom industry to drive growth and innovation.

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