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/ather-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43903:1" rel="noopener">Ather Energy (1207922D IN)</a> raised around US$350m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Ather is a pure play electric vehicle company in India designing and developing E2Ws, battery packs, charging infrastructure, associated software and accessories, also manufacturing battery packs and assembling E2Ws in-house.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance and valuations. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Ather Energy (1207922D IN) raised around US$350m in its India IPO.
Ather is a pure play electric vehicle company in India designing and developing E2Ws, battery packs, charging infrastructure, associated software and accessories, also manufacturing battery packs and assembling E2Ws in-house.
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance and valuations. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Ather Energy IPO Trading - Running Out of Charge

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Global companies are shifting supply chains, adopting the "China+1" strategy, with India emerging as a significant winner, attracting manufacturing and investment across sectors like electronics, EVs, and textiles.</li>
<li>India offers a strategic alternative to China, with favorable policies, a growing domestic market, and trade advantages, positioning itself as a manufacturing hub amid global trade shifts.</li>
<li>India is no longer just a backup for China; it's becoming the primary destination for global supply chains, reshaping the manufacturing ecosystem with deepening local integration and technological advancements.</li>
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Global companies are shifting supply chains, adopting the "China+1" strategy, with India emerging as a significant winner, attracting manufacturing and investment across sectors like electronics, EVs, and textiles.
India offers a strategic alternative to China, with favorable policies, a growing domestic market, and trade advantages, positioning itself as a manufacturing hub amid global trade shifts.
India is no longer just a backup for China; it's becoming the primary destination for global supply chains, reshaping the manufacturing ecosystem with deepening local integration and technological advancements.


Global Reshuffling: Whether India Will Win from China+1?

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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<li>Adani commits $10B to data centers to meet booming AI demand; this bold expansion positions India as a future-ready digital infrastructure hub.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/flipkart-online-services-private-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31076:1" rel="noopener">Flipkart Online Services (1398508D IN)</a>’s board approves shifting domicile to India ahead of its IPO and this move can unlock higher valuations and boost local investor participation.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesla-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20279:1" rel="noopener">Tesla (TSLA US)</a> starts chip talks with Tata, Micron, and CG Semi to cut reliance on China; this reshapes India’s role in the global EV and semiconductor supply chain.</li>
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Adani commits $10B to data centers to meet booming AI demand; this bold expansion positions India as a future-ready digital infrastructure hub.

Flipkart Online Services (1398508D IN)’s board approves shifting domicile to India ahead of its IPO and this move can unlock higher valuations and boost local investor participation.

Tesla (TSLA US) starts chip talks with Tata, Micron, and CG Semi to cut reliance on China; this reshapes India’s role in the global EV and semiconductor supply chain.


#139 India Insight: Adani’s $10B AI Push, Flipkart’s Domicile Shift, Tesla To Cut Reliance On China?

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>Solactive has announced the review results for the Global Lithium Index. There are no constituent changes for the index but there will be capping changes for a few stocks.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 10.8% and will result in a round-trip trade of US$208m. There are some stocks with over 0.5x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>The index has been in a secular downtrend over the last few years and there have been big redemptions from ETFs tracking the index.</li>
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Solactive has announced the review results for the Global Lithium Index. There are no constituent changes for the index but there will be capping changes for a few stocks.
Estimated one-way turnover is 10.8% and will result in a round-trip trade of US$208m. There are some stocks with over 0.5x ADV to trade.
The index has been in a secular downtrend over the last few years and there have been big redemptions from ETFs tracking the index.


Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: Passive Flows Next Week

Quantitative Researcher, MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Quantitative Researcher

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a> will release its Q1 2025 results on April 25. The company has issued a positive profit alert, projecting net income around RMB 8.5 - 10 billion.</li>
<li>Expected earnings per share ranging from RMB 2.91 to RMB 3.42, up from RMB 1.57 in the same period last year.</li>
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<strong>Our model currently does not indicate the stock is overbought</strong>, but a surprise pullback is always possible around earnings releases, so we will discuss also support/buy zones.</li>
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BYD (1211 HK) will release its Q1 2025 results on April 25. The company has issued a positive profit alert, projecting net income around RMB 8.5 - 10 billion.
Expected earnings per share ranging from RMB 2.91 to RMB 3.42, up from RMB 1.57 in the same period last year.

Our model currently does not indicate the stock is overbought, but a surprise pullback is always possible around earnings releases, so we will discuss also support/buy zones.


BYD (1211 HK) Positioning Ahead of Q1 2025 Results

United States

Tesla Inc. operates as a multinational automotive and clean energy company. The Company designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery energy storage from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar roof tiles, and related products and services. Tesla owns its sales and service network and sells electric power train components to other automobile manufacturers.

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Ather Energy IPO Trading - Running Out of Charge

Ather Energy raised around US$350m in its India IPO. We have looked at its past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Global Reshuffling: Whether India Will Win from China+1?

Global companies are turning to India as a strategic alternative to China, shifting supply chains and investments across various sectors,...

Nimish Maheshwari

#139 India Insight: Adani’s $10B AI Push, Flipkart’s Domicile Shift, Tesla To Cut Reliance On China?

Adani invests $10B in data centers for AI demand, positioning India as a digital infrastructure hub; Flipkart shifts domicile to India for IPO...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: Passive Flows Next Week

There are capping changes for the Global Lithium Index next week. Estimated one-way turnover is 10.8% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$208m....

Brian Freitas

BYD (1211 HK) Positioning Ahead of Q1 2025 Results

BYD (1211 HK) is about to release Q1 2025 results on April 25. Expected results are projected to be good, the stock is not overbought according to...

Nico Rosti

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Ather Energy IPO Trading - Running Out of Charge

Ather Energy raised around US$350m in its India IPO. We have looked at its past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Global Reshuffling: Whether India Will Win from China+1?

​Global companies are turning to India as a strategic alternative to China, shifting supply chains and investments across various sectors,...

Nimish Maheshwari

#139 India Insight: Adani’s $10B AI Push, Flipkart’s Domicile Shift, Tesla To Cut Reliance On China?

​Adani invests $10B in data centers for AI demand, positioning India as a digital infrastructure hub; Flipkart shifts domicile to India for IPO...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Solactive Global Lithium Index Rebalance: Passive Flows Next Week

There are capping changes for the Global Lithium Index next week. Estimated one-way turnover is 10.8% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$208m....

Brian Freitas

BYD (1211 HK) Positioning Ahead of Q1 2025 Results

​BYD (1211 HK) is about to release Q1 2025 results on April 25. Expected results are projected to be good, the stock is not overbought according to...

Nico Rosti

Global companies are turning to India as a strategic alternative to China, shifting supply chains and investments across various sectors,...

Adani invests $10B in data centers for AI demand, positioning India as a digital infrastructure hub; Flipkart shifts domicile to India for IPO...

BYD (1211 HK) is about to release Q1 2025 results on April 25. Expected results are projected to be good, the stock is not overbought according to...