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

<ul>
<li>In Feb 2024,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/british-american-tobacco-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21828:1" rel="noopener">BAT's</a> management stated that they were reviewing their stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/itc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:327:1" rel="noopener">ITC Ltd (ITC IN)</a>.  The news of a possible selldown by BAT was leaked again earlier today.</li>
<li>BAT has owned its stake in ITC for over a century and remains its largest shareholder.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


In Feb 2024,  BAT's management stated that they were reviewing their stake in ITC Ltd (ITC IN).  The news of a possible selldown by BAT was leaked again earlier today.
BAT has owned its stake in ITC for over a century and remains its largest shareholder.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


ITC $2bn Placement - Very Well Flagged but Still Won’t Be an Easy One to Digest, Won’t Do an Indigo

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Earlier this month, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/british-american-tobacco-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21828:1" rel="noopener">British American Tobacco (BATS LN)</a>’s management stated that they were reviewing their stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/itc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:327:1" rel="noopener">ITC Ltd (ITC IN)</a> to enhance its balance sheet flexibility.</li>
<li>BAT has owned its stake in ITC for over a century and remains its largest shareholder.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the possible deal structure and dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Earlier this month, British American Tobacco (BATS LN)’s management stated that they were reviewing their stake in ITC Ltd (ITC IN) to enhance its balance sheet flexibility.
BAT has owned its stake in ITC for over a century and remains its largest shareholder.
In this note, we talk about the possible deal structure and dynamics.


BAT’s Possible US$2.5bn ITC Selldown - Will Be Well Flagged but Still Won’t Be an Easy One to Digest

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

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Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Robots /In Depth: The march of Chinese robots into domestic factories</li><li>Dam /: China expresses ‘grave concerns’ over Ukraine dam collapse</li><li>Compensation /: Wrongfully convicted man seeks $2.9 million in state compensation</li></ul>

Robots /In Depth: The march of Chinese robots into domestic factoriesDam /: China expresses ‘grave concerns’ over Ukraine dam collapseCompensation /: Wrongfully convicted man seeks $2.9 million in state compensation

CX Daily: The March of Chinese Robots Into Domestic Factories

<ul><li>Tobacco / Cover Story: China’s tobacco monopoly is swept up in corruption probes</li><li>Workers / Eastern province eases upper age limit for construction workers amid labor shortage</li><li>Moon / China plans first crewed moon landing by 2030</li></ul>

Tobacco / Cover Story: China’s tobacco monopoly is swept up in corruption probesWorkers / Eastern province eases upper age limit for construction workers amid labor shortageMoon / China plans first crewed moon landing by 2030

CX Daily: China’s Tobacco Monopoly Is Swept Up in Corruption Probes

Huabao International Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Huabao International Holdings (HIH) aims to raise up to US$207m via a top-up placement in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The stock has done exceedingly well over the last year and analysts have been busy initiating on the stock. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


Huabao International Holdings (HIH) aims to raise up to US$207m via a top-up placement in Hong Kong.
The stock has done exceedingly well over the last year and analysts have been busy initiating on the stock. 
In this note, we will talk about deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Huabao Placement - Not Wholly Convinced but Giving It the Benefit of Doubt

China

China Tobacco International (HK) Company Limited engages in tobacco international trading business. The Company provides tobacco leaf products import and export, cigarettes export, new tobacco products export, and other services. China Tobacco International (HK) serves customers primarily from China and Southeast Asia.

China Tobacco International (HK) (6055 HK)

China Tobacco International (HK) (6055 HK)

ITC $2bn Placement - Very Well Flagged but Still Won’t Be an Easy One to Digest, Won’t Do an Indigo

BAT aims to raise around US$2bn via selling 3.5% of ITC. The deal is a very well flagged one but its also relatively a very large deal.

Sumeet Singh

BAT’s Possible US$2.5bn ITC Selldown - Will Be Well Flagged but Still Won’t Be an Easy One to Digest

The deal is now live for a target raising of US$2bn, which will drop BAT's stake to 25.5%. The news of the deal was leaked earlier today so its...

Sumeet Singh

CX Daily: The March of Chinese Robots Into Domestic Factories

Robots /In Depth: The march of Chinese robots into domestic factories Dam /: China expresses ‘grave concerns’ over Ukraine dam...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: China’s Tobacco Monopoly Is Swept Up in Corruption Probes

Cover Story: China’s tobacco monopoly is swept up in corruption probes. Eastern province eases upper age limit for construction workers amid labor...

Caixin Global

Huabao Placement - Not Wholly Convinced but Giving It the Benefit of Doubt

Huabao International Holdings (HIH) aims to raise up to US$207m via a top-up placement in Hong Kong. In this note we will talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh