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

BrainBees Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brainbees-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36115:1" rel="noopener">FirstCry</a> is looking to raise up to US$700m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>FirstCry is India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for Mothers’, Babies’ and Kids’ products in terms of GMV, for the year ending Dec 2022 (9M23), according to RedSeer.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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FirstCry is looking to raise up to US$700m in its upcoming India IPO.
FirstCry is India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for Mothers’, Babies’ and Kids’ products in terms of GMV, for the year ending Dec 2022 (9M23), according to RedSeer.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not All of It Fits Together

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>ICICIB reported a healthy credit growth of 19/4% YoY/QoQ, in line with our expectations.</li><li>Retail book grew by 21%/5% YoY/QoQ, and Business Banking grew by 32/7% YoY/QoQ.</li><li>The SME book grew by 28/7% YoY/QoQ and the corporate book grew by 13/3% YoY/QoQ.</li></ul>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.

ICICIB reported a healthy credit growth of 19/4% YoY/QoQ, in line with our expectations.Retail book grew by 21%/5% YoY/QoQ, and Business Banking grew by 32/7% YoY/QoQ.The SME book grew by 28/7% YoY/QoQ and the corporate book grew by 13/3% YoY/QoQ.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.

ICICI Bank Ltd. - Strong Performance Continues; A Preferred Pick Amongst Banks!

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brainbees-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36115:1" rel="noopener">FirstCry</a> is looking to raise up to US$700m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>FirstCry is India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for Mothers’, Babies’ and Kids’ products in terms of GMV, for the year ending Dec 2022 (9M23), according to RedSeer.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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FirstCry is looking to raise up to US$700m in its upcoming India IPO. 
FirstCry is India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for Mothers’, Babies’ and Kids’ products in terms of GMV, for the year ending Dec 2022 (9M23), according to RedSeer.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) Pre-IPO - The Positives - Carving Its Niche

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

HDFC securities is the best online trading platform for stocks, IPOs, mutual fund in India. 

Content available is external broker reports authored by a third party outside the Smartkarma network and has been aggregated by an online aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed by Smartkarma in this format for user's convenience and general informational purposes only. Content does not constitute investment or financial advice and Smartkarma makes no representation or warranty regarding its accuracy or contents. Original third party author retains all copyright and other proprietary rights in the content. Access or use of third party links not controlled by Smartkarma are at the user's own risk.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>ICICI Bank: ICICI Bank (ICICIBC) managed to clock another steady quarter on the back of consistent loan growth (+18% YoY), offset by higher credit costs (39bps of loans) on account of additional provisioning for investment in AIF (INR6.27bn), while maintaining its asset quality and a healthy PCR (~81%)</li><li>Healthy deposit growth (+18% YoY) came in largely in the form of retail TDs as the CASA ratio dipped further to 39.6% (-112bps QoQ), resulting in a 19-bps QoQ spike in the cost of deposits</li><li>Despite an improving retail mix, yields remained flat, and NIMs softened to 4.43% (-10bps QoQ) and are likely to trend lower</li></ul>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.

ICICI Bank: ICICI Bank (ICICIBC) managed to clock another steady quarter on the back of consistent loan growth (+18% YoY), offset by higher credit costs (39bps of loans) on account of additional provisioning for investment in AIF (INR6.27bn), while maintaining its asset quality and a healthy PCR (~81%)Healthy deposit growth (+18% YoY) came in largely in the form of retail TDs as the CASA ratio dipped further to 39.6% (-112bps QoQ), resulting in a 19-bps QoQ spike in the cost of depositsDespite an improving retail mix, yields remained flat, and NIMs softened to 4.43% (-10bps QoQ) and are likely to trend lowerContent 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: ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Reliance Industries / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2024, following up with 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 2024, following up with 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.


India

ICICI Bank Limited operates as a bank. The Bank offers saving accounts, loans, debit, credit cards, insurance, investments, mortgages, and online banking services. ICICI Bank serves customers worldwide.

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ICICI Bank Ltd (ICICIBC IN)

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Not All of It Fits Together

FirstCry is looking to raise up to US$700m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

ICICI Bank Ltd. - Strong Performance Continues; A Preferred Pick Amongst Banks!

ICICIB reported a healthy credit growth of 19/4% YoY/QoQ, in line with our expectations. Retail book grew by 21%/5% YoY/QoQ, and Business Banking...

Axis Direct

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) Pre-IPO - The Positives - Carving Its Niche

FirstCry is looking to raise up to US$700m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

HSIE Results Daily: ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank

ICICI Bank (ICICIBC) managed to clock another steady quarter on the back of consistent loan growth (+18% YoY), offset by higher credit costs (39bps...

HDFC Securities

Aequitas 2024 Asia IPO Pipeline - India

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2024, following up with India after having looked at Hong Kong earlier.

Sumeet Singh

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