AI | Semiconductors | Commodities, Mint Finance

Raghav Vashisht

AI | Semiconductors | Commodities

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.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Nvidia takes a $5B stake in Intel and will co-develop custom x86 CPUs for data centers and RTX-integrated SoCs for PCs.</li>
<li>The phrasing of “fusion of two world-class platforms” signals ambitions beyond just product collaboration. </li>
<li>Intel shares surged +30% on the news, while AMD and Arm slumped; toolmakers like ASML and Synopsys rallied on expectations of fresh CapEx.</li>
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Nvidia takes a $5B stake in Intel and will co-develop custom x86 CPUs for data centers and RTX-integrated SoCs for PCs.
The phrasing of “fusion of two world-class platforms” signals ambitions beyond just product collaboration. 
Intel shares surged +30% on the news, while AMD and Arm slumped; toolmakers like ASML and Synopsys rallied on expectations of fresh CapEx.


What Is the Real Prize in Nvidia’s $5B Intel Bet?

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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/sagility-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43717:1" rel="noopener">Sagility India (2058883D IN)</a> (Sagility) raised around US$250m in its India IPO in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Sagility is a pure-play healthcare focused solutions and services provider to Payers (U.S. health insurance companies), and Providers (primarily hospitals, physicians, and diagnostic and medical devices companies).</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics, possible placement and updates since our last note.</li>
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Sagility India (2058883D IN) (Sagility) raised around US$250m in its India IPO in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Sagility is a pure-play healthcare focused solutions and services provider to Payers (U.S. health insurance companies), and Providers (primarily hospitals, physicians, and diagnostic and medical devices companies).
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics, possible placement and updates since our last note.


Sagility India IPO Lockup - US$1.5bn Lockup Release; PE Promoter Will Have to Trim for Free-Float

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/accenture-plc-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13468:1" rel="noopener">Accenture Plc Cl A (ACN US)</a> released its Q2FY25 results on March 20, 2025, revealing strong topline growth but flat bookings that signal tightening client budgets and subdued tech spending.</li>
<li>This is significant because Accenture's performance often sets the tone for Indian IT, reflecting global demand sentiment and evolving investment priorities like Generative AI.</li>
<li>Indian IT firms may face growth pressure from constrained discretionary spending, weak deal momentum, and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty across key global markets.</li>
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Accenture Plc Cl A (ACN US) released its Q2FY25 results on March 20, 2025, revealing strong topline growth but flat bookings that signal tightening client budgets and subdued tech spending.
This is significant because Accenture's performance often sets the tone for Indian IT, reflecting global demand sentiment and evolving investment priorities like Generative AI.
Indian IT firms may face growth pressure from constrained discretionary spending, weak deal momentum, and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty across key global markets.


Accenture’s Q2FY25 Results: Setting the Trend for Indian IT Sector’s Q4FY25 Earnings!

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

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<li>Deregulation's Green Energy Boost: Reduced federal oversight could accelerate innovation in renewables as corporations and markets drive sustainability efforts independently of government policies.</li>
<li>Tariff-Induced Deflation Risks: Disrupted global supply chains and demand destruction from tariffs may lead to deflationary pressures rather than the widely expected inflation.</li>
<li>Rise of Privatized Services: Tax cuts could act as a gateway to increased privatization of government services, shifting more essential functions like education and law enforcement to corporate control.</li>
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Deregulation's Green Energy Boost: Reduced federal oversight could accelerate innovation in renewables as corporations and markets drive sustainability efforts independently of government policies.
Tariff-Induced Deflation Risks: Disrupted global supply chains and demand destruction from tariffs may lead to deflationary pressures rather than the widely expected inflation.
Rise of Privatized Services: Tax cuts could act as a gateway to increased privatization of government services, shifting more essential functions like education and law enforcement to corporate control.


Trump 2.0: Some Unexplored Market Implications of Deregulation, Tariffs, and Tax Reforms

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>We screen for Global companies at the extreme ends of their positioning or momentum ranges among active Global equity funds.</li>
<li>Low Positioning coupled with Negative Momentum:  Intel Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.</li>
<li>High Positioning coupled with High Momentum:  Amphenol Corporation and Iberdrola SA </li>
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We screen for Global companies at the extreme ends of their positioning or momentum ranges among active Global equity funds.
Low Positioning coupled with Negative Momentum:  Intel Corporation and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
High Positioning coupled with High Momentum:  Amphenol Corporation and Iberdrola SA 


Ireland

Accenture PLC provides management and technology consulting services and solutions.  The Company delivers a range of specialized capabilities and solutions to clients across all industries on a worldwide basis.  Accenture's network of businesses provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and alliances.

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What Is the Real Prize in Nvidia’s $5B Intel Bet?

Nvidia's $5B stake in Intel signals a partnership to develop custom x86 CPUs for data centres and RTX-integrated SoCs for PCs; Intel shares...

Mint Finance

Sagility India IPO Lockup - US$1.5bn Lockup Release; PE Promoter Will Have to Trim for Free-Float

Sagility B.V. plans to offload up to 15.02% stake in Sagility India via block deals worth INR26.7bn (US$314.7m). The secondary share sale is priced...

Akshat Shah

Accenture’s Q2FY25 Results: Setting the Trend for Indian IT Sector’s Q4FY25 Earnings!

Accenture's Q2FY25 results show strong topline growth but flat bookings, indicating tightening client budgets and subdued tech spending, impacting...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Trump 2.0: Some Unexplored Market Implications of Deregulation, Tariffs, and Tax Reforms

Trump's re-election sparks a policy rodeo of deregulation, tariffs, and tax cuts, but focus should be on structural trends as that will always...

Pyari Menon

Global Funds: Extreme Stocks

In this report, we utilize our Global fund holdings database to screen for stocks at the extreme ends of their positioning or momentum ranges.

Steven Holden

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What Is the Real Prize in Nvidia’s $5B Intel Bet?

​Nvidia's $5B stake in Intel signals a partnership to develop custom x86 CPUs for data centres and RTX-integrated SoCs for PCs; Intel shares...

Mint Finance

Sagility India IPO Lockup - US$1.5bn Lockup Release; PE Promoter Will Have to Trim for Free-Float

Sagility B.V. plans to offload up to 15.02% stake in Sagility India via block deals worth INR26.7bn (US$314.7m). The secondary share sale is priced...

Akshat Shah

Accenture’s Q2FY25 Results: Setting the Trend for Indian IT Sector’s Q4FY25 Earnings!

​Accenture's Q2FY25 results show strong topline growth but flat bookings, indicating tightening client budgets and subdued tech spending, impacting...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Trump 2.0: Some Unexplored Market Implications of Deregulation, Tariffs, and Tax Reforms

Trump's re-election sparks a policy rodeo of deregulation, tariffs, and tax cuts, but focus should be on structural trends as that will always...

Pyari Menon

Global Funds: Extreme Stocks

In this report, we utilize our Global fund holdings database to screen for stocks at the extreme ends of their positioning or momentum ranges.

Steven Holden

Nvidia's $5B stake in Intel signals a partnership to develop custom x86 CPUs for data centres and RTX-integrated SoCs for PCs; Intel shares...

Accenture's Q2FY25 results show strong topline growth but flat bookings, indicating tightening client budgets and subdued tech spending, impacting...