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

Knowledge Realty Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-realty-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44486:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN)</a> is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier estimated deal size of about US$712m.</li>
<li>Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between FY16-9M24, as per the CBRE report.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the firm’s historical performance.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN) is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier estimated deal size of about US$712m.
Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between FY16-9M24, as per the CBRE report.
In this note, we talk about the firm’s historical performance.


Knowledge Realty Trust Pre-IPO - The Positives - Premium Market Positioning, Healthy Forecasts

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oswal-pumps" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43952:1" rel="noopener">Oswal Pumps (1019841D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$162m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of around US$250m.</li>
<li>Oswal Pumps Ltd (OPL) specializes in the manufacturing of solar-powered and conventional pumps, electric motors, and related components for agricultural, residential, and industrial applications.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.</li>
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Oswal Pumps (1019841D IN) is looking to raise about US$162m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of around US$250m.
Oswal Pumps Ltd (OPL) specializes in the manufacturing of solar-powered and conventional pumps, electric motors, and related components for agricultural, residential, and industrial applications.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.


Oswal Pumps IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

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<li>US treasuries fell and yields rose yesterday, amid renewed US-China trade tensions and a large supply of corporate issuances.</li>
<li>Yields on the 2Y and 10Y USTs rose 4 bps to 3.94% and 4.44%, respectively.</li>
<li>Equities climbed, led by tech stocks, after the White House indicated that US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will “likely” speak this week.</li>
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US treasuries fell and yields rose yesterday, amid renewed US-China trade tensions and a large supply of corporate issuances.
Yields on the 2Y and 10Y USTs rose 4 bps to 3.94% and 4.44%, respectively.
Equities climbed, led by tech stocks, after the White House indicated that US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will “likely” speak this week.


Niva Bupa Health Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/niva-bupa-health-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43716:1" rel="noopener">Niva Bupa Health Insurance (1226871D IN)</a> (Niva Bupa) raised around US$260m in its India IPO in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Niva Bupa is a health insurance firm. Its portfolio consists of health (including retail and group), personal accident, and travel insurance.</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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Niva Bupa Health Insurance (1226871D IN) (Niva Bupa) raised around US$260m in its India IPO in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Niva Bupa is a health insurance firm. Its portfolio consists of health (including retail and group), personal accident, and travel insurance.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics, possible placement and updates since our last note.


Niva Bupa Health Insurance IPO Lockup-Bunch of PE Investors Could Pare Around US$500m Worth of Stock

Nicholas Tan

Aegis Vopak Terminals / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aegis-vopak-terminals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44115:1" rel="noopener">Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd (1902844D IN)</a> raised about US$328m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>It is the largest Indian third-party owner and operator (in terms of storage capacity) of tank storage terminals for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and liquid products.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s historical performance, undertook a peer comparison and shared our thoughts on valuation. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Aegis Vopak Terminals Ltd (1902844D IN) raised about US$328m in its upcoming India IPO.
It is the largest Indian third-party owner and operator (in terms of storage capacity) of tank storage terminals for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and liquid products.
In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s historical performance, undertook a peer comparison and shared our thoughts on valuation. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


India

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) is India's largest private port operator and an integrated transport utility. The company develops, operates, and maintains port infrastructure, offering services for various cargo types including dry bulk, liquid, crude, and containers, along with comprehensive logistics solutions. APSEZ is headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and was founded in 1998.

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (ADSEZ IN)

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Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (ADSEZ IN)

Knowledge Realty Trust Pre-IPO - The Positives - Premium Market Positioning, Healthy Forecasts

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is planning to raise about US$558m through its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier...

Akshat Shah

Oswal Pumps IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Oswal Pumps is looking to raise about US$162m in its upcoming India IPO. We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In...

Akshat Shah

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

US treasuries fell and yields rose yesterday, amid renewed US-China trade tensions and a large supply of corporate issuances.

Lucror Analytics

Niva Bupa Health Insurance IPO Lockup-Bunch of PE Investors Could Pare Around US$500m Worth of Stock

PE fund True North (via Fettle Tone) and Niva Bupa's MD and CEO, Krishnan Ramachandran have launched a INR10.8bn (US$126m) block of 132m shares or...

Akshat Shah

Aegis Vopak IPO: Anemic Demand

Aegis Vopak raised about US$328m in its upcoming India IPO. There is not much appetite for the IPO as the subscription rate for shares has been...

Nicholas Tan

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