Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adani-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:245:1" rel="noopener">Adani Enterprises (ADE IN)</a> Further Public Offering ("FPO") expected to raise Rs 200bn has its first leg publicly complete with anchor investors taking Rs 59.849bn. </li>
<li>Noted shortseller Hindenburg Research published a <a href="https://hindenburgresearch.com/adani/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long report</a> suggesting Adani Enterprises and indeed the Adani Group were over-priced according to fundamentals and were the result of  a "con."</li>
<li>Now the book build starts. Deal structure and Adani Group CFO comments continue to suggest that Liquidity is a Bug, not a Feature.</li>
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The Adani Enterprises (ADE IN) Further Public Offering ("FPO") expected to raise Rs 200bn has its first leg publicly complete with anchor investors taking Rs 59.849bn. 
Noted shortseller Hindenburg Research published a long report suggesting Adani Enterprises and indeed the Adani Group were over-priced according to fundamentals and were the result of  a "con."
Now the book build starts. Deal structure and Adani Group CFO comments continue to suggest that Liquidity is a Bug, not a Feature.


Adani Enterprises FPO Update:  Hindenburg, Anchors, and Righteous Indignation

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.

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<li>Adani Enterprises is looking to raise INR200bn (US$2.4bn) via a further public offering (FPO). Bookbuild will begin tomorrow (27th Jan 23) and last till the end of the month.</li>
<li>Adani Enterprises is the flagship company of the Adani Group. The group’s entities' stock performance over the past few years has made the founder one of the richest persons globally.</li>
<li>We have covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier note published. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and the deal pricing and structure.</li>
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Adani Enterprises is looking to raise INR200bn (US$2.4bn) via a further public offering (FPO). Bookbuild will begin tomorrow (27th Jan 23) and last till the end of the month.
Adani Enterprises is the flagship company of the Adani Group. The group’s entities' stock performance over the past few years has made the founder one of the richest persons globally.
We have covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier note published. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and the deal pricing and structure.


Adani Enterprises US$2.4bn FPO - Updates, Pricing, Structure, Anchor and Some More

Equity Capital Markets

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>2022 marked our seventh year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. 2022 was rather quiet ending with us covering one of the lowest number of IPOs and placements.</li>
<li>We ended 2022 with an accuracy rate of 74.6% across 55 IPOs that we covered and 70.5% across 78 placements. </li>
<li>For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.</li>
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2022 marked our seventh year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. 2022 was rather quiet ending with us covering one of the lowest number of IPOs and placements.
We ended 2022 with an accuracy rate of 74.6% across 55 IPOs that we covered and 70.5% across 78 placements. 
For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.


Aequitas 2022 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - From the Busiest Year to the Slowest Year

Waaree Energies Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/waaree-energies-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35367:1" rel="noopener">Waaree Energies</a>  is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Waaree Energies is a solar PV module manufacturer in India with an aggregate installed capacity of 12 GW, as of Jun 2023. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance.</li>
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Waaree Energies  is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO.
Waaree Energies is a solar PV module manufacturer in India with an aggregate installed capacity of 12 GW, as of Jun 2023. 
In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance.


Waaree Energies Pre-IPO - Riding the Anti-China US Wave

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<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>
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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

India

Adani Wilmar Limited provides edible oil and fats. The Company offers oil products such as soyabean, sesame, sunflower, cottonseed, ground nut, mustard, coconut, and vegetable to households and business institutions. Adani Wilmar serves customers worldwide.

Adani Wilmar (AWLTD IN)

Adani Enterprises FPO Update: Hindenburg, Anchors, and Righteous Indignation

Adani Enterprises has priced/allocated the 30% of the Rs 200bn FPO going to anchor investors. Next is to Retail, HNWI, Employees, Funds. Liquidity...

Travis Lundy

Adani Enterprises US$2.4bn FPO - Updates, Pricing, Structure, Anchor and Some More

Adani Enterprises is looking to raise INR200bn (US$2.4bn) via a further public offering (FPO). We have covered most of the details in our prior...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas 2022 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - From the Busiest Year to the Slowest Year

2022 marked our seventh year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. 2022 was rather quiet ending with us covering one of the lowest...

Sumeet Singh

Waaree Energies Pre-IPO - Riding the Anti-China US Wave

Waaree Energies is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

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