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/nextbillion-technology-pvt-ltd-groww" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34787:1" rel="noopener">Groww (1573648D IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Groww, officially called Billionbrains Garage Ventures,is a direct-to-customer digital investment platform providing financial products and services, where customers can invest/ trade in stocks, derivatives, bonds, mutual funds and other products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Groww (1573648D IN) is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO.
Groww, officially called Billionbrains Garage Ventures,is a direct-to-customer digital investment platform providing financial products and services, where customers can invest/ trade in stocks, derivatives, bonds, mutual funds and other products.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Groww Pre-IPO - Scaling Fast in a Competitive Market

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-capital-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45653:1" rel="noopener">Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN)</a> is the third-largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India. It is seeking to raise US$1.7 billion. </li>
<li>I had previously discussed the investment case in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tata-capital-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:197180" rel="noopener">Tata Capital IPO: The Investment Case</a>. </li>
<li>The RHP updates show that the fundamentals remain mixed. Positives include large size, mid-tier growth rates and good asset quality. Negatives include below peer average NIM, interest spread and ROA. </li>
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Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) is the third-largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India. It is seeking to raise US$1.7 billion. 
I had previously discussed the investment case in Tata Capital IPO: The Investment Case. 
The RHP updates show that the fundamentals remain mixed. Positives include large size, mid-tier growth rates and good asset quality. Negatives include below peer average NIM, interest spread and ROA. 


Tata Capital IPO: RHP Update Points to Mixed Fundamentals

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-capital-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45653:1" rel="noopener">Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN)</a> is the third-largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India. It is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion. </li>
<li>On 8 May 2025, Tata Capital merged with Tata Motors Finance Solutions Limited (TMFL) through the issue of 183.9 million shares.</li>
<li>The fundamentals are mixed. Positives include large size, high growth rates, low opex ratio and good asset quality. Negatives include below peer average NIM, interest spread and ROE. </li>
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Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) is the third-largest non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India. It is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion. 
On 8 May 2025, Tata Capital merged with Tata Motors Finance Solutions Limited (TMFL) through the issue of 183.9 million shares.
The fundamentals are mixed. Positives include large size, high growth rates, low opex ratio and good asset quality. Negatives include below peer average NIM, interest spread and ROE. 


Kaynes Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kaynes-technology-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36436:1" rel="noopener">Kaynes Technology India (KAYNES IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$185m in its upcoming qualified institutional placement (QIP).</li>
<li>In an announcement released on Jan 22, 2025, Kaynes had mentioned its board’s approval to raise up to INR16bn via a QIP. Since then, the shares have corrected 8.6%.</li>
<li>The deal would not be a large one to digest at 4.3 days of three month ADV. The company’s last fundraise did well.</li>
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Kaynes Technology India (KAYNES IN) is looking to raise around US$185m in its upcoming qualified institutional placement (QIP).
In an announcement released on Jan 22, 2025, Kaynes had mentioned its board’s approval to raise up to INR16bn via a QIP. Since then, the shares have corrected 8.6%.
The deal would not be a large one to digest at 4.3 days of three month ADV. The company’s last fundraise did well.


Kaynes Technology QIP Early Look - QIP to Fund Global Expansion Plans

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) reported a decent set of numbers with reported PAT at INR 7.36bn for Q3FY25, lower 4% YoY and 15% QoQ (vs. adjusted PAT of INR 8.34bn in Q2FY25).</li><li>AUM growth was calibrated in the NBFC segment at 4% QoQ/21% YoY, while the HFC business continues its strong growth momentum with 15% QoQ/62% YoY AUM growth.</li><li>RoA for the NBFC business fell to 2.10% vs. 2.34% QoQ and 2.41% YoY, while RoA for HFC business fell to 1.42% vs. 1.53% QoQ and 2.01% YoY, largely due to margin headwinds for both the entities.</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.

Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) reported a decent set of numbers with reported PAT at INR 7.36bn for Q3FY25, lower 4% YoY and 15% QoQ (vs. adjusted PAT of INR 8.34bn in Q2FY25).AUM growth was calibrated in the NBFC segment at 4% QoQ/21% YoY, while the HFC business continues its strong growth momentum with 15% QoQ/62% YoY AUM growth.RoA for the NBFC business fell to 2.10% vs. 2.34% QoQ and 2.41% YoY, while RoA for HFC business fell to 1.42% vs. 1.53% QoQ and 2.01% YoY, largely due to margin headwinds for both the entities.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.

Aditya Birla Capital - Lending Business Margins Under Pressure

India

Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) is a non-banking financial company and the financial services flagship of the Aditya Birla Group. It offers a comprehensive suite of financial solutions, including loans, investments, insurance, and payments. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in 2007.

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Groww Pre-IPO - Scaling Fast in a Competitive Market

Groww is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Tata Capital IPO: RHP Update Points to Mixed Fundamentals

Tata Capital, the third-largest non-banking financial company (NBFC), is seeking to raise US$1.7 billion. In this note, I examine the latest...

Arun George

Tata Capital IPO: The Investment Case

Tata Capital has begun investor roadshows for an IPO to raise US$2.0 billion. In this note, I examine the fundamentals of the business.

Arun George

Kaynes Technology QIP Early Look - QIP to Fund Global Expansion Plans

Kaynes Technology (KAYNES IN) has launched an upto INR16bn (US$185m) QIP of around 2.85m shares in a INR5,344.50–Rs5,612/share range, a 0%–4.8%...

Akshat Shah

Aditya Birla Capital - Lending Business Margins Under Pressure

Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL) reported a decent set of numbers with reported PAT at INR 7.36bn for Q3FY25, lower 4% YoY and 15% QoQ (vs....

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