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<ul><li>The Finance Minister of India will present the Union Budget FY25-26 on 1 st Feb’25.</li><li>The impact of the Union Budget on the equity market has reduced notably over the past few years, with the government undertaking most of the reforms outside the purview of the Budget.</li><li>H1FY25 was challenging in terms of an overall reduction in government spending, credit tightening in unsecured lending, consumption slowdown, especially in the urban area, extended monsoon, and inflation.</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.

The Finance Minister of India will present the Union Budget FY25-26 on 1 st Feb’25.The impact of the Union Budget on the equity market has reduced notably over the past few years, with the government undertaking most of the reforms outside the purview of the Budget.H1FY25 was challenging in terms of an overall reduction in government spending, credit tightening in unsecured lending, consumption slowdown, especially in the urban area, extended monsoon, and inflation.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.

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

Canara HSBC Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener">Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ)</a> (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.</li>
<li>CHLI is a private life insurer in India,  promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. </li>
<li>It offers a comprehensive range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group (i.e., companies, businesses or organizations) customers.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.
CHLI is a private life insurer in India,  promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. 
It offers a comprehensive range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group (i.e., companies, businesses or organizations) customers.


Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Kalpataru Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kalpataru-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43866:1" rel="noopener">Kalpataru Limited (KTARU IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$184m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Kalpataru (KL) is an integrated real estate developer involved in identification and acquisition of land, planning, designing, execution, sales, and marketing of its projects.</li>
<li>In this note, we take a quick look at the company’s past performance and the IPO valuations.</li>
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Kalpataru Limited (KTARU IN) is looking to raise about US$184m in its upcoming India IPO.
Kalpataru (KL) is an integrated real estate developer involved in identification and acquisition of land, planning, designing, execution, sales, and marketing of its projects.
In this note, we take a quick look at the company’s past performance and the IPO valuations.


Kalpataru Ltd IPO - Cemented by Debt Repayment

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Index Rebalance

Afcons Infrastructure Limited / Index Rebalance

Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afcons-infrastructure-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41288:1" rel="noopener">AFCONS</a> debuted on the NSE on 4 November 2024. As of 2 May 2025, the price was 420 INR resulting in a market cap of ~$1.8bn.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/compose/insight/184573/AFCONS%20is%20forecasted%20to%20be%20added%20to%20Global-F%20SmallCap%20at%20the%20June%202025%20review%20with%20a%20free%20float%20of%2031.7%%20following%20the%203-month%20lock-up%20expiry%20of%20the%20Anchor%20Investors." target="_blank" rel="noopener">AFCONS</a> is forecasted to be added to Global-F at the June 2025 review with a free float of 31.7% following the 3-month lock-up expiry of the Anchor Investors.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afcons-infrastructure-limited" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AFCONS</a> is forecasted to experience a free float increase in Global-M from 35% to 45% at the August 2025 review following the 6-month lock-up expiry of the pre-IPO shareholders.</li>
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AFCONS debuted on the NSE on 4 November 2024. As of 2 May 2025, the price was 420 INR resulting in a market cap of ~$1.8bn.

AFCONS is forecasted to be added to Global-F at the June 2025 review with a free float of 31.7% following the 3-month lock-up expiry of the Anchor Investors.

AFCONS is forecasted to experience a free float increase in Global-M from 35% to 45% at the August 2025 review following the 6-month lock-up expiry of the pre-IPO shareholders.


Afcons Infrastructure (AFCONS IN): Global Index Inclusion & Upweights Post Lock-Up Expiries

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>India is set to witness INR 4.02 trillion worth of Pre-IPO shares becoming tradeable by June 2025, lead to huge selling pressure among various IPO stocks.</li>
<li>We identified 6 Companies where lock-in is about to expire and analyzed their current status in terms of their business and industry environment.</li>
<li>Some fundamentally good companies also provide opportunities at a good price due to a fall because of selling pressure in these companies after lock-in expiry.</li>
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India is set to witness INR 4.02 trillion worth of Pre-IPO shares becoming tradeable by June 2025, lead to huge selling pressure among various IPO stocks.
We identified 6 Companies where lock-in is about to expire and analyzed their current status in terms of their business and industry environment.
Some fundamentally good companies also provide opportunities at a good price due to a fall because of selling pressure in these companies after lock-in expiry.


IPO Lock-In Expiry: These 6 Companies Need Closer Look!

India

Afcons Infrastructure Limited provides construction and infrastructure services. The Company focuses in areas of marine works, highways, bridges, railway metro works, oil and gas, and tunnels. Afcons Infrastructure serves customers worldwide.

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Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN)

Pre-Budget Expectations 2025-26

The impact of the Union Budget on the equity market has reduced notably over the past few years, with the government undertaking most of the...

Axis Direct

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale. In this note, we talk...

Akshat Shah

Kalpataru Ltd IPO - Cemented by Debt Repayment

Kalpataru Limited (KL) is looking to raise about US$184m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we take a quick look at the company’s past...

Akshat Shah

Afcons Infrastructure (AFCONS IN): Global Index Inclusion & Upweights Post Lock-Up Expiries

Afcons Infrastructure is expected to be added to Global SmallCap in June 2025, with its free float projected to increase in August and September...

Dimitris Ioannidis

IPO Lock-In Expiry: These 6 Companies Need Closer Look!

India to see INR 4.02 trillion worth of Pre-IPO shares tradeable by June 2025, leading to selling pressure on various IPO stocks.

Nimish Maheshwari

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Pre-Budget Expectations 2025-26

The impact of the Union Budget on the equity market has reduced notably over the past few years, with the government undertaking most of the...

Axis Direct

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale. In this note, we talk...

Akshat Shah

Kalpataru Ltd IPO - Cemented by Debt Repayment

Kalpataru Limited (KL) is looking to raise about US$184m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we take a quick look at the company’s past...

Akshat Shah

Afcons Infrastructure (AFCONS IN): Global Index Inclusion & Upweights Post Lock-Up Expiries

Afcons Infrastructure is expected to be added to Global SmallCap in June 2025, with its free float projected to increase in August and September...

Dimitris Ioannidis

IPO Lock-In Expiry: These 6 Companies Need Closer Look!

​India to see INR 4.02 trillion worth of Pre-IPO shares tradeable by June 2025, leading to selling pressure on various IPO stocks.

Nimish Maheshwari

India to see INR 4.02 trillion worth of Pre-IPO shares tradeable by June 2025, leading to selling pressure on various IPO stocks.