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.

Equity Capital Markets

Auckland Intl Airport / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Auckland City Council plans to sell 7% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/auckland-intl-airport-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:597:1" rel="noopener">Auckland Intl Airport (AIA NZ)</a>  to fund its budget requirements for 2023-24.</li>
<li>Auckland City Mayor has been talking about selling the stake since at least Dec 2022 and hence, the deal is already very well flagged.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the possible placement and other deal dynamics.</li>
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Auckland City Council plans to sell 7% of Auckland Intl Airport (AIA NZ)  to fund its budget requirements for 2023-24.
Auckland City Mayor has been talking about selling the stake since at least Dec 2022 and hence, the deal is already very well flagged.
In this note, we will talk about the possible placement and other deal dynamics.


Auckland Airport Possible Placement - Will Be Very Well Flagged US$540m Block

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Air New Zealand (AIR) will report its second highest annual profit when it reports its FY23 result on 24 August 2023.</li><li>Successive earnings guidance upgrades during the year leaves underlying PBT at more than NZ$580m (FB: NZ$591m).</li><li>Strong margins have been driven by yield strength as demand remains greater than supply, with easing fuel prices more than mitigating elevated cost inflation and lower cargo revenues.  </li></ul>

Air New Zealand (AIR) will report its second highest annual profit when it reports its FY23 result on 24 August 2023.Successive earnings guidance upgrades during the year leaves underlying PBT at more than NZ$580m (FB: NZ$591m).Strong margins have been driven by yield strength as demand remains greater than supply, with easing fuel prices more than mitigating elevated cost inflation and lower cargo revenues.  

Air New Zealand - FY23 Preview — On Top of the World

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/interglobe-aviation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24877:1" rel="noopener">InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)</a>’s co-founder, Rakesh Gangwal and his wife, aim to raise around US$450m through the bulk sale of 15.6m shares (4% of TSO).</li>
<li>He had earlier stated his intention to pare down his stake after a long drawn battle with his co-founder Rahul Bhatia. He last sold in Sep 2022 and Feb 2023.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)’s co-founder, Rakesh Gangwal and his wife, aim to raise around US$450m through the bulk sale of 15.6m shares (4% of TSO).
He had earlier stated his intention to pare down his stake after a long drawn battle with his co-founder Rahul Bhatia. He last sold in Sep 2022 and Feb 2023.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Placement - Selldowns Are Becoming Increasingly Regular

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/interglobe-aviation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24877:1" rel="noopener">InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)</a>’s co-founder Rakesh Gangwal’s 29%+ stake was released from lock-up today.</li>
<li>He had earlier stated his intention to pare down his stake after a long drawn, and very public battle, with his co-founder Rahul Bhatia. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)’s co-founder Rakesh Gangwal’s 29%+ stake was released from lock-up today.
He had earlier stated his intention to pare down his stake after a long drawn, and very public battle, with his co-founder Rahul Bhatia. 
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Lockup - Time for Another Selldown, This Time Could Touch US$900m

<ul><li>Earnings drive share price performance: AIR's share price has historically been very responsive to changes in medium-term earnings expectations. </li><li>The trend is your friend; earnings momentum has been strong </li><li>Demand surprising to the upside: AIR's strong demand recovery is consistent with that experienced internationally. </li></ul>

Earnings drive share price performance: AIR's share price has historically been very responsive to changes in medium-term earnings expectations. The trend is your friend; earnings momentum has been strong Demand surprising to the upside: AIR's strong demand recovery is consistent with that experienced internationally. 

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited operates an airline business that provides international and domestic air passenger and cargo transport services throughout New Zealand and the South West Pacific. The Company also provides engineering and ground handling services.

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Air New Zealand (AIR NZ)

Auckland Airport Possible Placement - Will Be Very Well Flagged US$540m Block

Auckland Airport just reported its full year results, this in effect frees its largest shareholder, Auckland City Council to progress with its...

Sumeet Singh

Air New Zealand - FY23 Preview — On Top of the World

Strong margins have been driven by yield strength as demand remains greater than supply, with easing fuel prices more than mitigating elevated cost...

Forsyth Barr

Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Placement - Selldowns Are Becoming Increasingly Regular

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)’s co-founder, Rakesh Gangwal and his wife, aim to raise around US$450m through the bulk sale of 15.6m shares...

Ethan Aw

Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Lockup - Time for Another Selldown, This Time Could Touch US$900m

A deal worth US$450m has just been launched. Its very well flagged, as one can tell from our prior note, although the deal size is somewhat smaller...

Sumeet Singh

Air New Zealand: Cruise Altitude

Air New Zealand's (AIR) share price has been unusually stable despite recovering from the major shock of the pandemic, with near-term earnings...

Forsyth Barr

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