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.

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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.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India's CDMOs are tripling capacity and pivoting to peptides, ADCs, and drug-device combinations as global pharma outsources complex drug development.</li>
<li>The GLP-1 boom, BIOSECURE Act, and a $64 billion addressable market are redirecting multi-year manufacturing mandates toward Indian CRDMO platforms.</li>
<li>Firms investing in science-led infrastructure will command structurally higher margins, those adding only volume face commoditisation and multiple compression ahead.</li>
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India's CDMOs are tripling capacity and pivoting to peptides, ADCs, and drug-device combinations as global pharma outsources complex drug development.
The GLP-1 boom, BIOSECURE Act, and a $64 billion addressable market are redirecting multi-year manufacturing mandates toward Indian CRDMO platforms.
Firms investing in science-led infrastructure will command structurally higher margins, those adding only volume face commoditisation and multiple compression ahead.


The CDMO Arms Race: How India Is Quietly Becoming the World's Drug Factory

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<li>3SBio entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Pfizer granting them exclusive license to develop, manufacture, commercialize, and otherwise exploit its breakthrough PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody SSGJ-707 worldwide excluding mainland China.</li>
<li>CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited announced that CPO301, their first-in-class epidermal growth factor receptor (‘‘EGFR’’) antibody drug conjugate (ADC), has been granted the third Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA.</li>
<li>Samsung Biologics Co. announced that it plans to spin off its biosimilar development business into separate new entity, Samsung Epis Holdings. Samsung Biologics will become a pure-play CDMO.</li>
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3SBio entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Pfizer granting them exclusive license to develop, manufacture, commercialize, and otherwise exploit its breakthrough PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody SSGJ-707 worldwide excluding mainland China.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited announced that CPO301, their first-in-class epidermal growth factor receptor (‘‘EGFR’’) antibody drug conjugate (ADC), has been granted the third Fast Track designation by the U.S. FDA.
Samsung Biologics Co. announced that it plans to spin off its biosimilar development business into separate new entity, Samsung Epis Holdings. Samsung Biologics will become a pure-play CDMO.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 25)- 3SBio, Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, CSPC Pharma, Chugai

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<li>Wuxi AppTech is selling its US and UK-based cell and gene therapy unit to Altaris for an undisclosed sum. SK Bioscience expanded vaccine development partnership with Sanofi.</li>
<li>Celltrion received FDA approval for global phase 3 trial of Darzalex biosimilar. Shionogi has announced dissolution of two joint ventures (established in Shanghai and Hong Kong) with Ping An Insurance.</li>
<li>Kaken Pharmaceutical entered into a license agreement with J&amp;J for the global development, manufacturing, and commercialization of a STAT6 program for an upfront payment of $30M.</li>
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Wuxi AppTech is selling its US and UK-based cell and gene therapy unit to Altaris for an undisclosed sum. SK Bioscience expanded vaccine development partnership with Sanofi.
Celltrion received FDA approval for global phase 3 trial of Darzalex biosimilar. Shionogi has announced dissolution of two joint ventures (established in Shanghai and Hong Kong) with Ping An Insurance.
Kaken Pharmaceutical entered into a license agreement with J&amp;J for the global development, manufacturing, and commercialization of a STAT6 program for an upfront payment of $30M.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Dec 29)- Wuxi AppTech, SK Bioscience, Kaken Pharma, Shionogi, Daiichi Sankyo

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 (KRT IN)</a> raised about US$550m in its India IPO in Aug 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>KRT is India's largest office REIT by gross asset value, owning and operating a portfolio of premium Grade-A office parks leased primarily to multinational tenants across key Indian office markets.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT IN) raised about US$550m in its India IPO in Aug 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
KRT is India's largest office REIT by gross asset value, owning and operating a portfolio of premium Grade-A office parks leased primarily to multinational tenants across key Indian office markets.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Knowledge Realty Trust IPO Lockup Expiry - US$4bn+ Lockup Release

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Equity Bottom-Up

Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals / Equity Bottom-Up

Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (0200361D IN)

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<li>Akums secured a €200m European supply contract, marking its first large entry into regulated markets and validating its compliance and scale capabilities.</li>
<li>This shifts Akums from a domestic CDMO leader to a credible global player, with exports positioned to become a material earnings contributor from FY27.</li>
<li>While near-term growth remains muted, Akums’ medium-term profile looks stronger, with greater diversification and reduced dependence on India’s CDMO cycle.</li>
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Akums secured a €200m European supply contract, marking its first large entry into regulated markets and validating its compliance and scale capabilities.
This shifts Akums from a domestic CDMO leader to a credible global player, with exports positioned to become a material earnings contributor from FY27.
While near-term growth remains muted, Akums’ medium-term profile looks stronger, with greater diversification and reduced dependence on India’s CDMO cycle.


Business Breakdown: Akums Drugs - Market Leader with Global Ambitions

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The CDMO Arms Race: How India Is Quietly Becoming the World's Drug Factory

Indian CDMOs are expanding capacity and shifting focus to complex drug development, with potential for higher margins in the evolving...

Nimish Maheshwari

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 25)- 3SBio, Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, CSPC Pharma, Chugai

APAC healthcare companies continued to get approvals for new products and initiates clinical trials. The companies continued with acquisitions and...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Dec 29)- Wuxi AppTech, SK Bioscience, Kaken Pharma, Shionogi, Daiichi Sankyo

Wuxi AppTech is selling its US and UK-based cell and gene therapy unit. APAC healthcare companies continued their licensing activities. Approvals...

Tina Banerjee

Aequitas: Knowledge Realty Trust IPO Lockup Expiry - US$4bn+ Lockup Release

Blackstone is offering to sell part of its stake in KRT, up to 25.03% for ~INR119.88bn (~US$1.26bn), at a floor price of INR108/unit. The deal...

Akshat Shah

Business Breakdown: Akums Drugs - Market Leader with Global Ambitions

Akums secures €200m European supply contract, transitioning from domestic to global player with strong medium-term growth prospects.

Sudarshan Bhandari

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The CDMO Arms Race: How India Is Quietly Becoming the World's Drug Factory

​Indian CDMOs are expanding capacity and shifting focus to complex drug development, with potential for higher margins in the evolving...

Nimish Maheshwari

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 25)- 3SBio, Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, CSPC Pharma, Chugai

APAC healthcare companies continued to get approvals for new products and initiates clinical trials. The companies continued with acquisitions and...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Dec 29)- Wuxi AppTech, SK Bioscience, Kaken Pharma, Shionogi, Daiichi Sankyo

Wuxi AppTech is selling its US and UK-based cell and gene therapy unit. APAC healthcare companies continued their licensing activities. Approvals...

Tina Banerjee

Aequitas: Knowledge Realty Trust IPO Lockup Expiry - US$4bn+ Lockup Release

Blackstone is offering to sell part of its stake in KRT, up to 25.03% for ~INR119.88bn (~US$1.26bn), at a floor price of INR108/unit. The deal...

Akshat Shah

Business Breakdown: Akums Drugs - Market Leader with Global Ambitions

​Akums secures €200m European supply contract, transitioning from domestic to global player with strong medium-term growth prospects.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Indian CDMOs are expanding capacity and shifting focus to complex drug development, with potential for higher margins in the evolving...

Akums secures €200m European supply contract, transitioning from domestic to global player with strong medium-term growth prospects.