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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amer-sports-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21751:1" rel="noopener">Amer Sports (AS US)</a> raised around US$1.3bn in its US IPO, after pricing its IPO below its initial range, as per media reports.</li>
<li>Amer Sports is a sports and outdoor brands company making clothing and other sporting equipment for use in snow sports, running, climbing, baseball, american football, tennis and other sports.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our past note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Amer Sports (AS US) raised around US$1.3bn in its US IPO, after pricing its IPO below its initial range, as per media reports.
Amer Sports is a sports and outdoor brands company making clothing and other sporting equipment for use in snow sports, running, climbing, baseball, american football, tennis and other sports.
We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our past note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Amer Sports IPO Trading - Downsized and Cornered, Close to Optimistic Fair Value

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.

BrainBees Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brainbees-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36115:1" rel="noopener">FirstCry (0172540D IN)</a>, India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for mothers’, babies’ and kids’ products, has filed for a US$700 million IPO. </li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/brainbees-solutions-firstcry-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:125537" rel="noopener">Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on the worrying trend of India's KPIs, margin pressures, cash burn, and deteriorating balance sheet strength. </li>
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FirstCry (0172540D IN), India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for mothers’, babies’ and kids’ products, has filed for a US$700 million IPO. 
In Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on the worrying trend of India's KPIs, margin pressures, cash burn, and deteriorating balance sheet strength. 


Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bear Case

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Gaming sector: NPPA deleted the page of &lt;Online Games Governing Measure (Opinion Seeking Draft)&gt;(/)</li>
<li>JD/BABA/PDD: JD to be exclusive platform for CCTV 2024 Spring Festival Gala (+/-/-)</li>
<li>PDD/BABA/AMZN : Temu to launch semi-managed model in March (+/-/-)</li>
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Gaming sector: NPPA deleted the page of &lt;Online Games Governing Measure (Opinion Seeking Draft)&gt;(/)
JD/BABA/PDD: JD to be exclusive platform for CCTV 2024 Spring Festival Gala (+/-/-)
PDD/BABA/AMZN : Temu to launch semi-managed model in March (+/-/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:Gaming Sector/JD/BABA/PDD/BABA/AMZN

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brainbees-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36115:1" rel="noopener">FirstCry (0172540D IN)</a>, India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for mothers’, babies’ and kids’ products, has filed for a US$700 million IPO. </li>
<li>The substantial shareholders are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a> Vision Fund (25.55% of shares), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mahindra-mahindra-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16441:1" rel="noopener">Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (MM IN)</a> (10.98%), Premji Invest (10.36%) and Supam Maheshwari - founder and CEO (5.95%).</li>
<li>The bull case rests on growing addressable markets, strong market positioning, robust GMV growth and strong organic growth.   </li>
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FirstCry (0172540D IN), India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform for mothers’, babies’ and kids’ products, has filed for a US$700 million IPO. 
The substantial shareholders are Softbank Group (9984 JP) Vision Fund (25.55% of shares), Mahindra &amp; Mahindra (MM IN) (10.98%), Premji Invest (10.36%) and Supam Maheshwari - founder and CEO (5.95%).
The bull case rests on growing addressable markets, strong market positioning, robust GMV growth and strong organic growth.   


Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bull Case

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Jeroen Blokland

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<li>Despite the rise and rise of the Magnificent 7, clues that this has made the S&amp;P 500 Index, and hence US stocks riskier, are limited.</li>
<li>However, looking at betas against other stock market indices and other asset classes reveals that risk associated with US stocks is trending slightly higher.</li>
<li>The key takeaway from this analysis, however, is that Treasuries - showing higher volatility and less diversification benefits - ARE quickly losing their appeal within a multi-asset portfolio.</li>
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Despite the rise and rise of the Magnificent 7, clues that this has made the S&amp;P 500 Index, and hence US stocks riskier, are limited.
However, looking at betas against other stock market indices and other asset classes reveals that risk associated with US stocks is trending slightly higher.
The key takeaway from this analysis, however, is that Treasuries - showing higher volatility and less diversification benefits - ARE quickly losing their appeal within a multi-asset portfolio.


Are the Magnificent 7 a Danger to Your Portfolio?

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Amer Sports IPO Trading - Downsized and Cornered, Close to Optimistic Fair Value

Amer Sports (AS US) raised around US$1.3bn in its US IPO, after pricing its IPO below its initial range, as per media reports.

Sumeet Singh

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on the worrying trend of India's KPIs, margin pressures, cash burn, and deteriorating balance sheet strength.

Arun George

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:Gaming Sector/JD/BABA/PDD/BABA/AMZN

NPPA deletes online gaming measure page; JD becomes exclusive platform for CCTV Gala; Temu to launch semi-managed model in March.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on growing addressable markets, strong market positioning, robust GMV growth and strong organic growth.

Arun George

Are the Magnificent 7 a Danger to Your Portfolio?

The quick answer is that the Magnificent 7 are not a significant threat to the risk-return characteristics of your portfolio. However, the case for...

Jeroen Blokland

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Amer Sports IPO Trading - Downsized and Cornered, Close to Optimistic Fair Value

Amer Sports (AS US) raised around US$1.3bn in its US IPO, after pricing its IPO below its initial range, as per media reports.

Sumeet Singh

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on the worrying trend of India's KPIs, margin pressures, cash burn, and deteriorating balance sheet strength.

Arun George

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:Gaming Sector/JD/BABA/PDD/BABA/AMZN

​NPPA deletes online gaming measure page; JD becomes exclusive platform for CCTV Gala; Temu to launch semi-managed model in March.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on growing addressable markets, strong market positioning, robust GMV growth and strong organic growth.

Arun George

Are the Magnificent 7 a Danger to Your Portfolio?

The quick answer is that the Magnificent 7 are not a significant threat to the risk-return characteristics of your portfolio. However, the case for...

Jeroen Blokland

NPPA deletes online gaming measure page; JD becomes exclusive platform for CCTV Gala; Temu to launch semi-managed model in March.