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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management (WEWORK IN)</a> raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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WeWork India Management (WEWORK IN) raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: WeWork India IPO Lockup Expiry-Shares Have Traded Down but WeWork Global Well in The Money

Executive Centre India Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/executive-centre-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45620:1" rel="noopener">Executive Centre India Ltd (2026075D IN)</a> (ECIL) is looking to raise about US$288m in its all-primary upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>ECIL leases Grade A office spaces and converts them into premium flexible workspaces, catering to MNCs, SMEs, and other entities across various sectors and industries.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Executive Centre India Ltd (2026075D IN) (ECIL) is looking to raise about US$288m in its all-primary upcoming India IPO. 
ECIL leases Grade A office spaces and converts them into premium flexible workspaces, catering to MNCs, SMEs, and other entities across various sectors and industries.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Aequitas: Executive Centre Pre-IPO - Differentiated Play on Premium Flexible Workspaces

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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> raised around US$747m in its India IPO. Groww, officially called Billionbrains Garage Ventures, is a direct-to-customer digital investment platform providing multiple financial products and services.</li>
<li>With Groww, customers can invest and trade in stocks (including via IPOs), derivatives, bonds, mutual funds and other products. Customers can also avail margin trading facility and personal loans.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Groww (1573648D IN) raised around US$747m in its India IPO. Groww, officially called Billionbrains Garage Ventures, is a direct-to-customer digital investment platform providing multiple financial products and services.
With Groww, customers can invest and trade in stocks (including via IPOs), derivatives, bonds, mutual funds and other products. Customers can also avail margin trading facility and personal loans.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Groww IPO Trading - Decent Overall Demand

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)</a> raised about US$338m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices, enterprise office suites, private offices, co-working spaces, customized managed offices, and hybrid digital solutions.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN) raised about US$338m in its India IPO.
WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices, enterprise office suites, private offices, co-working spaces, customized managed offices, and hybrid digital solutions.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


WeWork India IPO Trading - Muted Demand, Likely to Trade Weak

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

Equity Research Firm

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<li>WeWork India is the Indian arm of global flex space major <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28061:1" rel="noopener">(WEWKQ US)</a>; however, it is promoted by Indian real estate major Embassy group (~48% stake post IPO)</li>
<li>WeWork has differentiated itself from the crowded flex space market with a focus on premium Grade-A property and cornering market share in major markets like Bengaluru and Mumbai (MMA)</li>
<li>IPO valuation at 22x FY25 EBITDA prices in this premium relative to peers (12-14x). Can the company sustain these valuations?</li>
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WeWork India is the Indian arm of global flex space major (WEWKQ US); however, it is promoted by Indian real estate major Embassy group (~48% stake post IPO)
WeWork has differentiated itself from the crowded flex space market with a focus on premium Grade-A property and cornering market share in major markets like Bengaluru and Mumbai (MMA)
IPO valuation at 22x FY25 EBITDA prices in this premium relative to peers (12-14x). Can the company sustain these valuations?


WeWork India - IPO Review: A Premium Flex Space Player with Strong Promoter Backing

India

Awfis Space Solutions Limited is an Indian workspace solutions provider offering a wide spectrum of flexible workspace solutions, including coworking spaces, customized office spaces, and mobility solutions. The company provides allied services such as design, construction, facility management, IT support, and food and beverage. It serves a diverse clientele from startups and SMEs to large corporates and multinational corporations. Awfis Space Solutions was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

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Awfis Space Solutions (AWFIS IN)

Aequitas: WeWork India IPO Lockup Expiry-Shares Have Traded Down but WeWork Global Well in The Money

WeWork India raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Executive Centre Pre-IPO - Differentiated Play on Premium Flexible Workspaces

Executive Centre India Ltd (ECIL) is looking to raise about US$288m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

Groww IPO Trading - Decent Overall Demand

Groww raised around US$747m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the subscription demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

WeWork India IPO Trading - Muted Demand, Likely to Trade Weak

WeWork India raised about US$338m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

WeWork India - IPO Review: A Premium Flex Space Player with Strong Promoter Backing

WeWork India, backed by Embassy group, stands out in flex space market with a focus on premium properties. IPO valuation at 22x FY25 EBITDA prices...

Himanshu Dugar

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Aequitas: WeWork India IPO Lockup Expiry-Shares Have Traded Down but WeWork Global Well in The Money

WeWork India raised around US$338m in its IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Executive Centre Pre-IPO - Differentiated Play on Premium Flexible Workspaces

Executive Centre India Ltd (ECIL) is looking to raise about US$288m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

Groww IPO Trading - Decent Overall Demand

Groww raised around US$747m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the subscription demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

WeWork India IPO Trading - Muted Demand, Likely to Trade Weak

WeWork India raised about US$338m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

WeWork India - IPO Review: A Premium Flex Space Player with Strong Promoter Backing

​WeWork India, backed by Embassy group, stands out in flex space market with a focus on premium properties. IPO valuation at 22x FY25 EBITDA prices...

Himanshu Dugar

WeWork India, backed by Embassy group, stands out in flex space market with a focus on premium properties. IPO valuation at 22x FY25 EBITDA prices...