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/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric</a> is now looking to raise about US$730m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Ola Electric Mobility is a vertically integrated pure EV player in India with manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the company’s performance, undertook a peer comparison and talked about valuations. In this note, we look at the updates from its recent filings.</li>
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Ola Electric is now looking to raise about US$730m in its upcoming India IPO.
Ola Electric Mobility is a vertically integrated pure EV player in India with manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells.
In our previous notes, we looked at the company’s performance, undertook a peer comparison and talked about valuations. In this note, we look at the updates from its recent filings.


Ola Electric IPO - RHP Updates - Growing Faster than Expected, Driven by GoI Policy

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Ola Electric Mobility is a vertically integrated pure EV player in India with manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells.</li>
<li>In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will talk about valuations.</li>
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Ola Electric is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Ola Electric Mobility is a vertically integrated pure EV player in India with manufacturing capabilities for EVs and EV components, including cells.
In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


Ola Electric Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/concord-biotech-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36267:1" rel="noopener">Concord Biotech Ltd (658823Z IN)</a> listed in India on 18th Aug 23 after raising US$188m. The IPO had been a 100% secondary selldown with Helix Investment selling its entire stake.</li>
<li>Concord Biotech (Concord) is an India-based biopharma firm, which develops and manufactures fermentation-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).</li>
<li>Coming up for six-month lockup expiry on 7th Feb 24 are the firm’s pre-IPO shareholders, along with a portion of its promoters’ stake.</li>
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Concord Biotech Ltd (658823Z IN) listed in India on 18th Aug 23 after raising US$188m. The IPO had been a 100% secondary selldown with Helix Investment selling its entire stake.
Concord Biotech (Concord) is an India-based biopharma firm, which develops and manufactures fermentation-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
Coming up for six-month lockup expiry on 7th Feb 24 are the firm’s pre-IPO shareholders, along with a portion of its promoters’ stake.


Concord Biotech's US$650m Lock-Up Expiry - Some Could Be Tempted to Book Multi-Bagger Gains

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

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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.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>VBL has a history of commanding high growth through acquisitions, product portfolio and geographical expansions and operating leverage</li>
<li>Varun is now focusing on interesting geographies and products which will aid its next level of growth</li>
<li>There could be more than bigger success stories like Sting for Varun Beverages if it can repeat history</li>
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VBL has a history of commanding high growth through acquisitions, product portfolio and geographical expansions and operating leverage
Varun is now focusing on interesting geographies and products which will aid its next level of growth
There could be more than bigger success stories like Sting for Varun Beverages if it can repeat history


What Next for Varun Beverages: The Next Leg of Growth Drivers

Waaree Renewable Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

Waaree Renewable Technologies (WAREERTL IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/waaree-energies-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35367:1" rel="noopener">Waaree Energies</a>  is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Waaree Energies is a solar PV module manufacturer in India with an aggregate installed capacity of 12 GW, as of Jun 2023. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance.</li>
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Waaree Energies  is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO.
Waaree Energies is a solar PV module manufacturer in India with an aggregate installed capacity of 12 GW, as of Jun 2023. 
In this note, we talk about the company’s past performance.


Waaree Energies Pre-IPO - Riding the Anti-China US Wave

India

AWL Agri Business is an Indian multinational food and beverage conglomerate, and one of India's largest Food & FMCG companies. It manufactures, markets, and distributes a diverse portfolio of essential kitchen staples, including edible oils, wheat flour, rice, pulses, and sugar, as well as industry-focused products like oleochemicals and specialty fats. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

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Ola Electric IPO - RHP Updates - Growing Faster than Expected, Driven by GoI Policy

Ola Electric is now looking to raise about US$730m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the updates from its most recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

Ola Electric Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

Ola Electric has launched its IPO at a much more digestible valuation than what it was aiming for earlier. At the current valuations, it would be...

Sumeet Singh

Concord Biotech's US$650m Lock-Up Expiry - Some Could Be Tempted to Book Multi-Bagger Gains

Ontario is looking to raise US$56m from selling a 3.4% stake in Concord Biotech. The deal has a floor price of INR1,320/share, at a 8.5% discount...

Clarence Chu

What Next for Varun Beverages: The Next Leg of Growth Drivers

Varun Beverage's Next Leg of Growth Drivers can re-write multiple success stories similar to Sting. Here is what will derive Varun Beverage in the...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Waaree Energies Pre-IPO - Riding the Anti-China US Wave

Waaree Energies is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

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