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

Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) / Equity Capital Markets

Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) (7535956Z IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bharat-coking-coal-limited-bccl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45272:1" rel="noopener">Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) (7535956Z IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$119m in its all-secondary India IPO. Coal India's subsidiary, it is engaged in the mining of coking coal.</li>
<li>BCCL produces various grades of coking coal, non-coking coal, and washed coal, primarily for use in the steel and power sectors.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance and IPO valuations.</li>
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Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) (7535956Z IN) is looking to raise around US$119m in its all-secondary India IPO. Coal India's subsidiary, it is engaged in the mining of coking coal.
BCCL produces various grades of coking coal, non-coking coal, and washed coal, primarily for use in the steel and power sectors.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance and IPO valuations.


Aequitas: BCCL IPO - Market Leadership in Domestic Coking Coal, with Key Considerations to Monitor

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>We forecast 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 3 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 15 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>From the new listings, 4 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 8 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.</li>
<li>SEBI has reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) as equity related instruments and REITs will be added to the AMFI classification from the upcoming review.</li>
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We forecast 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 3 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 15 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
From the new listings, 4 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 8 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.
SEBI has reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) as equity related instruments and REITs will be added to the AMFI classification from the upcoming review.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings and REIT Inclusion Drive Changes

Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India, Yellowstone Equity

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Equity L/S Analyst | Forensic Accounting | India

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Yellowstone Equity

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance ("BAF")</a>  reported decent growth and profitability in Q2FY26, however, its credit cost has been higher than guided earlier.</li>
<li>AUM growth has been 24% YoY led by secular growth across segments. The new segments like Gold, New Car, CV and Tractor loans have seen rapid growth.</li>
<li>Customer franchise has now crossed the 11cr mark with addition of 4mm+ customers in Q2. BAF now expects to add 16-17mm new customers for full-year FY26.</li>
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Bajaj Finance ("BAF")  reported decent growth and profitability in Q2FY26, however, its credit cost has been higher than guided earlier.
AUM growth has been 24% YoY led by secular growth across segments. The new segments like Gold, New Car, CV and Tractor loans have seen rapid growth.
Customer franchise has now crossed the 11cr mark with addition of 4mm+ customers in Q2. BAF now expects to add 16-17mm new customers for full-year FY26.


Bajaj Finance (BAF): Investor Day and Q2FY26 Update

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

International Gemological Institute / Event-Driven

International Gemological Institute (IGIL IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/international-gemmological-institute-india-limited-igi" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43879:1" rel="noopener">IGI (India) Limited (IGIL IN)</a> (IGII) raised around US$500m in its India IPO in December 2024. The lockup on its PE shareholders is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>IGI India is part of the International Gemmological Institute (IGI) group. As of 22nd August 2024, IGI India handled operations of the IGI business in India and Türkiye.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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IGI (India) Limited (IGIL IN) (IGII) raised around US$500m in its India IPO in December 2024. The lockup on its PE shareholders is set to expire soon.
IGI India is part of the International Gemmological Institute (IGI) group. As of 22nd August 2024, IGI India handled operations of the IGI business in India and Türkiye.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


IGI IPO Lockup - US$900m Release with PE on 4x+ Gains

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN)</a> raised around US$606m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Meesho (1546271D IN) raised around US$606m in its India IPO.
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

India

Bajaj Housing Finance Ltd. is a non-deposit-taking housing finance company and a subsidiary of Bajaj Finance Ltd. It offers a comprehensive mortgage product suite, including home loans, loans against property, lease rental discounting, and developer financing. The company provides finance to individuals and corporate entities for the purchase and renovation of homes or commercial spaces. Bajaj Housing Finance is headquartered in Pune, India, and was incorporated in 2008.

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Bajaj Housing Finance (BAJAJHFL IN)

Aequitas: BCCL IPO - Market Leadership in Domestic Coking Coal, with Key Considerations to Monitor

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) is looking to raise around US$119m in its all-secondary India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s...

Akshat Shah

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings and REIT Inclusion Drive Changes

36 stocks could see size reclassification in Jan. 12 new stocks could be added to Large and Mid-cap. REITs will be added to the AMFI classification...

Brian Freitas

Bajaj Finance (BAF): Investor Day and Q2FY26 Update

BAF is doing tremendous transformation to its businesses and processes led by FinAI, which is extremely futuristic and well ahead of its peers,...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

IGI IPO Lockup - US$900m Release with PE on 4x+ Gains

IGI (India) Limited (IGIL IN) (IGII) raised around US$500m in its India IPO in December 2024. The lockup on its PE shareholders is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

Meesho Ltd (ML) raised around US$606m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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