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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Travel Food Services / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/travel-food-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44175:1" rel="noopener">Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) operates a network of travel quick service restaurants (Travel QSRs) and private lounges in airports.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.</li>
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Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO.
Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) operates a network of travel quick service restaurants (Travel QSRs) and private lounges in airports.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.


Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (MEESHO IN)</a> raised about US$600m in its Dec 2025 India IPO. The lockup on a part of stake of its promoters and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</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>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Meesho (MEESHO IN) raised about US$600m in its Dec 2025 India IPO. The lockup on a part of stake of its promoters and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
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.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Meesho Ltd IPO Lockup Expiry - US$5.7bn Lockup Release with PE Investors Well in The Money

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India's Union Budget FY27 allocates a record Rs. 7.85 lakh crore to defence, a 15.19% increase, the largest-ever outlay. </li>
<li>This is driven by a doctrinal shift: defence spending is no longer calibrated to threat cycles, it is now a permanent infrastructure of the Indian state.</li>
<li>With no political dialogue on Kashmir, the IWT suspended, and China backing Pakistan, India has accepted that a high-tension equilibrium is the new normal, and is funding accordingly.</li>
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India's Union Budget FY27 allocates a record Rs. 7.85 lakh crore to defence, a 15.19% increase, the largest-ever outlay. 
This is driven by a doctrinal shift: defence spending is no longer calibrated to threat cycles, it is now a permanent infrastructure of the Indian state.
With no political dialogue on Kashmir, the IWT suspended, and China backing Pakistan, India has accepted that a high-tension equilibrium is the new normal, and is funding accordingly.


Thematic Report- India: Defence Is No Longer a Choice, It's a Necessity!

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<li>India’s Defense Acquisition Council approved INR 2.38 lakh crore proposals on March 27, 2026, taking total FY26 approvals to ~INR 9.3 lakh crore across Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.</li>
<li>The pace and scale of approvals reinforce a multi-year procurement cycle, with indigenization becoming structural, expanding opportunities for domestic defence PSUs and private sector players.</li>
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Stronger order visibility led by BEL, improving execution clarity for HAL, BDL’s indigenization progress, and Astra Microwave’s restructuring position the sector for sustained growth momentum.</li>
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India’s Defense Acquisition Council approved INR 2.38 lakh crore proposals on March 27, 2026, taking total FY26 approvals to ~INR 9.3 lakh crore across Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
The pace and scale of approvals reinforce a multi-year procurement cycle, with indigenization becoming structural, expanding opportunities for domestic defence PSUs and private sector players.

Stronger order visibility led by BEL, improving execution clarity for HAL, BDL’s indigenization progress, and Astra Microwave’s restructuring position the sector for sustained growth momentum.


Thematic Report: India Defense Sector - Moving Into Growth Phase

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<li>As of 28-Feb-26, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/micron-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13382:1" rel="noopener">Micron Technology (MU US)</a> has inaugurated India's first large-scale commercial semiconductor ATMP facility in Sanand, Gujarat. </li>
<li>The India's Semi-conductor Mission has now 10 approved projects with aggregate investments of Rs 1.60 lakh crore ($18.6 billion) across six states.</li>
<li>Kaynes Semicon shipping India's first commercially paid chip prototype, CG Semi weeks away from volume production, Tata's Dholera fab in equipment installation, India's semiconductor value chain is no longer aspirational.</li>
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As of 28-Feb-26, Micron Technology (MU US) has inaugurated India's first large-scale commercial semiconductor ATMP facility in Sanand, Gujarat. 
The India's Semi-conductor Mission has now 10 approved projects with aggregate investments of Rs 1.60 lakh crore ($18.6 billion) across six states.
Kaynes Semicon shipping India's first commercially paid chip prototype, CG Semi weeks away from volume production, Tata's Dholera fab in equipment installation, India's semiconductor value chain is no longer aspirational.


INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR- Who Is Doing What and How Far Along Are They?

India

Bharat Electronics Ltd. manufactures electronic communication equipment, night vision equipment such as image converter tubes, night vision binoculars, and goggles, periscopes, gunsights and tank electronics.  The Company's electronic communication products include HF/VHF transmitters, receivers, microwave radio relays, radars and other electronic components required by defense services.

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Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Travel Food Services (TFS) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Meesho Ltd IPO Lockup Expiry - US$5.7bn Lockup Release with PE Investors Well in The Money

Meesho Ltd raised about US$600m in its India IPO in Dec 2025. The lockup on a part of stake of its promoters and pre-IPO investors is set to expire...

Akshat Shah

Thematic Report- India: Defence Is No Longer a Choice, It's a Necessity!

India's Union Budget FY27 allocates record Rs. 7.85 lakh crore to defence, reflecting a shift to permanent infrastructure amid high-tension...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: India Defense Sector - Moving Into Growth Phase

India's Defense Acquisition Council approved INR 2.38 lakh crore proposals, reinforcing a multi-year procurement cycle and boosting opportunities...

Sudarshan Bhandari

INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR- Who Is Doing What and How Far Along Are They?

Micron Technology opens India's first large-scale semiconductor facility in Gujarat, part of India's Semiconductor Mission with 10 approved...

Sudarshan Bhandari

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Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Travel Food Services (TFS) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Meesho Ltd IPO Lockup Expiry - US$5.7bn Lockup Release with PE Investors Well in The Money

Meesho Ltd raised about US$600m in its India IPO in Dec 2025. The lockup on a part of stake of its promoters and pre-IPO investors is set to expire...

Akshat Shah

Thematic Report- India: Defence Is No Longer a Choice, It's a Necessity!

​India's Union Budget FY27 allocates record Rs. 7.85 lakh crore to defence, reflecting a shift to permanent infrastructure amid high-tension...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Thematic Report: India Defense Sector - Moving Into Growth Phase

​India's Defense Acquisition Council approved INR 2.38 lakh crore proposals, reinforcing a multi-year procurement cycle and boosting opportunities...

Sudarshan Bhandari

INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR- Who Is Doing What and How Far Along Are They?

​Micron Technology opens India's first large-scale semiconductor facility in Gujarat, part of India's Semiconductor Mission with 10 approved...

Sudarshan Bhandari

India's Union Budget FY27 allocates record Rs. 7.85 lakh crore to defence, reflecting a shift to permanent infrastructure amid high-tension...

India's Defense Acquisition Council approved INR 2.38 lakh crore proposals, reinforcing a multi-year procurement cycle and boosting opportunities...

Micron Technology opens India's first large-scale semiconductor facility in Gujarat, part of India's Semiconductor Mission with 10 approved...