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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Knowledge Realty Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-realty-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44486:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT IN)</a> raised about US$550m in its India IPO in Aug 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>KRT is India's largest office REIT by gross asset value, owning and operating a portfolio of premium Grade-A office parks leased primarily to multinational tenants across key Indian office markets.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT IN) raised about US$550m in its India IPO in Aug 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
KRT is India's largest office REIT by gross asset value, owning and operating a portfolio of premium Grade-A office parks leased primarily to multinational tenants across key Indian office markets.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Knowledge Realty Trust IPO Lockup Expiry - US$4bn+ Lockup Release

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>This insight details why <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-investment-corporation-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6308:1" rel="noopener">Tata Investment Corporation (TATAINVE IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kalyani-investment-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6128:1" rel="noopener">Kalyani Investment (KALY IN)</a> share price has been declining. </li>
<li>We also discuss the latest developments in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tvs-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16591:1" rel="noopener">TVS (TVSHLTD IN)</a> .</li>
<li>Finally, we conclude with takeaways from Holdco price movement during the week.</li>
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This insight details why Tata Investment Corporation (TATAINVE IN) and Kalyani Investment (KALY IN) share price has been declining. 
We also discuss the latest developments in TVS (TVSHLTD IN) .
Finally, we conclude with takeaways from Holdco price movement during the week.


HoldCo Weekly (21 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

Tata Investment Corporation / Equity Bottom-Up

Tata Investment Corporation (TATAINVE IN)

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<li>This insight details about the weekly changes in the holding company discount in India.</li>
<li>We track the reasons for change in the holdco discount if any and upcoming triggers for these companies.</li>
<li>While this note captures 5 holding companies, we intend to add more names in coming weeks.</li>
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This insight details about the weekly changes in the holding company discount in India.
We track the reasons for change in the holdco discount if any and upcoming triggers for these companies.
While this note captures 5 holding companies, we intend to add more names in coming weeks.


HoldCo Weekly (14 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

HoldCo Weekly (7 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

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<li>This insight details about the weekly changes in the holding company discount in India.</li>
<li>We track the reasons for change in the holdco discount if any and upcoming triggers for these companies.</li>
<li>While this note captures 4 holding companies, we intend to add more names in coming weeks.</li>
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This insight details about the weekly changes in the holding company discount in India.
We track the reasons for change in the holdco discount if any and upcoming triggers for these companies.
While this note captures 4 holding companies, we intend to add more names in coming weeks.


HoldCo Weekly (31 Jul): Where's the Discount?

India

Bharat Forge is an Indian multinational company and a global leader in manufacturing high-performance, safety-critical forged and machined components for the automotive, aerospace, defense, railways, and industrial equipment sectors. The company provides a wide range of products including crankshafts, connecting rods, chassis components, and powertrain solutions. Bharat Forge was founded on June 19, 1961, and is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

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Bharat Forge (BHFC IN)

Aequitas: Knowledge Realty Trust IPO Lockup Expiry - US$4bn+ Lockup Release

Blackstone is offering to sell part of its stake in KRT, up to 25.03% for ~INR119.88bn (~US$1.26bn), at a floor price of INR108/unit. The deal...

Akshat Shah

HoldCo Weekly (21 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

Insight details why Tata Invest Corp and Kalyani Invest share price has been declining; Latesrt developments in TVS Holdings. Conclude with...

Sreemant Dudhoria

HoldCo Weekly (14 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

Insight details about the weekly changes in the holding company discount in India and upcoming triggers for these companies.

Sreemant Dudhoria

HoldCo Weekly (7 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

Insight on weekly changes in holding company discounts in India, tracking reasons for change and upcoming triggers for 5 companies with plans to...

Sreemant Dudhoria

HoldCo Weekly (31 Jul): Where's the Discount?

Insight on weekly changes in holding company discounts in India, tracking reasons for change and upcoming triggers for companies with plans to add...

Sreemant Dudhoria

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Aequitas: Knowledge Realty Trust IPO Lockup Expiry - US$4bn+ Lockup Release

Blackstone is offering to sell part of its stake in KRT, up to 25.03% for ~INR119.88bn (~US$1.26bn), at a floor price of INR108/unit. The deal...

Akshat Shah

HoldCo Weekly (21 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

Insight details why Tata Invest Corp and Kalyani Invest share price has been declining; Latesrt developments in TVS Holdings. Conclude with...

Sreemant Dudhoria

HoldCo Weekly (14 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

Insight details about the weekly changes in the holding company discount in India and upcoming triggers for these companies.

Sreemant Dudhoria

HoldCo Weekly (7 Aug): Where’s the Discount?

​Insight on weekly changes in holding company discounts in India, tracking reasons for change and upcoming triggers for 5 companies with plans to...

Sreemant Dudhoria

HoldCo Weekly (31 Jul): Where's the Discount?

​Insight on weekly changes in holding company discounts in India, tracking reasons for change and upcoming triggers for companies with plans to add...

Sreemant Dudhoria

Insight on weekly changes in holding company discounts in India, tracking reasons for change and upcoming triggers for 5 companies with plans to...

Insight on weekly changes in holding company discounts in India, tracking reasons for change and upcoming triggers for companies with plans to add...