Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

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Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

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<li>In the US, initial jobless claims for the week ended February 1st rose to 219 k (213 k e / 208 k revised p).</li>
<li>The macro focus today is on the January nonfarm payrolls report. Treasury yields rose marginally amid few material catalysts.</li>
<li>Yields on the 2Y and 10Y USTs climbed 2 bps each to 4.21% and 4.44%, respectively. </li>
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In the US, initial jobless claims for the week ended February 1st rose to 219 k (213 k e / 208 k revised p).
The macro focus today is on the January nonfarm payrolls report. Treasury yields rose marginally amid few material catalysts.
Yields on the 2Y and 10Y USTs climbed 2 bps each to 4.21% and 4.44%, respectively. 


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

Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dr-agarwal-s-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43984:1" rel="noopener">Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN)</a> raised around US$350m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is a healthcare/hospital chain in India providing eyecare services, including surgeries; consultations, diagnoses, non-surgical treatments; and sells opticals, contact lens, accessories and eyecare related pharmaceutical products.</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>



Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN) raised around US$350m in its India IPO.
Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is a healthcare/hospital chain in India providing eyecare services, including surgeries; consultations, diagnoses, non-surgical treatments; and sells opticals, contact lens, accessories and eyecare related pharmaceutical products.
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.


Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO Trading - Decent Anchor Demand but Subdued Overall Coverage

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Axis Top Picks Basket delivered excellent returns of 12% in the last year against an 8.2% return posted by Nifty 50 over the same period, beating the benchmark by a wide margin of 3.8%.</li><li>The previous four months were highly volatile for the market, and a notable mixed performance was seen across sectors, market caps, and style indices.</li><li>The Axis Top Picks basket declined by 6.5% in the last three months, led by volatility, while the Nifty 50 was down by 3.4% during the same period. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Axis Top Picks Basket delivered excellent returns of 12% in the last year against an 8.2% return posted by Nifty 50 over the same period, beating the benchmark by a wide margin of 3.8%.The previous four months were highly volatile for the market, and a notable mixed performance was seen across sectors, market caps, and style indices.The Axis Top Picks basket declined by 6.5% in the last three months, led by volatility, while the Nifty 50 was down by 3.4% during the same period. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Axis Top Picks for the month of February 2025

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Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership is a game-changer in the digital financial services sector in India. It combines the strengths of both companies to create a powerful platform.</li>
<li>By leveraging Airtel's extensive distribution network and Bajaj Finance's financial expertise, this collaboration has the potential to disrupt the market and challenge established players.</li>
<li>It follows the successful playbook of other global partnerships and demonstrates how digital platforms and financial institutions can work together to enhance financial accessibility</li>
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Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership is a game-changer in the digital financial services sector in India. It combines the strengths of both companies to create a powerful platform.
By leveraging Airtel's extensive distribution network and Bajaj Finance's financial expertise, this collaboration has the potential to disrupt the market and challenge established players.
It follows the successful playbook of other global partnerships and demonstrates how digital platforms and financial institutions can work together to enhance financial accessibility


What the Airtel-Bajaj Finance Partnership Means for Their Growth Plans?

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dr-agarwal-s-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43984:1" rel="noopener">Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. The deal is downsized from an earlier reported size of around US$480m.</li>
<li>Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is a healthcare/hospital chain in India providing eyecare services, including surgeries; consultations, diagnoses, non-surgical treatments; and sells opticals, contact lens, accessories and eyecare related pharmaceutical products.</li>
<li>Previously, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.</li>
</ul>



Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN) is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. The deal is downsized from an earlier reported size of around US$480m.
Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is a healthcare/hospital chain in India providing eyecare services, including surgeries; consultations, diagnoses, non-surgical treatments; and sells opticals, contact lens, accessories and eyecare related pharmaceutical products.
Previously, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.


Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO - RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

India

Bharti Airtel Limited, a part of Bharti Enterprises, provides telecommunications services throughout India. The Company provides GSM Mobile Services, broadband, fixed line telephone services, long distance services (international & national) and enterprise services.

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Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

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Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO Trading - Decent Anchor Demand but Subdued Overall Coverage

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare raised around US$350m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Axis Top Picks for the month of February 2025

Axis Top Picks Basket delivered excellent returns of 12% in the last year against an 8.2% return posted by Nifty 50 over the same period, beating...

Axis Direct

What the Airtel-Bajaj Finance Partnership Means for Their Growth Plans?

Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership in India's digital financial services sector is a game-changer, combining strengths to disrupt the market and...

Nimish Maheshwari

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO - RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our...

Akshat Shah

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Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Yuexiu Property, Bharti Airtel, Softbank Group

Lucror Analytics

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO Trading - Decent Anchor Demand but Subdued Overall Coverage

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare raised around US$350m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Axis Top Picks for the month of February 2025

Axis Top Picks Basket delivered excellent returns of 12% in the last year against an 8.2% return posted by Nifty 50 over the same period, beating...

Axis Direct

What the Airtel-Bajaj Finance Partnership Means for Their Growth Plans?

​Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership in India's digital financial services sector is a game-changer, combining strengths to disrupt the market and...

Nimish Maheshwari

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO - RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our...

Akshat Shah

Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership in India's digital financial services sector is a game-changer, combining strengths to disrupt the market and...