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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$407m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN) is looking to raise about US$407m in its upcoming India IPO.
WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


WeWork India Pre-IPO - Lease Mismatch and Structural Strains

Opportunities in Semi-Liquid Private Market, The Fund Review

The Fund Review

Opportunities in Semi-Liquid Private Market

The Fund Review provides data and  high-quality research on Alternative Investment Funds. We write detailed reports with thoughtful, clear and honest opinions to support investors’ due diligence and investment selection. Our focus is on private asset funds across infrastructure, real estate, private credit and private equity.

Private Capital Markets

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<li>Outperformance among private market fund managers shows persistence, with top -quartile performers likely to maintain strong results across successive fund vintages</li>
<li>This report identifies the subset of managers consistently delivering first quartile returns across asset classes</li>
<li>Several top -performing managers also offer evergreen fund structures, improving accessibility for non-US investors</li>
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Outperformance among private market fund managers shows persistence, with top -quartile performers likely to maintain strong results across successive fund vintages
This report identifies the subset of managers consistently delivering first quartile returns across asset classes
Several top -performing managers also offer evergreen fund structures, improving accessibility for non-US investors


Private Markets Fund Managers:  Looking for Consistent Outperformance (Sector Review | Q2 2025)

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Tritax’s 114.2p bid trumps Blackstone’s final 110.6p, offering shareholders equity upside, dividends, and strategic synergies.</li>
<li>Blackstone may re-enter despite finality; deadline for a counter is early September.</li>
<li>Shares trade above implied value, signalling expectations of a re-bid or improved offer, but spreads are tight and arb returns are fully compressed.</li>
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Tritax’s 114.2p bid trumps Blackstone’s final 110.6p, offering shareholders equity upside, dividends, and strategic synergies.
Blackstone may re-enter despite finality; deadline for a counter is early September.
Shares trade above implied value, signalling expectations of a re-bid or improved offer, but spreads are tight and arb returns are fully compressed.


Tritax Overtakes Blackstone in Warehouse REIT Showdown – Optionality Remains

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>There are no constituent changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a> in June but there are capping changes for the Select Sector indices and the Equal Weight Index.</li>
<li>The round-trip trade is US$17.4bn with a big chunk from the Equal Weight Index, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/communication-services-select-sector-spdr-fund" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27534:1" rel="noopener">Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/energy-select-sector-spdr-fund" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27537:1" rel="noopener">Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE US)</a>. </li>
<li>The largest flows are expected in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exxon-mobil-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:811:1" rel="noopener">Exxon Mobil</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alphabet-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33361:1" rel="noopener">Alphabet</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chevron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11091:1" rel="noopener">Chevron Corp</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/visa-inc-class-a-shares" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8707:1" rel="noopener">Visa</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackstone-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27166:1" rel="noopener">Blackstone</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/live-nation-entertainment-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6893:1" rel="noopener">Live Nation Entertainment</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meta-platforms-inc-class-a-facebook" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:665:1" rel="noopener">Meta</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/broadcom-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:998:1" rel="noopener">Broadcom</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tko-group-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40463:1" rel="noopener">TKO Group Holdings</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dell-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32189:1" rel="noopener">Dell Technologies</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/omnicom-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15775:1" rel="noopener">Omnicom Group</a>.</li>
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There are no constituent changes for the S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX) in June but there are capping changes for the Select Sector indices and the Equal Weight Index.
The round-trip trade is US$17.4bn with a big chunk from the Equal Weight Index, Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC US) and Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE US). 
The largest flows are expected in Exxon Mobil, Alphabet, Chevron Corp, Visa, Blackstone, Live Nation Entertainment, Meta, Broadcom, TKO Group Holdings, Dell Technologies and Omnicom Group.


Select Sector Indices and S&P Equal Weight Rebalance Preview: US$17bn Round-Trip Trade

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The SET Index is expected to decline today, as external factors have turned negative following US Appeals Court's suspension of a temporary ruling by the US Court of International Trade.</li><li>Market volatility also remains due to the MSCI rebalancing, which will impact today's closing prices stocks removed from the index or with reduced weightings face downside risks.</li><li>In addition, the upcoming 2026 budget vote (scheduled for tomorrow) remains an overhang on the market.</li></ul>

The SET Index is expected to decline today, as external factors have turned negative following US Appeals Court's suspension of a temporary ruling by the US Court of International Trade.Market volatility also remains due to the MSCI rebalancing, which will impact today's closing prices stocks removed from the index or with reduced weightings face downside risks.In addition, the upcoming 2026 budget vote (scheduled for tomorrow) remains an overhang on the market.

Reciprocal Tariffs Remain in Effect – For Now

United States

Blackstone Inc. operates as an investment company. The Company focuses on real estate, hedge funds, private equity, leveraged lending, senior debts, and rescue financing. Blackstone serves customers worldwide.

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WeWork India Pre-IPO - Lease Mismatch and Structural Strains

WeWork India Management Ltd is looking to raise about US$407m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of...

Akshat Shah

Private Markets Fund Managers: Looking for Consistent Outperformance (Sector Review | Q2 2025)

Outperformance among private market fund managers shows persistence, with top -quartile performers likely to maintain strong results across...

The Fund Review

Tritax Overtakes Blackstone in Warehouse REIT Showdown – Optionality Remains

Tritax has unseated Blackstone in the bid for Warehouse REIT with a higher cash-and-share offer. Optionality remains alive, but pure arbitrage is...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Select Sector Indices and S&P Equal Weight Rebalance Preview: US$17bn Round-Trip Trade

Capping changes for the Select Sector indices and Equal Weight Index will result in a round-trip trade of US$17.4bn. There are some stocks with...

Brian Freitas

Reciprocal Tariffs Remain in Effect – For Now

The SET Index is expected to decline today, as external factors have turned negative following US Appeals Court's suspension of a temporary ruling...

Krungthai XSpring

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