India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/axis-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:768:1" rel="noopener">Axis Bank Ltd (AXSB IN)</a> is considering a majority stake sale in its shadow-banking unit, Axis Finance, valued at $900 million-$1 billion.</li>
<li>India plans a $1 billion subsidy to boost domestic solar wafer and ingot production, reducing reliance on China.</li>
<li>PAG, backed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackstone-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27166:1" rel="noopener">Blackstone (BX US)</a> , is exploring the sale of its 54% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nuvama-wealth-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40316:1" rel="noopener">Nuvama Wealth Management (NUVAMA IN)</a> Management for $1.2 billion.</li>
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Axis Bank Ltd (AXSB IN) is considering a majority stake sale in its shadow-banking unit, Axis Finance, valued at $900 million-$1 billion.
India plans a $1 billion subsidy to boost domestic solar wafer and ingot production, reducing reliance on China.
PAG, backed by Blackstone (BX US) , is exploring the sale of its 54% stake in Nuvama Wealth Management (NUVAMA IN) Management for $1.2 billion.


#111 India Insight: Axis Bank, India Solar Push, PAG Sell: $1B+ Deals in Focus

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Event-Driven

EPL Ltd (fka Essel Propack) / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indorama-ventures-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18105:1" rel="noopener">Indorama Ventures (IVL TB)</a> is acquiring a 24.9% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/epl-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6958:1" rel="noopener">EPL Ltd (fka Essel Propack) (EPLL IN)</a> from Blackstone at Rs 240, marking a major entry into India’s packaging market.</li>
<li>This deal strengthens EPL’s growth and sustainability, unlocking cross-border synergies and driving competitiveness in the global specialty packaging sector.</li>
<li>It redefines investment dynamics in Indian packaging sector, emphasizing sustainable growth and long-term value creation, challenging traditional global investment paradigms.</li>
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Indorama Ventures (IVL TB) is acquiring a 24.9% stake in EPL Ltd (fka Essel Propack) (EPLL IN) from Blackstone at Rs 240, marking a major entry into India’s packaging market.
This deal strengthens EPL’s growth and sustainability, unlocking cross-border synergies and driving competitiveness in the global specialty packaging sector.
It redefines investment dynamics in Indian packaging sector, emphasizing sustainable growth and long-term value creation, challenging traditional global investment paradigms.


Event Driven: Indorama Bought Strategic Stake in EPL~ A New Chapter in Global Packaging

Asia Real Estate News Tracker, Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Asia Real Estate News Tracker

Tracking developments across Asia's regional real estate markets

Equity Bottom-Up

Japan Hotel Reit Investment / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>KKR and Gaw are in talks for a $660M sale of Hyatt Regency Tokyo to Japan Hotel REIT, potentially reshaping the hospitality market.</li><li>Singapore worker housing rents have surged by 10.8% in the second half of 2024, attributed to a significant increase in labor influx.</li><li>Despite falling rent trends in APAC office markets, Australia and Japan have shown resistance, according to Knight Frank's report.</li></ul>

KKR and Gaw are in talks for a $660M sale of Hyatt Regency Tokyo to Japan Hotel REIT, potentially reshaping the hospitality market.Singapore worker housing rents have surged by 10.8% in the second half of 2024, attributed to a significant increase in labor influx.Despite falling rent trends in APAC office markets, Australia and Japan have shown resistance, according to Knight Frank's report.

Asia Real Estate Tracker (07-Feb-2025): KKR & Gaw negotiating $660M sale of Hyatt Regency Tokyo.

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>Highest spreads: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arcadium-lithium-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40438:1" rel="noopener">Arcadium Lithium (LTM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/insignia-financial-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12349:1" rel="noopener">Insignia Financial (IFL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-henlius-biotech-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27888:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Henlius Biotech (2696 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29667:1" rel="noopener">Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Lowest spreads: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renewable-japan-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35211:1" rel="noopener">Renewable Japan (9522 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lifestyle-china-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26090:1" rel="noopener">Lifestyle China (2136 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macromill-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24026:1" rel="noopener">Macromill, Inc (3978 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuji-soft-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17504:1" rel="noopener">Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nec-networks-system-integr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16396:1" rel="noopener">Nec Networks &amp; System Integr (1973 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nishimoto-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44086:1" rel="noopener">Nishimoto (9260 JP)</a>. </li>
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We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
Highest spreads: Arcadium Lithium (LTM AU), Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP), Insignia Financial (IFL AU), Shanghai Henlius Biotech (2696 HK), Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK). 
Lowest spreads: Renewable Japan (9522 JP), Lifestyle China (2136 HK), Macromill, Inc (3978 JP), Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP), Nec Networks &amp; System Integr (1973 JP), Nishimoto (9260 JP). 


Merger Arb Mondays (16 Dec) - ESR, CPMC, Fosun Tourism, Seven & I, Fuji Soft, NEC Networks

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

IGI (India) Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>International Gemmological Institute (India) Limited (IGII) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO.</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 look at the company’s past performance and talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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International Gemmological Institute (India) Limited (IGII) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO.
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 look at the company’s past performance and talk about the IPO valuations.


IGI (India) IPO - Unique Exposure but Questionable Acquisition, and 4x Returns for PE in 18 Months

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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#111 India Insight: Axis Bank, India Solar Push, PAG Sell: $1B+ Deals in Focus

Axis Bank considers selling majority stake in Axis Finance, India plans $1 billion subsidy for solar production, PAG explores selling stake in...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Event Driven: Indorama Bought Strategic Stake in EPL~ A New Chapter in Global Packaging

Indorama Ventures acquires 24.9% stake in EPL Ltd from Blackstone at Rs 240, marking a major entry into India’s packaging market, driving...

Nimish Maheshwari

Asia Real Estate Tracker (07-Feb-2025): KKR & Gaw negotiating $660M sale of Hyatt Regency Tokyo.

KKR and Gaw in talks to sell Hyatt Regency Tokyo, Singapore worker housing rents rise 10.8%, Aus & Japan office markets bucking regional trend.

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Merger Arb Mondays (16 Dec) - ESR, CPMC, Fosun Tourism, Seven & I, Fuji Soft, NEC Networks

This week, the highest gross spreads are Arcadium Lithium (13.8%), Seven & I (11.6%), Insignia (10.8%), Henlius (10.8%), Get Nice (10.3%), ESR...

Arun George

IGI (India) IPO - Unique Exposure but Questionable Acquisition, and 4x Returns for PE in 18 Months

International Gemmological Institute (India) Limited (IGII) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at...

Sumeet Singh

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#111 India Insight: Axis Bank, India Solar Push, PAG Sell: $1B+ Deals in Focus

​Axis Bank considers selling majority stake in Axis Finance, India plans $1 billion subsidy for solar production, PAG explores selling stake in...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Event Driven: Indorama Bought Strategic Stake in EPL~ A New Chapter in Global Packaging

​Indorama Ventures acquires 24.9% stake in EPL Ltd from Blackstone at Rs 240, marking a major entry into India’s packaging market, driving...

Nimish Maheshwari

Asia Real Estate Tracker (07-Feb-2025): KKR & Gaw negotiating $660M sale of Hyatt Regency Tokyo.

KKR and Gaw in talks to sell Hyatt Regency Tokyo, Singapore worker housing rents rise 10.8%, Aus & Japan office markets bucking regional trend.

Asia Real Estate Tracker

Merger Arb Mondays (16 Dec) - ESR, CPMC, Fosun Tourism, Seven & I, Fuji Soft, NEC Networks

This week, the highest gross spreads are Arcadium Lithium (13.8%), Seven & I (11.6%), Insignia (10.8%), Henlius (10.8%), Get Nice (10.3%), ESR...

Arun George

IGI (India) IPO - Unique Exposure but Questionable Acquisition, and 4x Returns for PE in 18 Months

International Gemmological Institute (India) Limited (IGII) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we look at...

Sumeet Singh

Axis Bank considers selling majority stake in Axis Finance, India plans $1 billion subsidy for solar production, PAG explores selling stake in...

Indorama Ventures acquires 24.9% stake in EPL Ltd from Blackstone at Rs 240, marking a major entry into India’s packaging market, driving...