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

Life Insurance  of India / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.</li>
<li>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we compare it's anchor book results with recent listings.</li>
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Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.
This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we compare it's anchor book results with recent listings.


Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - Anchor Book Results Weren’t Great

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPOs front, Campus Activewear got great coverage, while Rainbow and Shieldus appear to be struggling.</li>
<li>There were no large placements, apart from a selldown in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/areit-ayalaland-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28856:1" rel="noopener">Areit (AyalaLand REIT) (AREIT PM)</a> and a friends and family round in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongyuan-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24139:1" rel="noopener">Zhongyuan Bank (1216 HK)</a>.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPOs front, Campus Activewear got great coverage, while Rainbow and Shieldus appear to be struggling.
There were no large placements, apart from a selldown in Areit (AyalaLand REIT) (AREIT PM) and a friends and family round in Zhongyuan Bank (1216 HK).


ECM Weekly (2nd May 22) - LIC, Shieldus, One Store, Campus, Rainbow, Kakao Pay, Uju, GoTo, Zhongyuan

Forensic Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Forensic Analyst

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

Campus Activewear / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/campus-activewear-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35877:1" rel="noopener">Campus Activewear Ltd (1535013D IN)</a> is about to go public soon. </li>
<li>The RHP has portrayed Campus's return ratios such as ROCE to be one of the highest in its peer group, inching past the likes of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bata-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3051:1" rel="noopener">Bata India Ltd (BATA IN)</a>.</li>
<li>However, upon further investigation of the financials, the return ratios seem to be mysterious, simply because of capital reserve arising from acquisition of promoter-companies, back when Ind AS was adopted.</li>
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Campus Activewear Ltd (1535013D IN) is about to go public soon. 
The RHP has portrayed Campus's return ratios such as ROCE to be one of the highest in its peer group, inching past the likes of Bata India Ltd (BATA IN).
However, upon further investigation of the financials, the return ratios seem to be mysterious, simply because of capital reserve arising from acquisition of promoter-companies, back when Ind AS was adopted.


Campus Activewear IPO: Mysterious Return Ratios

Rainbow Children's Medicare / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RCH) aims to raise around US$200m via issuing a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.</li>
<li>RCH is a multi-specialty pediatric and obstetrics and gynecology hospital chain in India, operating 14 hospitals and three clinics in six cities, with a total bed capacity of 1,500 beds.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about our earnings forecast and thoughts on valuation.</li>
</ul>


Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RCH) aims to raise around US$200m via issuing a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.
RCH is a multi-specialty pediatric and obstetrics and gynecology hospital chain in India, operating 14 hospitals and three clinics in six cities, with a total bed capacity of 1,500 beds.
In this note, we will talk about our earnings forecast and thoughts on valuation.


Rainbow Children’s Hospital IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPOs front, Campus Activewear and Rainbow Hospitals will get India's IPO season going again, with LIC in the pipeline.</li>
<li>Placement flows remained slow over the holiday shortened week. With only Taiwan and India seeing deals.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPOs front, Campus Activewear and Rainbow Hospitals will get India's IPO season going again, with LIC in the pipeline.
Placement flows remained slow over the holiday shortened week. With only Taiwan and India seeing deals.


ECM Weekly (24th Apr 22) - Sk Shieldus, One Store, LIC, Campus, Rainbow, Zhihu, LG Energy, Shin Kong

India

Campus Activewear Limited retails foot ware products. The Company operates an on line platform that offers variety of shoes for men, women, and kids. Campus Activewear serves customers in India.

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Campus Activewear (CAMPUS IN)

Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - Anchor Book Results Weren’t Great

Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (2nd May 22) - LIC, Shieldus, One Store, Campus, Rainbow, Kakao Pay, Uju, GoTo, Zhongyuan

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Campus Activewear IPO: Mysterious Return Ratios

Campus had reported highest ROCE among the peers. However, the return ratios seem to be mysterious simply because of creation of negative capital...

Nitin Mangal

Rainbow Children’s Hospital IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RCH) aims to raise around US$200m via issuing a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (24th Apr 22) - Sk Shieldus, One Store, LIC, Campus, Rainbow, Zhihu, LG Energy, Shin Kong

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

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