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

Canara HSBC Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener">Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ)</a> raised about US$284m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoters and the pre-IPO investor is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Canara HSBC Life Insurance (CHLI) is a private life insurer in India, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) raised about US$284m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoters and the pre-IPO investor is set to expire soon.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance (CHLI) is a private life insurer in India, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. 
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO Lockup - US$824m Lockup Expiry; Investors Well in The Money

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener">Canara HSBC Life Insurance (CHLI) (2908709Z IJ)</a> raised about US$284m from its India IPO.</li>
<li>CHLI is an Indian private life insurer, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, offering a range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group customers.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Canara HSBC Life Insurance (CHLI) (2908709Z IJ) raised about US$284m from its India IPO.
CHLI is an Indian private life insurer, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, offering a range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group customers.
In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO Trading - Muted Demand All Round

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Samsung Electronics / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front,  a few companies in Hong Kong managed to use the ceasefire window to launch their bookbuilds.</li>
<li>On the placement front, as well there a few large deals along with some upcoming lockups.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front,  a few companies in Hong Kong managed to use the ceasefire window to launch their bookbuilds.
On the placement front, as well there a few large deals along with some upcoming lockups.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (13 April 2026)-Samsung, Victory Giant, Huaqin, Sigenergy, Manycore, Merdeka

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>We forecast 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 3 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 15 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>From the new listings, 4 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 8 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.</li>
<li>SEBI has reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) as equity related instruments and REITs will be added to the AMFI classification from the upcoming review.</li>
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We forecast 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 3 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 15 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
From the new listings, 4 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 8 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.
SEBI has reclassified Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) as equity related instruments and REITs will be added to the AMFI classification from the upcoming review.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings and REIT Inclusion Drive Changes

Tekscend Photomask / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, India saw a host of listing, while HK is gearing up a busy year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, we had a look at some of the IPO lockups. There weren't any large placements this week.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, India saw a host of listing, while HK is gearing up a busy year end.
On the placements front, we had a look at some of the IPO lockups. There weren't any large placements this week.


ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ)

Aequitas: Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO Lockup - US$824m Lockup Expiry; Investors Well in The Money

Canara HSBC Life Insurance raised about US$284m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoters and the pre-IPO investor is set to expire...

Akshat Shah

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO Trading - Muted Demand All Round

Canara HSBC Life Insurance raised about US$284m from its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Aequitas ECM Weekly (13 April 2026)-Samsung, Victory Giant, Huaqin, Sigenergy, Manycore, Merdeka

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings and REIT Inclusion Drive Changes

36 stocks could see size reclassification in Jan. 12 new stocks could be added to Large and Mid-cap. REITs will be added to the AMFI classification...

Brian Freitas

ECM Weekly (20 October 2025)- Sany, Seres, JST, Fibocom, Tekscend, FineToday, LG India, DIY, Duality

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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