APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Hong Jie Seow

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 Robeco AMC / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Canara Robeco AMC has raised US$150m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Canara Robeco has demonstrated strong growth registering a CAGR of 34% and 33% in AUM and management fees, respectively, from FY22 to FY24. </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>
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Canara Robeco AMC has raised US$150m in its India IPO.
Canara Robeco has demonstrated strong growth registering a CAGR of 34% and 33% in AUM and management fees, respectively, from FY22 to FY24. 
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.


Canara Robeco AMC IPO Trading: Decent Insti Demand

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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India’s mutual fund AUM tripled from INR 24.5 trillion in FY19 to INR 67.4 trillion in FY25, driven by strong retail inflows and digital adoption.</li>
<li>Canara Robeco AMC, India’s second-oldest fund house, manages INR 1.11 lakh crore in AUM with a 55% profit CAGR between FY23 and FY25.</li>
<li>With 87% of AUM from retail investors, Canara Robeco AMC has the highest retail concentration among India’s top 10 mutual fund companies.</li>
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India’s mutual fund AUM tripled from INR 24.5 trillion in FY19 to INR 67.4 trillion in FY25, driven by strong retail inflows and digital adoption.
Canara Robeco AMC, India’s second-oldest fund house, manages INR 1.11 lakh crore in AUM with a 55% profit CAGR between FY23 and FY25.
With 87% of AUM from retail investors, Canara Robeco AMC has the highest retail concentration among India’s top 10 mutual fund companies.


Canara Robeco AMC IPO: The Oldest Name in Mutual Funds Seeks a New Beginning

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

Equity Research Firm

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company / Equity Capital Markets

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company (ICICIAMC IN)

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company

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<li>Ipru AMC, the largest AMC with high active AUM share and 60+% of Equity AUM boasts of one of the best operating metrics in the industry.</li>
<li>The IPO is being priced in line with peers based on FY25 accounting PE (40x vs 40-44x), however, based on Core PE the relative valuations stands at 40x vs 48/52x</li>
<li>We are bullish on the industry/company from a long-term perspective, although near-term valuations may look fully priced in light of regulatory tightening of profit pool and intensifying competition.</li>
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Ipru AMC, the largest AMC with high active AUM share and 60+% of Equity AUM boasts of one of the best operating metrics in the industry.
The IPO is being priced in line with peers based on FY25 accounting PE (40x vs 40-44x), however, based on Core PE the relative valuations stands at 40x vs 48/52x
We are bullish on the industry/company from a long-term perspective, although near-term valuations may look fully priced in light of regulatory tightening of profit pool and intensifying competition.


ICICI Prudential AMC - Reasonably Priced for the Longer Term.

Akshat Shah

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

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

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A Business So Perfect, It’s Almost Boring : Industry Tailwinds, Leader and extra ordinary return on equity makes <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-amc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45499:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Prudential AMC (570643Z IN)</a> an attractive long term investment.</li>
<li>In this insight, we also present reasons why the near term listing gains may not be so attractive.</li>
<li>Business and industry insights, valuation comparison and our view on this IPO are presented in this insight</li>
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A Business So Perfect, It’s Almost Boring : Industry Tailwinds, Leader and extra ordinary return on equity makes ICICI Prudential AMC (570643Z IN) an attractive long term investment.
In this insight, we also present reasons why the near term listing gains may not be so attractive.
Business and industry insights, valuation comparison and our view on this IPO are presented in this insight


ICICI Prudential AMC IPO – A Business So Perfect, It’s Almost Boring

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Canara Robeco AMC (570515Z IN)

Canara Robeco AMC IPO Trading: Decent Insti Demand

Canara Robeco AMC raises US$150m in India IPO, showcasing impressive growth in AUM and management fees. Article delves into trading dynamics.

Hong Jie Seow

Canara Robeco AMC IPO: The Oldest Name in Mutual Funds Seeks a New Beginning

India's mutual fund industry experiences significant growth driven by retail investors and digital adoption, with Canara Robeco AMC leading with...

Nimish Maheshwari

ICICI Prudential AMC - Reasonably Priced for the Longer Term.

Ipru AMC is up 28% since listing and now trades at a 10-12% premium vs closest peers Nippon and HDFC AMC. After a flattish QoQ performance impacted...

Himanshu Dugar

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

ICICI Prudential AMC IPO – A Business So Perfect, It’s Almost Boring

We expect a strong listing for ICICI Prudential AMC today, as the timing of SEBI’s mutual fund regulatory overhaul (17 Dec’25) could not have been...

Sreemant Dudhoria

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Canara Robeco AMC IPO Trading: Decent Insti Demand

​Canara Robeco AMC raises US$150m in India IPO, showcasing impressive growth in AUM and management fees. Article delves into trading dynamics.

Hong Jie Seow

Canara Robeco AMC IPO: The Oldest Name in Mutual Funds Seeks a New Beginning

​India's mutual fund industry experiences significant growth driven by retail investors and digital adoption, with Canara Robeco AMC leading with...

Nimish Maheshwari

ICICI Prudential AMC - Reasonably Priced for the Longer Term.

Ipru AMC is up 28% since listing and now trades at a 10-12% premium vs closest peers Nippon and HDFC AMC. After a flattish QoQ performance impacted...

Himanshu Dugar

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

ICICI Prudential AMC IPO – A Business So Perfect, It’s Almost Boring

We expect a strong listing for ICICI Prudential AMC today, as the timing of SEBI’s mutual fund regulatory overhaul (17 Dec’25) could not have been...

Sreemant Dudhoria

Canara Robeco AMC raises US$150m in India IPO, showcasing impressive growth in AUM and management fees. Article delves into trading dynamics.

India's mutual fund industry experiences significant growth driven by retail investors and digital adoption, with Canara Robeco AMC leading with...