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

Kokusai Electric  / 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, the year end looks set to see a flurry of listings, with the pace already starting to pick up again.</li>
<li>On the placements front, markets were back where they left of prior to the October holidays.</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, the year end looks set to see a flurry of listings, with the pace already starting to pick up again.
On the placements front, markets were back where they left of prior to the October holidays.


ECM Weekly (13 October 2025)- LG India, Tata Capital, Rubicon, Canara, FineToday, Maynilad, Kokusai

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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"></a><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> (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.</li>
<li>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>It offers a comprehensive range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group (i.e., companies, businesses or organizations) customers.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.
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. 
It offers a comprehensive range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group (i.e., companies, businesses or organizations) customers.


Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

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

Canara Robeco AMC / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-robeco-amc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45178:1" rel="noopener">Canara Robeco AMC (570515Z IN)</a> a JV between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:543:1" rel="noopener">Canara Bank (CBK IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orix-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9936:1" rel="noopener">Orix Corp (8591 JP)</a> is the second oldest but the latest AMC to list in India</li>
<li>A laggard with just 1.5% market share as of date, the company boasts of an equity-dominant AUM and strong retail franchise delivering strong PAT margins (47%) and ROE (36%)</li>
<li>However, its SIP book has been declining while the broader industry has more than doubled. We feel the IPO pricing doesn't leave room for material upside.</li>
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Canara Robeco AMC (570515Z IN) a JV between Canara Bank (CBK IN) and Orix Corp (8591 JP) is the second oldest but the latest AMC to list in India
A laggard with just 1.5% market share as of date, the company boasts of an equity-dominant AUM and strong retail franchise delivering strong PAT margins (47%) and ROE (36%)
However, its SIP book has been declining while the broader industry has more than doubled. We feel the IPO pricing doesn't leave room for material upside.


Canara Robeco AMC: Can a Laggard Get off the Block Now?

Rubicon Research Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rubicon-research-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43796:1" rel="noopener">Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$155m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>RR’s has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the price range.</li>
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Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN) is looking to raise about US$155m in its India IPO.
RR’s has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the price range.


Rubicon Research IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuation

Hong Jie Seow

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-robeco-amc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45178:1" rel="noopener">Canara Robeco AMC (570515Z IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$150m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Overall, revenue increased annually at about 39% since FY22 and based on 9M25 numbers, Canara’s FY25 performance is on track to surpass FY24’s levels</li>
<li>We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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Canara Robeco AMC (570515Z IN) is looking to raise up to US$150m in its upcoming India IPO.
Overall, revenue increased annually at about 39% since FY22 and based on 9M25 numbers, Canara’s FY25 performance is on track to surpass FY24’s levels
We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.


Canara Robeco AMC IPO: Fairly Valued Given Strong Growth but Small Size

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Canara Robeco AMC (570515Z IN)

ECM Weekly (13 October 2025)- LG India, Tata Capital, Rubicon, Canara, FineToday, Maynilad, Kokusai

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

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale. In this note, we talk...

Akshat Shah

Canara Robeco AMC: Can a Laggard Get off the Block Now?

Canara Robeco AMC, a JV between Canara Bank and Orix Corp, is the latest AMC to list in India with strong financials but declining SIP book, IPO...

Himanshu Dugar

Rubicon Research IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuation

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) is looking to raise about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and...

Akshat Shah

Canara Robeco AMC IPO: Fairly Valued Given Strong Growth but Small Size

Canara Robeco AMC plans to raise up to $150m in India IPO, with revenue growing at 39% annually and FY25 performance expected to surpass FY24...

Hong Jie Seow

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ECM Weekly (13 October 2025)- LG India, Tata Capital, Rubicon, Canara, FineToday, Maynilad, Kokusai

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

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale. In this note, we talk...

Akshat Shah

Canara Robeco AMC: Can a Laggard Get off the Block Now?

​Canara Robeco AMC, a JV between Canara Bank and Orix Corp, is the latest AMC to list in India with strong financials but declining SIP book, IPO...

Himanshu Dugar

Rubicon Research IPO - RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuation

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) is looking to raise about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and...

Akshat Shah

Canara Robeco AMC IPO: Fairly Valued Given Strong Growth but Small Size

​Canara Robeco AMC plans to raise up to $150m in India IPO, with revenue growing at 39% annually and FY25 performance expected to surpass FY24...

Hong Jie Seow

Canara Robeco AMC, a JV between Canara Bank and Orix Corp, is the latest AMC to list in India with strong financials but declining SIP book, IPO...

Canara Robeco AMC plans to raise up to $150m in India IPO, with revenue growing at 39% annually and FY25 performance expected to surpass FY24...