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

Niva Bupa Health Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/niva-bupa-health-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43716:1" rel="noopener">Niva Bupa Health Insurance (1226871D IN)</a> (Niva Bupa) raised around US$260m in its India IPO in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Niva Bupa is a health insurance firm. Its portfolio consists of health (including retail and group), personal accident, and travel insurance.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics, possible placement and updates since our last note.</li>
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Niva Bupa Health Insurance (1226871D IN) (Niva Bupa) raised around US$260m in its India IPO in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Niva Bupa is a health insurance firm. Its portfolio consists of health (including retail and group), personal accident, and travel insurance.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics, possible placement and updates since our last note.


Niva Bupa Health Insurance IPO Lockup-Bunch of PE Investors Could Pare Around US$500m Worth of Stock

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

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

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We highlight small cap companies that experienced significant insider buying during May 2025, as reported on the stock exchanges.</li>
<li>As May 2025 is a earnings season month ,very few companies reported insider transactions. However, we should expect increased buy transactions once the earnings season concludes.</li>
<li>Real Estate, Media, Power, Industrials and Financial services are top sectors which saw insider buying in the small cap universe.</li>
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We highlight small cap companies that experienced significant insider buying during May 2025, as reported on the stock exchanges.
As May 2025 is a earnings season month ,very few companies reported insider transactions. However, we should expect increased buy transactions once the earnings season concludes.
Real Estate, Media, Power, Industrials and Financial services are top sectors which saw insider buying in the small cap universe.


Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Insider Buying Update – May 2025 (Small Cap Companies)

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Following our mid-month insider-buying report from last week, number of buying transactions has increased further. This is Part-3 of the series,providing an update on insider-buying activity from just last week.</li>
<li>Given this sharp decline in mid and small-cap Indian listed stocks, there has been a notable increase in insider buying activity in recent weeks.</li>
<li>As there are many companies with insider-buying this week (50 in total), we have divided this update into two parts for ease of reading.</li>
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Following our mid-month insider-buying report from last week, number of buying transactions has increased further. This is Part-3 of the series,providing an update on insider-buying activity from just last week.
Given this sharp decline in mid and small-cap Indian listed stocks, there has been a notable increase in insider buying activity in recent weeks.
As there are many companies with insider-buying this week (50 in total), we have divided this update into two parts for ease of reading.


Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Mid-Month Insider Buying Activity Update – Part 3

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<li>While we have been sharing monthly updates on insider buying activity in India,this time,we have taken a detour to publish it mid-month.The reason - steep decline in Indian equity market.</li>
<li>Given this sharp decline in mid and small-cap stocks, there has been a notable increase in insider buying activity in recent weeks.</li>
<li>As there are many companies (34 in total), we have divided this update into two parts for ease of reading. This is part 1 of the update.</li>
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While we have been sharing monthly updates on insider buying activity in India,this time,we have taken a detour to publish it mid-month.The reason - steep decline in Indian equity market.
Given this sharp decline in mid and small-cap stocks, there has been a notable increase in insider buying activity in recent weeks.
As there are many companies (34 in total), we have divided this update into two parts for ease of reading. This is part 1 of the update.


Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Mid-Month Insider Buying Activity Update – Part 1

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

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

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<li>Over the next couple of weeks, we will focus on highlighting key earnings and what catches our attention in the conference calls</li>
<li>Top Large Cap Bullish Ideas include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-asset-management-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27027:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (HDFCAMC IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-auto-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3613:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Auto Ltd (BJAUT IN)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pvr-inox-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10144:1" rel="noopener">Pvr Inox (PVRINOX IN)</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/d-b-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6044:1" rel="noopener">D.B. Corp Ltd (DBCL IN)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indiamart-intermesh-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27733:1" rel="noopener">IndiaMart (INMART IN)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gopal-snacks-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40960:1" rel="noopener">Gopal Snacks (GOPAL IN)</a> are names that we have a bearish view on. </li>
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Over the next couple of weeks, we will focus on highlighting key earnings and what catches our attention in the conference calls
Top Large Cap Bullish Ideas include HDFC Asset Management Co Ltd (HDFCAMC IN), Bajaj Auto Ltd (BJAUT IN) &amp; Pvr Inox (PVRINOX IN).

D.B. Corp Ltd (DBCL IN), IndiaMart (INMART IN) &amp; Gopal Snacks (GOPAL IN) are names that we have a bearish view on. 


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Niva Bupa Health Insurance IPO Lockup-Bunch of PE Investors Could Pare Around US$500m Worth of Stock

PE fund True North (via Fettle Tone) and Niva Bupa's MD and CEO, Krishnan Ramachandran have launched a INR10.8bn (US$126m) block of 132m shares or...

Akshat Shah

Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Insider Buying Update – May 2025 (Small Cap Companies)

In the last few days of the month, notable insider buy transaction is seen. The details are mentioned in the comments for better clarity. The...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Mid-Month Insider Buying Activity Update – Part 3

Insider buying activity in mid and small-cap Indian listed stocks has increased, with 50 companies reporting transactions this week.

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Mid-Month Insider Buying Activity Update – Part 1

Insider buying activity in Indian mid and small-cap stocks has increased due to steep decline in equity market, prompting a mid-month update.

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Namaste India 🙏 | Earnings Editions Are Back

Focus on key earnings and conference calls. Top Large Cap Bullish Ideas: HDFC Asset Management, Bajaj Auto, Pvr Inox. Bearish view on D.B. Corp,...

Pranav Bhavsar

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Niva Bupa Health Insurance IPO Lockup-Bunch of PE Investors Could Pare Around US$500m Worth of Stock

PE fund True North (via Fettle Tone) and Niva Bupa's MD and CEO, Krishnan Ramachandran have launched a INR10.8bn (US$126m) block of 132m shares or...

Akshat Shah

Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Insider Buying Update – May 2025 (Small Cap Companies)

In the last few days of the month, notable insider buy transaction is seen. The details are mentioned in the comments for better clarity. The...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Mid-Month Insider Buying Activity Update – Part 3

​Insider buying activity in mid and small-cap Indian listed stocks has increased, with 50 companies reporting transactions this week.

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Prices Drop, Eyes Pop: Mid-Month Insider Buying Activity Update – Part 1

​Insider buying activity in Indian mid and small-cap stocks has increased due to steep decline in equity market, prompting a mid-month update.

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Namaste India 🙏 | Earnings Editions Are Back

Focus on key earnings and conference calls. Top Large Cap Bullish Ideas: HDFC Asset Management, Bajaj Auto, Pvr Inox. Bearish view on D.B. Corp,...

Pranav Bhavsar

Insider buying activity in mid and small-cap Indian listed stocks has increased, with 50 companies reporting transactions this week.

Insider buying activity in Indian mid and small-cap stocks has increased due to steep decline in equity market, prompting a mid-month update.