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

LG Electronics India / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8814:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics (066570 KS)</a> is looking to raise US$1.3bn via part-selling its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44148:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics India</a>.</li>
<li>LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume, as per Redseer Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
</ul>



LG Electronics (066570 KS) is looking to raise US$1.3bn via part-selling its stake in LG Electronics India.
LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume, as per Redseer Report.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.


LG Electronics India IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Better Placed This Time Around

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8814:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics (066570 KS)</a> is looking to raise US$1.3bn via part-selling its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44148:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics India</a>.</li>
<li>LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume, as per Redseer Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note, in this note we talk about the RHP updates and refresh our peer comparison</li>
</ul>



LG Electronics (066570 KS) is looking to raise US$1.3bn via part-selling its stake in LG Electronics India.
LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume, as per Redseer Report.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note, in this note we talk about the RHP updates and refresh our peer comparison


LG Electronics India IPO - RHP Updates and Peer Comparison Refresh.

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Topline Securities

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Equity Bottom-Up

Pak Elektron Limited (Pael) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.</li><li>PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions.</li><li>We maintain a buy stance on PAEL, with the stock currently trading at a 2025E PE of 10.0x and a 2026F PE of 8.5x.</li></ul>

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions.We maintain a buy stance on PAEL, with the stock currently trading at a 2025E PE of 10.0x and a 2026F PE of 8.5x.

Pak Elektron (PAEL) - Management Meeting Takeaways; Power Segment to Dominate in 2H2025

<ul><li>We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.</li><li>PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions. Company has supplied 20-25% of the export order in 1H, while in 2H rest of the orders will be supplied.</li><li>In absolute terms, PAEL has supplied US$9mn till Jun 2025, while till Aug 2025, company has supplied a total of US$16mn. Company expects completion of this whole order book (US$40-44mn) by Dec 2025.</li></ul>

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions. Company has supplied 20-25% of the export order in 1H, while in 2H rest of the orders will be supplied.In absolute terms, PAEL has supplied US$9mn till Jun 2025, while till Aug 2025, company has supplied a total of US$16mn. Company expects completion of this whole order book (US$40-44mn) by Dec 2025.

Pakistan Automobiles: Car Sales in Aug 2025 Up 62% YoY and 27% MoM to 14,050 Units

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8814:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics (066570 KS)</a> is looking to raise US$1.5bn+ via part-selling its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44148:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics India</a>.</li>
<li>LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume in 1Q25, as per Redseer Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
</ul>



LG Electronics (066570 KS) is looking to raise US$1.5bn+ via part-selling its stake in LG Electronics India.
LG Electronics India (LGEI) was the market leader in India in major home appliances and consumer electronics (excluding mobile phones) in terms of volume in 1Q25, as per Redseer Report.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.


LG Electronics India Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

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LG Electronics India IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Better Placed This Time Around

LG Electronics (066570 KS) is looking to raise US$1.3bn via part-selling its stake in LG Electronics India. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

LG Electronics India IPO - RHP Updates and Peer Comparison Refresh.

LG Electronics (066570 KS) is looking to raise US$1.3bn via part-selling its stake in LG Electronics India. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Pak Elektron (PAEL) - Management Meeting Takeaways; Power Segment to Dominate in 2H2025

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent...

Topline Securities

Pakistan Automobiles: Car Sales in Aug 2025 Up 62% YoY and 27% MoM to 14,050 Units

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent...

Topline Securities

LG Electronics India Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

LG Electronics (066570 KS) is looking to raise US$1.5bn+ via part-selling its stake in LG Electronics India. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

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