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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho Ltd (1546271D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Meesho Ltd (1546271D IN) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

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>Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-September in October. There are companies with significant float changes from end-June and/or end-March.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.</li>
<li>Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 20 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 6 could have passive outflows in November.</li>
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Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-September in October. There are companies with significant float changes from end-June and/or end-March.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.
Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 20 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 6 could have passive outflows in November.


India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in November

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenskart-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45634:1" rel="noopener">Lenskart Solutions</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Lenskart Solutions Pre-IPO - The Negatives - International Ops Largely Acquisition Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenskart-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45634:1" rel="noopener">Lenskart Solutions</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Lenskart Solutions Pre-IPO - The Positives - Worth Keeping an Eye On

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Urban Company is India’s largest organized online home-services platform, with ~60% of revenues from Beauty &amp; Wellness and dominant market share across categories.</li>
<li>IPO proceeds (~₹4,720 mn fresh issue) will be used to strengthen technology, expand professional training, enhance branding, and fund working capital.</li>
<li>The platform connects customers with vetted professionals for beauty, cleaning, repairs, and home improvement, differentiated by its supply-controlled model (training, kits, quality standards).</li>
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Urban Company is India’s largest organized online home-services platform, with ~60% of revenues from Beauty &amp; Wellness and dominant market share across categories.
IPO proceeds (~₹4,720 mn fresh issue) will be used to strengthen technology, expand professional training, enhance branding, and fund working capital.
The platform connects customers with vetted professionals for beauty, cleaning, repairs, and home improvement, differentiated by its supply-controlled model (training, kits, quality standards).


Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds

India

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd., operating as Nykaa, is an Indian retail company specializing in beauty, wellness, and fashion products. It sells products online and through physical stores, offering a wide assortment from various brands, including its own. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in April 2012.

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Nykaa (NYKAA IN)

Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in November

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices in November. Passive trackers will need to...

Brian Freitas

Lenskart Solutions Pre-IPO - The Negatives - International Ops Largely Acquisition Driven

Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Lenskart Solutions Pre-IPO - The Positives - Worth Keeping an Eye On

Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds

Urban Company, India's leading online home-services platform, plans to use IPO proceeds to enhance technology, training, branding, and working...

Rahul Jain

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Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in November

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices in November. Passive trackers will need to...

Brian Freitas

Lenskart Solutions Pre-IPO - The Negatives - International Ops Largely Acquisition Driven

Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Lenskart Solutions Pre-IPO - The Positives - Worth Keeping an Eye On

Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Urban Company IPO – Beauty-Led Platform With Structural Growth Tailwinds

​Urban Company, India's leading online home-services platform, plans to use IPO proceeds to enhance technology, training, branding, and working...

Rahul Jain

Urban Company, India's leading online home-services platform, plans to use IPO proceeds to enhance technology, training, branding, and working...