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Akshat Shah

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SAI Life Sciences / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sai-life-sciences" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43724:1" rel="noopener">SAI Life Sciences (SAILS12 IN)</a> raised around US$360m in its India IPO in Dec 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Sai Life Sciences is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation providing end-to-end services across drug discovery, development and manufacturing value-chain, for small to global pharmaceutical innovators and biotechnology firms.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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SAI Life Sciences (SAILS12 IN) raised around US$360m in its India IPO in Dec 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Sai Life Sciences is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation providing end-to-end services across drug discovery, development and manufacturing value-chain, for small to global pharmaceutical innovators and biotechnology firms.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Sai Life Sciences IPO Lockup - US$840m Lockup Release; TPG Asia up 5.8x with a 24.8% Stake

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited

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ICICI Securities Ltd

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<ul><li>HCLT has reported a beat vs our and consensus estimates on both revenue and margin fronts in Q2FY25.</li><li>Discretionary spends picked up in BFSI and technology services.</li><li>Management commentary was upbeat on near-term demand with a qualification that macro and geopolitical uncertainties could still impact discretionary spends negatively.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCLT has reported a beat vs our and consensus estimates on both revenue and margin fronts in Q2FY25.Discretionary spends picked up in BFSI and technology services.Management commentary was upbeat on near-term demand with a qualification that macro and geopolitical uncertainties could still impact discretionary spends negatively.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies - Upbeat on Near-Term Demand, Cautious on Long Term

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Prabhudas Lilladhar

Prabhudas Lilladher is one of India's leading research based financial services organisation.

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<ul><li>HCLT reported overall strong results in Q2 with revenue, EBIT &amp; PAT coming ahead of our &amp; consensus estimates.</li><li>Revenue came at US$3.44 bn, up 1.6% QoQ CC (PLe 1.1% QoQ CC &amp; consensus est. 0.6% QoQ CC).</li><li>IT Services, ER&amp;D &amp; Software business grew by 1.8%, 1.1% &amp; 1.4% QoQ CC respectively. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCLT reported overall strong results in Q2 with revenue, EBIT &amp; PAT coming ahead of our &amp; consensus estimates.Revenue came at US$3.44 bn, up 1.6% QoQ CC (PLe 1.1% QoQ CC &amp; consensus est. 0.6% QoQ CC).IT Services, ER&amp;D &amp; Software business grew by 1.8%, 1.1% &amp; 1.4% QoQ CC respectively. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies - Strong Performance, but Painted Blurry Outlook

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Sharekhan

Sharekhan is India's leading broking house providing services from easy online trading, research to wide array of financial products. 

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<ul><li>HCL Tech reported revenue of $3,445 million, up 1.6% q-o-q/6.2 % y-o-y in CC terms, beating our estimates of 0.6% q-o-q growth in CC.</li><li>EBIT margin expanded by 150 bps q-o-q to 18.6%, beating estimates of 17.9%, aided by strong operational execution.</li><li>New deal wins TCVs stood at $ 2,218 million, up 13% q-o-q/down 44%, in line with expectations.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Tech reported revenue of $3,445 million, up 1.6% q-o-q/6.2 % y-o-y in CC terms, beating our estimates of 0.6% q-o-q growth in CC.EBIT margin expanded by 150 bps q-o-q to 18.6%, beating estimates of 17.9%, aided by strong operational execution.New deal wins TCVs stood at $ 2,218 million, up 13% q-o-q/down 44%, in line with expectations.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies Ltd - Strong Q2, Maintain Buy

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Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited

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<ul><li>HCL Technologies (HCLT) reported a muscular 2QFY25, with revenue of USD3.4b, up 1.6% QoQ (~2.5% organic) and 6.2% YoY in constant currency (CC), above our estimate of flat revenue growth.</li><li>EBIT margins came in at 18.6%, beating our estimate of 17.4%.</li><li>New deal TCV stood at USD 2.2b (up 13% QoQ) in 2QFY25. For FY25, HCLT revised the lower end of its growth guidance to 3.5%-5% YoY in CC from 3%-5% earlier.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies (HCLT) reported a muscular 2QFY25, with revenue of USD3.4b, up 1.6% QoQ (~2.5% organic) and 6.2% YoY in constant currency (CC), above our estimate of flat revenue growth.EBIT margins came in at 18.6%, beating our estimate of 17.4%.New deal TCV stood at USD 2.2b (up 13% QoQ) in 2QFY25. For FY25, HCLT revised the lower end of its growth guidance to 3.5%-5% YoY in CC from 3%-5% earlier.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HCL Technologies - Leading the Bounce-Back

India

HCL Technologies Limited provides software development and related engineering services.  The Group's technologies utilize a variety of technologies, including Internet and e-commerce, networking, internet telephony, embedded software, ASIC/VLSI design and testing, satellite and wireless communications, and component based object technologies, including COM, DCOM and COBRA.

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HCL Technologies (HCLT IN)

Sai Life Sciences IPO Lockup - US$840m Lockup Release; TPG Asia up 5.8x with a 24.8% Stake

TPG Asia is selling 20.8m shares or 10% of the capital in Sai Life Sciences amounting to INR14.8bn (US$170m) at a floor price of INR 710/share, a...

Akshat Shah

HCL Technologies - Upbeat on Near-Term Demand, Cautious on Long Term

HCLT has reported a beat vs our and consensus estimates on both revenue and margin fronts in Q2FY25. Discretionary spends picked up in BFSI and...

ICICI Securities Limited

HCL Technologies - Strong Performance, but Painted Blurry Outlook

Revenue came at US$3.44 bn, up 1.6% QoQ CC (PLe 1.1% QoQ CC & consensus est. 0.6% QoQ CC). IT Services, ER&D & Software business grew by 1.8%, 1.1%...

Prabhudas Lilladhar

HCL Technologies Ltd - Strong Q2, Maintain Buy

HCL Tech reported revenue of $3,445 million, up 1.6% q-o-q/6.2 % y-o-y in CC terms, beating our estimates of 0.6% q-o-q growth in CC.

Sharekhan

HCL Technologies - Leading the Bounce-Back

HCL Technologies (HCLT) reported a muscular 2QFY25, with revenue of USD3.4b, up 1.6% QoQ (~2.5% organic) and 6.2% YoY in constant currency (CC),...

Motilal Oswal

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