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

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd (1217834D IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manipal-health-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48013:1" rel="noopener">Manipal Health</a> (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Manipal Health (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. 
MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Earnings Growth

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SBI Funds Management is coming to market via a 100% Offer for Sale of ~20.37 crore shares, with no fresh capital raise.</li>
<li>The IPO provides exposure to India’s structurally underpenetrated asset management industry, led by a strong banking distribution franchise.</li>
<li>A high-quality AMC franchise with scale advantages, but valuation discipline and market-cycle sensitivity will be critical for investors.</li>
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SBI Funds Management is coming to market via a 100% Offer for Sale of ~20.37 crore shares, with no fresh capital raise.
The IPO provides exposure to India’s structurally underpenetrated asset management industry, led by a strong banking distribution franchise.
A high-quality AMC franchise with scale advantages, but valuation discipline and market-cycle sensitivity will be critical for investors.


SBI Funds Management IPO: Does Market Leadership Translate into Premium Growth?

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/urban-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33475:1" rel="noopener">Urban Company (UCL IN)</a> (UC) raised around US$220m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Urban Company (UCL IN) (UC) raised around US$220m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
UCL is a tech-enabled platform offering home and beauty services delivered by trained professionals at customer’s location.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Urban Company IPO Lockup - US$1bn Release for >57% of the Stock

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>There are 6 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX)</a>, 16 changes for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index, and 33 changes for the NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index.</li>
<li>The largest passive flows are in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index</a> changes but there are a lot of active assets tracking the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index.</li>
<li>The outright adds to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index</a> and the Nifty Midcap 150 Index have outperformed the outright deletes over the last few months.</li>
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There are 6 changes for the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX), 16 changes for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index, and 33 changes for the NIFTY Smallcap 250 Index.
The largest passive flows are in the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index changes but there are a lot of active assets tracking the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index.
The outright adds to the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index and the Nifty Midcap 150 Index have outperformed the outright deletes over the last few months.


NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Over US$1.7bn to Trade Across Indices

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>NIFTY 50 represents the 50 largest stocks listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and the NIFTY Next 50 index tracks the next 50 largest names.</li>
<li>Here we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for these indices during the March 2026 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We see no changes for NIFTY 50 and five changes for NIFTY 100 (and NIFTY Next 50).</li>
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NIFTY 50 represents the 50 largest stocks listed in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India and the NIFTY Next 50 index tracks the next 50 largest names.
Here we take a look at the names leading the race to become ADDs/DELs for these indices during the March 2026 index rebal event.
We see no changes for NIFTY 50 and five changes for NIFTY 100 (and NIFTY Next 50).


Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar26: Five Changes and US$367mn One-Way Flow NIFTY Next 50

India

HDFC Asset Management is a leading Indian investment manager, serving as the asset management arm of HDFC Bank. It provides a comprehensive suite of savings and investment products, including mutual funds, portfolio management services (PMS), and alternative investment funds (AIF) across various asset classes. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in 1999 (commenced operations in 2000).

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Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Earnings Growth

Manipal Health (MHEL) 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

SBI Funds Management IPO: Does Market Leadership Translate into Premium Growth?

SBI Funds Management's IPO offers exposure to India's asset management industry through 100% Offer for Sale, emphasizing valuation discipline and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: Urban Company IPO Lockup - US$1bn Release for >57% of the Stock

Urban Company (UCL IN) (UC) raised around US$220m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Over US$1.7bn to Trade Across Indices

There are plenty of changes to the NIFTY family of indices in March. The net round-trip trade across all indices is estimated at INR 157.7bn...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar26: Five Changes and US$367mn One-Way Flow NIFTY Next 50

These are our final expectations for ADDs/DELs for the NIFTY March 2026 index review. The reference period ended on 31st January 2026. We expect...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Earnings Growth

Manipal Health (MHEL) 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

SBI Funds Management IPO: Does Market Leadership Translate into Premium Growth?

​SBI Funds Management's IPO offers exposure to India's asset management industry through 100% Offer for Sale, emphasizing valuation discipline and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: Urban Company IPO Lockup - US$1bn Release for >57% of the Stock

Urban Company (UCL IN) (UC) raised around US$220m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Over US$1.7bn to Trade Across Indices

There are plenty of changes to the NIFTY family of indices in March. The net round-trip trade across all indices is estimated at INR 157.7bn...

Brian Freitas

Quiddity Leaderboard NIFTY Mar26: Five Changes and US$367mn One-Way Flow NIFTY Next 50

These are our final expectations for ADDs/DELs for the NIFTY March 2026 index review. The reference period ended on 31st January 2026. We expect...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

SBI Funds Management's IPO offers exposure to India's asset management industry through 100% Offer for Sale, emphasizing valuation discipline and...