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

Rainbow Children's Medicare / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RCH) aims to raise around US$250m via issuing a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.</li>
<li>RCH is a multi-specialty pediatric and obstetrics and gynecology hospital chain in India, operating 14 hospitals and three clinics in six cities, with a total bed capacity of 1,500 beds.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the company's past performance.</li>
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Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RCH) aims to raise around US$250m via issuing a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.
RCH is a multi-specialty pediatric and obstetrics and gynecology hospital chain in India, operating 14 hospitals and three clinics in six cities, with a total bed capacity of 1,500 beds.
In this note, we will talk about the company's past performance.


Rainbow Children’s Hospital Pre-IPO - Still Growing but Not All Regions Have Been Performing

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Post announcement of the acquisition of Citibank India's consumer finance unit, Axis Bank has outperformed the market</li>
<li>However, Axis Bank shareholders need to be more cautious about whether the acquisition will deliver the returns that the market is expecting.</li>
<li>Competitors who either did not bid or lost out in the acquisition are focusing on poaching Citibank’s premier customers.</li>
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Post announcement of the acquisition of Citibank India's consumer finance unit, Axis Bank has outperformed the market
However, Axis Bank shareholders need to be more cautious about whether the acquisition will deliver the returns that the market is expecting.
Competitors who either did not bid or lost out in the acquisition are focusing on poaching Citibank’s premier customers.


Citi’s Well-Off Retail Clients May Not Travel Meekly to Axis Bank

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPOs front, Zhihu and the SK twins were the main active deals, with LIC being in the pipeline for a potential launch in the coming week.</li>
<li>Placement flows remained slow over the holiday shortened week. With Japan continuing to favour accelerated book build.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPOs front, Zhihu and the SK twins were the main active deals, with LIC being in the pipeline for a potential launch in the coming week.
Placement flows remained slow over the holiday shortened week. With Japan continuing to favour accelerated book build.


ECM Weekly (17th Apr 2022)- Sk Shieldus, One Store, LIC, GoTo, Zhihu, Park24, PHC Holding, Visional

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>There are 35 - mostly firm - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal. </li>
<li>Two new deals this week: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wt-microelectronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19712:1" rel="noopener">WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)</a>'s tilt for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/excelpoint-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1774:1" rel="noopener">Excelpoint Technology (EXLP SP)</a>; Bain's MBO for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tri-stage-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5685:1" rel="noopener">Tri Stage Inc (2178 JP)</a>.</li>
<li>Key updates took place for: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1176:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Construction (1890 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uniti-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29042:1" rel="noopener">Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/western-areas-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15497:1" rel="noopener">Western Areas (WSA AU)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suchuang-gas-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:304:1" rel="noopener">Suchuang Gas Corp (1430 HK)</a>.</li>
</ul>


There are 35 - mostly firm - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal. 
Two new deals this week: WT Microelectronics (3036 TT)'s tilt for Excelpoint Technology (EXLP SP); Bain's MBO for Tri Stage Inc (2178 JP).
Key updates took place for: Toyo Construction (1890 JP), Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU), Western Areas (WSA AU), and Suchuang Gas Corp (1430 HK).


Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Excelpoint, Tri Stage, Toyo, Uniti, Western Areas, Suchuang Gas

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<li>A first look at the merger suggests that the value proposition is tilted towards HDFC Ltd ("HDFC") vs HDFC Bank ("HDFCB"), given the declining regulatory arbitrage between large-NBFCs and banks</li>
<li>However, given HDFCB's intense focus on growing its distribution prowess, HDFCB stands to benefit immensely from the merger and is thus a win-win deal.</li>
<li>With the expanded distribution network and cross-sell synergies, HDFCB, despite the larger base, will benefit from an accelerated growth post-merger.</li>
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A first look at the merger suggests that the value proposition is tilted towards HDFC Ltd ("HDFC") vs HDFC Bank ("HDFCB"), given the declining regulatory arbitrage between large-NBFCs and banks
However, given HDFCB's intense focus on growing its distribution prowess, HDFCB stands to benefit immensely from the merger and is thus a win-win deal.
With the expanded distribution network and cross-sell synergies, HDFCB, despite the larger base, will benefit from an accelerated growth post-merger.


HDFC Bank/HDFC Ltd Merger: Will Catalyze Growth, Not Dampen It

India

HDFC Bank Ltd. offers a wide range of services to the global corporate sector. The Bank provides corporate banking and custodial services and is active in the treasury and capital markets. HDFC also markets project advisory services and capital market products such as Global Deposit Receipts, Euro currency loans, and Euro currency bonds.

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Rainbow Children’s Hospital Pre-IPO - Still Growing but Not All Regions Have Been Performing

Rainbow Children’s Hospital (RCH) aims to raise around US$250m via issuing a mix of primary and secondary shares in its India IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Citi’s Well-Off Retail Clients May Not Travel Meekly to Axis Bank

The acquisition will depend on the bulk of Citibank’s premier customers being retained by Axis Bank. Recent developments regarding the toxic work...

Hemindra Hazari

ECM Weekly (17th Apr 2022)- Sk Shieldus, One Store, LIC, GoTo, Zhihu, Park24, PHC Holding, Visional

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Excelpoint, Tri Stage, Toyo, Uniti, Western Areas, Suchuang Gas

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

HDFC Bank/HDFC Ltd Merger: Will Catalyze Growth, Not Dampen It

The market seems to be concerned with uncertainty around HDFCB's growth/ROE evolution post-merger. However, we believe the merger is a win-win...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

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