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

Lenskart Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

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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$825m 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>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.</li>
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Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$825m 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.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.


Lenskart Solutions IPO - Is Pricey but Has a Strong Market Position

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nextbillion-technology-pvt-ltd-groww" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34787:1" rel="noopener">Groww (1573648D IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Groww, officially called Billionbrains Garage Ventures,is a direct-to-customer digital investment platform providing financial products and services, where customers can invest/ trade in stocks, derivatives, bonds, mutual funds and other products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Groww (1573648D IN) is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO.
Groww, officially called Billionbrains Garage Ventures,is a direct-to-customer digital investment platform providing financial products and services, where customers can invest/ trade in stocks, derivatives, bonds, mutual funds and other products.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Groww Pre-IPO - Scaling Fast in a Competitive Market

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Asia's valuation rerating seems over. Future market performance would likely be driven by earnings growth. On current consensus forecasts, Taiwan, Korea, China and India lead the future earnings growth leaderboard.</li>
<li>Growth adjusted relative valuations are similar to early 2025, but markets are more closely aligned along the trendline. India is relatively less expensive and Korea relatively less cheap than previously.</li>
<li>Analysts are turning more bullish on 2026 than on 2025. For most large markets, especially Korea and Taiwan, 2026 consensus EPS estimates have moved up while 2025 estimates have declined.</li>
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Asia's valuation rerating seems over. Future market performance would likely be driven by earnings growth. On current consensus forecasts, Taiwan, Korea, China and India lead the future earnings growth leaderboard.
Growth adjusted relative valuations are similar to early 2025, but markets are more closely aligned along the trendline. India is relatively less expensive and Korea relatively less cheap than previously.
Analysts are turning more bullish on 2026 than on 2025. For most large markets, especially Korea and Taiwan, 2026 consensus EPS estimates have moved up while 2025 estimates have declined.


Asian Equities: Divergent EPS Trajectory, Narrowing Valuation Spread; KR-TW Leading EPS Upgrades

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently nine pair trade opportunities across four markets and four sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently nine pair trade opportunities across four markets and four sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (27 Oct)

Orkla India Ltd. / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orkla-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45300:1" rel="noopener">Orkla India Ltd. (0752506D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Orkla India is a multi-category food company offering a diverse range of spices and convenience food products, catering to every meal occasion across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages and desserts.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Orkla India Ltd. (0752506D IN) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming India IPO.
Orkla India is a multi-category food company offering a diverse range of spices and convenience food products, catering to every meal occasion across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages and desserts.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Orkla India Pre-IPO - Strong Market Presence, Growth Yet to Catch Up

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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HDFC Bank (HDFCB IN)

Lenskart Solutions IPO - Is Pricey but Has a Strong Market Position

Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$825m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valautions.

Sumeet Singh

Groww Pre-IPO - Scaling Fast in a Competitive Market

Groww is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Asian Equities: Divergent EPS Trajectory, Narrowing Valuation Spread; KR-TW Leading EPS Upgrades

Asia's valn rerating seems over, with future performance driven by EPS grwth. TW, KR, CN, IN to lead future EPS growth. Analysts turning more...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (27 Oct)

Statistical methodology identifies nine pair trade opportunities across four markets and four sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Orkla India Pre-IPO - Strong Market Presence, Growth Yet to Catch Up

Orkla India has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 16.6bn (US$190m) in a INR695–730 range. Anchor books open on 28th October, with the rest of the...

Akshat Shah

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Lenskart Solutions IPO - Is Pricey but Has a Strong Market Position

Lenskart Solutions is looking to raise about US$825m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valautions.

Sumeet Singh

Groww Pre-IPO - Scaling Fast in a Competitive Market

Groww is looking to raise up to US$736m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Asian Equities: Divergent EPS Trajectory, Narrowing Valuation Spread; KR-TW Leading EPS Upgrades

​Asia's valn rerating seems over, with future performance driven by EPS grwth. TW, KR, CN, IN to lead future EPS growth. Analysts turning more...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (27 Oct)

​Statistical methodology identifies nine pair trade opportunities across four markets and four sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Orkla India Pre-IPO - Strong Market Presence, Growth Yet to Catch Up

Orkla India has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 16.6bn (US$190m) in a INR695–730 range. Anchor books open on 28th October, with the rest of the...

Akshat Shah

Asia's valn rerating seems over, with future performance driven by EPS grwth. TW, KR, CN, IN to lead future EPS growth. Analysts turning more...

Statistical methodology identifies nine pair trade opportunities across four markets and four sectors, offering unique insights into relative...