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.

Event-Driven

National Securities Depository / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-securities-depository-ltd-nsdl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39939:1" rel="noopener">NSDL (NSDL IN)</a> raised around US$460m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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NSDL (NSDL IN) raised around US$460m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
It is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: NSDL IPO Lockup - US$1.6bn Lockup Release with Most Sitting on 10x Gains

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIFTY in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of NIFTY in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel.


NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Dec): JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation

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 six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.</li>
<li>
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>
</ul>



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 six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six 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 (5 Jan '26)

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 will be 19 constituent changes for the Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index that will be implemented at the close on 30 December.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 64.6% resulting in a round-trip trade of INR 161.3bn (US$1.8bn). There are 27 stocks with over 1x ADV to trade.</li>
<li>Some stocks will have passive flows from other index trackers at the same time while others are potential adds/close adds to global indices over the next couple of months.</li>
</ul>


There will be 19 constituent changes for the Nifty200 Momentum 30 Index that will be implemented at the close on 30 December.
Estimated one-way turnover is 64.6% resulting in a round-trip trade of INR 161.3bn (US$1.8bn). There are 27 stocks with over 1x ADV to trade.
Some stocks will have passive flows from other index trackers at the same time while others are potential adds/close adds to global indices over the next couple of months.


NIFTY200 Momentum30 Index Rebalance: Huge Turnover and Flow in December

<ul>
<li>
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>
<li>
Highlights: Currently nine pair trade opportunities across three markets and seven sectors persist.</li>
<li>
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>
</ul>



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 three markets and seven 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 (28 Dec)

India

HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited, doing business as HDFC Life, is an Indian life insurance company offering individual and group insurance solutions including protection, pension, savings, investment, annuity, and health plans. It operates through a multi-channel distribution network across India. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was incorporated in 2000.

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Aequitas: NSDL IPO Lockup - US$1.6bn Lockup Release with Most Sitting on 10x Gains

NSDL (NSDL IN) raised around US$460m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon, who are all sitting on at least...

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Dec): JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Dec 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (5 Jan '26)

Statistical methodology identifies six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

NIFTY200 Momentum30 Index Rebalance: Huge Turnover and Flow in December

The Nifty200 Momentum30 Index rebalances at the close today. On average, the adds have outperformed the deletes by 2.76% since announcement of the...

Brian Freitas

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (28 Dec)

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

Gaudenz Schneider

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Aequitas: NSDL IPO Lockup - US$1.6bn Lockup Release with Most Sitting on 10x Gains

NSDL (NSDL IN) raised around US$460m in its India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon, who are all sitting on at least...

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Dec): JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Dec 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in JSW Steel, Trent, Infosys, HDFC Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (5 Jan '26)

​Statistical methodology identifies six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

NIFTY200 Momentum30 Index Rebalance: Huge Turnover and Flow in December

The Nifty200 Momentum30 Index rebalances at the close today. On average, the adds have outperformed the deletes by 2.76% since announcement of the...

Brian Freitas

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (28 Dec)

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

Gaudenz Schneider

Statistical methodology identifies six pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

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