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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/phonepe-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34788:1" rel="noopener">Phonepe </a>(PPL) is looking to raise up to US$1.35bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>PhonePe Ltd (PPL) is a fintech firm that builds digital platforms for payments services, digital distribution and financial services, offering consumer payments, merchant payments and lending and insurance distribution services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Phonepe (PPL) is looking to raise up to US$1.35bn in its upcoming India IPO.
PhonePe Ltd (PPL) is a fintech firm that builds digital platforms for payments services, digital distribution and financial services, offering consumer payments, merchant payments and lending and insurance distribution services.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: PhonePe Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Payment Platform

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, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC, HDFC Bank, Eternal, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank.</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, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC, HDFC Bank, Eternal, InterGlobe Aviation, ICICI Bank.


NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Jan): JSW Steel, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC

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>
</ul>



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

<ul>
<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>
</ul>


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>
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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 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)

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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HDFC Life (HDFCLIFE IN)

Aequitas: PhonePe Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Payment Platform

Phonepe (PPL) is looking to raise up to US$1.35bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Jan): JSW Steel, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Jan 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in JSW Steel, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC, HDFC Bank,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

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Aequitas: PhonePe Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant Payment Platform

Phonepe (PPL) is looking to raise up to US$1.35bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY Index Earning Revision (Jan): JSW Steel, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC

We analyzed NIFTY's consensus for Jan 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in JSW Steel, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, ITC, HDFC Bank,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

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