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.

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<li>Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bharti-hexacom" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40858:1" rel="noopener">Bharti Hexacom's</a> IPO.</li>
<li>Bharti Hexacom (BH) is a communications solutions provider offering consumer mobile services, fixed-line telephone and broadband services to customers in the Rajasthan and the North East telecommunication circles in India.</li>
<li>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.</li>
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Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in Bharti Hexacom's IPO.
Bharti Hexacom (BH) is a communications solutions provider offering consumer mobile services, fixed-line telephone and broadband services to customers in the Rajasthan and the North East telecommunication circles in India.
We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.


Bharti Hexacom IPO Trading - Strong Insti and Anchor, Retail Gave It a Miss

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<ul><li>The systemic credit growth (as of 22nd Mar’24) continued to remain robust, registering a growth of ~20% YoY (~16.3% YoY ex-HDFC).</li><li>Based on the provisional updates released by banks thus far, along with the systemic growth momentum and considering Q4 as a seasonally strong quarter, we expect the banks under our coverage to reflect these trends and register a ~17-18% YoY credit growth (ex-HDFC).</li><li>Credit growth continues to be led by the retail and SME segments, with a gradual pickup in corporate lending. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The systemic credit growth (as of 22nd Mar’24) continued to remain robust, registering a growth of ~20% YoY (~16.3% YoY ex-HDFC).Based on the provisional updates released by banks thus far, along with the systemic growth momentum and considering Q4 as a seasonally strong quarter, we expect the banks under our coverage to reflect these trends and register a ~17-18% YoY credit growth (ex-HDFC).Credit growth continues to be led by the retail and SME segments, with a gradual pickup in corporate lending. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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<li>Crizac is looking to raise US$120m in its upcoming India IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are Equirus and Anand Rathi.</li>
<li>Crizac is an education platform offering international student recruitment solutions to global institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).</li>
<li>Crizac is one of the largest student recruitment solutions providers from India to the UK with a market share of 13.0%, in terms of the number of students in 2023.</li>
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Crizac is looking to raise US$120m in its upcoming India IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are Equirus and Anand Rathi.
Crizac is an education platform offering international student recruitment solutions to global institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Crizac is one of the largest student recruitment solutions providers from India to the UK with a market share of 13.0%, in terms of the number of students in 2023.


Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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.

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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aditya-birla-fashion-and-retail-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19048:1" rel="noopener">Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL IN)</a> on 1st April announced a vertical demerger and separate listing of its matured and asset-light Madura brand portfolio.</li>
<li>Assessment of demerger: whether it is seriously a value creation opportunity or just a strategic gimmick for merger-demerger in Mega Bull Run.</li>
<li>Valuation of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aditya-birla-fashion-and-retail-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19048:1" rel="noopener">Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL IN)</a> , whether any juice left in the company?</li>
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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL IN) on 1st April announced a vertical demerger and separate listing of its matured and asset-light Madura brand portfolio.
Assessment of demerger: whether it is seriously a value creation opportunity or just a strategic gimmick for merger-demerger in Mega Bull Run.
Valuation of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL IN) , whether any juice left in the company?


ABFRL's Demerger: A Game-Changer or a Gamble?

<ul><li>Pick of the Week (PoW): POW calls delivered an astounding monthly strike rate of 92% in Mar’24.</li><li>Calls that successfully achieved their target were P I Industries Ltd (11%)</li><li>Axis Top Picks: We are proud to share that our Axis Top Picks basket delivered impressive returns of 46% in FY24, beating the benchmark Nifty 50 index (28.6% return over the same period) by a wide margin. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Pick of the Week (PoW): POW calls delivered an astounding monthly strike rate of 92% in Mar’24.Calls that successfully achieved their target were P I Industries Ltd (11%)Axis Top Picks: We are proud to share that our Axis Top Picks basket delivered impressive returns of 46% in FY24, beating the benchmark Nifty 50 index (28.6% return over the same period) by a wide margin. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Axis Research Scorecard Report for March 2024

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Bharti Hexacom IPO Trading - Strong Insti and Anchor, Retail Gave It a Miss

Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in Bharti Hexacom's IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading...

Sumeet Singh

BFSI Q4FY24 - Earnings Preview

The systemic credit growth (as of 22nd Mar’24) continued to remain robust, registering a growth of ~20% YoY (~16.3% YoY ex-HDFC).

Axis Direct

Crizac Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Crizac Limited is looking to raise US$120m in its upcoming India IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are Equirus and Anand Rathi.

Sumeet Singh

ABFRL's Demerger: A Game-Changer or a Gamble?

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd announces vertical demerger of Madura brand portfolio, sparking debate on value creation vs strategic gimmick...

Nimish Maheshwari

Axis Research Scorecard Report for March 2024

Pick of the Week (PoW): POW calls delivered an astounding monthly strike rate of 92% in Mar’24. Calls that successfully achieved their target were...

Axis Direct

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Bharti Hexacom IPO Trading - Strong Insti and Anchor, Retail Gave It a Miss

Government of India raised around US$513m via selling some of its stake in Bharti Hexacom's IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading...

Sumeet Singh

BFSI Q4FY24 - Earnings Preview

The systemic credit growth (as of 22nd Mar’24) continued to remain robust, registering a growth of ~20% YoY (~16.3% YoY ex-HDFC).

Axis Direct

Crizac Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Crizac Limited is looking to raise US$120m in its upcoming India IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are Equirus and Anand Rathi.

Sumeet Singh

ABFRL's Demerger: A Game-Changer or a Gamble?

​Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd announces vertical demerger of Madura brand portfolio, sparking debate on value creation vs strategic gimmick...

Nimish Maheshwari

Axis Research Scorecard Report for March 2024

Pick of the Week (PoW): POW calls delivered an astounding monthly strike rate of 92% in Mar’24. Calls that successfully achieved their target were...

Axis Direct

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd announces vertical demerger of Madura brand portfolio, sparking debate on value creation vs strategic gimmick...