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

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<li>A group of shareholders raised around US$530m in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a>(MP) IPO in May 2023. The pre-IPO shareholders will be released from their lockup soon.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and recent updates.</li>
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A group of shareholders raised around US$530m in Mankind Pharma(MP) IPO in May 2023. The pre-IPO shareholders will be released from their lockup soon.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and recent updates.


Mankind Pharma Lock-Up - A US$1.1bn+ Lockup Release

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison with some of the India listed and domestically focussed pharmaceutical firms.</li>
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Mankind Pharma is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison with some of the India listed and domestically focussed pharmaceutical firms.


Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - One of the Largest, with Better Growth and Margins

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Celltrion inlicensed two antibody-based new drug candidates for the treatment of autoimmune diseases in KRW1T deal. Dong-A ST received approval for epilepsy drug, Xcopri, developed by SK Biopharmaceuticals in Korea.</li>
<li>Hanmi Pharmaceutical will distribute and sell three major COPD treatments developed by Boehringer Ingelheim. Shandong Boan Biotechnology’s marketing application for denosumab biosimilar has been accepted in the UK.  </li>
<li>Eisai has settled patent infringement litigation with Torrent Pharmaceuticals related to Lenvima in the U.S. Otsuka Holdings initiated Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating quabodepistat, for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.</li>
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Celltrion inlicensed two antibody-based new drug candidates for the treatment of autoimmune diseases in KRW1T deal. Dong-A ST received approval for epilepsy drug, Xcopri, developed by SK Biopharmaceuticals in Korea.
Hanmi Pharmaceutical will distribute and sell three major COPD treatments developed by Boehringer Ingelheim. Shandong Boan Biotechnology’s marketing application for denosumab biosimilar has been accepted in the UK.  
Eisai has settled patent infringement litigation with Torrent Pharmaceuticals related to Lenvima in the U.S. Otsuka Holdings initiated Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating quabodepistat, for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (November 9) – Celltrion, Dong-A ST, Hanmi Pharm, Boan Bio, Eisai, Otsuka

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<li>Eli Lilly announced positive topline results from Phase 3 trial, evaluating orforglipron, discovered by Chugai. Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical initiated Phase 3 trial of HP-6050, a transdermal formulation for sedation in Japan.</li>
<li>WuXi XDC completed GMP release of its new drug product facility in China. CSPC Pharmaceutical’s application for marketing approval of Semaglutide Injection has been accepted by the NMPA of China.</li>
<li>Junshi Biosciences’s indication expansion application for toripalimab for treatment of urothelial carcinoma has been accepted in China. Hanmi Pharma advances HM17321, a first-in-class obesity therapy, into global Phase 1 trials.</li>
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Eli Lilly announced positive topline results from Phase 3 trial, evaluating orforglipron, discovered by Chugai. Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical initiated Phase 3 trial of HP-6050, a transdermal formulation for sedation in Japan.
WuXi XDC completed GMP release of its new drug product facility in China. CSPC Pharmaceutical’s application for marketing approval of Semaglutide Injection has been accepted by the NMPA of China.
Junshi Biosciences’s indication expansion application for toripalimab for treatment of urothelial carcinoma has been accepted in China. Hanmi Pharma advances HM17321, a first-in-class obesity therapy, into global Phase 1 trials.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 10) – Chugai, Hisamitsu, Wuxi XDC, CSPC Pharma, Junshi Bio, Hanmi Pharma

Equity Bottom-Up

Torrent Pharmaceuticals / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/torrent-pharmaceuticals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15762:1" rel="noopener">Torrent Pharmaceuticals (TRP IN)</a> reported a 11% YoY increase in net profit to INR5B on an 8% YoY growth in revenue to INR28B in Q4FY25. Domestic business drove overall performance.</li>
<li>Revenue from domestic market increased 12% YoY to INR15.5B, led by outperformance in focus therapies, aided by strong new launch performance. Torrent continued to outperform IPM.</li>
<li>The company is expanding margins by 75–100bps historically. With improving traction in U.S., double-digit growth in Brazil, and continued strong performance in India, the trend is expected to continue.</li>
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Torrent Pharmaceuticals (TRP IN) reported a 11% YoY increase in net profit to INR5B on an 8% YoY growth in revenue to INR28B in Q4FY25. Domestic business drove overall performance.
Revenue from domestic market increased 12% YoY to INR15.5B, led by outperformance in focus therapies, aided by strong new launch performance. Torrent continued to outperform IPM.
The company is expanding margins by 75–100bps historically. With improving traction in U.S., double-digit growth in Brazil, and continued strong performance in India, the trend is expected to continue.


Torrent Pharmaceuticals (TRP IN): India Business Drives 11% PAT Growth in Q4; Margin Levers at Work

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Ipca Laboratories Limited operates a pharmaceutical company, which distributes products to over 75 countries worldwide.  The Group's products include finished dosage forms, drug delivery systems, bulk drugs and intermediates.

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Mankind Pharma Lock-Up - A US$1.1bn+ Lockup Release

The two pre-IPO investors have launched a block to sell around US$591m worth of Mankind Pharma shares. Since the lockup on the shares expired not...

Sumeet Singh

Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - One of the Largest, with Better Growth and Margins

Mankind Pharma is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.

Sumeet Singh

APAC Healthcare Weekly (November 9) – Celltrion, Dong-A ST, Hanmi Pharm, Boan Bio, Eisai, Otsuka

Celltrion inlicensed two antibody drug candidates in KRW1T deal. Dong-A got domestic approval for Xcopri. Hanmi Pharm will distribute Boehringer...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 10) – Chugai, Hisamitsu, Wuxi XDC, CSPC Pharma, Junshi Bio, Hanmi Pharma

Obesity treatment related development dominated the week, with Chugai’s drug candidate meeting Phase 3 trial goals, CSPC is a step ahead for...

Tina Banerjee

Torrent Pharmaceuticals (TRP IN): India Business Drives 11% PAT Growth in Q4; Margin Levers at Work

Torrent Pharmaceuticals reported strong Q4FY25 results with an 11% YoY increase in net profit and 8% YoY revenue growth driven by domestic...

Tina Banerjee

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Mankind Pharma Lock-Up - A US$1.1bn+ Lockup Release

The two pre-IPO investors have launched a block to sell around US$591m worth of Mankind Pharma shares. Since the lockup on the shares expired not...

Sumeet Singh

Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - One of the Largest, with Better Growth and Margins

Mankind Pharma is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.

Sumeet Singh

APAC Healthcare Weekly (November 9) – Celltrion, Dong-A ST, Hanmi Pharm, Boan Bio, Eisai, Otsuka

Celltrion inlicensed two antibody drug candidates in KRW1T deal. Dong-A got domestic approval for Xcopri. Hanmi Pharm will distribute Boehringer...

Tina Banerjee

APAC Healthcare Weekly (Aug 10) – Chugai, Hisamitsu, Wuxi XDC, CSPC Pharma, Junshi Bio, Hanmi Pharma

Obesity treatment related development dominated the week, with Chugai’s drug candidate meeting Phase 3 trial goals, CSPC is a step ahead for...

Tina Banerjee

Torrent Pharmaceuticals (TRP IN): India Business Drives 11% PAT Growth in Q4; Margin Levers at Work

​Torrent Pharmaceuticals reported strong Q4FY25 results with an 11% YoY increase in net profit and 8% YoY revenue growth driven by domestic...

Tina Banerjee

Torrent Pharmaceuticals reported strong Q4FY25 results with an 11% YoY increase in net profit and 8% YoY revenue growth driven by domestic...