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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paypay-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35269:1" rel="noopener">PayPay (PAYP US)</a> (PP), a Japanese payments and financial services platform, is looking to raise up to US$2bn in its upcoming US IPO.</li>
<li>PP operates a digital finance platform that serves as a payment solution for users and merchants, along with offering additional services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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PayPay (PAYP US) (PP), a Japanese payments and financial services platform, is looking to raise up to US$2bn in its upcoming US IPO.
PP operates a digital finance platform that serves as a payment solution for users and merchants, along with offering additional services.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: PayPay Pre-IPO - The Negatives - User Growth, Loss Allowances

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paypay" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35269:1" rel="noopener">PayPay (PAYP US)</a> (PP), a Japanese payments and financial services platform, is looking to raise up to US$2bn in its upcoming US IPO.</li>
<li>PP operates a digital finance platform that serves as a payment solution for users and merchants, along with offering additional services.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



PayPay (PAYP US) (PP), a Japanese payments and financial services platform, is looking to raise up to US$2bn in its upcoming US IPO.
PP operates a digital finance platform that serves as a payment solution for users and merchants, along with offering additional services.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: PayPay Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant in the Payment Space

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fractal-analytics-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45676:1" rel="noopener">Fractal Analytics </a>didn't do much at listing. </li>
<li>On the placement front, it was a quiet week given the CNY holidays.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, Fractal Analytics didn't do much at listing. 
On the placement front, it was a quiet week given the CNY holidays.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (23 February 2026)- Nexchip, MeiG, Indo-Mim, Shiprocket, Contact Energy

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paypay" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35269:1" rel="noopener">PayPay (PAYP US)</a>, Japan’s leading financial technology company, is seeking to raise about US$2 billion through a Nasdaq IPO.    </li>
<li>In 2024, PayPay held an 64% share of Japan’s code-based payment market by transaction volume. It is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/softbank-group-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1" rel="noopener">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>The investment case rests on market leadership, the payment business’s robust transaction-driven growth, financial services’ increasing margin contribution, profitability, and a strong credit profile. </li>
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PayPay (PAYP US), Japan’s leading financial technology company, is seeking to raise about US$2 billion through a Nasdaq IPO.    
In 2024, PayPay held an 64% share of Japan’s code-based payment market by transaction volume. It is a subsidiary of Softbank Group (9984 JP). 
The investment case rests on market leadership, the payment business’s robust transaction-driven growth, financial services’ increasing margin contribution, profitability, and a strong credit profile. 


PayPay IPO (PAYP US): The Investment Case

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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 not-so-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 not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: PhonePe Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Near Term Growth Might Be Capped

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Kakao Pay Corp. operates financial businesses. The Company provides online payment, currency encryption, and other services. Kakao Pay conducts businesses in South Korea.

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Aequitas: PayPay Pre-IPO - The Negatives - User Growth, Loss Allowances

PayPay (PAYP US), a Japanese payments and financial services platform, is looking to raise up to US$2bn in its upcoming US IPO. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: PayPay Pre-IPO - The Positives - Dominant in the Payment Space

PayPay (PAYP US) (PP), a Japanese payments and financial services platform, is looking to raise up to US$2bn in its upcoming US IPO. In this note,...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (23 February 2026)- Nexchip, MeiG, Indo-Mim, Shiprocket, Contact Energy

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

PayPay IPO (PAYP US): The Investment Case

PayPay, Japan’s leading financial technology company, is seeking to raise about US$2 billion through a Nasdaq IPO. In this note, I discuss the...

Arun George

Aequitas: PhonePe Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Near Term Growth Might Be Capped

Phonepe (PPL) is looking to raise up to US$1.35bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

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