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

Centurion Accommodation REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/centurion-accomodation-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45779:1" rel="noopener">Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP)</a> (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing.</li>
<li>CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the REIT's portfolio and performance.</li>
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Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing.
CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).
In this note, we look at the REIT's portfolio and performance.


Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO - New Asset Class

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ntt-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45414:1" rel="noopener">Ntt Dc Reit (NTTDCR SP)</a> (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the company's portfolio and its performance.</li>
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Ntt Dc Reit (NTTDCR SP) (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO.
The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn.
In this note, we look at the company's portfolio and its performance.


NTT DC REIT IPO - Decent Yield, Strong Local Backing, a Few Issues

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

Event-Driven

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<li>After underperforming since listing, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-core-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35145:1" rel="noopener">Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP)</a> has outperformed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:85:1" rel="noopener">Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP)</a> over the last few months.</li>
<li>However, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-core-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35145:1" rel="noopener">Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP)</a> still trades at cheaper valuations as compared to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:85:1" rel="noopener">Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP)</a>. </li>
<li>There could be relative outperformance over the next few weeks and any underperformance can be used to enter positions in the pair. There is an important catalyst.</li>
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After underperforming since listing, Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP) has outperformed Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP) over the last few months.
However, Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP) still trades at cheaper valuations as compared to Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP). 
There could be relative outperformance over the next few weeks and any underperformance can be used to enter positions in the pair. There is an important catalyst.


REIT Pair Trade: Long DCREIT SP/ Short KDCREIT SP

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

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<li>The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a public consultation regarding a Code of Conduct for ESG ratings providers and ESG data product providers in Singapore.</li>
<li>It is the right approach for Singapore – a <em>voluntary</em> best-practices framework furthering one of the world's most credible "green" economies, not a regulatory force-fix of something broken.</li>
<li>No surprise ratings methodology changes. No <em>en masse</em> upgrades/downgrades. No acute shocks to the system. Just slow and steady progress for ESG investing and finance in Singapore.</li>
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a public consultation regarding a Code of Conduct for ESG ratings providers and ESG data product providers in Singapore.
It is the right approach for Singapore – a voluntary best-practices framework furthering one of the world's most credible "green" economies, not a regulatory force-fix of something broken.
No surprise ratings methodology changes. No en masse upgrades/downgrades. No acute shocks to the system. Just slow and steady progress for ESG investing and finance in Singapore.


Singapore Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Is Less Risk and More Reward

Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Maybank sets Marco Polo Marine's TP at 11 cents, expects strong future growth.</li><li>RHB raises Marco Polo Marine's target price to 10 cents due to growth from new assets.</li><li>Hold Genting Singapore as renovations pave the way for recovery.</li></ul>

Maybank sets Marco Polo Marine's TP at 11 cents, expects strong future growth.RHB raises Marco Polo Marine's target price to 10 cents due to growth from new assets.Hold Genting Singapore as renovations pave the way for recovery.

Singapore Market Roundup (24-Oct-2025): Maybank sets Marco Polo Marine TP at 11 cents, sees

Singapore

Keppel DC REIT is Asia's first pure-play data centre REIT listed on the Singapore Exchange. Keppel DC REIT's investment strategy is to principally invest, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets which are used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate related assets.

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Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP)

Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO - New Asset Class

Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing. In this note, we talk about the REIT's...

Sumeet Singh

NTT DC REIT IPO - Decent Yield, Strong Local Backing, a Few Issues

Ntt Dc Reit (NTTDCR SP) (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO. In this note, we look at its portfolio and...

Sumeet Singh

REIT Pair Trade: Long DCREIT SP/ Short KDCREIT SP

DCREIT underperformed KDCREIT since listing but has bounced back recently. Still trades at cheaper valuations though. A big catalyst could lead to...

Brian Freitas

Singapore Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Is Less Risk and More Reward

Singapore's Code of Conduct for ESG ratings is more light-handed than other regulation-based approaches, but therein lies the "less risk and more...

Kyle Rudden

Singapore Market Roundup (24-Oct-2025): Maybank sets Marco Polo Marine TP at 11 cents, sees

Maybank sets Marco Polo Marine's target price at 11 cents, while RHB raises it to 10 cents. Hold Genting Singapore as renovations support recovery.

Singapore Market Roundup

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