EM PM, Ecstrat

Emad Mostaque

EM PM

Ecstrat

Ecstrat is a consultancy advising on asset allocation between global equity markets, with a focus on the intersection of governments, geopolitics, governance and markets.
 
Over the past few years and more especially since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), investors have become more focused on short-term market movements and real-time returns and have consequently neglected the analysis of the underlying structural themes that underpin longer term performance.
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More specifically we believe that the evolution of governance-based relationships between investors, controlling shareholders, labour and the state is one of the primary determinants of both relative and absolute performance between individual equity markets.
 
We will endeavour to provide investors with some of the context surrounding governance-related issues which encompass many different disciplines including history, economics and political science, as well as the financial metrics which are the most obvious manifestation of the structural characteristics of each market.
 
We will pay particular attention to the shifts and potential inflection points for governance in individual markets as these are often the best lead indicators for both economic and market performance.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ol><li>Align yourself with the Qatar government, $200bn in GDP, $200bn in assets for 200,000 civilians who own 96% of the stock market. Qatar Investment Fund, a $200m closed end fund listed in London run by Qatar Insurance giving you exposure to the Qatar index at a discount to NAV. Returned over 20% last year (dollar pegged) despite oil prices halving, will likely return double digits over the next 7-10 years annually. </li><li>Buy Iran as soon as it opens, currently under 6x PE with double digit dividends. I believe an Iran deal is likely in the next few months. One of the funds I advise hopes to have an easy to access listed fund to make things easier once SWIFT sanctions are removed </li><li>Buy oil for delivery in 2 years either direct or through options. You may not make as much as spot, but if I (and more importantly T Boone Pickens) are right, it should offer 20%+ return at the least with minimal downside risk unless someone decides to spend hundreds of billions in exploration or the world economy completely collapses. Buy Brent as the Brent-WTI spread will gap out into the middle of the year on Cushing inventory build due to the contango in the curve. </li></ol>

Align yourself with the Qatar government, $200bn in GDP, $200bn in assets for 200,000 civilians who own 96% of the stock market. Qatar Investment Fund, a $200m closed end fund listed in London run by Qatar Insurance giving you exposure to the Qatar index at a discount to NAV. Returned over 20% last year (dollar pegged) despite oil prices halving, will likely return double digits over the next 7-10 years annually. Buy Iran as soon as it opens, currently under 6x PE with double digit dividends. I believe an Iran deal is likely in the next few months. One of the funds I advise hopes to have an easy to access listed fund to make things easier once SWIFT sanctions are removed Buy oil for delivery in 2 years either direct or through options. You may not make as much as spot, but if I (and more importantly T Boone Pickens) are right, it should offer 20%+ return at the least with minimal downside risk unless someone decides to spend hundreds of billions in exploration or the world economy completely collapses. Buy Brent as the Brent-WTI spread will gap out into the middle of the year on Cushing inventory build due to the contango in the curve. 

Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Eaton captures AI-driven energy demand at the point of consumption, benefiting directly from rising data-centre power intensity, strong order momentum, and diversified electrification exposure.</li>
<li>Quanta Services monetises the grid expansion required to deliver AI-related power demand, with a record multi-year backlog, and predictable cash flows providing structural downside protection and earnings visibility.</li>
<li>Together, Eaton and Quanta cover the full AI-energy stack, from grid delivery to data-centre power use, combining upside exposure with resilience and reduced concentration risk in 2026.</li>
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Eaton captures AI-driven energy demand at the point of consumption, benefiting directly from rising data-centre power intensity, strong order momentum, and diversified electrification exposure.
Quanta Services monetises the grid expansion required to deliver AI-related power demand, with a record multi-year backlog, and predictable cash flows providing structural downside protection and earnings visibility.
Together, Eaton and Quanta cover the full AI-energy stack, from grid delivery to data-centre power use, combining upside exposure with resilience and reduced concentration risk in 2026.


2026 High Conviction Idea - Capturing AI’s Energy Backbone: Eaton for Upside, Quanta for Defence

Global X Mlp & Energy Infras / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>With oil prices expected to remain under pressure from a persistent supply glut, investors and dealmakers are turning cautious and prioritising capital efficiency.</li>
<li>Private equity-led consolidation in midstream signals growing demand for yield resilience amid falling oil prices and market uncertainty.</li>
<li>MLPX ETF inflows in 2025 highlight investor preference for dependable midstream returns over cyclical energy exposure.</li>
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With oil prices expected to remain under pressure from a persistent supply glut, investors and dealmakers are turning cautious and prioritising capital efficiency.
Private equity-led consolidation in midstream signals growing demand for yield resilience amid falling oil prices and market uncertainty.
MLPX ETF inflows in 2025 highlight investor preference for dependable midstream returns over cyclical energy exposure.


Capital Shifts Toward Stability as Energy M&A Adapts to Lower Oil Prices

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) delivered quarterly results that highlighted notable financial performance and forwardlooking business prospects, especially in the context of the growing international demand for natural gas.</li><li>Positively, Kinder Morgan reported strong financial growth, with adjusted EBITDA and EPS increasing by 6% and 12% respectively compared to the second quarter of 2024.</li><li>The company expects to exceed its budget for 2025, buoyed by the promising acquisition of Outrigger Energy.</li></ul>

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) delivered quarterly results that highlighted notable financial performance and forwardlooking business prospects, especially in the context of the growing international demand for natural gas.Positively, Kinder Morgan reported strong financial growth, with adjusted EBITDA and EPS increasing by 6% and 12% respectively compared to the second quarter of 2024.The company expects to exceed its budget for 2025, buoyed by the promising acquisition of Outrigger Energy.

Kinder Morgan: Haynesville Gas Gathering Expansion for Robust Growth Potential In Pipeline Utilization!

<ul><li>As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the global economy, it’s easy to overlook the physical infrastructure enabling this revolution.</li><li>While chipmakers and hyperscalers dominate headlines, Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI), one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, is emerging as a key beneficiary of AI’s insatiable energy demands.</li><li>The company’s recent earnings call and market positioning highlight how AI and natural gas form a powerful synergy—making KMI not just a traditional energy play, but a hidden enabler of the digital age.</li></ul>

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the global economy, it’s easy to overlook the physical infrastructure enabling this revolution.While chipmakers and hyperscalers dominate headlines, Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI), one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, is emerging as a key beneficiary of AI’s insatiable energy demands.The company’s recent earnings call and market positioning highlight how AI and natural gas form a powerful synergy—making KMI not just a traditional energy play, but a hidden enabler of the digital age.

Kinder Morgan’s Hidden AI Catalyst: Why Natural Gas Pipelines Are Powering the Digital Future

United States

Kinder Morgan, Inc. of Delaware operates as a pipeline transportation and energy storage company. The Company owns and operates pipelines that transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, carbon dioxide, and other products, as well as terminals that store petroleum products and chemicals and handle bulk materials like coal and petroleum coke.

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Kinder Morgan (KMI US)

Islam, Terror, Politics and Oil - Part 1

Align yourself with the Qatar government, $200bn in GDP, $200bn in assets for 200,000 civilians who own 96% of the stock market. Qatar Investment...

Emad Mostaque

2026 High Conviction Idea - Capturing AI’s Energy Backbone: Eaton for Upside, Quanta for Defence

Eaton and Quanta Services capitalize on AI-driven energy demand, covering grid expansion and data-center power use for diversified exposure and...

Mint Finance

Capital Shifts Toward Stability as Energy M&A Adapts to Lower Oil Prices

Investors prioritize capital efficiency and yield resilience in midstream sector amid falling oil prices and market uncertainty.

Mint Finance

Kinder Morgan: Haynesville Gas Gathering Expansion for Robust Growth Potential In Pipeline Utilization!

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) delivered quarterly results that highlighted notable financial performance and forwardlooking business prospects,...

Baptista Research

Kinder Morgan’s Hidden AI Catalyst: Why Natural Gas Pipelines Are Powering the Digital Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the global economy, it’s easy to overlook the physical infrastructure enabling this...

Baptista Research

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Islam, Terror, Politics and Oil - Part 1

Align yourself with the Qatar government, $200bn in GDP, $200bn in assets for 200,000 civilians who own 96% of the stock market. Qatar Investment...

Emad Mostaque

2026 High Conviction Idea - Capturing AI’s Energy Backbone: Eaton for Upside, Quanta for Defence

​Eaton and Quanta Services capitalize on AI-driven energy demand, covering grid expansion and data-center power use for diversified exposure and...

Mint Finance

Capital Shifts Toward Stability as Energy M&A Adapts to Lower Oil Prices

​Investors prioritize capital efficiency and yield resilience in midstream sector amid falling oil prices and market uncertainty.

Mint Finance

Kinder Morgan: Haynesville Gas Gathering Expansion for Robust Growth Potential In Pipeline Utilization!

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) delivered quarterly results that highlighted notable financial performance and forwardlooking business prospects,...

Baptista Research

Kinder Morgan’s Hidden AI Catalyst: Why Natural Gas Pipelines Are Powering the Digital Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape the global economy, it’s easy to overlook the physical infrastructure enabling this...

Baptista Research

Eaton and Quanta Services capitalize on AI-driven energy demand, covering grid expansion and data-center power use for diversified exposure and...

Investors prioritize capital efficiency and yield resilience in midstream sector amid falling oil prices and market uncertainty.