APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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

Rubicon Research Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rubicon-research-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43796:1" rel="noopener">Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN)</a> raised about US$155m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Rubicon Research has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN) raised about US$155m in its India IPO.
Rubicon Research has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.
In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Canara HSBC Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.</li>
<li>CHLI is an Indian private life insurer, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, offering a range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group customers.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.
CHLI is an Indian private life insurer, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, offering a range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group customers.
In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in the IPO price range.


Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Steady Growth but Valuations Fullish

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Tata Capital Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-capital-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45653:1" rel="noopener">Tata Capital Limited</a> raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today.</li>
<li>Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Tata Capital Limited raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today.
Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Tata Capital IPO Trading - No Tata Premium This Time

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Bottom-Up

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (13 Oct)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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A Year of Volatility and Market Underperformance: Samvat 2081 was a challenging year for the Indian equity market, with the Indian market underperforming global and emerging markets for the first time since the Covid-19 era.In the last one-year, our market witnessed a roller coaster ride marked by extreme volatility in the first half of the SAMVAT, and our Largecap index - Nifty 50, corrected by 16% till 28th Feb’25 from the 26th Sep’24 Peak.Over this same time, the broader market corrected a bit deeper while the Mid and Smallcap indices saw a correction of 21% and 25% respectively. 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.

India

Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited is a full service commercial bank. The Bank offers a wide range of products and services such as personal, commercial, and corporate banking services, including deposit accounts, loans, and investments. Kotak Mahindra Bank serves customers in India.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN)

Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) raised about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Steady Growth but Valuations Fullish

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied...

Akshat Shah

Tata Capital IPO Trading - No Tata Premium This Time

Tata Capital Limited raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (13 Oct)

Statistical methodology identifies 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Axis Diwali Muhurat Picks: SAMVAT 2082

Samvat 2081 was a challenging year for the Indian equity market, with the Indian market underperforming global and emerging markets for the first...

Axis Direct

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Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) raised about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Steady Growth but Valuations Fullish

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied...

Akshat Shah

Tata Capital IPO Trading - No Tata Premium This Time

Tata Capital Limited raised around US$1.7bn in its India IPO, which will begin to trade today. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (13 Oct)

​Statistical methodology identifies 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.

Gaudenz Schneider

Axis Diwali Muhurat Picks: SAMVAT 2082

Samvat 2081 was a challenging year for the Indian equity market, with the Indian market underperforming global and emerging markets for the first...

Axis Direct

Statistical methodology identifies 14 pair trade opportunities across four markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative value.