APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/india-shelter-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40025:1" rel="noopener">India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN)</a> listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their stakes in the IPO</li>
<li>India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail-focused HFC targeting the self-employed customer with a focus on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group.</li>
<li>Coming up for six-month lockup expiry on 18th Jun 2024 are the firm's pre-IPO shareholders and a portion of the promoters’ stakes.</li>
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India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their stakes in the IPO
India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail-focused HFC targeting the self-employed customer with a focus on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group.
Coming up for six-month lockup expiry on 18th Jun 2024 are the firm's pre-IPO shareholders and a portion of the promoters’ stakes.


India Shelter Finance US$240m Lock-Up Expiry - Multi-Bagger Gains Are Ripe for the Taking

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Goldman Sachs: Coalition Management Key for BJP as Economic Stability Persists</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zee-entertainment-enterprises" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19466:1" rel="noopener">Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Z IN)</a> to Raise Rs. 2,000 Crore Following Sony Deal Fallout, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/spicejet-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5266:1" rel="noopener">Spicejet Ltd (SJET IN)</a> is also planning to raise funds in coming months</li>
<li>RBI Approves <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kotak-mahindra-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:126:1" rel="noopener">Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN)</a>’s 70% Stake Sale in Insurance Arm to Zurich Insurance</li>
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Goldman Sachs: Coalition Management Key for BJP as Economic Stability Persists

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Z IN) to Raise Rs. 2,000 Crore Following Sony Deal Fallout, Spicejet Ltd (SJET IN) is also planning to raise funds in coming months
RBI Approves Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB IN)’s 70% Stake Sale in Insurance Arm to Zurich Insurance


#9 India Insight: Goldman Sachs on India Election, Zee& SpiceJet Fundraise, ITC Demerger

Product Marketing Manager, Criat

Raghav Chandra Mathur

Product Marketing Manager

Next-Generation Credit Analytics Provider

Criat

Criat specializes in new-generation data-driven credit analytics. Leveraging our industry-leading DeepCredit analytical technologies, we produce daily-updated forward-looking credit assessment and valuation to help financial institutions stay ahead of risks. Coupled with use-case-driven applications, we extract insights, answer questions and enable smarter credit decisions.

<ul><li>Indian credit markets have been growing rapidly, with banks and non-bank financial institutions increasingly lending and servicing retail clients to meet the growing demand for retail loans from a population that has recovered strongly post Covid-19 pandemic.</li><li>Indian financial institutions are filling the retail financing gap so fast that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, has had to introduce new regulation to maintain financial stability in the Indian banking system. However, improvement in underlying fundamentals and roaring capital markets are driving large increases in bank balance sheets and valuations respectively.</li><li>Criat’s Credit Cycle Index (Criat CCI) for Indian banks has steadily improved more than 15bps since the middle of 2023, as the NIFTY Bank index reached new highs of INR 49,000.</li></ul>

Indian credit markets have been growing rapidly, with banks and non-bank financial institutions increasingly lending and servicing retail clients to meet the growing demand for retail loans from a population that has recovered strongly post Covid-19 pandemic.Indian financial institutions are filling the retail financing gap so fast that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, has had to introduce new regulation to maintain financial stability in the Indian banking system. However, improvement in underlying fundamentals and roaring capital markets are driving large increases in bank balance sheets and valuations respectively.Criat’s Credit Cycle Index (Criat CCI) for Indian banks has steadily improved more than 15bps since the middle of 2023, as the NIFTY Bank index reached new highs of INR 49,000.

Rampant Credit Growth Drives Recovery in Indian Banks Despite Lagging Deposit Growth

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Aadhar Housing Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aadhar-housing-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32152:1" rel="noopener">Aadhar Housing Finance</a>(AHF) raised around US$360m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.</li>
<li>AHF is focused on the low income housing segments (ticket size less than INR1.5m) in India. It offers a range of mortgage-related loan products.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our past notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Aadhar Housing Finance(AHF) raised around US$360m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares.
AHF is focused on the low income housing segments (ticket size less than INR1.5m) in India. It offers a range of mortgage-related loan products.
We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our past notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aadhar Housing Finance IPO Trading - More Loved by Institutional Investors than Retail

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has underperformed the Bank Nifty by ~20% over the past few months on the back of three key developments: CEO transition, regulatory embargo on client acquisition through digital channels, and senior management attrition</li><li>Of these, we believe that the RBI-imposed embargo is the only material event that impacts forecasts - hence, we argue that the bank needs to disproportionately invest in restoring regulatory confidence, the most critical aspect that needs fixing</li><li>While investments in tech, and digital are likely to keep opex intensity elevated, we believe that KMB remains a high-quality franchise with adequate levers to sustain RoAs north of 2.3% (FY24: 2.5%).</li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has underperformed the Bank Nifty by ~20% over the past few months on the back of three key developments: CEO transition, regulatory embargo on client acquisition through digital channels, and senior management attritionOf these, we believe that the RBI-imposed embargo is the only material event that impacts forecasts - hence, we argue that the bank needs to disproportionately invest in restoring regulatory confidence, the most critical aspect that needs fixingWhile investments in tech, and digital are likely to keep opex intensity elevated, we believe that KMB remains a high-quality franchise with adequate levers to sustain RoAs north of 2.3% (FY24: 2.5%).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.

Kotak Mahindra Bank: Sweating a high-quality franchise, upgrade to BUY

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)

India Shelter Finance US$240m Lock-Up Expiry - Multi-Bagger Gains Are Ripe for the Taking

India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their...

Clarence Chu

#9 India Insight: Goldman Sachs on India Election, Zee& SpiceJet Fundraise, ITC Demerger

Goldman Sachs highlights importance of coalition management for BJP amid economic stability; Zee and Spicejet to raise funds, RBI approves Kotak...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Rampant Credit Growth Drives Recovery in Indian Banks Despite Lagging Deposit Growth

Indian credit markets have been growing rapidly, with banks and non-bank financial institutions increasingly lending and servicing retail clients...

Criat

Aadhar Housing Finance IPO Trading - More Loved by Institutional Investors than Retail

Aadhar Housing Finance(AHF) raised around US$360m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this note, we talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Kotak Mahindra Bank: Sweating a high-quality franchise, upgrade to BUY

While investments in tech, and digital are likely to keep opex intensity elevated, we believe that KMB remains a high-quality franchise with...

HDFC Securities

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India Shelter Finance US$240m Lock-Up Expiry - Multi-Bagger Gains Are Ripe for the Taking

India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) listed in India on 20th Dec 2023 after raising US$144m. The pre-IPO investors had trimmed a portion of their...

Clarence Chu

#9 India Insight: Goldman Sachs on India Election, Zee& SpiceJet Fundraise, ITC Demerger

​Goldman Sachs highlights importance of coalition management for BJP amid economic stability; Zee and Spicejet to raise funds, RBI approves Kotak...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Rampant Credit Growth Drives Recovery in Indian Banks Despite Lagging Deposit Growth

Indian credit markets have been growing rapidly, with banks and non-bank financial institutions increasingly lending and servicing retail clients...

Criat

Aadhar Housing Finance IPO Trading - More Loved by Institutional Investors than Retail

Aadhar Housing Finance(AHF) raised around US$360m in its India IPO, via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares. In this note, we talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Kotak Mahindra Bank: Sweating a high-quality franchise, upgrade to BUY

While investments in tech, and digital are likely to keep opex intensity elevated, we believe that KMB remains a high-quality franchise with...

HDFC Securities

Goldman Sachs highlights importance of coalition management for BJP amid economic stability; Zee and Spicejet to raise funds, RBI approves Kotak...