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

Tekscend Photomask / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tekscend-photomask-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45819:1" rel="noopener">Tekscend Photomask (429A JP)</a> (TP), a manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>TP is a global provider of photomasks and related support services. It has been the leader in the merchant photomask market in terms of sales since 2016.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Tekscend Photomask (429A JP) (TP), a manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO.
TP is a global provider of photomasks and related support services. It has been the leader in the merchant photomask market in terms of sales since 2016.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Tekscend Photomask IPO - The Positives - Strong Market Position

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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Lam Research Corporation's recent financial performance and strategic direction offer a balanced picture of its current and future potential.</li><li>The company reported impressive results for its June 2025 quarter, with revenues and profitability reaching the upper end of guided ranges.</li><li>Significantly, gross margins exceeded 50% for the first time since the merger with Novellus, and earnings per share hit a new company high.</li></ul>

Lam Research Corporation's recent financial performance and strategic direction offer a balanced picture of its current and future potential.The company reported impressive results for its June 2025 quarter, with revenues and profitability reaching the upper end of guided ranges.Significantly, gross margins exceeded 50% for the first time since the merger with Novellus, and earnings per share hit a new company high.

Lam Research Corporation: Advanced Packaging Technologies

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

ASE Technology Holding   / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Defining themes: Packaging, edge AI, and silicon photonics dominate SEMICON Taiwan 2025</li>
<li>Global heavyweights Applied Materials, Lam, and TEL anchor this year’s industry sponsorship</li>
<li>Taiwan’s next tier -- Zhen Ding, ASE, Advantech, ASPEED, Egis -- showcase critical AI enablers beyond TSMC</li>
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Defining themes: Packaging, edge AI, and silicon photonics dominate SEMICON Taiwan 2025
Global heavyweights Applied Materials, Lam, and TEL anchor this year’s industry sponsorship
Taiwan’s next tier -- Zhen Ding, ASE, Advantech, ASPEED, Egis -- showcase critical AI enablers beyond TSMC


From AI Packaging to AI Edge: Listed Names to Watch at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 Starting Today

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

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<li>DISCO is the global leader in wafer dicing and grinding, holding ~70–80% market share in critical back-end semiconductor tools.</li>
<li>Anagement is expanding capacity via the Gohara Plant (FY2028) and upgrading innovation at the Haneda R&amp;D Center (FY2025–27) to secure its edge in hybrid bonding, PLP, and stealth dicing.</li>
<li>Revenues are projected to grow ~11% CAGR to FY2028, with EPS potentially reaching ¥1,500, but the stock trades at a premium ~33x FY26E P/E.</li>
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DISCO is the global leader in wafer dicing and grinding, holding ~70–80% market share in critical back-end semiconductor tools.
Anagement is expanding capacity via the Gohara Plant (FY2028) and upgrading innovation at the Haneda R&amp;D Center (FY2025–27) to secure its edge in hybrid bonding, PLP, and stealth dicing.
Revenues are projected to grow ~11% CAGR to FY2028, with EPS potentially reaching ¥1,500, but the stock trades at a premium ~33x FY26E P/E.


DISCO Corporation (TSE: 6146) – From Abrasive Wheels to AI Packaging Champion

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist, Ingenuity

William Keating

Semiconductor & Technology Specialist

Ingenuity

Our focus is exclusively on in-depth research & consulting in the broader semiconductor industry. We focus on the key players, namely Intel, Micron, Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, NVIDIA, AMD, TSMC & Global Foundries - as well as some of the lesser known, but nonetheless critical, companies such as ASML (for EUV), Mellanox, Cavium, Xilinx etc. We specialise in their products, roadmaps, process technologies, competitive advantages & threats etc. We also help our clients understand the implications of new and emerging technologies, e.g. 3D X-Point, 3D NAND, Carbon Nanotubes, Autonomous Driving, Graphene, Silicon Photonics, Wafer-Level Optics, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA, GPU, ASIC etc. 

Semiconductor Analysis & Research

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<li>AMAT reported FY Q325 revenues of $7.3 billion, up 3% QoQ, up 8% YoY and ~$100 million above the midpoint of the guided range</li>
<li>Looking ahead, AMAT forecasted current quarter revenues of $6.7 billion at the midpoint, down 8.3% QoQ and down 4.9% YoY</li>
<li>The China slump was not unexpected, but the leading edge logic drop was definitely a surprise</li>
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AMAT reported FY Q325 revenues of $7.3 billion, up 3% QoQ, up 8% YoY and ~$100 million above the midpoint of the guided range
Looking ahead, AMAT forecasted current quarter revenues of $6.7 billion at the midpoint, down 8.3% QoQ and down 4.9% YoY
The China slump was not unexpected, but the leading edge logic drop was definitely a surprise


AMAT Q325. Tanking On Tepid Leading Edge Outlook & China Woes

United States

Lam Research Corporation manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the making of integrated circuits.  The Company's products are used to deposit special films on a silicon wafer and etch away portions of various films to create a circuit design.  Lam sells its products around the world.

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Tekscend Photomask IPO - The Positives - Strong Market Position

Tekscend Photomask (429A JP) (TP), a manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Lam Research Corporation: Advanced Packaging Technologies

Lam Research Corporation's recent financial performance and strategic direction offer a balanced picture of its current and future potential. The...

Baptista Research

From AI Packaging to AI Edge: Listed Names to Watch at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 Starting Today

Key themes and major industry sponsors at SEMICON Taiwan, with a focus on six lesser-known Taiwan companies showcasing new AI technology.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

DISCO Corporation (TSE: 6146) – From Abrasive Wheels to AI Packaging Champion

DISCO is the global leader in wafer dicing and grinding, holding ~70–80% market share in critical back-end semiconductor tools.

Rahul Jain

AMAT Q325. Tanking On Tepid Leading Edge Outlook & China Woes

The China slump was not unexpected, but the leading edge logic drop was definitely a surprise. It might also not be the last surprise we see this...

William Keating

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Tekscend Photomask IPO - The Positives - Strong Market Position

Tekscend Photomask (429A JP) (TP), a manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Lam Research Corporation: Advanced Packaging Technologies

Lam Research Corporation's recent financial performance and strategic direction offer a balanced picture of its current and future potential. The...

Baptista Research

From AI Packaging to AI Edge: Listed Names to Watch at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 Starting Today

​Key themes and major industry sponsors at SEMICON Taiwan, with a focus on six lesser-known Taiwan companies showcasing new AI technology.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

DISCO Corporation (TSE: 6146) – From Abrasive Wheels to AI Packaging Champion

DISCO is the global leader in wafer dicing and grinding, holding ~70–80% market share in critical back-end semiconductor tools.

Rahul Jain

AMAT Q325. Tanking On Tepid Leading Edge Outlook & China Woes

The China slump was not unexpected, but the leading edge logic drop was definitely a surprise. It might also not be the last surprise we see this...

William Keating

Key themes and major industry sponsors at SEMICON Taiwan, with a focus on six lesser-known Taiwan companies showcasing new AI technology.