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

WeWork India Management Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices, enterprise office suites, private offices, co-working spaces, customized managed offices, and hybrid digital solutions.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.</li>
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WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN) is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO.
WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices, enterprise office suites, private offices, co-working spaces, customized managed offices, and hybrid digital solutions.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.


WeWork India IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

LG Electronics India / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>LG Electronics' BOD finally approved a plan to sell a 15% stake in LG Electronics India in an IPO to be completed in 2025.</li>
<li>According to local media, LG Electronics India is now valued at about US$13 billion which is higher than LG Electronics' market cap of US$8.8 billion. </li>
<li>Our base case valuation of LG Electronics India is implied market cap of 1,280 billion INR or US$14.4 billion.</li>
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LG Electronics' BOD finally approved a plan to sell a 15% stake in LG Electronics India in an IPO to be completed in 2025.
According to local media, LG Electronics India is now valued at about US$13 billion which is higher than LG Electronics' market cap of US$8.8 billion. 
Our base case valuation of LG Electronics India is implied market cap of 1,280 billion INR or US$14.4 billion.


LG Electronics' BOD Gives the Green Light for LG Electronics India IPO in 2025 - Updated Valuation

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in NAVER, LG Electronics, HMM, LG Display, HYBE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated short interest was USD11.4bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in NAVER, LG Electronics, HMM, LG Display, HYBE.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 19th): NAVER, LG Electronics, HMM, LG Display, HYBE

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD718.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,529mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE, Kakao.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD718.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,529mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE, Kakao.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-cns-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35945:1" rel="noopener">LG CNS (064400 KS)</a> raised around US$825m in its Korea IPO in February 2025. LG CNS is a South Korean information technology company.</li>
<li>The shares didn’t do much at listing and have only recently moved higher to trade above its IPO price.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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LG CNS (064400 KS) raised around US$825m in its Korea IPO in February 2025. LG CNS is a South Korean information technology company.
The shares didn’t do much at listing and have only recently moved higher to trade above its IPO price.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


LG CNS IPO Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn Release, with PE Well in the Money

South Korea

LG Electronics Inc. manufactures and markets digital display equipment and home appliances. The Company produces and markets flat panel televisions, A/V products, washing machines, air conditioners and refrigerators as well as telecommunications equipment such as smart phones and tablets.

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LG Electronics (066570 KS)

WeWork India IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

WeWork India Management Ltd is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the peer comp and implied valuations in...

Akshat Shah

LG Electronics' BOD Gives the Green Light for LG Electronics India IPO in 2025 - Updated Valuation

LG Electronics India finalized the IPO price band of 1,080-1,140 rupees per share. It is seeking a valuation of up to 774 billion rupees ($8.7...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 19th): NAVER, LG Electronics, HMM, LG Display, HYBE

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in NAVER, LG Electronics, HMM, LG Display, HYBE.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

LG CNS IPO Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn Release, with PE Well in the Money

There was a US$250m placement in LG CNS after market close, with Macquaire having sold nearly a quarter of its stake right after lockup expiry.

Sumeet Singh

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