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.

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Amagi Media Labs / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amagi-media-labs-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45644:1" rel="noopener">Amagi Media Labs (AMAGI IN)</a> raised about US$190m in its India IPO in Jan 2026. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>AML enables its clients to manage, distribute, and monetize live, linear, and on-demand content seamlessly across traditional TV, Over-The-Top (OTT), and Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) platforms.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement</li>
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Amagi Media Labs (AMAGI IN) raised about US$190m in its India IPO in Jan 2026. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
AML enables its clients to manage, distribute, and monetize live, linear, and on-demand content seamlessly across traditional TV, Over-The-Top (OTT), and Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) platforms.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement


Aequitas: Amagi Media Labs IPO Lockup Expiry - US$760m Release; Pre-IPO Investors Well in The Money

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

SHEIN Global Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, there were a number of deals launched in India</li>
<li>On the placement front, there were a few placement in India along with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmg-mori-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11125:1" rel="noopener">Dmg Mori Co Ltd (6141 JP)</a> in Japan.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, there were a number of deals launched in India
On the placement front, there were a few placement in India along with Dmg Mori Co Ltd (6141 JP) in Japan.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (17 August 2026)- Shein, Ingenic, Megmeet, Dinglong, NSE, Milky Mist, DMG

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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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.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Indian Gas Exchange, India’s only authorised national physical-delivery gas exchange, filed a 100% OFS for 1.671 crore shares, reducing IEX’s holding from 47.28% to 25%.</li>
<li>IGX combines monopoly status, asset-light debt-free economics, 35% PAT CAGR and 69.1% FY26 EBITDA margin, with CRISIL projecting 37% volume CAGR through FY30.</li>
<li>The IPO is price-sensitive: no growth capital enters IGX, while INR 340 implies nearly 60x FY26 earnings, liquidity, approvals and transaction-led growth must justify the premium.</li>
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Indian Gas Exchange, India’s only authorised national physical-delivery gas exchange, filed a 100% OFS for 1.671 crore shares, reducing IEX’s holding from 47.28% to 25%.
IGX combines monopoly status, asset-light debt-free economics, 35% PAT CAGR and 69.1% FY26 EBITDA margin, with CRISIL projecting 37% volume CAGR through FY30.
The IPO is price-sensitive: no growth capital enters IGX, while INR 340 implies nearly 60x FY26 earnings, liquidity, approvals and transaction-led growth must justify the premium.


IGX IPO: Can India’s Gas Market Shift from Bilateral Deals to Exchange Trading?

Jio Platforms Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jio-platforms-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50269:1" rel="noopener">Jio Platforms</a> (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lower ARPU, Related Party

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, the mid-year listing frenzy is likely to cool down a bit in Hong Kong as company's look to refile their 1H results before launching.</li>
<li>There are quite a few lockup expiries coming up, while there were a number of placements as well over the past week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, the mid-year listing frenzy is likely to cool down a bit in Hong Kong as company's look to refile their 1H results before launching.
There are quite a few lockup expiries coming up, while there were a number of placements as well over the past week.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (6 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Luxshare, Three-Circles, Nexchip, Minimax, Dtech, Biren

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Aequitas: Amagi Media Labs IPO Lockup Expiry - US$760m Release; Pre-IPO Investors Well in The Money

A group of investors, including Trudy Holdings, AVP I Fund, and Accel India, have launched a INR6bn (US$63m) selldown, together selling 10.9m...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas ECM Weekly (17 August 2026)- Shein, Ingenic, Megmeet, Dinglong, NSE, Milky Mist, DMG

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

IGX IPO: Can India’s Gas Market Shift from Bilateral Deals to Exchange Trading?

Indian Gas Exchange filed a 100% OFS reducing IEX's holding, with strong financials but a price-sensitive IPO at nearly 60x FY26 earnings.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas ECM Weekly (6 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Luxshare, Three-Circles, Nexchip, Minimax, Dtech, Biren

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas: Amagi Media Labs IPO Lockup Expiry - US$760m Release; Pre-IPO Investors Well in The Money

A group of investors, including Trudy Holdings, AVP I Fund, and Accel India, have launched a INR6bn (US$63m) selldown, together selling 10.9m...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas ECM Weekly (17 August 2026)- Shein, Ingenic, Megmeet, Dinglong, NSE, Milky Mist, DMG

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

IGX IPO: Can India’s Gas Market Shift from Bilateral Deals to Exchange Trading?

​Indian Gas Exchange filed a 100% OFS reducing IEX's holding, with strong financials but a price-sensitive IPO at nearly 60x FY26 earnings.

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lower ARPU, Related Party

Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (6 July 2026)-SK Hynix, Luxshare, Three-Circles, Nexchip, Minimax, Dtech, Biren

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Indian Gas Exchange filed a 100% OFS reducing IEX's holding, with strong financials but a price-sensitive IPO at nearly 60x FY26 earnings.