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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho Ltd (1546271D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Meesho Ltd (1546271D IN) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Orkla India Ltd. / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orkla-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45300:1" rel="noopener">Orkla India Ltd. (0752506D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Orkla India is a multi-category food company offering a diverse range of spices and convenience food products, catering to every meal occasion across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages and desserts.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Orkla India Ltd. (0752506D IN) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming India IPO.
Orkla India is a multi-category food company offering a diverse range of spices and convenience food products, catering to every meal occasion across breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages and desserts.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Orkla India Pre-IPO - Strong Market Presence, Growth Yet to Catch Up

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We highlight large and small cap companies that experienced significant insider buying during September 2025, as reported on the stock exchanges.</li>
<li>We also present key sectors which saw insider buying during the month along with names which have moved significantly above the insider buying price.</li>
<li>As September is a month just before the result season starts, some of these companies may highlight about improving prospects during coming quarters.</li>
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We highlight large and small cap companies that experienced significant insider buying during September 2025, as reported on the stock exchanges.
We also present key sectors which saw insider buying during the month along with names which have moved significantly above the insider buying price.
As September is a month just before the result season starts, some of these companies may highlight about improving prospects during coming quarters.


Insider Activity: Who Bought Their Own Stock in September?

Kalpataru Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kalpataru-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43866:1" rel="noopener">Kalpataru Limited (KTARU IN)</a> raised about US$184m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Kalpataru (KL) is an integrated real estate developer involved in identification and acquisition of land, planning, designing, execution, sales, and marketing of its projects.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Kalpataru Limited (KTARU IN) raised about US$184m in its India IPO.
Kalpataru (KL) is an integrated real estate developer involved in identification and acquisition of land, planning, designing, execution, sales, and marketing of its projects.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Kalpataru IPO Trading - Decent Anchor; Muted Overall Demand

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Promoters of multiple large-cap Indian firms made significant insider purchases in March 2025.</li>
<li>Sectors with notable activity include financials, real estate, and specialty chemicals.</li>
<li>Many of these stocks have already rallied post-purchase, with gains reaching up to 30%.</li>
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Promoters of multiple large-cap Indian firms made significant insider purchases in March 2025.
Sectors with notable activity include financials, real estate, and specialty chemicals.
Many of these stocks have already rallied post-purchase, with gains reaching up to 30%.


Insider Buying Trends in Indian Equities (Market Cap > USD 1 Billion) – March 2025

India

NCC Ltd. is a construction company. The Group undertakes civil and structural infrastructure projects, real estate development and light engineering projects.

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NCC Ltd (NJCC IN)

Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Orkla India Pre-IPO - Strong Market Presence, Growth Yet to Catch Up

Orkla India has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 16.6bn (US$190m) in a INR695–730 range. Anchor books open on 28th October, with the rest of the...

Akshat Shah

Insider Activity: Who Bought Their Own Stock in September?

September 2025 saw significant insider buying in large and small cap companies, with key sectors experiencing movement above insider buying...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Kalpataru IPO Trading - Decent Anchor; Muted Overall Demand

Kalpataru Limited (KL) raised about US$184m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Insider Buying Trends in Indian Equities (Market Cap > USD 1 Billion) – March 2025

Promoters increased stakes in key large-cap Indian stocks in March'25, signaling strong conviction. Focus on financials, real estate, and chemicals...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

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Meesho Ltd Pre-IPO - Mass-Market Player Scaling on Low-Cost, High-Frequency Commerce

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

Orkla India Pre-IPO - Strong Market Presence, Growth Yet to Catch Up

Orkla India has launched a smaller IPO of up to INR 16.6bn (US$190m) in a INR695–730 range. Anchor books open on 28th October, with the rest of the...

Akshat Shah

Insider Activity: Who Bought Their Own Stock in September?

​September 2025 saw significant insider buying in large and small cap companies, with key sectors experiencing movement above insider buying...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Kalpataru IPO Trading - Decent Anchor; Muted Overall Demand

Kalpataru Limited (KL) raised about US$184m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Insider Buying Trends in Indian Equities (Market Cap > USD 1 Billion) – March 2025

Promoters increased stakes in key large-cap Indian stocks in March'25, signaling strong conviction. Focus on financials, real estate, and chemicals...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

September 2025 saw significant insider buying in large and small cap companies, with key sectors experiencing movement above insider buying...