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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Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions (CLEANMAX IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cleanmax-enviro-energy-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45702:1" rel="noopener">CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd (8382406Z IN)</a>(CEESL) is looking to raise around US$342m in its India IPO. The IPO has been downsized from its initial planned raising of around US$586m.</li>
<li>CEESL is a provider of commercial and industrial renewable energy, which specializes in delivering decarbonization solutions, including supplying renewable power and offering energy services and carbon credit solutions to customers.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the price range.</li>
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CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd (8382406Z IN)(CEESL) is looking to raise around US$342m in its India IPO. The IPO has been downsized from its initial planned raising of around US$586m.
CEESL is a provider of commercial and industrial renewable energy, which specializes in delivering decarbonization solutions, including supplying renewable power and offering energy services and carbon credit solutions to customers.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates, peer comp and implied valuations in the price range.


Aequitas: CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions IPO- RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vikram-solar" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36670:1" rel="noopener">Vikram Solar (0490158D IN)</a> raised around US$238m in its IPO in August 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Vikram Solar is an integrated solar photo-voltaic modules producer and an integrated solar energy solutions provider offering engineering, procurement and construction services, and operations and maintenance services to its customers.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Vikram Solar (0490158D IN) raised around US$238m in its IPO in August 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Vikram Solar is an integrated solar photo-voltaic modules producer and an integrated solar energy solutions provider offering engineering, procurement and construction services, and operations and maintenance services to its customers.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Vikram Solar IPO Lockup Expiry - US$170m Lockup Release, Likely to Be in Smaller Chunks

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

Equity Research Firm

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<li>CleanMax is India’s largest C&amp;I RE player with 2.80 GW of operational capacity and 3.17 GW of contracted capacity servinc 555 customers over 1,200+ PPAs</li>
<li>Renewable energy penetration for C&amp;I segment in India stood at ~7.4% in FY23, projected to reach ~20% by FY30, requiring 15-18 GW of annual capacity addition (22-24% CAGR)</li>
<li>With contracted customer base and committed evacuation infra, CleanMax should deliver 35+% Revenue/EBITDA CAGR over FY25-27. It also boasts a 5GW pipeline, 60% of which is at advanced stages</li>
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CleanMax is India’s largest C&amp;I RE player with 2.80 GW of operational capacity and 3.17 GW of contracted capacity servinc 555 customers over 1,200+ PPAs
Renewable energy penetration for C&amp;I segment in India stood at ~7.4% in FY23, projected to reach ~20% by FY30, requiring 15-18 GW of annual capacity addition (22-24% CAGR)
With contracted customer base and committed evacuation infra, CleanMax should deliver 35+% Revenue/EBITDA CAGR over FY25-27. It also boasts a 5GW pipeline, 60% of which is at advanced stages


Clean Max: Dedicated Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Platform

SAEL Industries Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sael-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46005:1" rel="noopener">SAEL Industries Ltd (2600245D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>SAEL is a vertically integrated renewable energy independent power producer in India, with capabilities spanning solar module manufacturing, engineering, procurement and construction, and operations and maintenance for power projects.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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SAEL Industries Ltd (2600245D IN) is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO.
SAEL is a vertically integrated renewable energy independent power producer in India, with capabilities spanning solar module manufacturing, engineering, procurement and construction, and operations and maintenance for power projects.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Aequitas: SAEL Industries Pre-IPO - Scalable Growth Amid Profitability Headwinds

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>JSW has shown strong growth in generation capacity, with plans to double it to 30GW by 2030. The company is also venturing into ancillaries like battery assembly and hydrogen production. </li>
<li>We conservatively estimate FY26 EBITDA at 10,000cr (11% below consensus) with 20% CAGR from capacity expansion (25% CAGR to 30GW) and improving utilisation (35% CAGR in generation).</li>
<li>We ascribe EV/EBITDA multiple of 8-12x to the thermal business and 12-16x multiple to renewables business to arrive at SOTP valuation of 550-770 by March 2027 vs CMP of 480.</li>
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JSW has shown strong growth in generation capacity, with plans to double it to 30GW by 2030. The company is also venturing into ancillaries like battery assembly and hydrogen production. 
We conservatively estimate FY26 EBITDA at 10,000cr (11% below consensus) with 20% CAGR from capacity expansion (25% CAGR to 30GW) and improving utilisation (35% CAGR in generation).
We ascribe EV/EBITDA multiple of 8-12x to the thermal business and 12-16x multiple to renewables business to arrive at SOTP valuation of 550-770 by March 2027 vs CMP of 480.


The Thermal Vs Renewable Debate: JSW Energy - 2026 High Conviction Idea

India

NTPC Green Energy Limited is a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, specializing in renewable energy generation in India. The company focuses on developing, owning, and operating large-scale solar and wind power projects, alongside emerging technologies like green hydrogen and battery energy storage systems. It was incorporated on April 7, 2022, and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

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Aequitas: CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions IPO- RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuation

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Limited (CEESL) is looking to raise around US$342m in its downsized India IPO. In this note, we talk about RHP...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Vikram Solar IPO Lockup Expiry - US$170m Lockup Release, Likely to Be in Smaller Chunks

Vikram Solar raised around US$238m in its IPO in August 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon. In this note, we will talk...

Akshat Shah

Clean Max: Dedicated Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Platform

CleanMax, India's top C&I RE player, is poised for significant growth with a strong customer base and pipeline, set to deliver impressive revenue...

Himanshu Dugar

Aequitas: SAEL Industries Pre-IPO - Scalable Growth Amid Profitability Headwinds

SAEL Industries Ltd is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

The Thermal Vs Renewable Debate: JSW Energy - 2026 High Conviction Idea

JSW Energy is the better-placed utility in terms of growth visibility with healthy split of thermal and renewable capex underway. Its aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

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Aequitas: CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions IPO- RHP Updates, Peer Comp and Thoughts on Valuation

CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Limited (CEESL) is looking to raise around US$342m in its downsized India IPO. In this note, we talk about RHP...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Vikram Solar IPO Lockup Expiry - US$170m Lockup Release, Likely to Be in Smaller Chunks

Vikram Solar raised around US$238m in its IPO in August 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon. In this note, we will talk...

Akshat Shah

Clean Max: Dedicated Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Platform

​CleanMax, India's top C&I RE player, is poised for significant growth with a strong customer base and pipeline, set to deliver impressive revenue...

Himanshu Dugar

Aequitas: SAEL Industries Pre-IPO - Scalable Growth Amid Profitability Headwinds

SAEL Industries Ltd is looking to raise about US$516m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

The Thermal Vs Renewable Debate: JSW Energy - 2026 High Conviction Idea

​JSW Energy is the better-placed utility in terms of growth visibility with healthy split of thermal and renewable capex underway. Its aggressive...

Himanshu Dugar

CleanMax, India's top C&I RE player, is poised for significant growth with a strong customer base and pipeline, set to deliver impressive revenue...

JSW Energy is the better-placed utility in terms of growth visibility with healthy split of thermal and renewable capex underway. Its aggressive...