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

Rubicon Research Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rubicon-research-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43796:1" rel="noopener">Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN)</a> raised about US$155m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Rubicon Research has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN) raised about US$155m in its India IPO.
Rubicon Research has shown strong FY25–1Q26 growth, driven by expanding product launches, ANDA approvals, and higher US market penetration, while margins improved with operating leverage and lower R&amp;D intensity.
In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Canara HSBC Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener">Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ)</a> (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.</li>
<li>CHLI is a private life insurer in India,  promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. </li>
<li>It offers a comprehensive range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group (i.e., companies, businesses or organizations) customers.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) (CHLI) is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale.
CHLI is a private life insurer in India,  promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. 
It offers a comprehensive range of life insurance products tailored for both individual and group (i.e., companies, businesses or organizations) customers.


Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

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

Saatvik Energy Green Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Time for another Solar Photovoltaic module manufacturer to list undeterred by the tepid listing for Vikram Solar<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vikram-solar" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36670:1" rel="noopener"></a>
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<li>Largely a commoditised business with a potential technological threat. Solar PV companies in India continue to trade at exceptional valuations of 20-30 times trailing EBITDA</li>
<li>Saatvik, despite being smaller in scale vs peers and in face of intensifying competition is being priced at 14-15 times our FY27E EBITDA (peers trade at 14-16x)</li>
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Time for another Solar Photovoltaic module manufacturer to list undeterred by the tepid listing for Vikram Solar

Largely a commoditised business with a potential technological threat. Solar PV companies in India continue to trade at exceptional valuations of 20-30 times trailing EBITDA
Saatvik, despite being smaller in scale vs peers and in face of intensifying competition is being priced at 14-15 times our FY27E EBITDA (peers trade at 14-16x)


Saatvik Green IPO - Making Hay While the Sun Shines on Valuations

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Equity Bottom-Up

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone / Equity Bottom-Up

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (ADSEZ IN)

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<li>India's spectacular underperformance over the past 12 months relative to Asia has been driven primarily by dismal earnings delivery by corporates, leading to persistent EPS estimate downgrades.</li>
<li>We identify stocks with strong earnings delivery, i.e. EPS estimate upgrades over past 1, 3 and 6 months, forecast EPS growth &gt;10%, net D/E &lt; 1 and PEG &lt; 1.4x.</li>
<li>We screen 11 stocks from industrials, healthcare, materials and property. Most have appreciated significantly over 6- and 12-month timeframes, establishing that the market tends to reward superior earnings delivery.</li>
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India's spectacular underperformance over the past 12 months relative to Asia has been driven primarily by dismal earnings delivery by corporates, leading to persistent EPS estimate downgrades.
We identify stocks with strong earnings delivery, i.e. EPS estimate upgrades over past 1, 3 and 6 months, forecast EPS growth &gt;10%, net D/E &lt; 1 and PEG &lt; 1.4x.
We screen 11 stocks from industrials, healthcare, materials and property. Most have appreciated significantly over 6- and 12-month timeframes, establishing that the market tends to reward superior earnings delivery.


Eleven Indian Stocks with Strong Earnings Delivery, Healthy Balance Sheet and Reasonable Valuations

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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 about US$238m in its India IPO.</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>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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Vikram Solar (0490158D IN) raised about US$238m in its India IPO.
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.
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.


Vikram Solar IPO Trading - Robust Insti-Led Demand; Decent Anchor

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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NTPC Green Energy (NTPCGREE IN)

Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) raised about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale. In this note, we talk...

Akshat Shah

Saatvik Green IPO - Making Hay While the Sun Shines on Valuations

Solar PV module manufacturers in India face an impending supply glut, Saatvik is a relatively smaller player (tentative capacity of 8GW vs 10+GW...

Himanshu Dugar

Eleven Indian Stocks with Strong Earnings Delivery, Healthy Balance Sheet and Reasonable Valuations

India has underperformed due to poor earnings delivery, but stocks with stable EPS est revision, strong EPS growth & healthy balance sheets are...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Vikram Solar IPO Trading - Robust Insti-Led Demand; Decent Anchor

Vikram Solar raised about US$238m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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Rubicon Research IPO Trading - Strongest IPO Demand of 2025 Yet

Rubicon Research Limited (RR) raised about US$155m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO - Improving AUM but Dependent on Bancassurance Channels

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is looking to raise US$284m from its upcoming India IPO, which is an entire secondary share sale. In this note, we talk...

Akshat Shah

Saatvik Green IPO - Making Hay While the Sun Shines on Valuations

​Solar PV module manufacturers in India face an impending supply glut, Saatvik is a relatively smaller player (tentative capacity of 8GW vs 10+GW...

Himanshu Dugar

Eleven Indian Stocks with Strong Earnings Delivery, Healthy Balance Sheet and Reasonable Valuations

​India has underperformed due to poor earnings delivery, but stocks with stable EPS est revision, strong EPS growth & healthy balance sheets are...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Vikram Solar IPO Trading - Robust Insti-Led Demand; Decent Anchor

Vikram Solar raised about US$238m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Solar PV module manufacturers in India face an impending supply glut, Saatvik is a relatively smaller player (tentative capacity of 8GW vs 10+GW...

India has underperformed due to poor earnings delivery, but stocks with stable EPS est revision, strong EPS growth & healthy balance sheets are...