Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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/ntt-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45414:1" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP)</a>, a data center REIT, raised around US$772m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP), a data center REIT, raised around US$772m in its Singapore IPO.
The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn
We have looked at the past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


NTT DC REIT IPO Trading - Decent Demand, High Yield and Discount Should Help

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Kokusai Electric  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>After the close today, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kokusai-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40152:1" rel="noopener">Kokusai Electric (6525 JP)</a> announced that large holder (and original PE owner) KKR HKE Investment LP would sell down 30mm shares or 12.88% of shares out.</li>
<li>This is not expected, but also not unexpected - it's exactly a year since the first selldown. There is a decent-sized short position, and it isn't a huge offering.</li>
<li>This changes two aspects of the future supply/demand balance. Both are important for how this trades in coming months.</li>
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After the close today, Kokusai Electric (6525 JP) announced that large holder (and original PE owner) KKR HKE Investment LP would sell down 30mm shares or 12.88% of shares out.
This is not expected, but also not unexpected - it's exactly a year since the first selldown. There is a decent-sized short position, and it isn't a huge offering.
This changes two aspects of the future supply/demand balance. Both are important for how this trades in coming months.


[Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) Offering - Expect It Very Well Bid, and the Back End Squeezy

Index Rebalance

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<li>Four times a year, the TSE reassesses free float weights for listed stocks. Indices run by the TSE adjust their index shares (shares out x FFW x coefficient) in Jan/Apr/Jul/October.</li>
<li>Yesterday, the TSE announced its changes for this quarter. Combined with other adjustments on 30 July at the close, we expect 190+ events.</li>
<li>For now, we expect the trade is about US$3.3bn a side. At the top of the buy side, 16 names with more than $30mm to buy, averaging 5x ADV.</li>
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Four times a year, the TSE reassesses free float weights for listed stocks. Indices run by the TSE adjust their index shares (shares out x FFW x coefficient) in Jan/Apr/Jul/October.
Yesterday, the TSE announced its changes for this quarter. Combined with other adjustments on 30 July at the close, we expect 190+ events.
For now, we expect the trade is about US$3.3bn a side. At the top of the buy side, 16 names with more than $30mm to buy, averaging 5x ADV.


[Quiddity Index] TOPIX July 2025 FFW Rebalance - $3bn+ a Side to Trade

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 margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jul 4th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,017m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Sanrio, Lasertec, Ntt Data, Ihi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Softbank, Disco, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Advantest, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jul 4th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD17,017m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Sanrio, Lasertec, Ntt Data, Ihi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Softbank, Disco, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Advantest, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 4th): Sanrio, Lasertec, Ntt Data, Ihi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ntt-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45414:1" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP)</a> is the exclusive S-REIT vehicle sponsored by NTT Group. It has launched an SGX IPO to raise proceeds up to US$864 million.</li>
<li>I previously discussed the listing in <strong><em><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ntt-dc-reit-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:192362" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT IPO: The Investment Case</a></em></strong>. </li>
<li>In this note, I discuss valuation. The valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is attractive in comparison to peers' multiples and yields. </li>
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NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP) is the exclusive S-REIT vehicle sponsored by NTT Group. It has launched an SGX IPO to raise proceeds up to US$864 million.
I previously discussed the listing in NTT DC REIT IPO: The Investment Case. 
In this note, I discuss valuation. The valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is attractive in comparison to peers' multiples and yields. 


Japan

NTT Data Corporation mainly provides large scale system integration and networking system services. System integration involves data transmission system design, sales, leasing, and services.  Network System Services include internet related and linked computer networks, and data provision and management of data. The Company is a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation.

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NTT Data Corp (9613 JP)

NTT DC REIT IPO Trading - Decent Demand, High Yield and Discount Should Help

NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP), a data center REIT, raised around US$772m in its Singapore IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

[Japan ECM] Kokusai Elec (6525) Offering - Expect It Very Well Bid, and the Back End Squeezy

KKR - the largest holder - is selling just over 50% of its remaining holding in a US$600mm offering at a 7-8% discount. Expect it to be well over...

Travis Lundy

[Quiddity Index] TOPIX July 2025 FFW Rebalance - $3bn+ a Side to Trade

The TOPIX July FFW rebal has been announced. It is largely as the Street expected. There is $3.3bn a side to trade by my calcs. Some of that is...

Travis Lundy

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jul 4th): Sanrio, Lasertec, Ntt Data, Ihi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Sanrio (8136 JP), Lasertec (6920 JP), Ntt Data (9613 JP), Ihi...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

NTT DC REIT IPO: Valuation Insights

NTT DC REIT has launched an SGX IPO to raise proceeds up to US$864 million. My valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is attractive.

Arun George

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