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/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> has been active since the start of the year in selling down some of its stake in its investee companies to raise over US$3.3bn cash.</li>
<li>Tencent did report a negative free cash flow quarter in 2Q26. Given the elevated spending, it might look to sell some more of its stakes.</li>
<li>Tencent owned over US$66bn worth of shares in over 39 companies, with the bulk of it stemming from US, US-HK listed and overseas listed companies.</li>
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Tencent (700 HK) has been active since the start of the year in selling down some of its stake in its investee companies to raise over US$3.3bn cash.
Tencent did report a negative free cash flow quarter in 2Q26. Given the elevated spending, it might look to sell some more of its stakes.
Tencent owned over US$66bn worth of shares in over 39 companies, with the bulk of it stemming from US, US-HK listed and overseas listed companies.


Aequitas: Tencent Investee Selldown - Start of Another US$70bn Selldown Wave

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>LATAM remains a core and consensus overweight among active EM managers, with 85% of funds positioned ahead of the MSCI EM benchmark</li>
<li>LATAM exposure is concentrated in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, which together make up 90% of the region’s allocation.</li>
<li>Banorte remains the most widely held stock in the region, with Embraer SA and Gentera staging notable recoveries from the low positioning levels seen in 2021 and 2022.</li>
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LATAM remains a core and consensus overweight among active EM managers, with 85% of funds positioned ahead of the MSCI EM benchmark
LATAM exposure is concentrated in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, which together make up 90% of the region’s allocation.
Banorte remains the most widely held stock in the region, with Embraer SA and Gentera staging notable recoveries from the low positioning levels seen in 2021 and 2022.


LATAM:  The Conviction Overweight in a Benchmark-Driven World

Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We turn positive on KakaoBank, for its increasingly secure competitive positioning in Korea, its attractive digital efficiency ratio, its low customer acquisition cost and for its high activity rate</li>
<li>We switch our buy rating from PAN to Inter as the latter has improved operationally, it is sound on capital and attractive on valuations</li>
<li>Nubank is executing well, but we remain cautious on Nubank shares as we continue to see potential capital constraints as a key risk, along with its stretched valuations</li>
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We turn positive on KakaoBank, for its increasingly secure competitive positioning in Korea, its attractive digital efficiency ratio, its low customer acquisition cost and for its high activity rate
We switch our buy rating from PAN to Inter as the latter has improved operationally, it is sound on capital and attractive on valuations
Nubank is executing well, but we remain cautious on Nubank shares as we continue to see potential capital constraints as a key risk, along with its stretched valuations


EM Digital Banks – We Turn Positive on KakaoBank and Inter, Cautious on Nubank and Neutral on PAN

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gcash" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40108:1" rel="noopener">GCash (Mynt) (GCASH PM)</a> is the No.1 finance super app in the Philippines. It is seeking to raise US$845m at PHP6.60 per share. The listing is on 20 October.</li>
<li>I discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/mynt-gcash-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:249615" rel="noopener">Mynt (GCash) IPO: The Investment Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/mynt-gcash-ipo-2q-and-valuation-update" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:267765" rel="noopener">Mynt (GCash) IPO: 2Q and Valuation Update</a>. </li>
<li>The cornerstone commitment is unchanged at PHP36.5bn, about 69% of the offer. GCash is fairly valued at the IPO price.</li>
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GCash (Mynt) (GCASH PM) is the No.1 finance super app in the Philippines. It is seeking to raise US$845m at PHP6.60 per share. The listing is on 20 October.
I discussed the IPO in Mynt (GCash) IPO: The Investment Case and Mynt (GCash) IPO: 2Q and Valuation Update. 
The cornerstone commitment is unchanged at PHP36.5bn, about 69% of the offer. GCash is fairly valued at the IPO price.


Mynt (GCash) IPO: Fairly Valued at the IPO Price

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gcash" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40108:1" rel="noopener">GCash (Mynt) (GCASH PM)</a> is the No.1 finance super app in the Philippines. It is seeking to raise US$1.3 billion at PHP10.00 per share. Pricing is on 1 October.</li>
<li>I discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/mynt-gcash-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:249615" rel="noopener">Mynt (GCash) IPO: The Investment Case</a>. I have updated my view and forecasts for the 2Q results.</li>
<li>My view is incrementally bearish due to escalating regulatory risk, declining sequential quarterly growth/margin, ongoing pressure in payment solutions, and stretched valuation. </li>
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GCash (Mynt) (GCASH PM) is the No.1 finance super app in the Philippines. It is seeking to raise US$1.3 billion at PHP10.00 per share. Pricing is on 1 October.
I discussed the IPO in Mynt (GCash) IPO: The Investment Case. I have updated my view and forecasts for the 2Q results.
My view is incrementally bearish due to escalating regulatory risk, declining sequential quarterly growth/margin, ongoing pressure in payment solutions, and stretched valuation. 


Mynt (GCash) IPO: 2Q and Valuation Update

Brazil

Nu Holdings Ltd. is a Brazilian financial technology firm that offers digital banking services, including credit and debit cards, mobile payment solutions, and investment platforms. The company provides spending, transactional, savings, investing, borrowing, and protection solutions for individuals and businesses across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Nu Holdings Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Nu Holdings (NU US)

Aequitas: Tencent Investee Selldown - Start of Another US$70bn Selldown Wave

Tencent (700 HK) has been active since the start of the year in selling down some of its stake in its investee companies to raise over US$3.3bn cash.

Sumeet Singh

LATAM: The Conviction Overweight in a Benchmark-Driven World

LATAM remains a core and consensus overweight among active EM managers, with 85% of funds positioned ahead of the MSCI EM benchmark

Steven Holden

EM Digital Banks – We Turn Positive on KakaoBank and Inter, Cautious on Nubank and Neutral on PAN

KakaoBank raised to buy for its firm business niche, its positive banking and capital ratios; Inter is also a buy for its undemanding valuations...

Victor Galliano

Mynt (GCash) IPO: Fairly Valued at the IPO Price

GCash is the No.1 finance super app in the Philippines. It is seeking to raise US$845m at PHP6.60 per share. GCash is fairly valued at the IPO price.

Arun George

Mynt (GCash) IPO: 2Q and Valuation Update

GCash (Mynt) is the No.1 finance super app in the Philippines. It is seeking to raise US$1.3 billion at PHP10.00 per share. In this note, I update...

Arun George

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