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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shift-up-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36232:1" rel="noopener">Shift Up (462870 KS)</a> raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top. Around US$1.2bn worth of shares will be released from their lockup soon.</li>
<li>Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top. Around US$1.2bn worth of shares will be released from their lockup soon.
Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Shift Up IPO Lockup - US$1.2bn Lockup Release of Strategic, Employees and IPO Investors

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Playtika Holding Corp. conducted its Q2 2024 earnings call outlining both advancements and some challenges faced during the quarter.</li>
<li>With Robert Antokol, Co-Founder and CEO, and Craig Abrahams, CFO, leading the discussion, the company detailed various aspects of its operational and strategic performance which will be crucial for stakeholders evaluating Playtika's investment potential.</li>
<li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li>
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Playtika Holding Corp. conducted its Q2 2024 earnings call outlining both advancements and some challenges faced during the quarter.
With Robert Antokol, Co-Founder and CEO, and Craig Abrahams, CFO, leading the discussion, the company detailed various aspects of its operational and strategic performance which will be crucial for stakeholders evaluating Playtika's investment potential.
Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.


Playtika Holding Corp: A Tale Of Improving Market Position & Operational Mastery!

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shift-up-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36232:1" rel="noopener">Shift Up (462870 KS)</a> raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top.</li>
<li>Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top.
Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.
We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Shift Up IPO Trading - Strong Demand for Quality Asset but It Has Slipped Out of the Top Games

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<li>Playtika Holding Corp recently held its quarterly meeting discussing various strategic initiatives and financial outcomes for the first quarter of 2024.</li>
<li>The company's CEO emphasized 2024 as a year of execution following a year focused on optimizing operation and resource allocation.</li>
<li>Important changes include the restructuring of the executive leadership team to streamline management and enhance strategic focus, particularly by eliminating the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles to bring studios under direct oversight of the CEO.</li>
</ul>


Playtika Holding Corp recently held its quarterly meeting discussing various strategic initiatives and financial outcomes for the first quarter of 2024.
The company's CEO emphasized 2024 as a year of execution following a year focused on optimizing operation and resource allocation.
Important changes include the restructuring of the executive leadership team to streamline management and enhance strategic focus, particularly by eliminating the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles to bring studios under direct oversight of the CEO.


<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shift-up-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36232:1" rel="noopener">Shift Up (462870 KS)</a> plans to raise up to US$320m in its South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s performance, undertaken a peer comparison and talked about valuations in our past notes. In this note, we talk about the refiling and other updates.</li>
</ul>



Shift Up (462870 KS) plans to raise up to US$320m in its South Korean IPO.
Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.
We have looked at the company’s performance, undertaken a peer comparison and talked about valuations in our past notes. In this note, we talk about the refiling and other updates.


Shift Up IPO - Refiling and Other Updates, Not Ranked at the Top Anymore

Israel

Playtika Holding Corp. operates as a digital entertainment company. The Company specializes in the development and publication of free to play mobile games. Playtika Holding serves customers worldwide.

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Shift Up IPO Lockup - US$1.2bn Lockup Release of Strategic, Employees and IPO Investors

Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top. Around US$1.2bn worth of shares will be released from...

Sumeet Singh

Playtika Holding Corp: A Tale Of Improving Market Position & Operational Mastery!

Playtika Holding Corp. conducted its Q2 2024 earnings call outlining both advancements and some challenges faced during the quarter.

Baptista Research

Shift Up IPO Trading - Strong Demand for Quality Asset but It Has Slipped Out of the Top Games

Shift Up (462870 KS) raised around US$320m in its South Korean IPO, after pricing at the top. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Playtika Holding Corp. - Major Drivers

Playtika Holding Corp recently held its quarterly meeting discussing various strategic initiatives and financial outcomes for the first quarter of...

Baptista Research

Shift Up IPO - Refiling and Other Updates, Not Ranked at the Top Anymore

Shift Up (462870 KS) plans to raise up to US$320m in its South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the refiling and other updates.

Sumeet Singh

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