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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indo-mim-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45956:1" rel="noopener">Indo-MIM Ltd (1666551D IN)</a> (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>IML provides end-to-end solutions for the manufacture of precision engineering components using metal injection molding technology. Its capabilities include mold designing and tooling, coupled with finishing and assembly operations.</li>
<li>In this note, In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Indo-MIM Ltd (1666551D IN) (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO.
IML provides end-to-end solutions for the manufacture of precision engineering components using metal injection molding technology. Its capabilities include mold designing and tooling, coupled with finishing and assembly operations.
In this note, In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Indo-MIM Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Capex-Driven Returns to Monitor

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-December in January. There are companies with significant float changes from end-September and/or end-June.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.</li>
<li>Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 19 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 8 could have passive outflows in February.</li>
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Companies in India have disclosed their shareholding pattern as of end-December in January. There are companies with significant float changes from end-September and/or end-June.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next few weeks and months resulting in flow from passive trackers.
Depending on the date that the shareholding was published, there could be 19 stocks with passive inflows from global trackers while 8 could have passive outflows in February.


India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in February 2026

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN)</a> raised around US$606m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Meesho (1546271D IN) raised around US$606m in its India IPO.
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

India

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is a central public sector undertaking primarily engaged in the transmission of bulk electric power across different states of India through its extensive network of transmission lines and substations. It also offers consultancy services and operates in the telecom sector through its brand POWERTEL. The company is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India, and was founded on October 23, 1989.

Power Grid Corporation of India (PWGR IN)

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Power Grid Corporation of India (PWGR IN)

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

Aequitas: Indo-MIM Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Capex-Driven Returns to Monitor

Indo-MIM Ltd (IML) is looking to raise about US$750m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Akshat Shah

India: Potential Free Float Changes & Passive Flows in February 2026

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices in February. Passive trackers will need to...

Brian Freitas

Meesho Ltd IPO Trading - Robust Overall Demand

Meesho Ltd (ML) raised around US$606m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and the trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

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