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.

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National Stock Exchange of India / Equity Capital Markets

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-stock-exchange" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23751:1" rel="noopener">National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>NSE operates electronic platforms for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, and debt securities, also earning revenue from clearing and settlement services, market data, index licensing, listing fees, connectivity, and technology services.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about valuations.</li>
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National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO.
NSE operates electronic platforms for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, and debt securities, also earning revenue from clearing and settlement services, market data, index licensing, listing fees, connectivity, and technology services.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


Aequitas: NSE IPO - Digestible Valuation, Given Its Dominance

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

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India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)</a>  Rs 1 trillion aluminium refinery and smelter project will be set up in Odisha’s Raygada district.Company also aims to establish a university in the state.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hindustan-zinc-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8688:1" rel="noopener">Hindustan Zinc (HZ IN)</a>  has delayed its demerger plans amid government opposition and the ongoing Vedanta split. Company will prioritize new verticals, focusing on metals like gold, copper, critical minerals.</li>
<li>Zepto, the quick-commerce startup, has moved its headquarters from Singapore to India ahead of its IPO. </li>
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Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)  Rs 1 trillion aluminium refinery and smelter project will be set up in Odisha’s Raygada district.Company also aims to establish a university in the state.

Hindustan Zinc (HZ IN)  has delayed its demerger plans amid government opposition and the ongoing Vedanta split. Company will prioritize new verticals, focusing on metals like gold, copper, critical minerals.
Zepto, the quick-commerce startup, has moved its headquarters from Singapore to India ahead of its IPO. 


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<li>Indian media firms, including NDTV, Network18, and the Indian Express, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of scraping their content to train AI models without proper copyright permission.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/larsen-toubro-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2499:1" rel="noopener">Larsen &amp; Toubro (LT IN)</a>  lost a Rs 70,000 crore tender for building six submarines after its bid was deemed non-compliant by the Defence Ministry.</li>
<li>UBS is in advanced talks with India's 360 One WAM to form a joint venture aimed at expanding its wealth management presence in India, a rapidly growing market for HNI.</li>
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Indian media firms, including NDTV, Network18, and the Indian Express, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of scraping their content to train AI models without proper copyright permission.

Larsen &amp; Toubro (LT IN)  lost a Rs 70,000 crore tender for building six submarines after its bid was deemed non-compliant by the Defence Ministry.
UBS is in advanced talks with India's 360 One WAM to form a joint venture aimed at expanding its wealth management presence in India, a rapidly growing market for HNI.


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Commodities

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<li>For the week ending 17/Jan, U.S. crude inventories fell by 1m barrels, missing expectations of a 2.1m barrel decrease. Gasoline stockpiles rose less than expected.</li>
<li>U.S. natural gas inventories fell by 223 Bcf for the week ending 17/Jan, missing analyst expectations of a 270 Bcf drawdown. Inventories are 0.7% above the 5-year seasonal average.</li>
<li>J.P. Morgan, HSBC, TD Cowen, Barclays, and Citigroup raised their 12-month PTs on SLB post its Q4 earnings. Halliburton reported a YoY decline in Q4 revenue and EPS.</li>
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For the week ending 17/Jan, U.S. crude inventories fell by 1m barrels, missing expectations of a 2.1m barrel decrease. Gasoline stockpiles rose less than expected.
U.S. natural gas inventories fell by 223 Bcf for the week ending 17/Jan, missing analyst expectations of a 270 Bcf drawdown. Inventories are 0.7% above the 5-year seasonal average.
J.P. Morgan, HSBC, TD Cowen, Barclays, and Citigroup raised their 12-month PTs on SLB post its Q4 earnings. Halliburton reported a YoY decline in Q4 revenue and EPS.


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<li>For the week ending 10/Jan, US crude inventories fell by 2m barrels, missing expectations of a 3.5m barrel decrease. Gasoline and distillate stockpiles rose more than expected.</li>
<li>US natural gas inventories fell by 258 Bcf for the week ending 10/Jan, slightly missing analyst expectations of a 260 Bcf drawdown. Inventories are 2.5% above the 5-year seasonal average.</li>
<li>BP forecasts tepid Q4 earnings on low refining margins and upstream output, while TotalEnergies expects higher production and gas prices to offset lower oil prices.</li>
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For the week ending 10/Jan, US crude inventories fell by 2m barrels, missing expectations of a 3.5m barrel decrease. Gasoline and distillate stockpiles rose more than expected.
US natural gas inventories fell by 258 Bcf for the week ending 10/Jan, slightly missing analyst expectations of a 260 Bcf drawdown. Inventories are 2.5% above the 5-year seasonal average.
BP forecasts tepid Q4 earnings on low refining margins and upstream output, while TotalEnergies expects higher production and gas prices to offset lower oil prices.


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India

Reliance Industries is an Indian multinational conglomerate with diverse businesses including energy, petrochemicals, oil and gas exploration, telecommunications (Jio), and retail (Reliance Retail). The company is a major producer of petroleum products and a significant player in digital services and consumer goods. Reliance Industries is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in 1958.

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Aequitas: NSE IPO - Digestible Valuation, Given Its Dominance

National Stock Exchange (NSEIN IN) is looking to raise about US$2.4bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

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#94 India Insight: Vedanta’s Rs 1T Refinery, Hindustan Zinc Delays Demerger, Zepto Moves HQ

​Vedanta Ltd to set up Rs 1 trillion aluminium project in Odisha, Hindustan Zinc delays demerger amid Vedanta split, Zepto moves HQ to India before...

Sudarshan Bhandari

#93 India Insight: Indian Media Sues OpenAI, L&T Loses Submarine Tender, UBS Explores JV in India.

​Indian media firms sue OpenAI for allegedly scraping content without permission, Larsen & Toubro loses submarine bid, UBS in talks for wealth...

Sudarshan Bhandari

[ETP 2025/04] WTI Falls on Trump’s Push for Higher Oil Output, Henry Hub Climbs on Colder Forecasts

​US crude inventories fell less than expected, while gasoline stockpiles rose less than expected. Natural gas inventories also fell short of...

Mint Finance

[ETP 2025/03] WTI Rises on Falling Stockpiles, Henry Hub Fluctuates on Volatile Weather Forecasts

​US crude inventories fell less than expected, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles rose. Nat-gas inventories fall for ninth week straight. BP...

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Vedanta Ltd to set up Rs 1 trillion aluminium project in Odisha, Hindustan Zinc delays demerger amid Vedanta split, Zepto moves HQ to India before...

Indian media firms sue OpenAI for allegedly scraping content without permission, Larsen & Toubro loses submarine bid, UBS in talks for wealth...

US crude inventories fell less than expected, while gasoline stockpiles rose less than expected. Natural gas inventories also fell short of...

US crude inventories fell less than expected, while gasoline and distillate stockpiles rose. Nat-gas inventories fall for ninth week straight. BP...