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

Japan Post Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, there were two deals launched this week.</li>
<li>For placements, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>'s planned selldown by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> came earlier than expected.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, there were two deals launched this week.
For placements, Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)'s planned selldown by Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) came earlier than expected.


ECM Weekly (5th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, Kansai, Vanke, Otsuka, SBI Sumishin, Lu DaoPei, NST, JF

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pertamina-geothermal-energy-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36725:1" rel="noopener">Pertamina Geothermal Energy</a>'s listing kicked of what is shaping up to be  a busy 2023 for ASEAN IPOs</li>
<li>There were a few placements across the region but the biggest news was of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>'s planned selldown by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> </li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, Pertamina Geothermal Energy's listing kicked of what is shaping up to be  a busy 2023 for ASEAN IPOs
There were a few placements across the region but the biggest news was of Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)'s planned selldown by Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) 


ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2023) - Japan Post Bank/Holding, Amvis, Pertamina, Zeekr, Honasa, Fangzhou, TVS

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>There is no good reason to buy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>'s dip until the offering. It's unlikely to earn the ROE to deserve the PBR it has versus peers.</li>
<li>Brookfield and EIG/MidOcean's revised NBIO will garner <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/origin-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:797:1" rel="noopener">Origin Energy (ORG AU)</a> board support; however, the terms are weird and unfair to investors holding fewer than 100k shares. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sats-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19962:1" rel="noopener">SATS (SATS SP)</a> rights offer is not actually a surprise. Not at all. Passive funds will exercise. </li>
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There is no good reason to buy Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)'s dip until the offering. It's unlikely to earn the ROE to deserve the PBR it has versus peers.
Brookfield and EIG/MidOcean's revised NBIO will garner Origin Energy (ORG AU) board support; however, the terms are weird and unfair to investors holding fewer than 100k shares. 

SATS (SATS SP) rights offer is not actually a surprise. Not at all. Passive funds will exercise. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Japan Post, Origin Energy, SATS, China Renaissance, Sembcorp Marine

Pertamina Geothermal Energy / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) raised around US$600m in its Indonesia IPO. PGE is an Indonesian state owned power producer which utilizes geothermal energy to produce electricity.</li>
<li>PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas with a total capacity of 1,877 MW, of which 672 MW is owned by it, while 1,205 MW is via joint operations.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the company’s past performance and valuations. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics ahead of its listing.</li>
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Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) raised around US$600m in its Indonesia IPO. PGE is an Indonesian state owned power producer which utilizes geothermal energy to produce electricity.
PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas with a total capacity of 1,877 MW, of which 672 MW is owned by it, while 1,205 MW is via joint operations.
In our previous notes, we looked at the company’s past performance and valuations. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics ahead of its listing.


Pertamina Geothermal Energy IPO Trading - Should Be a Steady Listing

Travis Lundy

<ul>
<li>Last September, rumours then an announcement <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sats-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19962:1" rel="noopener">SATS (SATS SP)</a> - a leading inflight catering and gateway service provider - would buy WFS - the world's largest cargo handler hit shares.</li>
<li>They expected to pay €1.187bn or S$1.639bn (9.7x EV/EBITDA), primarily through S$1.7bn of new equity, to close in March 2023. In January, it was S$800mm of rights and a loan.</li>
<li>Shareholder approval came 18 January. Regulatory approvals were received Monday. Closing comes no later than 3 April. Today the company announced a large rights offering.</li>
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Last September, rumours then an announcement SATS (SATS SP) - a leading inflight catering and gateway service provider - would buy WFS - the world's largest cargo handler hit shares.
They expected to pay €1.187bn or S$1.639bn (9.7x EV/EBITDA), primarily through S$1.7bn of new equity, to close in March 2023. In January, it was S$800mm of rights and a loan.
Shareholder approval came 18 January. Regulatory approvals were received Monday. Closing comes no later than 3 April. Today the company announced a large rights offering.


SATS - The Future Is Cargo so Shareholders Pay the Freight - S$800mm Rights Offer

Singapore

SATS is a leading provider of gateway services and food solutions for the aviation industry and beyond. It offers air cargo handling, baggage and ramp handling, passenger services, aviation security, and in-flight catering, as well as food distribution and logistics. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was founded in 1972.

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SATS (SATS SP)

ECM Weekly (5th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, Kansai, Vanke, Otsuka, SBI Sumishin, Lu DaoPei, NST, JF

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2023) - Japan Post Bank/Holding, Amvis, Pertamina, Zeekr, Honasa, Fangzhou, TVS

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Last Week in Event SPACE: Japan Post, Origin Energy, SATS, China Renaissance, Sembcorp Marine

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Pertamina Geothermal Energy IPO Trading - Should Be a Steady Listing

Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) raised around US$600m in its Indonesia IPO. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

SATS - The Future Is Cargo so Shareholders Pay the Freight - S$800mm Rights Offer

The SATS S$800mm Rights Offer announced in early December is upon us. That means a supply/demand imbalance probably for the first couple of weeks...

Travis Lundy

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ECM Weekly (5th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, Kansai, Vanke, Otsuka, SBI Sumishin, Lu DaoPei, NST, JF

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2023) - Japan Post Bank/Holding, Amvis, Pertamina, Zeekr, Honasa, Fangzhou, TVS

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Last Week in Event SPACE: Japan Post, Origin Energy, SATS, China Renaissance, Sembcorp Marine

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Pertamina Geothermal Energy IPO Trading - Should Be a Steady Listing

Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) raised around US$600m in its Indonesia IPO. In this note we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

SATS - The Future Is Cargo so Shareholders Pay the Freight - S$800mm Rights Offer

The SATS S$800mm Rights Offer announced in early December is upon us. That means a supply/demand imbalance *probably* for the first couple of weeks...

Travis Lundy

The SATS S$800mm Rights Offer announced in early December is upon us. That means a supply/demand imbalance probably for the first couple of weeks...