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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SBI Funds Management Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-funds-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48001:1" rel="noopener">SBI Funds Management</a> is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>SBI Funds Management is an asset management company(AMC) involved in managing mutual funds, providing portfolio management services, managing alternative investment funds and ETFs, and providing advisory services to offshore clients.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.</li>
</ul>



SBI Funds Management is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO.
SBI Funds Management is an asset management company(AMC) involved in managing mutual funds, providing portfolio management services, managing alternative investment funds and ETFs, and providing advisory services to offshore clients.
In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.


Aequitas: SBI Funds Management Pre-IPO -Parent’s Network Helps but Some Fees Are Very Low

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SBI Funds Management Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SBI Funds Management is coming to market via a 100% Offer for Sale of ~20.37 crore shares, with no fresh capital raise.</li>
<li>The IPO provides exposure to India’s structurally underpenetrated asset management industry, led by a strong banking distribution franchise.</li>
<li>A high-quality AMC franchise with scale advantages, but valuation discipline and market-cycle sensitivity will be critical for investors.</li>
</ul>


SBI Funds Management is coming to market via a 100% Offer for Sale of ~20.37 crore shares, with no fresh capital raise.
The IPO provides exposure to India’s structurally underpenetrated asset management industry, led by a strong banking distribution franchise.
A high-quality AMC franchise with scale advantages, but valuation discipline and market-cycle sensitivity will be critical for investors.


SBI Funds Management IPO: Does Market Leadership Translate into Premium Growth?

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-funds-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48001:1" rel="noopener">SBI Funds Management Ltd</a> is looking to raise aboutUS$1.5bn in its India IPO, which will be run by a number of banks including Axis, BofA, HSBC, Jefferies, Motilal and SBI.</li>
<li>SBI Funds Management is an asset management company(AMC) involved in managing mutual funds, providing portfolio management services, managing alternative investment funds and ETFs, and providing advisory services to offshore clients.</li>
<li>According to CRISIL, it was the largest AMC in India in terms of quarterly average assets under management (QAAUM) with a 15.4% market share, as of Dec 31, 2025.</li>
</ul>



SBI Funds Management Ltd is looking to raise aboutUS$1.5bn in its India IPO, which will be run by a number of banks including Axis, BofA, HSBC, Jefferies, Motilal and SBI.
SBI Funds Management is an asset management company(AMC) involved in managing mutual funds, providing portfolio management services, managing alternative investment funds and ETFs, and providing advisory services to offshore clients.
According to CRISIL, it was the largest AMC in India in terms of quarterly average assets under management (QAAUM) with a 15.4% market share, as of Dec 31, 2025.


Aequitas: SBI Funds Management Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>Indian mutual funds sold a record Rs. 35,600 crore of government bonds in March 2026, smashing the previous monthly high set just two months ago.</li>
<li>An Iran war-driven oil shock killed rate-cut hopes, while a supply glut from record government borrowing made holding long-duration bonds a losing trade.</li>
<li>Until oil stabilises and the RBI signals fresh rate cuts, fund managers will keep rotating into short-duration corporate bonds and away from government paper.</li>
</ul>


Indian mutual funds sold a record Rs. 35,600 crore of government bonds in March 2026, smashing the previous monthly high set just two months ago.
An Iran war-driven oil shock killed rate-cut hopes, while a supply glut from record government borrowing made holding long-duration bonds a losing trade.
Until oil stabilises and the RBI signals fresh rate cuts, fund managers will keep rotating into short-duration corporate bonds and away from government paper.


Why India's Mutual Funds Are Selling Bonds at a Record Pace?

Contemporary Amperex Technology / Equity Capital Markets

Contemporary Amperex Technology (3750 HK)

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/victory-giant-technology-huizhou-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48083:1" rel="noopener">Victory Giant (2476 HK)</a> managed to perform well in HK's larget listing so far this year.</li>
<li>On the placement front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-catl-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (3750 HK)</a> witnessed selldowns on its A-share and H-shares line.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, Victory Giant (2476 HK) managed to perform well in HK's larget listing so far this year.
On the placement front, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (3750 HK) witnessed selldowns on its A-share and H-shares line.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (27 April 2026)-CATL, Victory Giant, Huaqin, MTT, Lightelligence, CICT, Sany

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Aequitas: SBI Funds Management Pre-IPO -Parent’s Network Helps but Some Fees Are Very Low

SBI Funds Management is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

SBI Funds Management IPO: Does Market Leadership Translate into Premium Growth?

SBI Funds Management's IPO offers exposure to India's asset management industry through 100% Offer for Sale, emphasizing valuation discipline and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: SBI Funds Management Pre-IPO Tearsheet

SBI Funds Management is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by a number of banks including Axis, BofA,...

Akshat Shah

Why India's Mutual Funds Are Selling Bonds at a Record Pace?

Indian mutual funds are selling record amounts of government bonds due to an Iran war-driven oil shock and a supply glut from government...

Nimish Maheshwari

Aequitas ECM Weekly (27 April 2026)-CATL, Victory Giant, Huaqin, MTT, Lightelligence, CICT, Sany

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas: SBI Funds Management Pre-IPO -Parent’s Network Helps but Some Fees Are Very Low

SBI Funds Management is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

SBI Funds Management IPO: Does Market Leadership Translate into Premium Growth?

​SBI Funds Management's IPO offers exposure to India's asset management industry through 100% Offer for Sale, emphasizing valuation discipline and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Aequitas: SBI Funds Management Pre-IPO Tearsheet

SBI Funds Management is looking to raise about US$1.5bn in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by a number of banks including Axis, BofA,...

Akshat Shah

Why India's Mutual Funds Are Selling Bonds at a Record Pace?

​Indian mutual funds are selling record amounts of government bonds due to an Iran war-driven oil shock and a supply glut from government...

Nimish Maheshwari

Aequitas ECM Weekly (27 April 2026)-CATL, Victory Giant, Huaqin, MTT, Lightelligence, CICT, Sany

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

SBI Funds Management's IPO offers exposure to India's asset management industry through 100% Offer for Sale, emphasizing valuation discipline and...

Indian mutual funds are selling record amounts of government bonds due to an Iran war-driven oil shock and a supply glut from government...