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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Rakuten Securities / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-securities-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39933:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Securities (RAKUSEC JP)</a>, the online securities arm of Rakuten, aims to raise around US$500m (estimated) in its Japan listing.</li>
<li>It is the largest online securities firm in Japan with a 33.7% market share. In FY22, it had over 8.64m accounts, with around JPY18.2tn (US$131bn) of assets under custody.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Rakuten Securities (RAKUSEC JP), the online securities arm of Rakuten, aims to raise around US$500m (estimated) in its Japan listing.
It is the largest online securities firm in Japan with a 33.7% market share. In FY22, it had over 8.64m accounts, with around JPY18.2tn (US$131bn) of assets under custody.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Rakuten Securities IPO Early Look - The Positives - Has Been Gaining Market Share

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genda-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39911:1" rel="noopener">Genda Inc (9166 JP)</a> is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Genda develops and operates amusement facilities in Japan, primarily operating under its Genda GiGO Entertainment subsidiary.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, share our earnings assumptions and discuss our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Genda Inc (9166 JP) is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO.
Genda develops and operates amusement facilities in Japan, primarily operating under its Genda GiGO Entertainment subsidiary.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, share our earnings assumptions and discuss our thoughts on valuation.


Genda IPO - Has Weathered the Pandemic Better, Although Sector Doesn’t Seem to Be Growing Much

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genda-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39911:1" rel="noopener">Genda Inc (9166 JP)</a> is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Genda develops and operates amusement facilities in Japan, primarily operating under its Genda GiGO Entertainment subsidiary.</li>
<li>As of Apr 23, the firm operated 250 amusement facilities domestically and four facilities in Taiwan. </li>
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Genda Inc (9166 JP) is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO.
Genda develops and operates amusement facilities in Japan, primarily operating under its Genda GiGO Entertainment subsidiary.
As of Apr 23, the firm operated 250 amusement facilities domestically and four facilities in Taiwan. 


Genda IPO - Dreams of Reviving the Domestic Arcade Industry with a Roadmap of Doing so as Well

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup will expire on 9th Apr 2023.</li>
<li>Socionext is a fabless semiconductor provider which commenced operations after integrating the system on a chip (SoC) businesses of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and Panasonic Holding Corporation in 2015.</li>
<li>Coming up for six-month lockup expiry are the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu and Panasonic, the trio had each trimmed their respective stakes in the IPO.</li>
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Socionext (6526 JP) was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup will expire on 9th Apr 2023.
Socionext is a fabless semiconductor provider which commenced operations after integrating the system on a chip (SoC) businesses of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and Panasonic Holding Corporation in 2015.
Coming up for six-month lockup expiry are the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu and Panasonic, the trio had each trimmed their respective stakes in the IPO.


Socionext Lock-Up - Up 2.67x Since IPO. US$930m Worth of Shares to Be Unlocked

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">Tryt Inc (9164 JP)</a> is looking to raise up to US$360m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Tryt Inc (Tryt) offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.</li>
<li>In this note, we will revisit our earnings assumptions and share our thoughts on valuation at the final price range.</li>
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Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise up to US$360m in its Japan IPO.
Tryt Inc (Tryt) offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.
In this note, we will revisit our earnings assumptions and share our thoughts on valuation at the final price range.


Tryt IPO - Valuation Seems Digestible at the Bottom End, but the Firm Still Needs to Get a Lot Right

Japan

SBI Holdings, Inc. manages venture capital fund which mainly invest in Internet related venture companies.  The Company also provides brokerage, investment banking, and financial services.

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Genda IPO - Has Weathered the Pandemic Better, Although Sector Doesn’t Seem to Be Growing Much

Genda Inc (9166 JP) is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, share our earnings...

Clarence Chu

Genda IPO - Dreams of Reviving the Domestic Arcade Industry with a Roadmap of Doing so as Well

Genda Inc (9166 JP) is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO. Genda develops and operates amusement facilities in Japan, primarily...

Clarence Chu

Socionext Lock-Up - Up 2.67x Since IPO. US$930m Worth of Shares to Be Unlocked

Socionext just launched a US$2bn secondary extended offering, with the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu, and Panasonic looking to selldown their...

Clarence Chu

Tryt IPO - Valuation Seems Digestible at the Bottom End, but the Firm Still Needs to Get a Lot Right

Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise up to US$360m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we will revisit our earnings assumptions and share our...

Clarence Chu

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Rakuten Securities IPO Early Look - The Positives - Has Been Gaining Market Share

Rakuten Securities, the online securities arm of Rakuten, aims to raise around US$500m (estimated) in its Japan listing.

Sumeet Singh

Genda IPO - Has Weathered the Pandemic Better, Although Sector Doesn’t Seem to Be Growing Much

Genda Inc (9166 JP) is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, share our earnings...

Clarence Chu

Genda IPO - Dreams of Reviving the Domestic Arcade Industry with a Roadmap of Doing so as Well

Genda Inc (9166 JP) is looking to raise around US$100m in its Japan IPO. Genda develops and operates amusement facilities in Japan, primarily...

Clarence Chu

Socionext Lock-Up - Up 2.67x Since IPO. US$930m Worth of Shares to Be Unlocked

Socionext just launched a US$2bn secondary extended offering, with the Development Bank of Japan, Fujitsu, and Panasonic looking to selldown their...

Clarence Chu

Tryt IPO - Valuation Seems Digestible at the Bottom End, but the Firm Still Needs to Get a Lot Right

Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise up to US$360m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we will revisit our earnings assumptions and share our...

Clarence Chu