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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Hexaware Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hexaware-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7882:1" rel="noopener">Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN)</a> raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Hexaware is a global digital and technology services company with AI at its core, delivering innovative solutions that help customers in their digital transformation journey and subsequent operations.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Hexaware is a global digital and technology services company with AI at its core, delivering innovative solutions that help customers in their digital transformation journey and subsequent operations.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Hexaware Technologies IPO Lockup Expiry - US$2.89bn Lockup Release with Carlyle in the Money

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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<ul><li>Focus on Improving Branch Partner Distribution: Despite the growth in the agency channel being a tad muted in Q1, the management remains confident of delivering a strong performance over the rest of FY26.</li><li>The management has retained its guidance for a strong ~25% growth through the agency channel in FY26.</li><li>The banca channel saw an uptick in Jun’25 vs AprMat’25, with the company having mobilised field officers. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Focus on Improving Branch Partner Distribution: Despite the growth in the agency channel being a tad muted in Q1, the management remains confident of delivering a strong performance over the rest of FY26.The management has retained its guidance for a strong ~25% growth through the agency channel in FY26.The banca channel saw an uptick in Jun’25 vs AprMat’25, with the company having mobilised field officers. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

SBI Life Insurance Ltd - VNB Margins Expansion Led By Product Mix Shift...

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

State Bank of India / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/state-bank-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:160:1" rel="noopener">State Bank Of India (SBIN IN)</a> plans to raise around US$3bn via a QIP. The deal is very well flagged and we wrote on it last week.</li>
<li>Although the stock has been running up a bit going into the deal and the previous deal didn’t do well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) plans to raise around US$3bn via a QIP. The deal is very well flagged and we wrote on it last week.
Although the stock has been running up a bit going into the deal and the previous deal didn’t do well.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


SBI US$3bn QIP - No Surprises - Not the World’s Best Kept Secret

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<li>As per news reports and company filings, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/state-bank-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:160:1" rel="noopener">State Bank Of India (SBIN IN)</a> could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.</li>
<li>SBI raised around US$2.3bn (INR150bn) in 2017, but the deal didn’t end up doing well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the possible fund raising and other deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>


As per news reports and company filings, State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.
SBI raised around US$2.3bn (INR150bn) in 2017, but the deal didn’t end up doing well.
In this note, we will talk about the possible fund raising and other deal dynamics.


SBI Possible US$3bn QIP - Will Be One of the Largest Fund Raisings in India, Last One Didn’t Do Well

HDB Financial Services Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdb-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44072:1" rel="noopener">HDB Financial Services</a> (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO.</li>
<li>HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and pricing in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO.
HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.
We have looked at the past performance and pricing in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

India

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is a prominent Indian life insurance company, operating as a joint venture between the State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif. The company offers a comprehensive suite of individual and group life insurance and savings products, including traditional plans, unit-linked plans (ULIPs), pension plans, and health plans. It also provides accident, disability, and critical illness insurance. SBI Life Insurance is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in October 2000.

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SBI Life Insurance (SBILIFE IN)

Hexaware Technologies IPO Lockup Expiry - US$2.89bn Lockup Release with Carlyle in the Money

Hexaware Technologies raised US$1bn from its India IPO in Feb 2025. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

SBI Life Insurance Ltd - VNB Margins Expansion Led By Product Mix Shift...

Despite the growth in the agency channel being a tad muted in Q1, the management remains confident of delivering a strong performance over the rest...

Axis Direct

SBI US$3bn QIP - No Surprises - Not the World’s Best Kept Secret

State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) plans to raise around US$3bn via a QIP. The deal is very well flagged and we wrote on it last week.

Sumeet Singh

SBI Possible US$3bn QIP - Will Be One of the Largest Fund Raisings in India, Last One Didn’t Do Well

As per news reports and company filings, State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) could soon look to raise around US$3bn (INR250bn) via a QIP.

Sumeet Singh

HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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