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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ntt-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45414:1" rel="noopener">NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP)</a> (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn</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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NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP) (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO.
The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn
We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous note. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 27th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,399m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura, Fast Retailing, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Forestry, Sanrio, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Jun 27th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,399m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura, Fast Retailing, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Sumitomo Forestry, Sanrio, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 27th): Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura

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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, in a busy listing week, the results from listing were mixed.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a number of large deals across the region.</li>
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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, in a busy listing week, the results from listing were mixed.
On the placements front, there were a number of large deals across the region.


ECM Weekly (30 June 2025) - FWD, Anjoy, IFBH, HDB Financials, Virgin, Xero, Shinhan, Innovent

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>US Homebuilders starting to show signs of life should help sentiment for Sumi Forestry and Sekisui.</li>
<li>Boeing move may already be priced in for Heavies but Momo still rules in Japan.</li>
<li>Softbank signaling buybacks to take a back seat over investments in ASI.</li>
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US Homebuilders starting to show signs of life should help sentiment for Sumi Forestry and Sekisui.
Boeing move may already be priced in for Heavies but Momo still rules in Japan.
Softbank signaling buybacks to take a back seat over investments in ASI.


Japan Morning Connection: Tech Plateauing May See NKY Top Out for Last Day of the QTR

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

Delhi International Airport Limited / Credit

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Delhi Int'l Airport, Longfor Group, Softbank Group, Xiaomi Corp</li>
<li>US treasury yields continued to decline for a fifth straight day, on the back of a strong auction of 7Y notes, as well as increased market expectations for rate cuts. The yield on the 2Y UST fell 6 bps to 3.72%, while that on the 10Y UST declined 5 bps to 4.24%.</li>
<li>Equities climbed towards record high levels. The S&amp;P 500 gained 0.8% to 6,141, just shy of the peak of 6,144 in February. The Nasdaq advanced 1.0% to 20,168.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Delhi Int'l Airport, Longfor Group, Softbank Group, Xiaomi Corp
US treasury yields continued to decline for a fifth straight day, on the back of a strong auction of 7Y notes, as well as increased market expectations for rate cuts. The yield on the 2Y UST fell 6 bps to 3.72%, while that on the 10Y UST declined 5 bps to 4.24%.
Equities climbed towards record high levels. The S&amp;P 500 gained 0.8% to 6,141, just shy of the peak of 6,144 in February. The Nasdaq advanced 1.0% to 20,168.


Japan

SoftBank Group Corp provides telecommunication services.  The Company also operates ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and fiber optic high-speed Internet connection, e-Commerce businesses, and Internet based advertising and auction businesses.

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NTT DC REIT IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

NTT DC REIT (NTTDCR SP) (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Jun 27th): Skylark, Tokyo Electron, Mcdonald'S, Softbank, Fujikura

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Skylark (3197 JP), Tokyo Electron (8035 JP), Mcdonald'S (2702...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ECM Weekly (30 June 2025) - FWD, Anjoy, IFBH, HDB Financials, Virgin, Xero, Shinhan, Innovent

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

Japan Morning Connection: Tech Plateauing May See NKY Top Out for Last Day of the QTR

Further downside looks limited for US homebuilders, should help Sumitomo Forestry and Sekisui. Positive analyst comments lift Boeing. Softbank to...

Andrew Jackson

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Delhi Int'l Airport, Longfor Group, Softbank...

Lucror Analytics

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