APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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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Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sona-blw-precision-forgings-lt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32993:1" rel="noopener">Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt (SONACOMS IN)</a> is looking to raise INR24bn (US$286m) from its qualified institutional placement (QIP).</li>
<li>The capital raising is well flagged having gone through rounds of board approvals, and having been well covered by various media outlets as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt (SONACOMS IN) is looking to raise INR24bn (US$286m) from its qualified institutional placement (QIP).
The capital raising is well flagged having gone through rounds of board approvals, and having been well covered by various media outlets as well.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Sona Blw Precision QIP - Well Flagged Raising, past Deal Record Has Been Decent

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Nimish Maheshwari

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India’s automotive sector is facing a new external risk: China’s recent tightening of rare earth element (REE) export restrictions.</li>
<li>While the short-term impact appears contained, particularly for ICE 2Ws/3Ws, passenger vehicles—both ICE and EV—are the most exposed</li>
<li>Indian OEMs are actively engaging with Chinese authorities and India’s Ministry of External Affairs to seek interim solutions, and a resolution is expected within 2–3 weeks.</li>
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India’s automotive sector is facing a new external risk: China’s recent tightening of rare earth element (REE) export restrictions.
While the short-term impact appears contained, particularly for ICE 2Ws/3Ws, passenger vehicles—both ICE and EV—are the most exposed
Indian OEMs are actively engaging with Chinese authorities and India’s Ministry of External Affairs to seek interim solutions, and a resolution is expected within 2–3 weeks.


Rare Earth Export Curbs from China: Assessing the Risk for India’s Auto Industry

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Viral Kishorchandra Shah

Partner at Exencial Research

Exencial Research

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<li>India leads in electronics assembly but imports 94% of components. EMS 2.0 seeks to change this dynamic with local manufacturing</li>
<li>Display modules and PCBs offer growth potential with new manufacturing facilities being built nationwide to reduce import dependence</li>
<li>2025's $2.7B PLI scheme for components aims to attract $7B investment and create 91,600 new jobs across the electronics sector</li>
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India leads in electronics assembly but imports 94% of components. EMS 2.0 seeks to change this dynamic with local manufacturing
Display modules and PCBs offer growth potential with new manufacturing facilities being built nationwide to reduce import dependence
2025's $2.7B PLI scheme for components aims to attract $7B investment and create 91,600 new jobs across the electronics sector


Silicon Dreams: Can India Outgrow Its EMS Assembly Tag?

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<li>Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan imposes a 27% duty on Indian goods, sparing pharma and IT but impacting autos, textiles, chemicals, and solar exports.</li>
<li>Despite steep headline tariffs, India’s top export sectors, IT services and pharma, remain unaffected, preserving key revenue streams and softening near-term macroeconomic impact.</li>
<li>Investors will likely rotate into resilient sectors like pharma and IT while avoiding margin-sensitive names in textiles, chemicals, and auto ancillaries vulnerable to export-led earnings volatility.</li>
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Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan imposes a 27% duty on Indian goods, sparing pharma and IT but impacting autos, textiles, chemicals, and solar exports.
Despite steep headline tariffs, India’s top export sectors, IT services and pharma, remain unaffected, preserving key revenue streams and softening near-term macroeconomic impact.
Investors will likely rotate into resilient sectors like pharma and IT while avoiding margin-sensitive names in textiles, chemicals, and auto ancillaries vulnerable to export-led earnings volatility.


Decoding Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: Limited Shock for India, Sector Rotation Ahead

Akshat Shah

Carraro India Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/carraro-india-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43890:1" rel="noopener">Carraro India Limited (810618Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$216m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Carraro India Limited (CIL), is an independent tier 1 solution provider of axles, transmission systems and gears for the agricultural tractor and construction vehicle industries in India.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Carraro India Limited (810618Z IN) is looking to raise about US$216m in its India IPO.
Carraro India Limited (CIL), is an independent tier 1 solution provider of axles, transmission systems and gears for the agricultural tractor and construction vehicle industries in India.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Carraro India Pre-IPO - Strategic Partnerships and Related Party Risks

India

SONA BLW Precision Forgings Limited operates as an automotive systems and components manufacturer. The Company offers differential assemblies, gears, conventional and micro-hybrid starter motors, BSG systems, EV traction motors, and motor control units. SONA BLW Precision Forgings serves automotive sector worldwide.

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt (SONACOMS IN)

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Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt (SONACOMS IN)

Sona Blw Precision QIP - Well Flagged Raising, past Deal Record Has Been Decent

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt (SONACOMS IN) is looking to raise INR24bn (US$286m) from its QIP. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM...

Clarence Chu

Rare Earth Export Curbs from China: Assessing the Risk for India’s Auto Industry

India's automotive sector faces risk from China's rare earth element export restrictions, with passenger vehicles most exposed.

Nimish Maheshwari

Silicon Dreams: Can India Outgrow Its EMS Assembly Tag?

India aims to reduce import dependence in electronics assembly by promoting local manufacturing through EMS 2.0 and the $2.7B PLI scheme for...

Viral Kishorchandra Shah

Decoding Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: Limited Shock for India, Sector Rotation Ahead

Trump's reciprocal tariff plan on Indian goods spares pharma and IT, impacting autos, textiles, chemicals, and solar exports. Investors may shift...

Nimish Maheshwari

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Sona Blw Precision QIP - Well Flagged Raising, past Deal Record Has Been Decent

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt (SONACOMS IN) is looking to raise INR24bn (US$286m) from its QIP. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM...

Clarence Chu

Rare Earth Export Curbs from China: Assessing the Risk for India’s Auto Industry

​India's automotive sector faces risk from China's rare earth element export restrictions, with passenger vehicles most exposed.

Nimish Maheshwari

Silicon Dreams: Can India Outgrow Its EMS Assembly Tag?

​India aims to reduce import dependence in electronics assembly by promoting local manufacturing through EMS 2.0 and the $2.7B PLI scheme for...

Viral Kishorchandra Shah

Decoding Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: Limited Shock for India, Sector Rotation Ahead

​Trump's reciprocal tariff plan on Indian goods spares pharma and IT, impacting autos, textiles, chemicals, and solar exports. Investors may shift...

Nimish Maheshwari

Carraro India Pre-IPO - Strategic Partnerships and Related Party Risks

Carraro India Limited is looking to raise about US$216m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

India's automotive sector faces risk from China's rare earth element export restrictions, with passenger vehicles most exposed.

India aims to reduce import dependence in electronics assembly by promoting local manufacturing through EMS 2.0 and the $2.7B PLI scheme for...

Trump's reciprocal tariff plan on Indian goods spares pharma and IT, impacting autos, textiles, chemicals, and solar exports. Investors may shift...