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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Judo Capital raised about US$483m by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in Nov 21. Its IPO linked lockup is set to expire later this month.</li>
<li>Judo Capital (JC) focuses on lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia. It also offers a range of personal term deposit products to consumers.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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Judo Capital raised about US$483m by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in Nov 21. Its IPO linked lockup is set to expire later this month.
Judo Capital (JC) focuses on lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia. It also offers a range of personal term deposit products to consumers.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


Judo Capital IPO Lock-Up - Gearing up for a A$650m Lock-Up Release

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/steadfast-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8181:1" rel="noopener">Steadfast (SDF AU)</a> is looking to raise around A$225m from its placement to fund the acquisition of Insurance Brands Australia, an insurance distribution firm.</li>
<li>The company had undertaken a similar sized deal last year for another acquisition, that deal did well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the acquisition and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Steadfast (SDF AU) is looking to raise around A$225m from its placement to fund the acquisition of Insurance Brands Australia, an insurance distribution firm.
The company had undertaken a similar sized deal last year for another acquisition, that deal did well.
In this note, we will talk about the acquisition and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Steadfast Group Placement - Another Accretive Acquisition, past Deals Have Done Well

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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<li>At the December rebalance, there will be one change for the ASX100 while there will be five changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>. All changes were expected.</li>
<li>Nearly all inclusions and exclusions have over 2 days of ADV to trade and that increases significantly on some stocks. The volatility on the inclusions has been extremely high.</li>
<li>There could be another change announced in the coming week depending on results of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oil-search-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:773:1" rel="noopener">Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU)</a> Scheme Meeting for the merger with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/santos-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:711:1" rel="noopener">Santos Ltd (STO AU)</a>.</li>
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At the December rebalance, there will be one change for the ASX100 while there will be five changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX). All changes were expected.
Nearly all inclusions and exclusions have over 2 days of ADV to trade and that increases significantly on some stocks. The volatility on the inclusions has been extremely high.
There could be another change announced in the coming week depending on results of the Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU) Scheme Meeting for the merger with Santos Ltd (STO AU).


ASX100/​200 Dec21 Index Rebalance: Kangaroos Loose in the Top Paddock

<ul>
<li>The review period for the December review ended on 19 November. The announcement of changes will take place on 3 December with implementation at the close on 17 December.</li>
<li>There could be two changes to the ASX100 and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> prior to the regular rebalance if Spark Infrastructure and Oil Search are delisted.</li>
<li>Then there could be another change to the S&amp;P/ASX100 and up to five changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> at the regular review. Some impacts are large.</li>
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The review period for the December review ended on 19 November. The announcement of changes will take place on 3 December with implementation at the close on 17 December.
There could be two changes to the ASX100 and S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) prior to the regular rebalance if Spark Infrastructure and Oil Search are delisted.
Then there could be another change to the S&amp;P/ASX100 and up to five changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) at the regular review. Some impacts are large.


ASX100/200 Index Rebalance Preview: Permutations and Combinations as M&A Activity Booms

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<li>The National Court of PNG and the independent expert have given the go ahead for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oil-search-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:773:1" rel="noopener">Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU)</a> shareholders to vote on the proposed merger with Santos.</li>
<li>If the Oil Search shareholders approve, the stock could be deleted at the close on 10 December. Spark Infrastructure could be deleted at the end of November following its acquisition.</li>
<li>There will be inclusions to the S&amp;P/ASX100 and S&amp;P/ASX 200 ahead of the regular rebalance. Then there will be more changes a couple of weeks later at the regular rebalance.</li>
</ul>


The National Court of PNG and the independent expert have given the go ahead for Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU) shareholders to vote on the proposed merger with Santos.
If the Oil Search shareholders approve, the stock could be deleted at the close on 10 December. Spark Infrastructure could be deleted at the end of November following its acquisition.
There will be inclusions to the S&amp;P/ASX100 and S&amp;P/ASX 200 ahead of the regular rebalance. Then there will be more changes a couple of weeks later at the regular rebalance.


Santos/Oil Search: Expert and Court Thumbs Up; Potential S&P/ASX Changes

Australia

Steadfast Group Ltd is a provider of services to broker businesses across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The Company has equity interests in insurance broker businesses, underwriting agencies and other complementary businesses.

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Steadfast (SDF AU)

Judo Capital IPO Lock-Up - Gearing up for a A$650m Lock-Up Release

Judo Capital raised about US$483m by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in Nov 21. Its IPO linked lockup is set to expire later this month.

Sumeet Singh

Steadfast Group Placement - Another Accretive Acquisition, past Deals Have Done Well

Steadfast (SDF AU) is looking to raise around A$225m from its placement to fund the acquisition of Insurance Brands Australia, an insurance...

Sumeet Singh

ASX100/200 Dec21 Index Rebalance: Kangaroos Loose in the Top Paddock

There is 1 change to the ASX100 and 5 changes to the ASX200 index. The adds have outperformed the deletes over the year and are trading at...

Brian Freitas

ASX100/200 Index Rebalance Preview: Permutations and Combinations as M&A Activity Booms

This is going to be a busy rebalance for the ASX100 & ASX200 indices with M&A driven changes followed by changes at the regular review. There is a...

Brian Freitas

Santos/Oil Search: Expert and Court Thumbs Up; Potential S&P/ASX Changes

Spark Infra and Oil Search could be deleted from the ASX100 & ASX200 indices ahead of the regular rebalance. Then there will be more changes at the...

Brian Freitas

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Judo Capital IPO Lock-Up - Gearing up for a A$650m Lock-Up Release

Judo Capital raised about US$483m by selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in Nov 21. Its IPO linked lockup is set to expire later this month.

Sumeet Singh

Steadfast Group Placement - Another Accretive Acquisition, past Deals Have Done Well

Steadfast (SDF AU) is looking to raise around A$225m from its placement to fund the acquisition of Insurance Brands Australia, an insurance...

Sumeet Singh

ASX100/​200 Dec21 Index Rebalance: Kangaroos Loose in the Top Paddock

There is 1 change to the ASX100 and 5 changes to the ASX200 index. The adds have outperformed the deletes over the year and are trading at...

Brian Freitas

ASX100/200 Index Rebalance Preview: Permutations and Combinations as M&A Activity Booms

This is going to be a busy rebalance for the ASX100 & ASX200 indices with M&A driven changes followed by changes at the regular review. There is a...

Brian Freitas

Santos/Oil Search: Expert and Court Thumbs Up; Potential S&P/ASX Changes

Spark Infra and Oil Search could be deleted from the ASX100 & ASX200 indices ahead of the regular rebalance. Then there will be more changes at the...

Brian Freitas

ASX100/200 Dec21 Index Rebalance: Kangaroos Loose in the Top Paddock