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

SBI Shinsei Bank / Equity Capital Markets

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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, busy season remains in full swing going into the year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a few large deals and looked at some of the upcoming likely deals.</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, busy season remains in full swing going into the year end.
On the placements front, there were a few large deals and looked at some of the upcoming likely deals.


ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN) </a>is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance earlier. In this note, we talk about the implied valuations in the price range.</li>
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Meesho (1546271D IN) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO.
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance earlier. In this note, we talk about the implied valuations in the price range.


Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced

Private Markets, Angel and Secondary Investing, Sacra

Sacra

Private Markets, Angel and Secondary Investing

Bringing transparency to private markets so investors, founders, and employees can build on conviction. Sacra delivers deeply researched insights on the private companies shaping tomorrow's markets. By surfacing the data, context, and operator perspective that are missing from private markets today, we help secondary buyers and sellers price equity accurately and unlock liquidity for the people building these businesses.

Private Capital Markets

<ul><li>Gopuff raised $250 million in November 2025 in a growth round led by Eldridge Industries and Valor Equity Partners that valued the company at $8.5 billion.</li><li>Gopuff runs a vertically integrated B2C instant commerce model, owning inventory, warehouses, and the customer relationship, and using independent contractors for last-mile delivery.</li><li>Fresh grocery represents Gopuff's largest TAM expansion opportunity, moving beyond the $41 billion US convenience store market into the $1 trillion grocery sector.</li></ul>

Gopuff raised $250 million in November 2025 in a growth round led by Eldridge Industries and Valor Equity Partners that valued the company at $8.5 billion.Gopuff runs a vertically integrated B2C instant commerce model, owning inventory, warehouses, and the customer relationship, and using independent contractors for last-mile delivery.Fresh grocery represents Gopuff's largest TAM expansion opportunity, moving beyond the $41 billion US convenience store market into the $1 trillion grocery sector.

<ul><li>Rapido's most recent funding was a $15 million Series E extension in June 2025, with existing investors participating.</li><li>Rapido currently operates in 270+ cities and targets 500 cities by late 2025.</li><li>Bike taxi operations face inconsistent regulations across Indian states, with some jurisdictions such as Delhi and Karnataka implementing periodic bans.</li></ul>

Rapido's most recent funding was a $15 million Series E extension in June 2025, with existing investors participating.Rapido currently operates in 270+ cities and targets 500 cities by late 2025.Bike taxi operations face inconsistent regulations across Indian states, with some jurisdictions such as Delhi and Karnataka implementing periodic bans.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lenskart-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45634:1" rel="noopener">Lenskart Solutions</a> raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book.</li>
<li>Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Lenskart Solutions raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book.
Lenskart Solutions Limited (LSL) is a technology-driven eyewear company with integrated operations spanning designing, manufacturing, branding and retailing of eyewear products.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Lenskart Solutions IPO Trading - Very Strong Anchor Facing Weak Markets

India

Swiggy is an Indian online food ordering and delivery company. It also operates quick-commerce services under Instamart for grocery and household items, and offers restaurant reservation services through Dineout. The company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, and was founded in 2013.

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Swiggy (SWIGGY IN)

ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

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

Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

Primer: Gopuff - 17 Nov 2025

Delivery app for convenience store items and groceries from urban dark stores

Sacra

Primer: Rapido - 12 Nov 2025

Ride-hailing platform offering bike taxis, auto rickshaws, cabs, and local parcel delivery services

Sacra

Lenskart Solutions IPO Trading - Very Strong Anchor Facing Weak Markets

Lenskart Solutions raised around US$825m in its India IPO, with a very strong anchor book. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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