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.

Equity Capital Markets

Knowledge Realty Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-realty-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44486:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. It has undertaken a pre-IPO placement round of around INR14bn (US$160m) in June 2025.</li>
<li>Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between CY16-1QCY25, as per the CBRE report.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.</li>
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Knowledge Realty Trust (258259D IN) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. It has undertaken a pre-IPO placement round of around INR14bn (US$160m) in June 2025.
Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) owns and manages a high-quality office portfolio in India covering 87% of India's office supply and gross absorption between CY16-1QCY25, as per the CBRE report.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about implied valuations in the IPO price range.


Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<li>In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, following up with a look at India after having looked at Hong Kong earlier.</li>
<li>This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.</li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.</li>
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In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, following up with a look at India after having looked at Hong Kong earlier.
This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.
The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.


Tata Consultancy Svcs / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-sons-private-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25999:1" rel="noopener">Tata Sons</a>, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consultancy-svcs-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18708:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN)</a>.</li>
<li>The deal doesn’t appear to be well-flagged although it could be part of Tata Sons’ recent moves to avoid an RBI mandated listing next year.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Tata Sons, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN).
The deal doesn’t appear to be well-flagged although it could be part of Tata Sons’ recent moves to avoid an RBI mandated listing next year.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


TCS US$1.1bn Placement - Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others

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Equity Bottom-Up

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Tata Motors restructures, separating passenger and commercial vehicle businesses into distinct entities to unlock value in electric vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover unit.</li>
<li>Streamlines operations, enhances shareholder value, and capitalizes on growth opportunities in passenger and commercial vehicle sectors.</li>
<li>Offers investors specialized entities, unlocking hidden value, showcasing proactive adaptation to market changes, and positioning for sustainable growth in the automotive industry.</li>
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Tata Motors restructures, separating passenger and commercial vehicle businesses into distinct entities to unlock value in electric vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover unit.
Streamlines operations, enhances shareholder value, and capitalizes on growth opportunities in passenger and commercial vehicle sectors.
Offers investors specialized entities, unlocking hidden value, showcasing proactive adaptation to market changes, and positioning for sustainable growth in the automotive industry.


Decoding Tata Motors Demerger: The Way Ahead

Tata Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23700:1" rel="noopener">Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN)</a>  (TT) is looking to raise around US$600m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Tata Technologies is a global engineering services company offering product development and digital solutions, including turnkey solutions, to global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their tier 1 suppliers. </li>
<li>In this note we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN)  (TT) is looking to raise around US$600m in its upcoming India IPO.
Tata Technologies is a global engineering services company offering product development and digital solutions, including turnkey solutions, to global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their tier 1 suppliers. 
In this note we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Tata Technologies Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Still Has a Few Issues

India

Tata Sons Private Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company focuses on promoting its subsidiaries, as well as holds shares. Tata Sons also provides philanthropic activities. Tata Sons serves customers worldwide.

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Tata Sons Private Ltd (47588Z IN)

Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. The trust undertook a pre-IPO round of around INR14bn (US$160m)...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas 2025 Asia IPO Pipeline - India

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, following up with a look at India after having looked at Hong Kong...

Sumeet Singh

TCS US$1.1bn Placement - Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others

Tata Sons, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN).

Sumeet Singh

Decoding Tata Motors Demerger: The Way Ahead

A Detailed Analysis of Tata Motors Demerger to unlock value in EV and JLR, streamlining operations and enhancing shareholder value in passenger...

Nimish Maheshwari

Tata Technologies Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Still Has a Few Issues

Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN) is looking to raise around US$600m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

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Knowledge Realty Trust IPO - Steady FY25 Growth, Digestible Pricing

Knowledge Realty Trust (KRT) is looking to raise around US$551m in its India IPO. The trust undertook a pre-IPO round of around INR14bn (US$160m)...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas 2025 Asia IPO Pipeline - India

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2025, following up with a look at India after having looked at Hong Kong...

Sumeet Singh

TCS US$1.1bn Placement - Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others

Tata Sons, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN).

Sumeet Singh

Decoding Tata Motors Demerger: The Way Ahead

​A Detailed Analysis of Tata Motors Demerger to unlock value in EV and JLR, streamlining operations and enhancing shareholder value in passenger...

Nimish Maheshwari

Tata Technologies Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Still Has a Few Issues

Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN) is looking to raise around US$600m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

A Detailed Analysis of Tata Motors Demerger to unlock value in EV and JLR, streamlining operations and enhancing shareholder value in passenger...