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

Jio Platforms Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jio-platforms-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50269:1" rel="noopener">Jio Platforms</a> (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lower ARPU, Related Party

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jio-platforms-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:50269:1" rel="noopener">Jio Platforms</a> (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO.
Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) is a technology and digital services platform company promoted by Reliance Industries, built on a proprietary digital technology stack and pan-India connectivity infrastructure.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Positives - The Long Planned Disruption

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Bagmane Prime Office REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bagmane-prime-office-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46266:1" rel="noopener">Bagmane Prime Office REIT (BPO IN)</a> plans to raise around US$360m in its India IPO, down from its earlier estimated size of US$440m. </li>
<li>The primary portion has been cut to INR23.9bn (US$253m) from INR30bn (US$320m) while the secondary component remains unchanged at INR10bn (US$105m).</li>
<li>The primary portion has been cut to INR23.9bn (US$253m) from INR30bn (US$320m) while the secondary component remains unchanged at INR10bn (US$105m).</li>
</ul>



Bagmane Prime Office REIT (BPO IN) plans to raise around US$360m in its India IPO, down from its earlier estimated size of US$440m. 
The primary portion has been cut to INR23.9bn (US$253m) from INR30bn (US$320m) while the secondary component remains unchanged at INR10bn (US$105m).
The primary portion has been cut to INR23.9bn (US$253m) from INR30bn (US$320m) while the secondary component remains unchanged at INR10bn (US$105m).


Aequitas: Bagmane Prime Office REIT IPO - Stable Growth, Limited Yield Upside

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-capital-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45653:1" rel="noopener">Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN)</a> raised around US$1.7bn in its IPO in October 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) raised around US$1.7bn in its IPO in October 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Tata Capital IPO Lockup Expiry - Will Have to Sell US$1.4bn of Stock but Has More Time Now

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

Authum Investment & Infrastructure / Index Rebalance

Authum Investment & Infrastructure (AIIL IN)

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<li>With the review period now complete, there could be 15 changes for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index at the March rebalance.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 9.8% resulting in a round-trip trade of INR 26.5bn (US$290m). With over US$43bn tracking the index actively, the impact on the stocks will be much larger.</li>
<li>Removing the newly listed stocks and upward/downward migrations, the remaining potential inclusions have outperformed the potential deletions over the last 6 months. Near-term performance has suffered.</li>
</ul>


With the review period now complete, there could be 15 changes for the NIFTY Midcap 150 Index at the March rebalance.
Estimated one-way turnover is 9.8% resulting in a round-trip trade of INR 26.5bn (US$290m). With over US$43bn tracking the index actively, the impact on the stocks will be much larger.
Removing the newly listed stocks and upward/downward migrations, the remaining potential inclusions have outperformed the potential deletions over the last 6 months. Near-term performance has suffered.


NIFTY MIDCAP150 Index Rebalance Preview: 15 Potential Changes in March

India

Tata Technologies Limited provides engineering and design services and product lifecycle management (PLM) products and services primarily to manufacturers and their suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, and engineering markets. Its range of services includes IT consultancy, SAP implementation and maintenance, trading, networking solutions, CAD/CAM engineering, and design consultancy. 

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Tata Technologies (TATATECH IN)

Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Positives - The Long Planned Disruption

Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Bagmane Prime Office REIT IPO - Stable Growth, Limited Yield Upside

Bagmane Prime Office Reit (BPOR) plans to raise around US$360m in its India IPO, down from its earlier estimated size of US$440m. In this note, we...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Tata Capital IPO Lockup Expiry - Will Have to Sell US$1.4bn of Stock but Has More Time Now

Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) raised around US$1.7bn in its IPO in October 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to...

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY MIDCAP150 Index Rebalance Preview: 15 Potential Changes in March

There could be 15 changes in March. Estimated one-way turnover is 9.8% and round-trip trade is INR 26.5bn. With over US$43bn tracking the index...

Brian Freitas

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Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lower ARPU, Related Party

Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Jio Platforms Pre-IPO - The Positives - The Long Planned Disruption

Jio Platforms (JPL) is looking to raise up to US$3.75bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Bagmane Prime Office REIT IPO - Stable Growth, Limited Yield Upside

Bagmane Prime Office Reit (BPOR) plans to raise around US$360m in its India IPO, down from its earlier estimated size of US$440m. In this note, we...

Akshat Shah

Aequitas: Tata Capital IPO Lockup Expiry - Will Have to Sell US$1.4bn of Stock but Has More Time Now

Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) raised around US$1.7bn in its IPO in October 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to...

Sumeet Singh

NIFTY MIDCAP150 Index Rebalance Preview: 15 Potential Changes in March

There could be 15 changes in March. Estimated one-way turnover is 9.8% and round-trip trade is INR 26.5bn. With over US$43bn tracking the index...

Brian Freitas