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

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>There was a marked pickup in IPO activity with a number of smaller deals, along with two large deals being launched.</li>
<li>There were no major placements last week. In addition, Prosus single handedly took out two prospective large placements.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
There was a marked pickup in IPO activity with a number of smaller deals, along with two large deals being launched.
There were no major placements last week. In addition, Prosus single handedly took out two prospective large placements.


ECM Weekly (3rd Jul 2022) - Tianqi, Thai Life, Prosus/Naspers, Tencent, SEA, Soosan, SoCar, Carsales

Thai Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around 54% of the deal.</li>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.</li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around 54% of the deal.
Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.
In this note we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Thai Life Insurance IPO - Can’t Pinpoint the Upside

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34915:1" rel="noopener">Thai Life Insurance (TLI TB)</a> is set to launch a US$1bn IPO; BeerCo and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-tianqi-lithium-industries-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5698:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc (002466 CH)</a> are premarketing US$0.8-1.0bn and US$1.0-1.5bn IPOs, respectively.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano International (709 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-net-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1050:1" rel="noopener">Link Net (LINK IJ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/total-access-communication" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:948:1" rel="noopener">Total Access Communication (DTAC TB)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/true-corp-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8:1" rel="noopener">True Corp Pcl (TRUE TB)</a> merger, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infomedia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11385:1" rel="noopener">Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/narhex-life-sciences-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9728:1" rel="noopener">Resapp Health (RAP AU)</a>.</li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
ECM - Thai Life Insurance (TLI TB) is set to launch a US$1bn IPO; BeerCo and Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries, Inc (002466 CH) are premarketing US$0.8-1.0bn and US$1.0-1.5bn IPOs, respectively.
Event-Driven developments at Giordano International (709 HK), Link Net (LINK IJ), Total Access Communication (DTAC TB)/True Corp Pcl (TRUE TB) merger, Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU), Resapp Health (RAP AU).


Weekly Deals Digest (26 Jun) - ThaiBev's BeerCo, Thai Life, Tianqi Lithium, Giordano, DTAC/True

<ul>
<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>A few IPOs are lined up in Thailand and South Korea, in addition a number of deals are gearing up for launch.</li>
<li>There were no major placements last week. Although there are a few large lockup releases soon.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
A few IPOs are lined up in Thailand and South Korea, in addition a number of deals are gearing up for launch.
There were no major placements last week. Although there are a few large lockup releases soon.


ECM Weekly (26th June 2022) - Tianqi, Thai Life, Thai Bev, ClouDr, ACommerce, SenseTime, SonaComstar

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-beverage-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3656:1" rel="noopener">Thai Beverage (THBEV SP)</a>’s BeerCo is once again pre-marketing an SGX IPO to raise US$0.8-1.0 billion, according to press reports.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/thaibev-s-beerco-ipo-third-time-s-the-charm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:71795" rel="noopener">ThaiBev’s BeerCo IPO: Third Time’s the Charm?</a>, we look at the latest developments and results. </li>
<li>The target raise by offering 20% of BeerCo's issued shares points to a valuation of US$4.0-5.0 billion. Our first-look valuation analysis suggests a valuation range of US$5.0-5.2 billion. </li>
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Thai Beverage (THBEV SP)’s BeerCo is once again pre-marketing an SGX IPO to raise US$0.8-1.0 billion, according to press reports.
In ThaiBev’s BeerCo IPO: Third Time’s the Charm?, we look at the latest developments and results. 
The target raise by offering 20% of BeerCo's issued shares points to a valuation of US$4.0-5.0 billion. Our first-look valuation analysis suggests a valuation range of US$5.0-5.2 billion. 


Thailand

Thai Beverage is a leading beverage company in Southeast Asia, manufacturing, marketing, and distributing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as food products. Its diverse portfolio includes spirits, beer (such as Chang Beer), non-alcoholic beverages like Oishi green tea, and various food offerings. The company is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, and was founded on October 29, 2003.

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ECM Weekly (3rd Jul 2022) - Tianqi, Thai Life, Prosus/Naspers, Tencent, SEA, Soosan, SoCar, Carsales

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Thai Life Insurance IPO - Can’t Pinpoint the Upside

Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around...

Sumeet Singh

Weekly Deals Digest (26 Jun) - ThaiBev's BeerCo, Thai Life, Tianqi Lithium, Giordano, DTAC/True

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (DTAC/True merger, Giordano, Link Net, Infomedia, ResApp, AOF, Hwa Hong, AKM, Irongate)...

Arun George

ECM Weekly (26th June 2022) - Tianqi, Thai Life, Thai Bev, ClouDr, ACommerce, SenseTime, SonaComstar

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

ThaiBev’s BeerCo IPO: What's It Worth?

The target raise by offering 20% of BeerCo's issued shares points to a valuation of US$4.0-5.0 billion. Our first-look valuation analysis suggests...

Arun George

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