APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Rosita Fernandes

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

Travel Food Services / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/travel-food-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44175:1" rel="noopener">Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN)</a>  (TFS) is planning to raise about US$236m in its upcoming India IPO. The lead bookrunners for the deal are Kotak, HSBC, ICICI, B&amp;K.</li>
<li>The company was established in 2009 and operates in the airport travel quick-service restaurant (Travel QSR) and lounge sectors.</li>
<li>TFS holds a market share of 24% in the Indian airport travel QSR sector based on revenue for FY24, according to CRISIL Report.</li>
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Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN)  (TFS) is planning to raise about US$236m in its upcoming India IPO. The lead bookrunners for the deal are Kotak, HSBC, ICICI, B&amp;K.
The company was established in 2009 and operates in the airport travel quick-service restaurant (Travel QSR) and lounge sectors.
TFS holds a market share of 24% in the Indian airport travel QSR sector based on revenue for FY24, according to CRISIL Report.


Travel Food Services Ltd Pre-IPO Tearsheet

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

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<li>We forecast 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 10 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 3 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 11 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>From the new listings, 13 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 5 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.</li>
<li>With the review period nearing completion, there could still be more outperformance given the momentum, but we would look to take profit on the stocks as the divergence gets wider.</li>
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We forecast 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 10 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 3 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 11 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
From the new listings, 13 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 5 stocks are expected to be added to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.
With the review period nearing completion, there could still be more outperformance given the momentum, but we would look to take profit on the stocks as the divergence gets wider.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings Shaking Up the Rankings

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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, filings and listings have cooled off going into the general summer lull.</li>
<li>On the placements front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/state-bank-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:160:1" rel="noopener">State Bank Of India (SBIN IN)</a> pulled the trigger on its long touted QIP.</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, filings and listings have cooled off going into the general summer lull.
On the placements front, State Bank Of India (SBIN IN) pulled the trigger on its long touted QIP.


ECM Weekly (21 July 2025) - Muyuan, Unisplendour, NTT, Kasumigaseki, Anthem, Leads, SBI, Ascentage

Akshat Shah

Anthem Biosciences / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anthem-biosciences" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44206:1" rel="noopener">Anthem Biosciences (1234D IN)</a> raised about US$397m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Anthem Biosciences (ABS) is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) with fully integrated operations spanning drug discovery, development, and manufacturing.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.</li>
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Anthem Biosciences (1234D IN) raised about US$397m in its India IPO.
Anthem Biosciences (ABS) is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) with fully integrated operations spanning drug discovery, development, and manufacturing.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.


Anthem Biosciences IPO Trading - Robust Insti Coverage Drives Overall Demand

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anthem-biosciences" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44206:1" rel="noopener">Anthem Biosciences (1234D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$397m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Anthem Biosciences (ABS) is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) with fully integrated operations spanning drug discovery, development, and manufacturing.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.</li>
</ul>



Anthem Biosciences (1234D IN) is looking to raise about US$397m in its India IPO.
Anthem Biosciences (ABS) is a contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) with fully integrated operations spanning drug discovery, development, and manufacturing.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.


Anthem Biosciences IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

India

Travel Food Services Limited provides catering services. The Company offers foods, beverages, and other related services to airport travel quick service restaurant and lounge sectors. Travel Food Services serves customers in India.

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Travel Food Services (TRAVELFO IN)

Travel Food Services Ltd Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Travel Food Services Ltd is set to raise $236m in its India IPO, with a strong market share in the airport travel QSR sector.

Rosita Fernandes

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings Shaking Up the Rankings

We currently forecast 31 migrations for the AMFI December reclassification. Many IPOs could be added to Large/Mid cap. The forecast upward...

Brian Freitas

ECM Weekly (21 July 2025) - Muyuan, Unisplendour, NTT, Kasumigaseki, Anthem, Leads, SBI, Ascentage

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

Anthem Biosciences IPO Trading - Robust Insti Coverage Drives Overall Demand

Anthem Biosciences (ABS) raised about US$397m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Anthem Biosciences IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Anthem Biosciences is looking to raise about US$397m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

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Travel Food Services Ltd Pre-IPO Tearsheet

​Travel Food Services Ltd is set to raise $236m in its India IPO, with a strong market share in the airport travel QSR sector.

Rosita Fernandes

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2025): New Listings Shaking Up the Rankings

We currently forecast 31 migrations for the AMFI December reclassification. Many IPOs could be added to Large/Mid cap. The forecast upward...

Brian Freitas

ECM Weekly (21 July 2025) - Muyuan, Unisplendour, NTT, Kasumigaseki, Anthem, Leads, SBI, Ascentage

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

Anthem Biosciences IPO Trading - Robust Insti Coverage Drives Overall Demand

Anthem Biosciences (ABS) raised about US$397m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Anthem Biosciences IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Anthem Biosciences is looking to raise about US$397m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the peer comp and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

Travel Food Services Ltd is set to raise $236m in its India IPO, with a strong market share in the airport travel QSR sector.