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>I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-union-group-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:161:1" rel="noopener">Thai Union Group (TU TB)</a>. </li>
<li>As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB). 
As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Non-Uniform Growth

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/didi-chuxing-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27467:1" rel="noopener">DiDi Global (DIDI US)</a> had serious data problems. It still listed itself, against the wishes of the regulators. Then it got in serious hot water. And it's been getting hotter. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a> announced an unsolicited, non-binding Offer from KKR (and HISTA), at A$88.00/share, a 36.7% premium to last close, however, earnings have been left bedridden by the pandemic.</li>
<li>Post-Deal, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12:1" rel="noopener">Keppel Corp (KEP SP)</a> will look more like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sembcorp-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1087:1" rel="noopener">Sembcorp Industries (SCI SP)</a>. More engineering, less power generation infra assets, more other infra assets and more data centres. </li>
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DiDi Global (DIDI US) had serious data problems. It still listed itself, against the wishes of the regulators. Then it got in serious hot water. And it's been getting hotter. 

Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU) announced an unsolicited, non-binding Offer from KKR (and HISTA), at A$88.00/share, a 36.7% premium to last close, however, earnings have been left bedridden by the pandemic.
Post-Deal, Keppel Corp (KEP SP) will look more like Sembcorp Industries (SCI SP). More engineering, less power generation infra assets, more other infra assets and more data centres. 


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Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

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In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,195/1,200 (10-day EMA) points and the support at 1,180/1,173 points.</li><li>In the medium term, the index remains in a zig-zag downtrend, searching for the bottom within the 1,130-1,506 point range.</li><li>In the short term, a technical rebound signal has emerged after hitting a new low at 1,160.99 points yesterday (vs. the previous low of 1,173.13 points on March 4), marking the lowest level in four years and 11 months since April 3, 2020, at 1,130.54 points. </li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,195/1,200 (10-day EMA) points and the support at 1,180/1,173 points.In the medium term, the index remains in a zig-zag downtrend, searching for the bottom within the 1,130-1,506 point range.In the short term, a technical rebound signal has emerged after hitting a new low at 1,160.99 points yesterday (vs. the previous low of 1,173.13 points on March 4), marking the lowest level in four years and 11 months since April 3, 2020, at 1,130.54 points. 

<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,167/1,150 points and the resistance at 1,185/1,190 points.</li><li>In the medium term, the index remains in a downtrend, following a zig-zag down pattern in search of the bottom within the 1,130-1,506 point range.</li><li>In the short term, the trend has turned downward again, with a possibility of forming a new low below the previous low of 1,173.13 points recorded on March 4. </li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,167/1,150 points and the resistance at 1,185/1,190 points.In the medium term, the index remains in a downtrend, following a zig-zag down pattern in search of the bottom within the 1,130-1,506 point range.In the short term, the trend has turned downward again, with a possibility of forming a new low below the previous low of 1,173.13 points recorded on March 4. 

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<ul><li>Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways, with the support levels at 1,192/1,186 points and the resistance at 1,209 (10-day EMA)/1,220 points.</li><li>In the medium term, the trend remains in a zig-zag down pattern, with the index searching for a bottom within the 1,130-1,506 point range.</li><li>In the short term, the index is in a rebound phase after hitting a new low at 1,173.13 points on March 4. </li></ul>

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways, with the support levels at 1,192/1,186 points and the resistance at 1,209 (10-day EMA)/1,220 points.In the medium term, the trend remains in a zig-zag down pattern, with the index searching for a bottom within the 1,130-1,506 point range.In the short term, the index is in a rebound phase after hitting a new low at 1,173.13 points on March 4. 

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Thailand

True Corporation PCL is an integrated telecommunications provider. The Company offers a wide range of voice, video, and data services, including dial-up and broadband Internet services, pay television, fixed-line phone, online games, and mobile phone services.

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Technically, the SET Index is expected to weaken, with the support at 1,167/1,150 points and the resistance at 1,185/1,190 points.

Krungthai XSpring

Weekly Strategy & US Inflation Expectations - March 10, 2025

Technically, the SET Index is expected to move sideways, with the support levels at 1,192/1,186 points and the resistance at 1,209 (10-day EMA)...

Krungthai XSpring

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