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>Temasek aims to raise around US$104m via selling nearly half of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ifast-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17798:1" rel="noopener">iFAST (IFAST SP)</a>.</li>
<li>The stock has done exceptionally well over the past few years, however, it is now trading at its all time highs.</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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Temasek aims to raise around US$104m via selling nearly half of its stake in iFAST (IFAST SP).
The stock has done exceptionally well over the past few years, however, it is now trading at its all time highs.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


IFAST Placement - Great Track Record but the Stock Is Toppish

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia, Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Evolve Capital Research

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beverly-jcg-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11480:1" rel="noopener">Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP)</a> is a SGX-Catalist listed company. It offers a broad suite of services including invasive and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, dentistry and wellness treatments, amongst others.</li>
<li>As of Aug 2025, the firm has a total of two Ministry of Health licensed hospitals, four aesthetic and three dental clinics, most of which are located in Klang Valley.</li>
<li>BJCG reported their 1H25 results on 12th Aug 2025. In this note, we talk about the updates.</li>
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Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company. It offers a broad suite of services including invasive and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, dentistry and wellness treatments, amongst others.
As of Aug 2025, the firm has a total of two Ministry of Health licensed hospitals, four aesthetic and three dental clinics, most of which are located in Klang Valley.
BJCG reported their 1H25 results on 12th Aug 2025. In this note, we talk about the updates.


Beverly JCG - 1H25 Earnings Update - Turnaround Remains a Work in Progress

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<li>On 15th May 2025, 3HA Capital (a consortium formed by HHH Group,Hanwa Co, AYS and Thor Capital) launched a takeover offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cosmosteel-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15964:1" rel="noopener">Cosmosteel Holdings (CSMS SP)</a> at S$0.20/share.</li>
<li>After the offer was deemed unfair but unreasonable, 3HA Capital revised the offer upwards to S$0.25/share on 23rd Jun 2025 but also announced that it was final.</li>
<li>We opine it would not be in the minority shareholders’ interests to continue holding onto their stakes.  <strong>We advise shareholders to accept the deal or sell in the open market.</strong>
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On 15th May 2025, 3HA Capital (a consortium formed by HHH Group,Hanwa Co, AYS and Thor Capital) launched a takeover offer for Cosmosteel Holdings (CSMS SP) at S$0.20/share.
After the offer was deemed unfair but unreasonable, 3HA Capital revised the offer upwards to S$0.25/share on 23rd Jun 2025 but also announced that it was final.
We opine it would not be in the minority shareholders’ interests to continue holding onto their stakes.  We advise shareholders to accept the deal or sell in the open market.



Cosmosteel Holdings Special Report - Decent Premium Above the 10Y Average

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/isoteam-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6201:1" rel="noopener">Isoteam Ltd (ISO SP)</a> is a SGX-Catalist listed company with a focus on Singapore’s building maintenance and estate upgrading industry, providing solutions across the entire lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure. </li>
<li>Since inception, the firm has completed over 900 projects on more than 7,500 buildings. Its projects are mainly based in Singapore, with approximately 70% derived from public sector contracts. </li>
<li>We initiate non-rated coverage on ISOTeam. Post-COVID, the firm's order book has rebounded and profitability is back in the black since FY23. </li>
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Isoteam Ltd (ISO SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company with a focus on Singapore’s building maintenance and estate upgrading industry, providing solutions across the entire lifecycle of buildings and infrastructure. 
Since inception, the firm has completed over 900 projects on more than 7,500 buildings. Its projects are mainly based in Singapore, with approximately 70% derived from public sector contracts. 
We initiate non-rated coverage on ISOTeam. Post-COVID, the firm's order book has rebounded and profitability is back in the black since FY23. 


ISOTeam Initiation - Order Book Close to Record High

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beverly-jcg-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11480:1" rel="noopener">Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP)</a> is a SGX-Catalist listed company. It offers a broad suite of services including invasive and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, dentistry and wellness treatments, amongst others.</li>
<li>As of Apr 25, the firm has a total of two Ministry of Health licensed hospitals, four aesthetic and three dental clinics, most of which are located in Klang Valley.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide a company update as well as our thoughts on the firm's latest sale and purchase agreement with KL Wellness City (KLWC).</li>
</ul>



Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company. It offers a broad suite of services including invasive and non-invasive aesthetic procedures, dentistry and wellness treatments, amongst others.
As of Apr 25, the firm has a total of two Ministry of Health licensed hospitals, four aesthetic and three dental clinics, most of which are located in Klang Valley.
In this note, we provide a company update as well as our thoughts on the firm's latest sale and purchase agreement with KL Wellness City (KLWC).


Beverly JCG - Company Update - Balancing Between Dilution and Value Creation

Singapore

UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Limited is an investment holding company whose subsidiaries provide management services.  The Company provides stock broking, futures broking, investment trading, nominee services, margin financing, and research activities.

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UOB Kay Hian Holdings (UOBK SP)

IFAST Placement - Great Track Record but the Stock Is Toppish

Temasek aims to raise around US$104m via selling nearly half of its stake in iFAST (IFAST SP). In this note, we talk about the deal dyanmics.

Sumeet Singh

Beverly JCG - 1H25 Earnings Update - Turnaround Remains a Work in Progress

Beverly JCG Ltd (JCGI SP) is a SGX-Catalist listed company. BJCG reported their 1H25 results on 12th Aug 2025. In this note, we talk about the...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Cosmosteel Holdings Special Report - Decent Premium Above the 10Y Average

3HA Capital's final offer for the takeover of CosmoSteel Holdings is at S$0.25 / share. We advise shareholders to accept the deal or sell in the...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

ISOTeam Initiation - Order Book Close to Record High

Isoteam is a SGX-Catalist listed company focusing on Singapore’s building maintenance and estate upgrading industry, providing solutions across the...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Beverly JCG - Company Update - Balancing Between Dilution and Value Creation

In this note, we provide a company update as well as our thoughts on the Beverly JCG's latest sale and purchase agreement with KL Wellness City...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

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