Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Forensic Accounting

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<li>The investigative analysis highlights a deceptive and confusing saga involving the Vedanta Group's semiconductor venture in India. </li>
<li>The group skillfully blurred the lines between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)</a>  and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22202:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Resources (VED LN)</a>, creating an impression that the semiconductor business was under Vedanta Limited, despite previous clarifications. </li>
<li>Eventually, regulatory authorities penalized Vedanta for disclosure lapses, exposing governance concerns and a lack of transparency in this complex corporate maneuver.</li>
</ul>


The investigative analysis highlights a deceptive and confusing saga involving the Vedanta Group's semiconductor venture in India. 
The group skillfully blurred the lines between Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)  and Vedanta Resources (VED LN), creating an impression that the semiconductor business was under Vedanta Limited, despite previous clarifications. 
Eventually, regulatory authorities penalized Vedanta for disclosure lapses, exposing governance concerns and a lack of transparency in this complex corporate maneuver.


Vedanta's Sweet Semiconductor Saga: A Sour Tale of Deception and Governance

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

Event-Driven

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<li>Over the last few weeks, companies in India have been disclosing their shareholding pattern as of end-September. There are a few companies with significant float changes from end-March and/or end-June.</li>
<li>The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next couple of months resulting in action from passive trackers.</li>
<li>We find 9 stocks where there could be inflows with passive trackers needing to buy over 1 day of ADV on most stocks.</li>
</ul>


Over the last few weeks, companies in India have been disclosing their shareholding pattern as of end-September. There are a few companies with significant float changes from end-March and/or end-June.
The changes in free float could be reflected in domestic and global indices over the next couple of months resulting in action from passive trackers.
We find 9 stocks where there could be inflows with passive trackers needing to buy over 1 day of ADV on most stocks.


India - Free Float Changes to Drive Passive Inflows

Specialist in Indian Banking and Economic Research

Hemindra Hazari

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Market concern on company's redemption of Bonds of $ 3 bn in 2024 </li>
<li>Liquidity gap for company is much larger estimated at nearly $11 bn</li>
<li>Company needs to raise long term funds and/or divest assets to raise the required amount</li>
</ul>


Market concern on company's redemption of Bonds of $ 3 bn in 2024 
Liquidity gap for company is much larger estimated at nearly $11 bn
Company needs to raise long term funds and/or divest assets to raise the required amount


Vedanta Resources: $3 Bn Bonds Maturity Is Just the Tip; the Iceberg Is Nearly $11 Bn.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-securities-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26737:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Securities Ltd (ISEC IN)</a> Turbulent Journey: From a disappointing IPO to a challenging delisting attempt.</li>
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Delisting Plan and Shareholder Discontent: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-securities-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26737:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Securities Ltd (ISEC IN)</a>  seeks to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:547:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Bank Ltd (ICICIBC IN)</a>, facing resistance from minority shareholders.</li>
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Uncertain Future: The outcome of the delisting hinges on the decisions of institutional shareholders like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/life-insurance-corp-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28829:1" rel="noopener">Life Insurance of India (LICI IN)</a>  and the board's actions.</li>
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ICICI Securities Ltd (ISEC IN) Turbulent Journey: From a disappointing IPO to a challenging delisting attempt.

Delisting Plan and Shareholder Discontent: ICICI Securities Ltd (ISEC IN)  seeks to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd (ICICIBC IN), facing resistance from minority shareholders.

Uncertain Future: The outcome of the delisting hinges on the decisions of institutional shareholders like Life Insurance of India (LICI IN)  and the board's actions.


ICICI Securities Delisting: A Deja Vu of Troubles

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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

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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>In India, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tvs-supply-chain-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36778:1" rel="noopener">TVS Supply Chain Solutions (1915741D IN)</a> launched its IPO bookbuild. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzlon-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1073:1" rel="noopener">Suzlon Energy (SUEL IN)</a> had also launched its well-flagged INR20bn (US$240m) QIP.</li>
<li>While Japan saw <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/star-asia-investment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24040:1" rel="noopener">Star Asia Investment (3468 JP)</a> launching its primary follow-on for acquiring properties as well. </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.
In India, TVS Supply Chain Solutions (1915741D IN) launched its IPO bookbuild. Suzlon Energy (SUEL IN) had also launched its well-flagged INR20bn (US$240m) QIP.
While Japan saw Star Asia Investment (3468 JP) launching its primary follow-on for acquiring properties as well. 


ECM Weekly (13th August 2023) - Zomato, TVS Supply Chain, Suzlon Energy, Star Asia Investment

India

Vedanta Limited mines, produces, and exports base metals. The Company mines and distributes metals such as zinc, iron ore, copper, silver, and aluminium, as well as operates power plants. Vedanta markets its products worldwide.

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Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)

Vedanta's Sweet Semiconductor Saga: A Sour Tale of Deception and Governance

Investigation reveals deceptive tactics by Vedanta Group in India's semiconductor venture, leading to regulatory penalties and exposing governance...

Nimish Maheshwari

India - Free Float Changes to Drive Passive Inflows

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices. Passive trackers will need to trade over 3...

Brian Freitas

Vedanta Resources: $3 Bn Bonds Maturity Is Just the Tip; the Iceberg Is Nearly $11 Bn.

Although the media have focused on the $ bond maturity over the next two years, a liquidity analysis reveals an ever graver situation - liquidity...

Hemindra Hazari

ICICI Securities Delisting: A Deja Vu of Troubles

ICICI Securities faces challenges with its delisting attempt as minority shareholders resist. The outcome remains uncertain, depending on...

Nimish Maheshwari

ECM Weekly (13th August 2023) - Zomato, TVS Supply Chain, Suzlon Energy, Star Asia Investment

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

Clarence Chu

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Vedanta's Sweet Semiconductor Saga: A Sour Tale of Deception and Governance

​Investigation reveals deceptive tactics by Vedanta Group in India's semiconductor venture, leading to regulatory penalties and exposing governance...

Nimish Maheshwari

India - Free Float Changes to Drive Passive Inflows

Changes to shareholding patterns could lead to changes in float for some stocks in local/global indices. Passive trackers will need to trade over 3...

Brian Freitas

Vedanta Resources: $3 Bn Bonds Maturity Is Just the Tip; the Iceberg Is Nearly $11 Bn.

Although the media have focused on the $ bond maturity over the next two years, a liquidity analysis reveals an ever graver situation - liquidity...

Hemindra Hazari

ICICI Securities Delisting: A Deja Vu of Troubles

​ICICI Securities faces challenges with its delisting attempt as minority shareholders resist. The outcome remains uncertain, depending on...

Nimish Maheshwari

ECM Weekly (13th August 2023) - Zomato, TVS Supply Chain, Suzlon Energy, Star Asia Investment

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

Clarence Chu

Investigation reveals deceptive tactics by Vedanta Group in India's semiconductor venture, leading to regulatory penalties and exposing governance...

ICICI Securities faces challenges with its delisting attempt as minority shareholders resist. The outcome remains uncertain, depending on...