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.

Equity Capital Markets

S.F. Holding Co., Ltd operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics, order tracking, supply chain management, and warehousing services. S.F. Holding operates worldwide.

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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, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-f-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44093:1" rel="noopener">S.F. Holding (6936 HK)</a> H Share listing,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/finetoday-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44092:1" rel="noopener">FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP)</a> IPO, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kansai-electric-power-co-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18907:1" rel="noopener">Kansai Electric Power (9503 JP)</a>'s US$3.5 billion placement.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kadokawa-dwango-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4152:1" rel="noopener">Kadokawa Dwango (9468 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/integrated-design-engineering-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44096:1" rel="noopener">Integrated Design &amp; Engineering Holdings (9161 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hkbn-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:289:1" rel="noopener">HKBN Ltd (1310 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arcadium-lithium-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40438:1" rel="noopener">Arcadium Lithium (LTM AU)</a>.
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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, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments: S.F. Holding (6936 HK) H Share listing,FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP) IPO, Kansai Electric Power (9503 JP)'s US$3.5 billion placement.
Event-Driven developments: Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP), Kadokawa Dwango (9468 JP), Integrated Design &amp; Engineering Holdings (9161 JP), HKBN Ltd (1310 HK), Arcadium Lithium (LTM AU).



Weekly Deals Digest (24 Nov) - SF Holding, FineToday, KEPCO, Seven & I, Kadokawa, HKBN, Arcadium

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>Chinese logistics service provider SF Holding has filed for a listing on HKEx and seeks to raise HK$6.2bn (US$795m) through the issuance of 170m shares (3.4% of outstanding shares).</li>
<li>The listing is priced at HK$32.3-36.3 per share, as expected at a 20-29% discount to the last closed price of SF Holding’s A-Shares on 18th November.</li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that SF Holding’s HK offering is attractive at the lower end of the indicative IPO price range.</li>
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Chinese logistics service provider SF Holding has filed for a listing on HKEx and seeks to raise HK$6.2bn (US$795m) through the issuance of 170m shares (3.4% of outstanding shares).
The listing is priced at HK$32.3-36.3 per share, as expected at a 20-29% discount to the last closed price of SF Holding’s A-Shares on 18th November.
Our valuation analysis suggests that SF Holding’s HK offering is attractive at the lower end of the indicative IPO price range.


SF Holding HKEx Listing: Peer Comparison and Valuation

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/saint-bella" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43697:1" rel="noopener">Saint Bella (SAINT HK)</a>  is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>It operates the second largest and fastest growing postpartum care and recovery service in China, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan. It operates an extensive network of 59 premium postpartum centers.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the firm's past performance.</li>
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Saint Bella (SAINT HK)  is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
It operates the second largest and fastest growing postpartum care and recovery service in China, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan. It operates an extensive network of 59 premium postpartum centers.
In this note, we look at the firm's past performance.


Saint Bella Pre-IPO: Rapid Growth but Facing Birth-Rate Headwinds

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Mokingran Jewellery Group Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

Mokingran Jewellery Group Ltd (1863481D CH)

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<li>The skyrocketing gold prices have driven up the prices of gold jewelry, but actually dampen the enthusiasm of many people to buy gold jewelry, which will directly affect MOKINGRAN's performance.</li>
<li>MOKINGRAN's prediction of gold price is incorrect. For an industry veteran, MOKINGRAN shouldn’t make such mistakes. The error in the judgment of important raw material trends is worth investors' vigilance.</li>
<li>We think that valuation of MOKINGRAN should be lower than that of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lao-feng-xiang-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29910:1" rel="noopener">Lao Feng Xiang (600612 CH)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-seng-jewellery-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29414:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Seng Jewellery (002867 CH)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a> and industry average.</li>
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The skyrocketing gold prices have driven up the prices of gold jewelry, but actually dampen the enthusiasm of many people to buy gold jewelry, which will directly affect MOKINGRAN's performance.
MOKINGRAN's prediction of gold price is incorrect. For an industry veteran, MOKINGRAN shouldn’t make such mistakes. The error in the judgment of important raw material trends is worth investors' vigilance.
We think that valuation of MOKINGRAN should be lower than that of Lao Feng Xiang (600612 CH)/Chow Tai Seng Jewellery (002867 CH)/Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK) and industry average.


Pre-IPO Mokingran Jewellery Group (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

CiDi is a leading provider of autonomous driving technology for commercial vehicles in China with a focus on research and development of autonomous mining and logistics trucks, V2X technologies and high-performance perception solutions.

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<li>Changsha Intelligent Driving Institute, more commonly known as CiDi, filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. The company was valued at ~RMB9B in its last private funding round.</li>
<li>CiDi was backed by HongShan Capital, Xinding Capital, Founder Hesheng Investment, Legend Holdings, Baidu Venture, and Lens Technology, among others.  </li>
<li>The terms of the IPO were not disclosed. CiDi is a category winner that is addressing a large TAM (~$10B by 2030) with room for hyper growth for years.</li>
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Changsha Intelligent Driving Institute, more commonly known as CiDi, filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. The company was valued at ~RMB9B in its last private funding round.
CiDi was backed by HongShan Capital, Xinding Capital, Founder Hesheng Investment, Legend Holdings, Baidu Venture, and Lens Technology, among others.  
The terms of the IPO were not disclosed. CiDi is a category winner that is addressing a large TAM (~$10B by 2030) with room for hyper growth for years.


CiDi IPO Valuation Analysis: High Valuation Is Warranted Due To Unicorn Status/Hyper Growth Profile

Coverage of China and Hong Kong IPOs & Placements