Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

In this month’s "In-Focus" section, we provide an update on the gaming industry in Macau. We discuss the impact of pandemic-related border restrictions on the industry, and our forecast for the coming years. We also provide an overview of recent bond defaults. The Asia Monthly focuses on providing updates on recent events, information on new issues and spread movements, as well as summarising our top picks, and discussing specific areas of interest in the "In-Focus" section. The Asia Monthly is intended to broaden investors' understanding of the Asian USD high-yield market.

  In this month’s "In-Focus" section, we provide an update on the gaming industry in Macau. We discuss the impact of pandemic-related border restrictions on the industry, and our forecast for the coming years. We also provide an overview of recent bond defaults.   The Asia Monthly focuses on providing updates on recent events, information on new issues and spread movements, as well as summarising our top picks, and discussing specific areas of interest in the "In-Focus" section. The Asia Monthly is intended to broaden investors' understanding of the Asian USD high-yield market. 

Asia HY Monthly - Macau Gaming Update - Lucror Analytics

Independent Asian Credit Research, Bondcritic

Warut Promboon

Independent Asian Credit Research

Asian Fixed Income/Frontier Market Research

Bondcritic

Bondcritic, established in 2009, is designed to be an independent credit research voice that helps investors gain insights and unbiased analyses on Asian fixed income market. Our mission is to discover deep-value Asian high-yield and distressed bonds with a bottom-up approach, together with the help of our proprietary ESG (Environmental, Social Development, and Governance) model. At the same time, we focus on bringing investment cases of unrated and unloved issuers to the general public.

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<li>We warned our readers on rising leverage in China back in April, based on cheap funding costs rather than borrower’s repayment capability. We pointed out that the music had stopped.   </li>
<li>We summarize on what has happened in the Chinese high-yield world and what is next. We believe the worst is behind us but we do have a bumpy road ahead. </li>
<li>Investors who can understand the restructuring process in China and withstand volatility of the bonds rated B or below could generate Alpha in the long run. </li>
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We warned our readers on rising leverage in China back in April, based on cheap funding costs rather than borrower’s repayment capability. We pointed out that the music had stopped.   
We summarize on what has happened in the Chinese high-yield world and what is next. We believe the worst is behind us but we do have a bumpy road ahead. 
Investors who can understand the restructuring process in China and withstand volatility of the bonds rated B or below could generate Alpha in the long run. 


The Chinese Credit Chronicle: The Below CCC Moment

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Equity Bottom-Up

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Stadium Levy:Likely Guangzhou City Construction Investment Group has seized the halted China Evergrande Group’s (3333.HK) [Evergrande] stadium project in order to dispose of it;</li>
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Stake Sale:In order to stave off default, Evergrande’s Chairman reduced his family’s stake, raising the equivalent USD 344 mn; and</li>
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Guarantee and Grace Period:Investors are threatening to re-invoke Evergrande’s Jumbo Fortune bond guarantee, and we await the expiry of another 30-day grace period expiry on December 6, 2021.</li>
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Stadium Levy:Likely Guangzhou City Construction Investment Group has seized the halted China Evergrande Group’s (3333.HK) [Evergrande] stadium project in order to dispose of it;

Stake Sale:In order to stave off default, Evergrande’s Chairman reduced his family’s stake, raising the equivalent USD 344 mn; and

Guarantee and Grace Period:Investors are threatening to re-invoke Evergrande’s Jumbo Fortune bond guarantee, and we await the expiry of another 30-day grace period expiry on December 6, 2021.


China Evergrande Group – Levies and Liquidations

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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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chinese-estates-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20954:1" rel="noopener">Chinese Estates Holdings (127 HK)</a> has despatched the scheme document. The offeror will offer HK$4.00 per scheme share. The scheme meeting is scheduled for 9:30 am on 17 December.</li>
<li>Unsurprisingly, the IFA considers the offer to be fair and reasonable. We think that the IFA analysis of historical share prices and privatisation precedents is flawed. </li>
<li>As no shareholder holds a blocking stake, the bid will likely succeed. At last close, the shares trade at a gross spread of 6.4% to the offer price. </li>
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Chinese Estates Holdings (127 HK) has despatched the scheme document. The offeror will offer HK$4.00 per scheme share. The scheme meeting is scheduled for 9:30 am on 17 December.
Unsurprisingly, the IFA considers the offer to be fair and reasonable. We think that the IFA analysis of historical share prices and privatisation precedents is flawed. 
As no shareholder holds a blocking stake, the bid will likely succeed. At last close, the shares trade at a gross spread of 6.4% to the offer price. 


Chinese Estates’ Scheme Document, IFA Opinion

China

Kaisa Group Holdings Limited is an integrated real estate company. The Group focuses on urban development and operation. Kaisa Group's real estate business covers the planning, development and operation of large-scale residential properties and integrated commercial properties.

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Kaisa Group Holdings (1638 HK)

Asia HY Monthly - Macau Gaming Update - Lucror Analytics

In this month’s "In-Focus" section, we provide an update on the gaming industry in Macau. We discuss the impact of pandemic-related border...

Lucror Analytics

The Chinese Credit Chronicle: The Below CCC Moment

We summarize on what has happened in the Chinese high-yield world and what is next. We believe the worst is behind us but we do have a bumpy road...

Bondcritic

China Evergrande Group – Levies and Liquidations

EVERGRANDE: Authorities have seized Evergrande's stadium project. The Chairman reduced his family’s stake, but we await the outcome of a bond...

Thomas J. Monaco

Weekly Wrap - 26 Nov 2021

Lucror Analytics Weekly Wraps provide an overview of all Morning Views comments and reports published by our analyst team in the past week, and...

Lucror Analytics

Chinese Estates’ Scheme Document, IFA Opinion

The scheme meeting is on 17 December. IFA considers the HK$4 per share offer to be fair and reasonable. At last close, the shares trade at a gross...

Arun George

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