Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lionheart Studio Corp, which is one of the fastest growing game making companies in Korea, is getting ready to complete its IPO as early as 2H 2022. </li>
<li>Lionheart Studio is best known for its popular mobile game Odin which ranked first in app market sales right after its launch in June of last year.</li>
<li>Kakao Games' share price could fall further as some investors that are enthusiastic about Odin would rather invest invest in Lionheart Studio directly rather than in Kakao Games.</li>
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Lionheart Studio Corp, which is one of the fastest growing game making companies in Korea, is getting ready to complete its IPO as early as 2H 2022. 
Lionheart Studio is best known for its popular mobile game Odin which ranked first in app market sales right after its launch in June of last year.
Kakao Games' share price could fall further as some investors that are enthusiastic about Odin would rather invest invest in Lionheart Studio directly rather than in Kakao Games.


Lionheart Studio Getting Ready for an IPO as Early as 2H 2022: A Near-Term Negative for Kakao Games

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>The announced changes are exactly in line with our forecasts with one change each for the Secondary Battery, Bio and Game Index. There are three changes to the Internet Index.</li>
<li>There are two changes to the BBIG Index with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afreecatv-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20163:1" rel="noopener">AfreecaTV (067160 KS)</a> replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a>. </li>
<li>The largest buying impact will be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afreecatv-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20163:1" rel="noopener">AfreecaTV (067160 KS)</a> while the largest selling impact will be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/soulbrain-co-ltd-4208cf78-7fa9-4449-af35-bd0bde9d4726" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35407:1" rel="noopener">Soulbrain (357780)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a>.</li>
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The announced changes are exactly in line with our forecasts with one change each for the Secondary Battery, Bio and Game Index. There are three changes to the Internet Index.
There are two changes to the BBIG Index with LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) replacing LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS) and AfreecaTV (067160 KS) replacing Douzone Bizon (012510 KS). 
The largest buying impact will be on AfreecaTV (067160 KS) while the largest selling impact will be on Douzone Bizon (012510 KS), Soulbrain (357780) and LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS).


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance: No Surprises as LG Chem Not Deleted from Battery Index

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<li>The review period for the KRX New Deal indices ended on 31 January. The changes will be announced toward the end of February and implemented on 10 March.</li>
<li>We expect <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> to be included in the Battery and BBIG indices, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> should be added to the Internet Index.</li>
<li>The largest selling is expected to be on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/douzone-bizon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20161:1" rel="noopener">Douzone Bizon (012510 KS)</a> due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.</li>
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The review period for the KRX New Deal indices ended on 31 January. The changes will be announced toward the end of February and implemented on 10 March.
We expect LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) to be included in the Battery and BBIG indices, while Kakao Pay (377300 KS) should be added to the Internet Index.
The largest selling is expected to be on Douzone Bizon (012510 KS) due to a potential downweight in the Internet index and a deletion from the BBIG index.


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview (March): More Flow for LG Energy

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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<li>For this March rebalancing, the screening base date is January 28, which is the last trading day of January. So, the 3-month rebalancing review period is now done.</li>
<li>Other than LG Energy (+₩146,2B), we should pay the most attention to AfreecaTV (+1.70x), Chunbo (+0.36x), Douzone Bizon (-4.82x), and SoulBrain (-0.99x).</li>
<li>In addition, large-cap stocks such as SKIET (+0.25x), Ecopro BM (+0.10x), LG Chem (-0.62x), and Posco Chemical (-0.30x) will likely draw much attention.</li>
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For this March rebalancing, the screening base date is January 28, which is the last trading day of January. So, the 3-month rebalancing review period is now done.
Other than LG Energy (+₩146,2B), we should pay the most attention to AfreecaTV (+1.70x), Chunbo (+0.36x), Douzone Bizon (-4.82x), and SoulBrain (-0.99x).
In addition, large-cap stocks such as SKIET (+0.25x), Ecopro BM (+0.10x), LG Chem (-0.62x), and Posco Chemical (-0.30x) will likely draw much attention.


KRX K-New Deal Index Screening Period Ended: Rebalancing Changes & Passive Impacts Update

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<li>On 18 January, Microsoft Corp (MSFT US) announced that it will acquire Activision Blizzard (ATVI US) for $68.7 billion all-cash deal.</li>
<li>The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is likely to have a positive impact on the entire global game sector including in Korea. </li>
<li>This major acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft could rejuvenate the entire global game sector as it could signal greater M&amp;A interest in high-quality game companies.</li>
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On 18 January, Microsoft Corp (MSFT US) announced that it will acquire Activision Blizzard (ATVI US) for $68.7 billion all-cash deal.
The acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft is likely to have a positive impact on the entire global game sector including in Korea. 
This major acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft could rejuvenate the entire global game sector as it could signal greater M&amp;A interest in high-quality game companies.


Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $69 Billion: Impact on NCsoft, Krafton, & Netmarble

South Korea

Kakao Games Corp. operates as a multiply platform gaming company. The Company provides mobile games, computer games, virtual reality games, and other related products. Kakao Games markets its products worldwide.

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