APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

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

Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-zenergy-battery-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43855:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies (JSZENERGY CH)</a> (Zenergy) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Zenergy is an EV and energy storage system battery manufacturer providing integrated battery solutions, encompassing battery cells, modules, packs and battery management systems dedicated to large-scale applications of electrochemical products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies (JSZENERGY CH) (Zenergy) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO.
Zenergy is an EV and energy storage system battery manufacturer providing integrated battery solutions, encompassing battery cells, modules, packs and battery management systems dedicated to large-scale applications of electrochemical products.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Pre- IPO - The Positives - Brisk Volume-Led Growth

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>After the market close on 13 March, it was reported that SOQRI Co will be doing a partial tender offer public offering of 171,429 common shares of Socar.</li>
<li>The tender offer period is from 14 March to 2 April. The tender offer price is 17,500 won which is a 21% premium to current price.</li>
<li>Socar's founder Lee Jae-Woong is pushing for a tender offer to solidify the control of Socar from Lotte Rental which has recently been purchased by Affinity Equity Partners.</li>
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After the market close on 13 March, it was reported that SOQRI Co will be doing a partial tender offer public offering of 171,429 common shares of Socar.
The tender offer period is from 14 March to 2 April. The tender offer price is 17,500 won which is a 21% premium to current price.
Socar's founder Lee Jae-Woong is pushing for a tender offer to solidify the control of Socar from Lotte Rental which has recently been purchased by Affinity Equity Partners.


Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Our NAV analysis of Doosan Corp suggests an implied market cap of 3.9 trillion won or implied price per share of 235,039 won which is 17.2% lower than current price.</li>
<li>Given the lack of upside relative to its NAV, we have a Negative View of Doosan Corp. </li>
<li>Considering Doosan Group's repeated corporate governance concerns in the past decade, our holdco discount estimate of 50% is probably generous. </li>
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Our NAV analysis of Doosan Corp suggests an implied market cap of 3.9 trillion won or implied price per share of 235,039 won which is 17.2% lower than current price.
Given the lack of upside relative to its NAV, we have a Negative View of Doosan Corp. 
Considering Doosan Group's repeated corporate governance concerns in the past decade, our holdco discount estimate of 50% is probably generous. 


Doosan Corp - NAV Valuation Analysis Amid Index Rebalance Expectations

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<li>Starting January 2025, there will be a major change in the regulation regarding the use of treasury shares during a company spinoff process.</li>
<li>The main change involves the practice of allocating newly issued shares to existing treasury shares held by companies during corporate spinoffs. </li>
<li>This practice will now be banned which should help to reduce the wrongful use of treasury shares and improve minority shareholders' rights. </li>
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Starting January 2025, there will be a major change in the regulation regarding the use of treasury shares during a company spinoff process.
The main change involves the practice of allocating newly issued shares to existing treasury shares held by companies during corporate spinoffs. 
This practice will now be banned which should help to reduce the wrongful use of treasury shares and improve minority shareholders' rights. 


Change in Regulation of Treasury Shares Allocation Post Spinoffs Starting January 2025

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<li><strong>This is our 10th "Annual Edition of the Major Korean IPOs Pipeline Preview" at Smartkarma.</strong></li>
<li>This insight will feature 50 of the biggest potential IPOs in Korea in 2025.</li>
<li>These 50 IPOs in Korea are likely to represent more than 80% of all capital raised through IPOs in Korea next year.</li>
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This is our 10th "Annual Edition of the Major Korean IPOs Pipeline Preview" at Smartkarma.
This insight will feature 50 of the biggest potential IPOs in Korea in 2025.
These 50 IPOs in Korea are likely to represent more than 80% of all capital raised through IPOs in Korea next year.


2025 ("Year of the Snake") Major IPOs Pipeline in Korea

South Korea

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is a holdings company that is engaged in various industries including energy, chemicals, information technology, semiconductors, marketing, and services businesses in South Korea and internationally.

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Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies Pre- IPO - The Positives - Brisk Volume-Led Growth

Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of...

Akshat Shah

SoCar: A Partial Tender Offer by SOQRI

SOQRI Co will be doing a partial tender offer public offering of 171,429 common shares of Socar. Tender offer price is 17,500 won which is a 21%...

Douglas Kim

Doosan Corp - NAV Valuation Analysis Amid Index Rebalance Expectations

Our NAV analysis of Doosan Corp suggests an implied market cap of 3.9 trillion won or implied price per share of 235,039 won which is 17.2% lower...

Douglas Kim

Change in Regulation of Treasury Shares Allocation Post Spinoffs Starting January 2025

Starting January 2025, there will be a major change in the regulation regarding the use of treasury shares during a company spinoff process.

Douglas Kim

2025 ("Year of the Snake") Major IPOs Pipeline in Korea

This is our 10th "Annual Edition of the Major Korean IPOs Pipeline Preview" at Smartkarma. This insight will feature 50 of the biggest potential...

Douglas Kim

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