Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the <a href="https://investor.chindatagroup.com/static-files/cb5912cf-662a-4900-8c41-751c53513ef4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11 August</a>, Chinese data center provider <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chindata-group-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29274:1" rel="noopener">Chindata Group (CD US)</a></strong> and major shareholder Bain Capital entered into a definitive agreement at US$8.60/ADS.</li>
<li>The EGM was held yesterday, the 4 December, and the merger was approved by 97.75% of the total votes cast. No specific PRC regulatory approval is needed for this merger. </li>
<li>All good right? Not quite. There's still the nagging issue involving 22.79% of shares out objecting to the deal, exceeding the 12% dissenting threshold, a condition to the merger. </li>
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Back on the 11 August, Chinese data center provider Chindata Group (CD US) and major shareholder Bain Capital entered into a definitive agreement at US$8.60/ADS.
The EGM was held yesterday, the 4 December, and the merger was approved by 97.75% of the total votes cast. No specific PRC regulatory approval is needed for this merger. 
All good right? Not quite. There's still the nagging issue involving 22.79% of shares out objecting to the deal, exceeding the 12% dissenting threshold, a condition to the merger. 


Dissenters Mobilise As Chindata (CD US)'s Shareholders Approve Bain's Offer

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>It was announced that founder of Socar Lee Jae-Woong purchased 336,000 additional shares of Socar. This signals a potential M&amp;A fight for Socar between Lee Jae-Woong/related parties and Lotte Rental.</li>
<li>Founder Lee Jae-Woong and related parties currently own 37.8% stake in Socar versus Lotte Rental which has 32.9% stake.   </li>
<li>Socar is currently trading at more attractive valuations and we like the company's aggressive strategy to raise profitability. </li>
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It was announced that founder of Socar Lee Jae-Woong purchased 336,000 additional shares of Socar. This signals a potential M&amp;A fight for Socar between Lee Jae-Woong/related parties and Lotte Rental.
Founder Lee Jae-Woong and related parties currently own 37.8% stake in Socar versus Lotte Rental which has 32.9% stake.   
Socar is currently trading at more attractive valuations and we like the company's aggressive strategy to raise profitability. 


A Potential Fight for Management Rights of Socar Between Lee Jae-Woong and Lotte Rental

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zeekr-intelligent-technology-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36785:1" rel="noopener">ZEEKR (ZK US)</a>, a premium EV brand by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geely-automobile-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:127:1" rel="noopener">Geely Auto (175 HK)</a>, aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing.</li>
<li>Zeekr was formed in Mar 2021 as a JV between Geely and its founder. Its first model was launched in Apr 21 with deliveries starting in Oct 21.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes . In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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ZEEKR (ZK US), a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing.
Zeekr was formed in Mar 2021 as a JV between Geely and its founder. Its first model was launched in Apr 21 with deliveries starting in Oct 21.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes . In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.


Zeekr Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Catching up with Little Spending

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zeekr-intelligent-technology-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36785:1" rel="noopener">ZEEKR</a>, a premium EV brand by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geely-automobile-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:127:1" rel="noopener">Geely Auto (175 HK)</a>, aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing.</li>
<li>Zeekr was formed in Mar 2021 as a JV between Geely and its founder. Its first model was launched in Apr 21 with deliveries starting in Oct 21.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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ZEEKR, a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing.
Zeekr was formed in Mar 2021 as a JV between Geely and its founder. Its first model was launched in Apr 21 with deliveries starting in Oct 21.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Zeekr Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Remains Highly Dependent on Geely

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>We can check this on KIND, KRX's disclosure site. As an example, SK Inc. disclosed this information on July 26, two weeks before the dividend record date, August 10.</li>
<li>We can capture this information in English without the need for Korean. The disclosure title we must hunt is "Decision on Closure of Shareholder's Registry (including Record Date) for Dividends."</li>
<li>The critical aspect here is that we need to identify disclosures from companies that still use the year's last trading day as the dividend base date.</li>
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We can check this on KIND, KRX's disclosure site. As an example, SK Inc. disclosed this information on July 26, two weeks before the dividend record date, August 10.
We can capture this information in English without the need for Korean. The disclosure title we must hunt is "Decision on Closure of Shareholder's Registry (including Record Date) for Dividends."
The critical aspect here is that we need to identify disclosures from companies that still use the year's last trading day as the dividend base date.


Step-By-Step Guide to Spot Companies Postponing Dividend Base Date to April 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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Dissenters Mobilise As Chindata (CD US)'s Shareholders Approve Bain's Offer

This is done. Trading at a 2% gross spread to terms, or ~14% annualised assuming late-Jan completion. Not bad. Not great. It was certainly more...

David Blennerhassett

A Potential Fight for Management Rights of Socar Between Lee Jae-Woong and Lotte Rental

Founder of Socar, Lee Jae-Woong, buys more shares, hinting at a potential M&A battle with Lotte Rental for control of the company.

Douglas Kim

Zeekr Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Catching up with Little Spending

ZEEKR (ZK US), a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing. In this note, we comapre Zeekr with its...

Sumeet Singh

Zeekr Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Remains Highly Dependent on Geely

ZEEKR, a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

Step-By-Step Guide to Spot Companies Postponing Dividend Base Date to April in Korea

This post provides a step-by-step guide to spot which companies will effectively postpone the dividend base date to next April in Korea.

Sanghyun Park

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Dissenters Mobilise As Chindata (CD US)'s Shareholders Approve Bain's Offer

This is done. Trading at a 2% gross spread to terms, or ~14% annualised assuming late-Jan completion. Not bad. Not great. It was certainly more...

David Blennerhassett

A Potential Fight for Management Rights of Socar Between Lee Jae-Woong and Lotte Rental

​Founder of Socar, Lee Jae-Woong, buys more shares, hinting at a potential M&A battle with Lotte Rental for control of the company.

Douglas Kim

Zeekr Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Catching up with Little Spending

ZEEKR (ZK US), a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing. In this note, we comapre Zeekr with its...

Sumeet Singh

Zeekr Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Remains Highly Dependent on Geely

ZEEKR, a premium EV brand by Geely Auto (175 HK), aims to raise around US$500m in its US listing. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

Step-By-Step Guide to Spot Companies Postponing Dividend Base Date to April in Korea

This post provides a step-by-step guide to spot which companies will effectively postpone the dividend base date to next April in Korea.

Sanghyun Park

Founder of Socar, Lee Jae-Woong, buys more shares, hinting at a potential M&A battle with Lotte Rental for control of the company.