APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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

Daiwa House Logistics Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiwa-house-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35020:1" rel="noopener">Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP)</a>, a Japan pure-play logistics REIT, is looking to raise US$343m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>As of Jun 2021, its assets had an aggregate net lettable area (NLA) of 423,920 sqm and had an appraised valuation of approximately JPY80,570m (S$952.9m).</li>
<li>As of Oct 2021, portfolio occupancy stood at 96.3% and its assets had a weighted average lease expiry (WALE) of 7.2 years.</li>
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Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP), a Japan pure-play logistics REIT, is looking to raise US$343m in its Singapore IPO.
As of Jun 2021, its assets had an aggregate net lettable area (NLA) of 423,920 sqm and had an appraised valuation of approximately JPY80,570m (S$952.9m).
As of Oct 2021, portfolio occupancy stood at 96.3% and its assets had a weighted average lease expiry (WALE) of 7.2 years.


Daiwa House Logistics Trust Pre-IPO - Muted Forecasts and Gearing Could Affect Growth Potential

Equity Bottom-Up

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ascendas-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39:1" rel="noopener">Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT SP)</a> reported its 3Q21 business updates post-market on 19 Oct 21. In this note, we will analyze its performance for the period, current capital management, and share our thoughts on its outlook.</p>

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT SP) reported its 3Q21 business updates post-market on 19 Oct 21. In this note, we will analyze its performance for the period, current capital management, and share our thoughts on its outlook.

Ascendas REIT 3Q21 - Data Centres Could Unlock Re-Rating Opportunity

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.

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10934:1" rel="noopener">ESR-REIT (EREIT SP)</a> announced the proposed merger with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ara-logos-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:937:1" rel="noopener">ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP)</a> by way of a trust scheme of arrangement. Under the scheme consideration, each ALLT unitholder will receive S$0.095 in cash and 1.6765 new EREIT units at an issue price of S$0.510. The total consideration implies a gross exchange ratio of 1.863x and a total scheme consideration of S$0.950 per ALLT unit, which is a 1.6% premium to the ALLT last close price of S$0.935 per unit (on 14 October). </p><p>The merger was widely anticipated to avoid conflicts of interest arising from the proposed acquisition of ARA Asset Management by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-cayman-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR Cayman (1821 HK)</a> for a total consideration of US$5.2 billion, which was announced on 5 August 2021. ESR Cayman which owns 67% of EREIT’s manager would also own 100% of ALLT’s manager on completion of the acquisition resulting in overlapping investment mandates.</p><p>A key issue is on pricing particularly the EREIT issue price of S$0.510 which is based on EREIT’s 52-week high. Notably, at the last close EREIT price of S$0.465, implies a scheme consideration of S$0.875 per ALLT unit, which is a -6.5% discount to the ALLT last close price of S$0.935 per unit (on 14 October). </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>As the cash consideration represents just 10% of the total scheme consideration, ALLT unitholders have greater exposure to any post-merger share price gains driven by the enlarged REIT’s higher free float, lower cost of capital, cost savings and higher growth potential. While short-term pricing concerns will linger, we note that the scheme consideration even at the last close EREIT price seems reasonable. Consequently, we believe that the merger will get the nod from both sets of unitholders.</p></div>

ESR-REIT (EREIT SP) announced the proposed merger with ARA LOGOS (ALLT SP) by way of a trust scheme of arrangement. Under the scheme consideration, each ALLT unitholder will receive S$0.095 in cash and 1.6765 new EREIT units at an issue price of S$0.510. The total consideration implies a gross exchange ratio of 1.863x and a total scheme consideration of S$0.950 per ALLT unit, which is a 1.6% premium to the ALLT last close price of S$0.935 per unit (on 14 October). The merger was widely anticipated to avoid conflicts of interest arising from the proposed acquisition of ARA Asset Management by ESR Cayman (1821 HK) for a total consideration of US$5.2 billion, which was announced on 5 August 2021. ESR Cayman which owns 67% of EREIT’s manager would also own 100% of ALLT’s manager on completion of the acquisition resulting in overlapping investment mandates.A key issue is on pricing particularly the EREIT issue price of S$0.510 which is based on EREIT’s 52-week high. Notably, at the last close EREIT price of S$0.465, implies a scheme consideration of S$0.875 per ALLT unit, which is a -6.5% discount to the ALLT last close price of S$0.935 per unit (on 14 October). As the cash consideration represents just 10% of the total scheme consideration, ALLT unitholders have greater exposure to any post-merger share price gains driven by the enlarged REIT’s higher free float, lower cost of capital, cost savings and higher growth potential. While short-term pricing concerns will linger, we note that the scheme consideration even at the last close EREIT price seems reasonable. Consequently, we believe that the merger will get the nod from both sets of unitholders.

ESR-REIT’s Proposed Merger with ARA LOGOS

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

RL Commercial REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<p>RL Commercial REIT (RREIT), sponsored by Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), raised around US$427m in its Philippines listing. </p>
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<p>RREIT is a commercial REIT and its initial portfolio will consist of 14 PEZA-accredited commercial real estate properties located in CBDs across Metro Manila and key cities outside Metro Manila, namely, Naga, Tarlac, Cebu and Davao. </p>
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<p>We have looked at various aspects of the REIT in our previous notes:</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rl-commercial-reit-pre-ipo-motley-crew-of-assets-has-weathered-covid-well" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RL Commercial REIT Pre-IPO - Motley crew of assets has weathered COVID well</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rl-commercial-reit-and-mreit-peer-comparison-one-is-much-better-shape" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RL Commercial REIT and MREIT peer comparison - One is in a much better shape</a></p>
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<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rl-commercial-reit-ipo-needs-to-come-at-a-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RL Commercial REIT IPO - Needs to Come at a Discount</a></li>
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<p>In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</p>
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RL Commercial REIT (RREIT), sponsored by Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), raised around US$427m in its Philippines listing. 


RREIT is a commercial REIT and its initial portfolio will consist of 14 PEZA-accredited commercial real estate properties located in CBDs across Metro Manila and key cities outside Metro Manila, namely, Naga, Tarlac, Cebu and Davao. 


We have looked at various aspects of the REIT in our previous notes:




RL Commercial REIT Pre-IPO - Motley crew of assets has weathered COVID well


RL Commercial REIT and MREIT peer comparison - One is in a much better shape

RL Commercial REIT IPO - Needs to Come at a Discount

In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


RL Commercial REIT IPO Trading - Adequately Priced

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<p>Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP) plans to raise up to US$151m (S$204m) via a mix of a private placement. The company will use the proceeds to fund the recent acquisition of its first China data centre and to pay down debt. </p>
<p>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</p>
<p>We have covered the listing and previous placements for KDC in our earlier notes:</p>
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<li>Sep 2019 placement for US$273m: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/keppel-dc-reit-placement-just-in-time-for-the-index-inclusion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keppel DC REIT Placement - Just in Time for the Index Inclusion</a>
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<li>May 2018 placement for US$228m: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/keppel-dc-reit-placement-accretive-acquisition-and-probably-expected-dilution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keppel DC REIT Placement - Accretive Acquisition and Probably Expected Dilution</a>
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<li>IPO: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/first-of-its-kind-exposure-to-rapidly-growing-data-centers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First of its kind exposure to rapidly growing data centers</a>
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Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP) plans to raise up to US$151m (S$204m) via a mix of a private placement. The company will use the proceeds to fund the recent acquisition of its first China data centre and to pay down debt. 
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.
We have covered the listing and previous placements for KDC in our earlier notes:

Sep 2019 placement for US$273m: Keppel DC REIT Placement - Just in Time for the Index Inclusion

May 2018 placement for US$228m: Keppel DC REIT Placement - Accretive Acquisition and Probably Expected Dilution

IPO: First of its kind exposure to rapidly growing data centers



Keppel DC REIT Placement - Most of the past Deals Have Done Well, Though This Won’t Be Accretive

Singapore

Mapletree Industrial Trust is a Singapore-focused real estate investment trust with a large and diversified portfolio of industrial properties. The Trust invests in a diverse portfolio of industrial properties with the primary objective of achieving an attractive level of return from rental income and for long-term capital growth.

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Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP)

Daiwa House Logistics Trust Pre-IPO - Muted Forecasts and Gearing Could Affect Growth Potential

Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP), a Japan pure-play logistics REIT, is looking to raise US$343m in its Singapore IPO.

Clarence Chu

Ascendas REIT 3Q21 - Data Centres Could Unlock Re-Rating Opportunity

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT SP) reported its 3Q21 business updates post-market on 19 Oct 21. In this note, we will analyze its...

Clarence Chu

ESR-REIT’s Proposed Merger with ARA LOGOS

A key issue is on pricing particularly the EREIT issue price of S$0.510, based on EREIT’s 52-week high. While short-term pricing concerns will...

Arun George

RL Commercial REIT IPO Trading - Adequately Priced

RL Commercial REIT, sponsored by Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC), raised around US$427m in its Philippines listing. RREIT is a commercial REIT...

Sumeet Singh

Keppel DC REIT Placement - Most of the past Deals Have Done Well, Though This Won’t Be Accretive

Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP) plans to raise up to US$151m (S$204m) via a mix of a private placement. The company will use the proceeds to fund the...

Sumeet Singh

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