IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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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/tyro-payments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28393:1" rel="noopener">Tyro Payments (TYR AU)</a> rejected an indicative proposal from the Potentia consortium at A$1.27 per share as it was highly conditional and materially undervalued the business.</li>
<li>Grok, the largest shareholder will vote for a Potentia scheme unless there is a rival scheme which is A$0.25 per share higher than the value of the Potentia proposal.</li>
<li>Potentia's move puts Tyro in play, and Grok’s involvement will force the Board to get an improved offer and/or flush out a competing bidder. There is another round to go.</li>
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Tyro Payments (TYR AU) rejected an indicative proposal from the Potentia consortium at A$1.27 per share as it was highly conditional and materially undervalued the business.
Grok, the largest shareholder will vote for a Potentia scheme unless there is a rival scheme which is A$0.25 per share higher than the value of the Potentia proposal.
Potentia's move puts Tyro in play, and Grok’s involvement will force the Board to get an improved offer and/or flush out a competing bidder. There is another round to go.


Tyro in Play as It Rejects Potentia’s A$1.27 Offer

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>PayPal has seen some level of recovery after the stock nosedived and stayed low in the period from May to July 2022.</li><li>Also, it has reinvigorated its organizational operating model and has been recruiting world-class talent in its product, technology, and engineering functions.</li><li>We see a further recovery in the stock of PayPal Holdings and we give it a ‘Buy’ rating with a revision in the target price.</li></ul>

PayPal has seen some level of recovery after the stock nosedived and stayed low in the period from May to July 2022.Also, it has reinvigorated its organizational operating model and has been recruiting world-class talent in its product, technology, and engineering functions.We see a further recovery in the stock of PayPal Holdings and we give it a ‘Buy’ rating with a revision in the target price.

PayPal Holdings Inc: Venmo & Other Innovations

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

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<li>Pinterest co-founder/CEO Ben Silbermann is replaced by Google exec Bill Ready.</li>
<li>Ready is a payments industry veteran and is perfectly suited to drive commerce adoption at Pinterest. </li>
<li>Unique pay package incentivizes Ready to succesfully pivot the business. </li>
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Pinterest co-founder/CEO Ben Silbermann is replaced by Google exec Bill Ready.
Ready is a payments industry veteran and is perfectly suited to drive commerce adoption at Pinterest. 
Unique pay package incentivizes Ready to succesfully pivot the business. 


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>Net Protections Holdings, a buy now pay later service provider, raised around US$570m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Japan IPO in Dec 2021.</li>
<li>As per Yano Research, it had 40% market share in the domestic BNPL market for B2C transactions.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry on 12th Jun 2022.</li>
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Net Protections Holdings, a buy now pay later service provider, raised around US$570m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Japan IPO in Dec 2021.
As per Yano Research, it had 40% market share in the domestic BNPL market for B2C transactions.
In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry on 12th Jun 2022.


Net Protections Holding IPO Lock-Up - Small Expiry Now, Before 20% Is Released Later in the Year

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<li>During the #1 product and growth conference Amplify 2022 in Las Vegas, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amplitude-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34148:1" rel="noopener">Amplitude (AMPL US)</a>  introduced the Customer Data Platform (CDP) with integrated product analytics.  </li>
<li>The company expanded partner integration with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/snowflake-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29254:1" rel="noopener">Snowflake Inc (SNOW US)</a>  to improve data connectivity while Amplitude Experiment sees strong traction with customers. </li>
<li>With shares down ~65% YTD, Amplitude has underperformed the Nasdaq Composite (-23%). Our PT is $28.00, implying ~14x EV/2022E revenue and ~10x EV/2023E revenue. </li>
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During the #1 product and growth conference Amplify 2022 in Las Vegas, Amplitude (AMPL US)  introduced the Customer Data Platform (CDP) with integrated product analytics.  
The company expanded partner integration with Snowflake Inc (SNOW US)  to improve data connectivity while Amplitude Experiment sees strong traction with customers. 
With shares down ~65% YTD, Amplitude has underperformed the Nasdaq Composite (-23%). Our PT is $28.00, implying ~14x EV/2022E revenue and ~10x EV/2023E revenue. 


Amplitude: Valuations Look Attractive and Growth Catalysts May Materialize in CY22

United States

PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology platform company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants. The Company offers online payment solutions. PayPal Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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