Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Lifestyle International Holdings / Event-Driven

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<li>There are 49 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>Two new deals were discussed on Smartkarma: the Tangs' Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chip-eng-seng-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6441:1" rel="noopener">Chip Eng Seng (CHIP SP)</a>; and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mori-trust-sogo-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8985:1" rel="noopener">Mori Trust Sogo Reit (8961 JP)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mori-trust-sogo-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8985:1" rel="noopener">Mori Trust Sogo Reit (8961 JP)</a> merger. </li>
<li>Key updates took place for: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perpetual-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:599:1" rel="noopener">Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/total-access-communication" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:948:1" rel="noopener">Total Access Communication (DTAC TB)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/true-corp-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8:1" rel="noopener">True Corp Pcl (TRUE TB)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lifestyle-international-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:112:1" rel="noopener">Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK)</a>.</li>
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There are 49 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
Two new deals were discussed on Smartkarma: the Tangs' Offer for Chip Eng Seng (CHIP SP); and the Mori Trust Sogo Reit (8961 JP)/Mori Trust Sogo Reit (8961 JP) merger. 
Key updates took place for: Pendal Group (PDL AU)/Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU), Total Access Communication (DTAC TB)/True Corp Pcl (TRUE TB), and Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Chip Eng Seng, Mori Trust, Pendal/Pendal, DTAC/True

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>With just over two months left in the review period, we expect three changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX)</a> at the March rebalance.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lasertec-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4126:1" rel="noopener">Lasertec Corp (6920 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oriental-land-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13517:1" rel="noopener">Oriental Land (4661 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renesas-electronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15933:1" rel="noopener">Renesas Electronics (6723 JP)</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyobo-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6187:1" rel="noopener">Toyobo Co Ltd (3101 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-light-metal-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1485:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Light Metal (5703 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toho-zinc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2796:1" rel="noopener">Toho Zinc (5707 JP)</a>.</li>
<li>As with the last rebalance, there will be a large funding trade estimated at JPY 417bn. There are many stocks with over 0.5x ADV to sell.</li>
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With just over two months left in the review period, we expect three changes to the Nikkei 225 (NKY INDEX) at the March rebalance.

Lasertec Corp (6920 JP), Oriental Land (4661 JP) and Renesas Electronics (6723 JP) could replace Toyobo Co Ltd (3101 JP), Nippon Light Metal (5703 JP) and Toho Zinc (5707 JP).
As with the last rebalance, there will be a large funding trade estimated at JPY 417bn. There are many stocks with over 0.5x ADV to sell.


Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance Preview (March): Three Potential Changes & Large Funding Trade

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>Following a couple of investor-activism campaigns against <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuji-soft-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17504:1" rel="noopener">Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP)</a>, Singapore-based Japan-focused activist investor, 3D-Investment-Partners seems to be turning its attention towards Sapporo.</li>
<li>Earlier this month, 3D Investment Partners requested Sapporo’s outside directors to postpone the announcement of the new Medium Term Plan until they hear out opinions and new ideas from shareholders.</li>
<li>We believe that there’s a chance that 3D Investment Partners could turn hostile as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sapporo-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14085:1" rel="noopener">Sapporo Holdings (2501 JP)</a> seems to be completely ignoring the activist investor’s requests and proposals.</li>
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Following a couple of investor-activism campaigns against Toshiba Corp (6502 JP) and Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP), Singapore-based Japan-focused activist investor, 3D-Investment-Partners seems to be turning its attention towards Sapporo.
Earlier this month, 3D Investment Partners requested Sapporo’s outside directors to postpone the announcement of the new Medium Term Plan until they hear out opinions and new ideas from shareholders.
We believe that there’s a chance that 3D Investment Partners could turn hostile as Sapporo Holdings (2501 JP) seems to be completely ignoring the activist investor’s requests and proposals.


Sapporo Holdings: Activist Investor, 3D Investment Partners Is Just A Few Steps From Turning Hostile

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<li>There are 51 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal</li>
<li>Three new deals were discussed on Smartkarma: Beach Energy's tilt for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/warrego-energy-ltd-082ab214-f4bb-4224-b321-8977486cd661" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7808:1" rel="noopener">Warrego (WGO AU)</a>, Sumitomo's offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sumitomo-precision-products" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5797:1" rel="noopener">Sumitomo Precision (6355 JP)</a>, and Hainan Rubber's offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/halcyon-agri-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18191:1" rel="noopener">Halcyon (HACL SP)</a>.</li>
<li>Key updates took place for: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perpetual-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:599:1" rel="noopener">Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pendal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15795:1" rel="noopener">Pendal Group (PDL AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitro-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30943:1" rel="noopener">Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oz-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1138:1" rel="noopener">OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU)</a>.</li>
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There are 51 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal
Three new deals were discussed on Smartkarma: Beach Energy's tilt for Warrego (WGO AU), Sumitomo's offer for Sumitomo Precision (6355 JP), and Hainan Rubber's offer for Halcyon (HACL SP).
Key updates took place for: Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU) / Pendal Group (PDL AU), Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU), and OZ Minerals Ltd (OZL AU).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Warrego, Sumitomo Precision, Halcyon Agri, Nitro Software

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>MUFG aims to raise around US$255m via selling around 1% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/olympus-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:356:1" rel="noopener">Olympus Corp (7733 JP)</a>.</li>
<li>The stock has been doing well recently and MUFG has sold before. Although, the recent earnings updates didn’t go down too well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on other deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>


MUFG aims to raise around US$255m via selling around 1% of Olympus Corp (7733 JP).
The stock has been doing well recently and MUFG has sold before. Although, the recent earnings updates didn’t go down too well.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on other deal dynamics.


Olympus Placement - Had Been Doing Well, till Recently

Japan

Toshiba Corporation manufactures and markets electrical and electronic products. The Company's products include digital products such as PCs and televisions, NAND flash memories, and system LSIs (large-scale integrated), as well as social infrastructures such as power generators, medical equipment, and home appliances.

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Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)

(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Chip Eng Seng, Mori Trust, Pendal/Pendal, DTAC/True

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

Nikkei 225 Index Rebalance Preview (March): Three Potential Changes & Large Funding Trade

There should be 3 changes to the NKY in March. The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and there will be large pre-positions on...

Brian Freitas

Sapporo Holdings: Activist Investor, 3D Investment Partners Is Just A Few Steps From Turning Hostile

Earlier this month, 3D Investment Partners requested Sapporo’s outside directors to postpone the announcement of the new Medium Term Plan until...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Warrego, Sumitomo Precision, Halcyon Agri, Nitro Software

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

Olympus Placement - Had Been Doing Well, till Recently

MUFG aims to raise around US$255m via selling around 1% of Olympus Corp (7733 JP). In this note, we run the deal through our framework.

Sumeet Singh

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