Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>A potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor would create the third largest auto group in the world.</li>
<li>If this merger is successful, it could have a short term positive impact on Hyundai Motor since it could result in a reduction of overlapping sales/marketing and production of Nissan.</li>
<li>However, a merger of Honda and Nissan could negatively impact Hyundai Motor over the long term because the merged entity could produce more high quality, price competitive vehicles.</li>
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A potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor would create the third largest auto group in the world.
If this merger is successful, it could have a short term positive impact on Hyundai Motor since it could result in a reduction of overlapping sales/marketing and production of Nissan.
However, a merger of Honda and Nissan could negatively impact Hyundai Motor over the long term because the merged entity could produce more high quality, price competitive vehicles.


A Potential Merger Between Honda and Nissan - Impact on Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>UMC Singapore fab is in the process of moving in new equipment to enhance its production capabilities.</li><li>Japan has a target of manufacturing 12 million software-defined vehicles by the year 2030.</li><li>India continues to enforce import restrictions on IT products, impacting the sector's growth and development. Power HV brings advanced technology to transformer monitoring in the energy industry for increased reliability.</li></ul>

UMC Singapore fab is in the process of moving in new equipment to enhance its production capabilities.Japan has a target of manufacturing 12 million software-defined vehicles by the year 2030.India continues to enforce import restrictions on IT products, impacting the sector's growth and development. Power HV brings advanced technology to transformer monitoring in the energy industry for increased reliability.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (23-May-2024): UMC begins move-in at Singapore fab.

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The Nikkei 225 ended the week down 1.9% at 38,701, with investors cautious ahead of key central bank decisions</li>
<li>The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady at 0.25% on Thursday, deferring potential rate hikes amidst global economic uncertainty</li>
<li>Nissan's stock surged +24% this week following reports of potential merger talks with Honda and Mitsubishi Motors.</li>
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The Nikkei 225 ended the week down 1.9% at 38,701, with investors cautious ahead of key central bank decisions
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady at 0.25% on Thursday, deferring potential rate hikes amidst global economic uncertainty
Nissan's stock surged +24% this week following reports of potential merger talks with Honda and Mitsubishi Motors.


Japan Weekly | Nikkei Slides Amid Cautious Sentiment; Nissan, Park24, Kadokawa

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>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-credit-bank-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40192:1" rel="noopener">Thai Credit Bank</a> finally ended Thailand's long dry spell, although it wasn't a happy ending.</li>
<li>For placements, REITs appear to be coming back to life with rates now having peaked.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, Thai Credit Bank finally ended Thailand's long dry spell, although it wasn't a happy ending.
For placements, REITs appear to be coming back to life with rates now having peaked.


ECM Weekly (12th Feb 2024) - Nissan/Renault, Metcash, Digital Core, SBFC, Thai Credit, Park Hotel

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<li>One year ago we looked at the arrangement between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nissan-motor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:72:1" rel="noopener">Nissan (7201 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renault-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21536:1" rel="noopener">Renault (RNO FP)</a> regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be sold.</li>
<li>Since then, Renault has undertaken one selldown but its recent announcement of Ampere’s listing cancellation once again raises the possibility of a further selldown of Nissan’s stake by Renault.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates since our previous note and the impact of the Ampere listing delay.</li>
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One year ago we looked at the arrangement between Nissan (7201 JP) and Renault (RNO FP) regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be sold.
Since then, Renault has undertaken one selldown but its recent announcement of Ampere’s listing cancellation once again raises the possibility of a further selldown of Nissan’s stake by Renault.
In this note, we talk about the updates since our previous note and the impact of the Ampere listing delay.


Nissan’s Renault Led Selldown Updates - Lack of Ampere Listing Brings Back the US$4bn Overhang

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NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. manufactures and distributes automobiles and related parts. It also provides financing services. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of products under various brands. The Company manufactures in Japan, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom and many other countries.

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A Potential Merger Between Honda and Nissan - Impact on Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp

In this insight, we discuss the impact of a potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor which would create one of the largest auto groups...

Douglas Kim

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (23-May-2024): UMC begins move-in at Singapore fab.

UMC Singapore prepares for new equipment, Japan targets software-defined vehicles, India limits IT product imports, Power HV transforms transformer...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Japan Weekly | Nikkei Slides Amid Cautious Sentiment; Nissan, Park24, Kadokawa

Investors cautious as Nikkei 225 drops 1.9% ahead of central bank decisions, while Nissan's stock surges 24% on merger talks with Honda and...

Mark Chadwick

ECM Weekly (12th Feb 2024) - Nissan/Renault, Metcash, Digital Core, SBFC, Thai Credit, Park Hotel

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Nissan’s Renault Led Selldown Updates - Lack of Ampere Listing Brings Back the US$4bn Overhang

A year ago we looked at the arrangement between Nissan and Renault regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be...

Sumeet Singh

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A Potential Merger Between Honda and Nissan - Impact on Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp

In this insight, we discuss the impact of a potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor which would create one of the largest auto groups...

Douglas Kim

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (23-May-2024): UMC begins move-in at Singapore fab.

UMC Singapore prepares for new equipment, Japan targets software-defined vehicles, India limits IT product imports, Power HV transforms transformer...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Japan Weekly | Nikkei Slides Amid Cautious Sentiment; Nissan, Park24, Kadokawa

​Investors cautious as Nikkei 225 drops 1.9% ahead of central bank decisions, while Nissan's stock surges 24% on merger talks with Honda and...

Mark Chadwick

ECM Weekly (12th Feb 2024) - Nissan/Renault, Metcash, Digital Core, SBFC, Thai Credit, Park Hotel

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Nissan’s Renault Led Selldown Updates - Lack of Ampere Listing Brings Back the US$4bn Overhang

A year ago we looked at the arrangement between Nissan and Renault regarding their relationship, which left Renault with a 28% Nissan stake to be...

Sumeet Singh

Investors cautious as Nikkei 225 drops 1.9% ahead of central bank decisions, while Nissan's stock surges 24% on merger talks with Honda and...