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.

Event-Driven

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<li>BHP shareholders received US$18bn worth of Woodside petroleum shares on 1st Jun 2022, post the completion of the merger.</li>
<li>As a part of the distribution, some shares belonging to ineligible and other small shareholders are being sold by the sales agent, JPM, in a US$823m block.</li>
<li>In this note, we will look at the possible deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


BHP shareholders received US$18bn worth of Woodside petroleum shares on 1st Jun 2022, post the completion of the merger.
As a part of the distribution, some shares belonging to ineligible and other small shareholders are being sold by the sales agent, JPM, in a US$823m block.
In this note, we will look at the possible deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


BHP Woodside Placement - Here Comes the Block, Will Be Tricky Trading over the Next Few Days

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

<ul>
<li>In mid-February, Brookfield and Mike Cannon-Brookes had teamed up to propose anA$7.50/share bid for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/agl-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:554:1" rel="noopener">AGL Energy Ltd (AGL AU)</a>.The bid was rejected by the Board, discussed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/brookfield-cannon-brookes-lowball-bid-for-agl-agl-au-likely-to-get-the-kibosh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
<li>Weeks later, the pair came back nearly 10% higher, discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/second-brookfield-mcb-bid-for-agl-energy-rejected" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:66554" rel="noopener">Second Brookfield-MCB Bid for AGL Energy Rejected</a>. MCB's big dreams of massive solar and massive customer base were thwarted.</li>
<li>Brookfield walked but MCB has come back now to buy 11.3% of AGL through a loan+collar transaction and a total return swap. He aims at scuppering the June demerger vote.</li>
</ul>


In mid-February, Brookfield and Mike Cannon-Brookes had teamed up to propose anA$7.50/share bid for AGL Energy Ltd (AGL AU).The bid was rejected by the Board, discussed here.
Weeks later, the pair came back nearly 10% higher, discussed in Second Brookfield-MCB Bid for AGL Energy Rejected. MCB's big dreams of massive solar and massive customer base were thwarted.
Brookfield walked but MCB has come back now to buy 11.3% of AGL through a loan+collar transaction and a total return swap. He aims at scuppering the June demerger vote.


MCB Goes Big To Thwart AGL Energy De-Merger

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>ZIP announced that it would acquire Sezzle in an all-stock deal. It also announced its earnings and that it would raise A$149m (A$107m) from a placement.</li>
<li>We have also covered the Oct 2020 placements in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/zip-placement-sorry-it-s-not-you-it-s-me" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:44380" rel="noopener">Zip Placement - Sorry, It's Not You. It's Me</a>. </li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the recent developments and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


ZIP announced that it would acquire Sezzle in an all-stock deal. It also announced its earnings and that it would raise A$149m (A$107m) from a placement.
We have also covered the Oct 2020 placements in our earlier note, Zip Placement - Sorry, It's Not You. It's Me. 
In this note we will talk about the recent developments and run the deal through our ECM framework.


ZIP Acquisition and Unlinked Placement - Too Many Things at Once

<ul>
<li>Education Australia, the largest shareholder of IDP Education, last raised around US$858m (A$1.1bn) via selling 15% of IDP Education in Aug 2021.</li>
<li>The lock-up from that deal is set to expire later this month, which will result in an additional 12.5% of the company’s shares, worth US$670m (A$927m) being unlocked. </li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the recent results and the upcoming lockup expiry.</li>
</ul>


Education Australia, the largest shareholder of IDP Education, last raised around US$858m (A$1.1bn) via selling 15% of IDP Education in Aug 2021.
The lock-up from that deal is set to expire later this month, which will result in an additional 12.5% of the company’s shares, worth US$670m (A$927m) being unlocked. 
In this note we will talk about the recent results and the upcoming lockup expiry.


IDP Education Placement - Time for Round 2 (US$700m Worth) Of the Selldown

<ul>
<li>AFR revealed late Saturday that Brookfield and Atlassian billionaire and recent green warrior Mike Cannon-Brookes had lobbed an A$8bn (4.7% premium) bid for AGL ahead of its vote to split.</li>
<li>The bid is too low, and would be fraught with competition issues, but it begs the question of whether the company would be better un-split and made greener, faster.</li>
<li>Other megacaps out there have expressed interest in owning Australian integrated utilities, and there are plans on the drawing board which would allow greening if more firming capacity investment arrived.</li>
</ul>


AFR revealed late Saturday that Brookfield and Atlassian billionaire and recent green warrior Mike Cannon-Brookes had lobbed an A$8bn (4.7% premium) bid for AGL ahead of its vote to split.
The bid is too low, and would be fraught with competition issues, but it begs the question of whether the company would be better un-split and made greener, faster.
Other megacaps out there have expressed interest in owning Australian integrated utilities, and there are plans on the drawing board which would allow greening if more firming capacity investment arrived.


Brookfield/Cannon-Brookes Lowball Bid for AGL (AGL AU) Likely to Get the Kibosh.

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BHP Woodside Placement - Here Comes the Block, Will Be Tricky Trading over the Next Few Days

BHP shareholders received US$18bn worth of Woodside petroleum shares on 1st Jun 2022. As a part of the merger, JPM is looking to sell around...

Sumeet Singh

MCB Goes Big To Thwart AGL Energy De-Merger

Mike Cannon-Brookes, twice a joint bidder with Brookfield, decided to buy 11.3% of AGL to thwart the firm's de-merger proposal scheduled for a June...

Travis Lundy

ZIP Acquisition and Unlinked Placement - Too Many Things at Once

ZIP announced that it would acquire Sezzle in an all-stock deal. It also announced its earnings and that it would raise A$149m (A$107m) from a...

Sumeet Singh

IDP Education Placement - Time for Round 2 (US$700m Worth) Of the Selldown

Education Australia, the largest shareholder of IDP Education, last raised around US$858m (A$1.1bn) via selling 15% of IDP Education in Aug 2021....

Sumeet Singh

Brookfield/Cannon-Brookes Lowball Bid for AGL (AGL AU) Likely to Get the Kibosh.

Brookfield and billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes presented a bid to buy out AGL; the Board met Sunday. I expect it gets no play, but recent coal...

Travis Lundy

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