IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingston-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3566:1" rel="noopener">Kingston Financial (1031 HK)</a> announced a privatisation offer from Mrs Chu, the controlling shareholder, at HK$0.30 per share, a 47.8% premium to the undisturbed price. The offer price is final.</li>
<li>Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of disinterested shareholders rejection) and the headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.</li>
<li>The offer is light and the offeror is betting that the grim market conditions will sway the headcount test in its favour. Scheme document despatched by 21 December. </li>
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Kingston Financial (1031 HK) announced a privatisation offer from Mrs Chu, the controlling shareholder, at HK$0.30 per share, a 47.8% premium to the undisturbed price. The offer price is final.
Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of disinterested shareholders rejection) and the headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.
The offer is light and the offeror is betting that the grim market conditions will sway the headcount test in its favour. Scheme document despatched by 21 December. 


Kingston Financial’s HK$0.30 Privatisation Bid from Mrs Chu

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingston-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3566:1" rel="noopener">Kingston Financial (1031 HK)</a> entered a trading halt pending an announcement under the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers on 14 October. The shares are at all-time lows. </li>
<li>It is likely that Pollyanna Chu Yuet Wah (CEO and co-founder), the largest shareholder representing 75.61% of ordinary shares (80.09% of diluted shares), is seeking to privatise Kingston.</li>
<li>As privatisation through a Bermuda scheme involves the headcount test, a decent premium is required - an offer at the 1-year average price of HK$0.33 implies a 63% premium.</li>
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Kingston Financial (1031 HK) entered a trading halt pending an announcement under the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers on 14 October. The shares are at all-time lows. 
It is likely that Pollyanna Chu Yuet Wah (CEO and co-founder), the largest shareholder representing 75.61% of ordinary shares (80.09% of diluted shares), is seeking to privatise Kingston.
As privatisation through a Bermuda scheme involves the headcount test, a decent premium is required - an offer at the 1-year average price of HK$0.33 implies a 63% premium.


Kingston’s All-Time Lows to Draw an Offer from Mrs Chu?

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>China has drafted tough requirements that insurance companies would need to meet to participate in the state-backed personal pension scheme.</li><li>The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), the country’s top insurance watchdog, issued draft rules to nearly 100 life, health or pension insurers late last month.</li><li>The draft marks the latest step in fleshing out a framework released in April by the State Council, China’s cabinet, for a growing personal pension market.</li></ul>

China has drafted tough requirements that insurance companies would need to meet to participate in the state-backed personal pension scheme.The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), the country’s top insurance watchdog, issued draft rules to nearly 100 life, health or pension insurers late last month.The draft marks the latest step in fleshing out a framework released in April by the State Council, China’s cabinet, for a growing personal pension market.

China Drafts Tough Rules for Insurers to Join National Personal Pension Scheme, Sources Say

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 16th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$850.0 million, led by financials, industrials, and offset by information technology, energy.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Ping An Insurance, Shaanxi Coal, CMB and CATL.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 16th.
We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$850.0 million, led by financials, industrials, and offset by information technology, energy.
We highlight flows for Ping An Insurance, Shaanxi Coal, CMB and CATL.


Northbound Flows (Sep 16th): Ping An Insurance, Shaanxi Coal, CMB and CATL

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/magic-empire-global" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36219:1" rel="noopener">Magic Empire Global (MEGL US)</a> shares are currently up 45x since its listing at US$4.00 per share on 5 August. Its market cap currently stands at US$3.6 billion.</li>
<li>Just like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amtd-digital" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36214:1" rel="noopener">AMTD Digital (HKD US)</a>, it is hard to pinpoint the real reason for MEGL’s share price surge. MEGL’s financials are uninspiring and cannot justify the share price ramp.</li>
<li>MEGL has no unique competitive advantage which could justify it's current large premium multiple compared to larger and better-established peers.    </li>
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Magic Empire Global (MEGL US) shares are currently up 45x since its listing at US$4.00 per share on 5 August. Its market cap currently stands at US$3.6 billion.
Just like AMTD Digital (HKD US), it is hard to pinpoint the real reason for MEGL’s share price surge. MEGL’s financials are uninspiring and cannot justify the share price ramp.
MEGL has no unique competitive advantage which could justify it's current large premium multiple compared to larger and better-established peers.    


Magic Empire Global: More Trick than Treat

China

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Kingston Financial’s HK$0.30 Privatisation Bid from Mrs Chu

The key risk is the headcount test. Despite the large premium, the offer is underwhelming to peer multiples and historical share prices. A 60% deal...

Arun George

Kingston’s All-Time Lows to Draw an Offer from Mrs Chu?

Mrs Chu (CEO and co-founder) is likely seeking to privatise Kingston. A decent premium is required as privatisation through a Bermuda scheme (most...

Arun George

China Drafts Tough Rules for Insurers to Join National Personal Pension Scheme, Sources Say

China has drafted tough requirements that insurance companies would need to meet to participate in the state-backed personal pension scheme.

Caixin Global

Northbound Flows (Sep 16th): Ping An Insurance, Shaanxi Coal, CMB and CATL

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Ping An Insurance, Shaanxi Coal, CMB, CATL.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Magic Empire Global: More Trick than Treat

It is hard to pinpoint the real reason for MEGL’s share price surge. While it is difficult to predict when the share price will reflect...

Arun George

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