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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/redox-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39847:1" rel="noopener">Redox (RDX AU)</a>, a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. </li>
<li>In 2022 it was ranked as the largest chemicals and ingredients distributor in Australia, as well as the 13th largest in the Asia Pacific region and the 35th largest worldwide.</li>
<li>In this note, we will look at the company's past performance.</li>
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Redox (RDX AU), a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. 
In 2022 it was ranked as the largest chemicals and ingredients distributor in Australia, as well as the 13th largest in the Asia Pacific region and the 35th largest worldwide.
In this note, we will look at the company's past performance.


Redox IPO - Family Owned with a Long Track Record

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

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harvey-norman-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:645:1" rel="noopener">Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN AU)</a> will be deleted from the MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index at the close of trading on 17 March.</li>
<li>One way turnover is 3.9% resulting in a one-way trade of A$68m. Only <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harvey-norman-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:645:1" rel="noopener">Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN AU)</a> has more than 1 day of ADV to sell from passive trackers.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harvey-norman-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:645:1" rel="noopener">Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN AU)</a> has underperformed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/myer-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:577:1" rel="noopener">Myer Holdings (MYR AU)</a> significantly over the recent past and the index deletion could provide an entry point into a trade.</li>
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Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN AU) will be deleted from the MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index at the close of trading on 17 March.
One way turnover is 3.9% resulting in a one-way trade of A$68m. Only Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN AU) has more than 1 day of ADV to sell from passive trackers.

Harvey Norman Holdings (HVN AU) has underperformed Myer Holdings (MYR AU) significantly over the recent past and the index deletion could provide an entry point into a trade.


MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index Rebalance: One Deletion & Other Changes

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Feb 17th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Suncorp, Corporate Travel, Incitec Pivot, Bhp, Endeavour.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Feb 17th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.9bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Suncorp, Corporate Travel, Incitec Pivot, Bhp, Endeavour.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 17th): Suncorp, Corporate Travel, Incitec Pivot, BHP, Endeavour

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orica-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:895:1" rel="noopener">Orica Ltd (ORI AU)</a> is launching an institutional offering of shares today to fund the purchase of Axis Mining Technology to expand the Digital [Mining] Solutions offering.</li>
<li>Orica has launched an equity offering of &gt;2x the size of the takeover (adds A$280mm of working capital). Both acquisition and placement are expected to be accretive in Year1.</li>
<li>There will be a separate SPP on the follow. Expect this to be well-received and expect "fast money" to be rebuffed. There is significant passive buying to do.</li>
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Orica Ltd (ORI AU) is launching an institutional offering of shares today to fund the purchase of Axis Mining Technology to expand the Digital [Mining] Solutions offering.
Orica has launched an equity offering of &gt;2x the size of the takeover (adds A$280mm of working capital). Both acquisition and placement are expected to be accretive in Year1.
There will be a separate SPP on the follow. Expect this to be well-received and expect "fast money" to be rebuffed. There is significant passive buying to do.


Orica Offering - Concentrated Active Holder Base Means Over-Raise Should Be OK - Index Implications

David Blennerhassett

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<li>Post-Spin, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bhp-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:147:1" rel="noopener">BHP (BHP AU)</a> should look more like RIO. It's not clear it does, but it does move around in a way that allows one to harvest ratio noise. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP)</a> has been the poster child for "deep value" Japan traders and occasional wannabe activists. It has a huge equity portfolio which dwarfs market cap. </li>
<li>Fourteen years after its acquisition, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/incitec-pivot-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1127:1" rel="noopener">Incitec Pivot (IPL AU)</a> plans to demerge Dyno Nobel from its fertilizer ops. The split has been a long time coming. </li>
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Post-Spin, BHP (BHP AU) should look more like RIO. It's not clear it does, but it does move around in a way that allows one to harvest ratio noise. 

Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP) has been the poster child for "deep value" Japan traders and occasional wannabe activists. It has a huge equity portfolio which dwarfs market cap. 
Fourteen years after its acquisition, Incitec Pivot (IPL AU) plans to demerge Dyno Nobel from its fertilizer ops. The split has been a long time coming. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: BHP, Bank of Kyoto, Incitec Pivot, Yancoal, Virtus

Australia

Incitec Pivot Limited is a fertilizer manufacturer and supplier, and also a supplier for explosives products and services. The Company has operations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia.

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Incitec Pivot (IPL AU)

Redox IPO - Family Owned with a Long Track Record

Redox (RDX AU), a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. In this note, we will look at the...

Sumeet Singh

MVIS Australia Equal Weight Index Rebalance: One Deletion & Other Changes

Harvey Norman will be deleted from the MVMVW Index at the close on 17 March. One way turnover is 3.9% resulting in a one-way trade of A$68m. The...

Brian Freitas

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Feb 17th): Suncorp, Corporate Travel, Incitec Pivot, BHP, Endeavour

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Suncorp, Corporate Travel, Incitec Pivot, Bhp,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Orica Offering - Concentrated Active Holder Base Means Over-Raise Should Be OK - Index Implications

Orica is raising more than it needs to buy privately-held Axis Mining but it will be accretive in Year 1. There is an equity raise of A$650mm...

Travis Lundy

Last Week in Event SPACE: BHP, Bank of Kyoto, Incitec Pivot, Yancoal, Virtus

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

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