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

<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

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The January 2022 FFW rebalance is not very large - about US$225mm a side. </li>
<li>30% of the interest is in two names - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/net-protections-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35162:1" rel="noopener">Net Protections (7383 JP)</a> as an add because of its recent IPO and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oracle-corp-japan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16787:1" rel="noopener">Oracle Corp Japan (4716 JP)</a> as a sell.</li>
<li>This event may get overshadowed by the TSE Market Structure revamp announced the same day.</li>
</ul>


The January 2022 FFW rebalance is not very large - about US$225mm a side. 
30% of the interest is in two names - Net Protections (7383 JP) as an add because of its recent IPO and Oracle Corp Japan (4716 JP) as a sell.
This event may get overshadowed by the TSE Market Structure revamp announced the same day.


TOPIX January 2022 FFW Rebalance - Much Nothing To Do

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

<ul>
<li>Japan-Based Buy-Now-Pay-Later ("BNPL") service provider <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/net-protections-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35162:1" rel="noopener">Net Protections (7383 JP)</a> (<strong>"NPH"</strong>) was listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on 15th December 2021.</li>
<li>When a company gets listed on the TSE First Section, it subsequently gets included in the TOPIX Index requiring TOPIX-tracking funds to purchase the stock during an Inclusion Event.</li>
<li>Usually, this presents interesting trading opportunities to generate sharp market-neutral returns in the space of few trading days. Below is a look at the details for NPH's Inclusion Event.</li>
</ul>


Japan-Based Buy-Now-Pay-Later ("BNPL") service provider Net Protections (7383 JP) ("NPH") was listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on 15th December 2021.
When a company gets listed on the TSE First Section, it subsequently gets included in the TOPIX Index requiring TOPIX-tracking funds to purchase the stock during an Inclusion Event.
Usually, this presents interesting trading opportunities to generate sharp market-neutral returns in the space of few trading days. Below is a look at the details for NPH's Inclusion Event.


TOPIX Inclusion: Net Protections (7383 JP)

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li><strong>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that have been covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs. </strong></li>
<li>Trading debuts across different markets have been poor. But there are some trades to be put for lock-up expiries.</li>
<li>This will be our last week of ECM weekly notes for the year. Our weekly notes will be back in January when things start to pick up again.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that have been covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs. 
Trading debuts across different markets have been poor. But there are some trades to be put for lock-up expiries.
This will be our last week of ECM weekly notes for the year. Our weekly notes will be back in January when things start to pick up again.


ECM Weekly (19th December 2021) - LG Energy, Hyundai Engineering, Chervon, Sirnaomics, JG Mag A/H

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

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>Net Protections Holdings opened down 5% vs. its IPO price as the risks we had flagged came to pass. </li>
<li>Weak sentiment from retail and generally poor performance from Mothers appear to be pressuring the stock. </li>
<li>So what do you do if you subscribed here? We would be looking for the exit.</li>
</ul>


Net Protections Holdings opened down 5% vs. its IPO price as the risks we had flagged came to pass. 
Weak sentiment from retail and generally poor performance from Mothers appear to be pressuring the stock. 
So what do you do if you subscribed here? We would be looking for the exit.


Net Protections IPO – First Day Trading

Japan

Net Protections Holdings, Inc. provides payment services. The Company offers business to business payment on credit, business to customer buy now pay later (BNPL) services, consumer data transaction, and more. Net Protections Holdings provides its services throughout Japan.

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Net Protections (7383 JP)

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

TOPIX January 2022 FFW Rebalance - Much Nothing To Do

The TSE FFW review for Jan 2022 sees 60 names with changes. Gree's share cancellation would have been big but the TSE offset it with a FFW change....

Travis Lundy

TOPIX Inclusion: Net Protections (7383 JP)

Japan-Based Buy-Now-Pay-Later service provider Net Protections (7383 JP) is expected to be included in the TOPIX Index at the end of January 2022,...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

ECM Weekly (19th December 2021) - LG Energy, Hyundai Engineering, Chervon, Sirnaomics, JG Mag A/H

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

Sumeet Singh

Net Protections IPO – First Day Trading

Net Protections Holdings opened down 5% vs. its IPO price as the risks we had flagged came to pass. So what do you do if you subscribed here? We...

Mio Kato

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