IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-leapmotor-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35968:1" rel="noopener">Leapmotor (2007699D HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/onewo-space-tech" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36204:1" rel="noopener">Onewo Space-Tech (ONEWO HK)</a> are pre-marketing a US$1.5 billion and US$2.0 billion HKEx IPO, respectively.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano International (709 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maca-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11390:1" rel="noopener">MACA Ltd (MLD AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitro-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30943:1" rel="noopener">Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-net-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1050:1" rel="noopener">Link Net (LINK IJ)</a>.</li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments - Leapmotor (2007699D HK) and Onewo Space-Tech (ONEWO HK) are pre-marketing a US$1.5 billion and US$2.0 billion HKEx IPO, respectively.
Event-Driven developments - BYD (1211 HK), Giordano International (709 HK), MACA Ltd (MLD AU), Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU), Link Net (LINK IJ).


Weekly Deals Digest (04 Sep) - Giordano, BYD, Link Net, MACA, Nitro, Nearmap, Leapmotor, Onewo

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>For the month of August, 10 new deals (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$8.5bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~41%, and a year-to-date average of 38%.</li>
<li>This compares to the average premium for all deals in 2021 (165 deals), 2020 (158 deals), and 2019 (145 deals) of 33%, 31%, and 31.5% respectively.</li>
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For the month of August, 10 new deals (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$8.5bn.
The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~41%, and a year-to-date average of 38%.
This compares to the average premium for all deals in 2021 (165 deals), 2020 (158 deals), and 2019 (145 deals) of 33%, 31%, and 31.5% respectively.


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<li>Adobe rival <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitro-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30943:1" rel="noopener">Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)</a> has rejected a A$1.58/share cash Offer from Potentia Capital. </li>
<li>Nitro considers the proposal to be highly opportunistic and comes at a time of significant share market volatility and cyclical weakness in global technology company valuations.</li>
<li>Separately, Potentia has acquired a 17% interest in Nitro. They are not done yet.</li>
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Adobe rival Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU) has rejected a A$1.58/share cash Offer from Potentia Capital. 
Nitro considers the proposal to be highly opportunistic and comes at a time of significant share market volatility and cyclical weakness in global technology company valuations.
Separately, Potentia has acquired a 17% interest in Nitro. They are not done yet.


Nitro Software Rejects Potentia's Proposal

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitro-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30943:1" rel="noopener">Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)</a> entered a trading halt in response to an AFR report that Potentia has lobbed an indicative non-binding proposal at A$1.58 per share.</li>
<li>Potentia’s offer follows its success in securing a 17% stake at A$1.58 per share on Monday night. The stake is large enough to deter rival schemes. </li>
<li>The offer is opportunistic and unattractive. However, the ability of Potentia to relatively quickly secure a significant stake suggests that the Board will be under pressure to engage.</li>
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Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU) entered a trading halt in response to an AFR report that Potentia has lobbed an indicative non-binding proposal at A$1.58 per share.
Potentia’s offer follows its success in securing a 17% stake at A$1.58 per share on Monday night. The stake is large enough to deter rival schemes. 
The offer is opportunistic and unattractive. However, the ability of Potentia to relatively quickly secure a significant stake suggests that the Board will be under pressure to engage.


Nitro’s Opportunistic A$1.58 Offer from Potentia

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Nitro Software Limited is a global document productivity software company.The Company offers integrated PDF productivity, eSignature and business intelligence (BI) tools through a horizontal, SaaS and desktop-based software suite. Nitro Software serves customers worldwide.

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Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)

Weekly Deals Digest (04 Sep) - Giordano, BYD, Link Net, MACA, Nitro, Nearmap, Leapmotor, Onewo

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (BYD, Giordano, MACA, Nitro, Link Net) and ECM (Leapmotor, Onewo).

Arun George

(Mostly) Asia M&A: August 2022 Roundup

The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~41%, and a year-to-date average of 38%.

David Blennerhassett

Nitro Software Rejects Potentia's Proposal

This proposal is Potentia's opening salvo. Nitro flagged the median broker target price of A$1.95 and the 12-month VWAP price of A$1.93. Expect...

David Blennerhassett

Nitro’s Opportunistic A$1.58 Offer from Potentia

AFR reports Potentia has lobbed a bid at A$1.58. While the offer is unattractive, the ability of Potentia to secure a significant stake suggests...

Arun George

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