Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>Maekyung exclusively reports MBK will do a tender offer to Osstem Implant shareholders at a 20% premium to buy a 15% stake.</li>
<li>As Maekyung is a first-tier news outlet in Korea, we have to see enough credibility in this report. We should expect to see it in an official regulatory filing soon.</li>
<li>We should design a play that actively utilizes the tender offer event very elaborately. Here, we need to consider immediate offerings and potential delisting from a longer-term perspective.</li>
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Maekyung exclusively reports MBK will do a tender offer to Osstem Implant shareholders at a 20% premium to buy a 15% stake.
As Maekyung is a first-tier news outlet in Korea, we have to see enough credibility in this report. We should expect to see it in an official regulatory filing soon.
We should design a play that actively utilizes the tender offer event very elaborately. Here, we need to consider immediate offerings and potential delisting from a longer-term perspective.


Detailing Maekyung Report on MBK's Tender Offer to Osstem Implant Shareholders at a 20% Premium

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>On 24 January, it was reported in Maeil Business Daily that MBK and Unison Capital are ready to take over the management rights of Osstem Implant through a tender offer.</li>
<li>For now, Osstem Implant, MBK Partners, and Unison Capital have not confirmed on the validity of this news.</li>
<li>We would attach a 70-90% probability that indeed MBK Partners and Unison Capital Korea are ready to launch a tender offer on Osstem Implant.</li>
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On 24 January, it was reported in Maeil Business Daily that MBK and Unison Capital are ready to take over the management rights of Osstem Implant through a tender offer.
For now, Osstem Implant, MBK Partners, and Unison Capital have not confirmed on the validity of this news.
We would attach a 70-90% probability that indeed MBK Partners and Unison Capital Korea are ready to launch a tender offer on Osstem Implant.


A Tender Offer of Osstem Implant by MBK & Unison Capital?

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the major reasons why Coway Co Ltd (021240 KS) is a prime candidate for corporate activism in Korea.</li>
<li>Netmarble has done a poor job with Coway post its acquisition in 2019.</li>
<li>An action plan for Coway is to return at least half of its net profit through dividends and share buybacks/cancellations.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the major reasons why Coway Co Ltd (021240 KS) is a prime candidate for corporate activism in Korea.
Netmarble has done a poor job with Coway post its acquisition in 2019.
An action plan for Coway is to return at least half of its net profit through dividends and share buybacks/cancellations.


Coway Is a Prime Candidate for Corporate Activism in Korea

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the five most aggressive corporate activist firms that have been moving the Korean equity market in the past year.</li>
<li>They include Align Partners Capital Management, KCGI, Flashlight Capital Partners, Truston, and LIFE Asset Management.</li>
<li>Share prices of 15 companies that the corporate activist firms have invested in Korea are up on average 9.7% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is up 7.1% in the same period.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the five most aggressive corporate activist firms that have been moving the Korean equity market in the past year.
They include Align Partners Capital Management, KCGI, Flashlight Capital Partners, Truston, and LIFE Asset Management.
Share prices of 15 companies that the corporate activist firms have invested in Korea are up on average 9.7% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is up 7.1% in the same period.


Five Most Aggressive Corporate Activists Moving the Korean Market: Align, KCGI, FCP, Truston, & LIFE

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Japanese banks are the hottest new thing but unless you think <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto</a> is going to change its spots, it's still best thought of as a range trade. </li>
<li>WM Motors opts for a backdoor listing via merging with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/we-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9818:1" rel="noopener">WE Solutions Limited (860 HK)</a>. There's probably a good reason for doing so.</li>
<li>You pay for the liquidity of Japanese banks by paying a higher PBR against not as much improvement in ROE. That's life.</li>
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Japanese banks are the hottest new thing but unless you think Bank of Kyoto is going to change its spots, it's still best thought of as a range trade. 
WM Motors opts for a backdoor listing via merging with WE Solutions Limited (860 HK). There's probably a good reason for doing so.
You pay for the liquidity of Japanese banks by paying a higher PBR against not as much improvement in ROE. That's life.


Last Week In SPACE: Bank of Kyoto, WM Motors, Japanese Banks, Hong Kong Aerospace, CP ALL/MAKRO

South Korea

Osstem Implant Co., Ltd. manufactures dental implant system. The Company also markets dental management software. Osstem Implant provides products for dental surgery and exports abroad.

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Osstem Implant (048260 KS)

Detailing Maekyung Report on MBK's Tender Offer to Osstem Implant Shareholders at a 20% Premium

This post details the Maekyung Report, which came out late yesterday, on MBK's potential tender offer to Osstem Implant shareholders at a 20%...

Sanghyun Park

A Tender Offer of Osstem Implant by MBK & Unison Capital?

On 24 January, it was reported in Maeil Business Daily that MBK and Unison Capital are ready to take over the management rights of Osstem Implant...

Douglas Kim

Coway Is a Prime Candidate for Corporate Activism in Korea

In this insight, we discuss the major reasons why Coway Co Ltd (021240 KS) is a prime candidate for corporate activism in Korea.

Douglas Kim

Five Most Aggressive Corporate Activists Moving the Korean Market: Align, KCGI, FCP, Truston, & LIFE

In this insight, we discuss the five most aggressive corporate activist firms that have been moving the Korean equity market in the past year.

Douglas Kim

Last Week In SPACE: Bank of Kyoto, WM Motors, Japanese Banks, Hong Kong Aerospace, CP ALL/MAKRO

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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