APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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

Star Asia Investment / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/star-asia-investment-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24040:1" rel="noopener">Star Asia Investment (3468 JP)</a> is looking to raise around US$118m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire four hotels. The acquisition will amount to a total of JPY34.7bn (US$237.5m). </li>
<li>The deal is a somewhat large one to digest, at 83 days of three month ADV and 13.3% of TSO .</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Star Asia Investment (3468 JP) is looking to raise around US$118m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire four hotels. The acquisition will amount to a total of JPY34.7bn (US$237.5m). 
The deal is a somewhat large one to digest, at 83 days of three month ADV and 13.3% of TSO .
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Star Asia Investment Corp Placement - Needs a Decent Correction Leading up to Pricing

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that healthcare-related assets remain one of the most resilient commercial real estate sectors.</li><li>Notably, Parkway Life Reit (PLife) and First Reit are two listed healthcare Singapore Reits (S-Reits) that invest in income-producing, healthcare-related commercial properties in both Singapore and overseas markets such as Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.</li></ul>

Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that healthcare-related assets remain one of the most resilient commercial real estate sectors.Notably, Parkway Life Reit (PLife) and First Reit are two listed healthcare Singapore Reits (S-Reits) that invest in income-producing, healthcare-related commercial properties in both Singapore and overseas markets such as Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia.

REIT Watch - Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding <em>mandatory</em> Scope 3 emissions reporting.</li><li>The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.</li><li>Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.</li></ul>

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding mandatory Scope 3 emissions reporting.The implications for S-REITs are significant. Real Estate is one of the most emissions-intensive sectors, and Scope 3 emissions comprise 85-95% of total emissions for real estate companies.Motivated by a strong "business case" for best-in-class climate performance and transparency, many S-REITs are ahead of the curve, evidenced by prominence in climate-related indexes.

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

<ul><li>THE iEdge S-Reit Index declined 5.6 per cent on a total return basis in the year to date, with declines also recorded in the FTSE EPRA Nareit Index series which track global Reits.</li><li>The 10 S-Reits which recorded largest net retail inflows in the year to date were Mapletree Logistics Trust, Keppel DC Reit, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, CapitaLand China Trust, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, CDL Hospitality Trusts, and ParkwayLife Reit.</li><li>These 10 S-Reits contribute S$250 million in net retail inflows, or nearly 90 per cent of the combined net retail inflows in the year to date.</li></ul>

THE iEdge S-Reit Index declined 5.6 per cent on a total return basis in the year to date, with declines also recorded in the FTSE EPRA Nareit Index series which track global Reits.The 10 S-Reits which recorded largest net retail inflows in the year to date were Mapletree Logistics Trust, Keppel DC Reit, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, CapitaLand China Trust, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, CDL Hospitality Trusts, and ParkwayLife Reit.These 10 S-Reits contribute S$250 million in net retail inflows, or nearly 90 per cent of the combined net retail inflows in the year to date.

REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits that top retail net inflows in the year to date

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment / Equity Capital Markets

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/industrial-infrastructure" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3822:1" rel="noopener">Industrial &amp; Infrastructure Fund Investment (3249 JP)</a> is looking to raise around US$341m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire 28 properties and an equity interest in a silent partnership. </li>
<li>The deal is a somewhat large one to digest, at 83 days of three month ADV and 16.2% dilution.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Industrial &amp; Infrastructure Fund Investment (3249 JP) is looking to raise around US$341m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire 28 properties and an equity interest in a silent partnership. 
The deal is a somewhat large one to digest, at 83 days of three month ADV and 16.2% dilution.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Industrial & Infrastructure Investment Corp Placement - Back to the Markets for the 12th Time

Singapore

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (Parkway Life REIT) invests primarily in income producing real estate and real estate related assets in the Asia Pacific region. The trust's real estate is used primarily for healthcare and healthcare-related purposes.

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Parkway Life REIT (PREIT SP)

Star Asia Investment Corp Placement - Needs a Decent Correction Leading up to Pricing

Star Asia Investment (3468 JP) is looking to raise around US$118m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire four hotels. The acquisition will...

Ethan Aw

REIT Watch - Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals

Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits that top retail net inflows in the year to date

THE iEdge S-Reit Index declined 5.6 per cent on a total return basis in the year to date, with declines also recorded in the FTSE EPRA Nareit...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Industrial & Infrastructure Investment Corp Placement - Back to the Markets for the 12th Time

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment (3249 JP) is looking to raise around US$341m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire 28 properties...

Ethan Aw

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Star Asia Investment Corp Placement - Needs a Decent Correction Leading up to Pricing

Star Asia Investment (3468 JP) is looking to raise around US$118m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire four hotels. The acquisition will...

Ethan Aw

REIT Watch - Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals

Healthcare S-Reits stay defensive with robust fundamentals JLL’s latest Healthcare Real Estate Outlook report also identified that...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

S-REITs: Climate Disclosures and Inclusion in ESG-Related Equity Indexes

​New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...

Kyle Rudden

REIT Watch - 10 S-Reits that top retail net inflows in the year to date

THE iEdge S-Reit Index declined 5.6 per cent on a total return basis in the year to date, with declines also recorded in the FTSE EPRA Nareit...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Industrial & Infrastructure Investment Corp Placement - Back to the Markets for the 12th Time

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment (3249 JP) is looking to raise around US$341m in its primary follow-on offering to acquire 28 properties...

Ethan Aw

New SGX climate-related disclosure requirements based on ISSB's standards are more stringent than current requirements, most notably regarding...