Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>We review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2023. Some of the major M&amp;A tender offers that have closed this year include Osstem Implant and SM Entertainment.</li>
<li>Among the 15 companies targeted for tender offers, there are 5 companies including Osstem Implant, SM Entertainment, Lutronic Corp where the purpose of the tender offers is for M&amp;A. </li>
<li>There were a total of 18 companies that submitted tender offer results announcements in 2023 (as of 11 December), up 157% YoY.</li>
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We review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2023. Some of the major M&amp;A tender offers that have closed this year include Osstem Implant and SM Entertainment.
Among the 15 companies targeted for tender offers, there are 5 companies including Osstem Implant, SM Entertainment, Lutronic Corp where the purpose of the tender offers is for M&amp;A. 
There were a total of 18 companies that submitted tender offer results announcements in 2023 (as of 11 December), up 157% YoY.


A Review of Tender Offers of Korean Companies in 2023

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we provided the most recent ranking of the top 100 most popular YouTube channels in Korea (according to Socialblade website).</li>
<li>The top 100 YouTube channels in Korea have received 390.7 billion in total views as of June 2023. Of these total views, K-Pop channels views accounted for 46.4% share.</li>
<li>YouTube has been meaningfully taking away market share from Kakao and Naver in the past three years. KakaoTalk's MAU was 41.5 million in May 2023. YouTube was a close second.</li>
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In this insight, we provided the most recent ranking of the top 100 most popular YouTube channels in Korea (according to Socialblade website).
The top 100 YouTube channels in Korea have received 390.7 billion in total views as of June 2023. Of these total views, K-Pop channels views accounted for 46.4% share.
YouTube has been meaningfully taking away market share from Kakao and Naver in the past three years. KakaoTalk's MAU was 41.5 million in May 2023. YouTube was a close second.


Analysis of Top 100 Korean YouTube Channels + Significant Market Share Gains for YouTube in Korea

Head of ESG Intelligence, Who's Good

Soo Young Kim

Head of ESG Intelligence

ASIA’S FIRST AI-DRIVEN ESG INSIGHT PROVIDER

Who's Good

Using AI technologies and public data, Who’s Good provides objective and up-to-date corporate ESG insights on Asian companies.

WHY WHO'S GOOD

* Time-sensitive: Time is the essence in finance. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can process vast amount of information in a short span of time. Our powerful algorithm offers real-time in-depth corporate ESG analysis with out compromising its quality.
* Objective: We turned to public big data and news big data as source to base our analysis on and to preserve impartiality. We leverage 350 public big data sources and 93 news data sources in Korea to uncover insights.
* Insightful: Who’s Good ESG analysis coverage extends to all listed and non-listed companies in Korea. This allows us to provide a comprehensive insight into the Korean market.
* Global approach to ESG: Our ESG research framework is built on international standards and principles including UN Global Compact, ISO 26000, ICGN and CFA Guidelines on Corporate Governance to meet the global standards.

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<li>JYP Entertainment (035900), one of the major entertainment companies in Korea, just released its very first ESG report in the industry</li>
<li>As climate change issues grow among fandom, likely to see growing risk for environmental issues. For social issues, anti-competitive practices and consumer issues became material</li>
<li>'Business Ethics' issues at YG Entertainment (122870) has pulled down its stock price in 2019, causing its main artist to disband</li>
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JYP Entertainment (035900), one of the major entertainment companies in Korea, just released its very first ESG report in the industry
As climate change issues grow among fandom, likely to see growing risk for environmental issues. For social issues, anti-competitive practices and consumer issues became material
'Business Ethics' issues at YG Entertainment (122870) has pulled down its stock price in 2019, causing its main artist to disband


K-Pop Industry Finally Starts to Pay Attention to ESG

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>On 18 October, a local activist fund Align Partners Asset Management started its "corporate activism" on Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS).</li>
<li>Align Partners sent a shareholder proposal letter requesting a significant increase in the shareholder return rate, including dividends and selling off non-core assets. </li>
<li>We believe that Align Partners' corporate activism on Doosan Bobcat is likely to have a positive impact on Doosan Bobcat's share price.</li>
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On 18 October, a local activist fund Align Partners Asset Management started its "corporate activism" on Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS).
Align Partners sent a shareholder proposal letter requesting a significant increase in the shareholder return rate, including dividends and selling off non-core assets. 
We believe that Align Partners' corporate activism on Doosan Bobcat is likely to have a positive impact on Doosan Bobcat's share price.


Align Partners Goes Activist on Doosan Bobcat

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.

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<li>If NPS and passive funds each tender half, it could hit 24%, pushing investors to consider both sides. The market’s eyeing a ratio of about MBK 3 to Choi 7.</li>
<li>This tight vote could drag out the event longer than expected, and MBK might scoop up more shares if they miss their minimum target.</li>
<li>MBK will likely go for open market buys against Korea Zinc’s buyback. Consider tendering to MBK Monday and spread trading futures, or push Korea Zinc to raise their buyback offer.</li>
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If NPS and passive funds each tender half, it could hit 24%, pushing investors to consider both sides. The market’s eyeing a ratio of about MBK 3 to Choi 7.
This tight vote could drag out the event longer than expected, and MBK might scoop up more shares if they miss their minimum target.
MBK will likely go for open market buys against Korea Zinc’s buyback. Consider tendering to MBK Monday and spread trading futures, or push Korea Zinc to raise their buyback offer.


Korea Zinc: Latest Stockholder Record for Proration Risk

South Korea

S.M.Entertainment Co. plans, produces, promotes, and markets Korean rock and roll music in several formats, such as compact discs (CD), concert tours, television productions, and music videos.  The Company also operates artist management business as well as licensing and copyright business from the company's music records.

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A Review of Tender Offers of Korean Companies in 2023

We review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2023. There were a total of 18 companies that submitted tender offer results announcements...

Douglas Kim

K-Pop Industry Finally Starts to Pay Attention to ESG

This insight explains how K-pop industry behaves from the ESG perspective and defines the types of ESG issues in the industry, based on news text...

Soo Young Kim

Align Partners Goes Activist on Doosan Bobcat

On 18 October, a local activist fund Align Partners Asset Management started its "corporate activism" on Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS).

Douglas Kim

Korea Zinc: Latest Stockholder Record for Proration Risk

This post pulls together the latest intel and data on Korea Zinc's shareholder list to assess proration risk right before the big finale of MBK's...

Sanghyun Park

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A Review of Tender Offers of Korean Companies in 2023

We review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2023. There were a total of 18 companies that submitted tender offer results announcements...

Douglas Kim

Analysis of Top 100 Korean YouTube Channels + Significant Market Share Gains for YouTube in Korea

In this insight, we analyze the most recent ranking of the top 100 most popular YouTube channels in Korea (according to Socialblade website).

Douglas Kim

K-Pop Industry Finally Starts to Pay Attention to ESG

This insight explains how K-pop industry behaves from the ESG perspective and defines the types of ESG issues in the industry, based on news text...

Soo Young Kim

Align Partners Goes Activist on Doosan Bobcat

On 18 October, a local activist fund Align Partners Asset Management started its "corporate activism" on Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS).

Douglas Kim

Korea Zinc: Latest Stockholder Record for Proration Risk

This post pulls together the latest intel and data on Korea Zinc's shareholder list to assess proration risk right before the big finale of MBK's...

Sanghyun Park