Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory, ROK Advisory LLC

Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Are the cuts a sign of discipline that we have been waiting for or</li>
<li>Is it due to lack of ability to procure the equipment? </li>
<li>Seems a combination of both if you listen to the words of the Chairman</li>
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Are the cuts a sign of discipline that we have been waiting for or
Is it due to lack of ability to procure the equipment? 
Seems a combination of both if you listen to the words of the Chairman


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

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<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


WCP IPO - The Positives - Past Sales Have Been Very Strong

SK IE Technology   / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>SK IE Technology’s (SKIE) shareholder aims to raise around US$228m via selling their remaining shareholding.</li>
<li>The same shareholder had sold some of their stake earlier in Nov 21. That deal didn’t end up doing well.</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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SK IE Technology’s (SKIE) shareholder aims to raise around US$228m via selling their remaining shareholding.
The same shareholder had sold some of their stake earlier in Nov 21. That deal didn’t end up doing well.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.


SK IE Technology Placement - Last Deal Didn’t Do Well, More Discount and Cleanup Should Help

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>In SOCAR's IPO, the early investors' post-listing flow direction draws the market's attention as much as the valuation issue.</li>
<li>Even this pricing level is high enough to infer that these VCs will be tempted to consider exiting after listing. A significant level of short-term overhang risk is inevitable.</li>
<li>Then, we need to factor in the Lotte factor, which will likely expand its stake after listing to secure management rights for Socar.</li>
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In SOCAR's IPO, the early investors' post-listing flow direction draws the market's attention as much as the valuation issue.
Even this pricing level is high enough to infer that these VCs will be tempted to consider exiting after listing. A significant level of short-term overhang risk is inevitable.
Then, we need to factor in the Lotte factor, which will likely expand its stake after listing to secure management rights for Socar.


SOCAR IPO Post-Listing Flow: VC-Triggered Overhang Vs. Lotte's Counter Move

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>SK Group has been the the most active M&amp;A player among the major chaebols in Korea in the past decade. SK Group is once again making some big M&amp;A moves.</li>
<li>In this insight, we discuss SK Inc and SK Innovation's plans to purchase a minority stake in Bill Gates' TerraPower nuclear SMR technology company.</li>
<li>We also discuss the recent sale of the PET film business by SKC for 1.6 trillion won and how SKC may try to acquire the controlling interests of Iljin Materials.</li>
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SK Group has been the the most active M&amp;A player among the major chaebols in Korea in the past decade. SK Group is once again making some big M&amp;A moves.
In this insight, we discuss SK Inc and SK Innovation's plans to purchase a minority stake in Bill Gates' TerraPower nuclear SMR technology company.
We also discuss the recent sale of the PET film business by SKC for 1.6 trillion won and how SKC may try to acquire the controlling interests of Iljin Materials.


SK Inc & SK Innovation Plan to Buy Stake in Bill Gates' TerraPower + SKC Sells PET Film Business

South Korea

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is a holdings company that is engaged in various industries including energy, chemicals, information technology, semiconductors, marketing, and services businesses in South Korea and internationally.

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How Real Are the Capex Cuts for Hynix?

Are the memory players showing discipline or just the sign of the times where lead times for equipment has gone from 12 months to 30?

Ken S. Kim

WCP IPO - The Positives - Past Sales Have Been Very Strong

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

SK IE Technology Placement - Last Deal Didn’t Do Well, More Discount and Cleanup Should Help

SK IE Technology’s (SKIE) shareholder aims to raise around US$228m via selling their remaining shareholding. The last deal didn't do well.

Sumeet Singh

SOCAR IPO Post-Listing Flow: VC-Triggered Overhang Vs. Lotte's Counter Move

This post investigates the most significant hidden issue of the SOCAR IPO: the post-listing flow dynamics between the VCs and Lotte Rental.

Sanghyun Park

SK Inc & SK Innovation Plan to Buy Stake in Bill Gates' TerraPower + SKC Sells PET Film Business

We discuss SK Inc & SK Innovation plan to buy stake in Bill Gates' TerraPower as well as SKC selling the PET film business for 1.6 trillion won to...

Douglas Kim

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