Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On Thursday 8 December, an article showed up in Bloomberg suggesting Son-san had "increased his stake" as the company bought back shares, giving him more rights, "edging towards a buyout."</li>
<li>That is a stretch. He went from below one-third to above one-third, giving him an explicit veto on shareholder super-majority resolutions, but it's minor. He now has 34.2%.</li>
<li>The suggestion: if he got two-thirds, he could squeeze out minorities without a Tender Offer. Technically true, but not easy. I dig deeper and propose how it could be done.</li>
</ul>


On Thursday 8 December, an article showed up in Bloomberg suggesting Son-san had "increased his stake" as the company bought back shares, giving him more rights, "edging towards a buyout."
That is a stretch. He went from below one-third to above one-third, giving him an explicit veto on shareholder super-majority resolutions, but it's minor. He now has 34.2%.
The suggestion: if he got two-thirds, he could squeeze out minorities without a Tender Offer. Technically true, but not easy. I dig deeper and propose how it could be done.


Can Son-San Take Over Softbank Group Through Buybacks?

Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Alibaba is up 20% QTD and the public Vision Fund portfolio is on track for its first positive quarter in almost two years thanks to China upside, mostly for Didi</li>
<li>That has kept the share price elevated even as the discount to fair value has expanded since buybacks ended at Q2 results</li>
<li>At 34% now, there is room for the discount to expand further as the range before the buyback surge was generally closer to 40%</li>
</ul>


Alibaba is up 20% QTD and the public Vision Fund portfolio is on track for its first positive quarter in almost two years thanks to China upside, mostly for Didi
That has kept the share price elevated even as the discount to fair value has expanded since buybacks ended at Q2 results
At 34% now, there is room for the discount to expand further as the range before the buyback surge was generally closer to 40%


Softbank Group - China Rebound Has Helped After End-Of-Buyback Hangover

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/net-protections-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35162:1" rel="noopener">Net Protections (7383 JP)</a>, a buy now pay later service provider, raised around US$570m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Japan IPO in Dec 2021.</li>
<li>As per Yano Research, it had 40% market share in the domestic BNPL market for B2C transactions.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry on 9th Dec 2022.</li>
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Net Protections (7383 JP), a buy now pay later service provider, raised around US$570m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Japan IPO in Dec 2021.
As per Yano Research, it had 40% market share in the domestic BNPL market for B2C transactions.
In this note, we will talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry on 9th Dec 2022.


Net Protections Holding IPO Lock-Up - PE Owner Is Free to Shed Its Remaining Stake

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

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Asia HY Monthly - November 2022 - Lucror Analytics

Equity Capital Markets

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, the two Japanese IPO set the ball rolling for the year end rush, with a few more lined up in Hong Kong along with Sunshine.</li>
<li>There were a few largish selldowns in Japan and India and given Hong Kong's recent performace, it will see some deals soon as well.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, the two Japanese IPO set the ball rolling for the year end rush, with a few more lined up in Hong Kong along with Sunshine.
There were a few largish selldowns in Japan and India and given Hong Kong's recent performace, it will see some deals soon as well.


ECM Weekly (4th Dec 2022) - Skymark, Daiei, Sunshine, Lygend, Weilong, NRI, Zomato, Goto, Bobcat

Japan

SoftBank Group Corp. provides telecommunication services. The Company also operates ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and fiber optic high-speed Internet connection, e-Commerce businesses, and Internet based advertising and auction businesses.

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Softbank Group (9984 JP)

Can Son-San Take Over Softbank Group Through Buybacks?

An article talked about Son-san getting closer to a Softbank buyout. It is NOT that easy. But then again, if you break it down, it is not that...

Travis Lundy

Softbank Group - China Rebound Has Helped After End-Of-Buyback Hangover

A China re-rating has boosted the value of Alibaba and could help Vision Fund deliver its first positive quarter in almost two years but the...

Kirk Boodry

Net Protections Holding IPO Lock-Up - PE Owner Is Free to Shed Its Remaining Stake

Net Protections, a buy now pay later service provider, raised around US$570m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Japan IPO in...

Sumeet Singh

Asia HY Monthly - November 2022 - Lucror Analytics

The Asia Monthly focuses on providing updates on recent events, information on new issues and spread movements, as well as summarising our top...

Lucror Analytics

ECM Weekly (4th Dec 2022) - Skymark, Daiei, Sunshine, Lygend, Weilong, NRI, Zomato, Goto, Bobcat

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

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