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.

Event-Driven

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<li>The Japanese Financial Services Agency has asked the general insurers to reduce/eliminate their cross-shareholdings.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ms-ad-insurance-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:631:1" rel="noopener">MS&amp;AD Insurance (8725 JP)</a> had a stake over US$100m in at least 29 listed Japanese stocks, amounting to a total of US$17.4bn.</li>
<li>In this note, we take a look at its stakes in various companies to see which ones could possibly be candidates for further selldowns.</li>
</ul>


The Japanese Financial Services Agency has asked the general insurers to reduce/eliminate their cross-shareholdings.

MS&amp;AD Insurance (8725 JP) had a stake over US$100m in at least 29 listed Japanese stocks, amounting to a total of US$17.4bn.
In this note, we take a look at its stakes in various companies to see which ones could possibly be candidates for further selldowns.


MS&AD Cross-Shareholding - At Least US$20bn of Cross-Shareholding to Sell

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>The bullish outlook for global equities (MSCI ACWI) that we initiated in early November 2023 remains intact; continue to ride this trend higher.</li>
<li>Many of the heavily-weighted countries in terms of global market capitalization (U.S., Europe, Japan) are extended; we'd welcome some consolidation, though it may come from higher levels.</li>
<li>Ultimately, market dynamics remain healthy, and we would treat pullbacks as buying opportunities. Downgrading India to market weight. Actionable Themes: Global Materials, Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials</li>
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The bullish outlook for global equities (MSCI ACWI) that we initiated in early November 2023 remains intact; continue to ride this trend higher.
Many of the heavily-weighted countries in terms of global market capitalization (U.S., Europe, Japan) are extended; we'd welcome some consolidation, though it may come from higher levels.
Ultimately, market dynamics remain healthy, and we would treat pullbacks as buying opportunities. Downgrading India to market weight. Actionable Themes: Global Materials, Energy, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials


Bullish Outlook Intact; Downgrading India; Buys in Materials, Energy, Discretionary, Industrials

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Volpara Health Technologies / Event-Driven

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<li>On the 14 December, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/volpara-health-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26129:1" rel="noopener">Volpara Health (VHT AU)</a>, which makes software enabling the early detection of breast cancer, <a href="https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02753743-2A1494345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an Offer by way of a Scheme with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lunit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36033:1" rel="noopener">Lunit (328130 KS)</a>
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<li>NZ's OIO approval was <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20240131/pdf/05zxc9ystlshr7.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">satisfied</a> on the 31 January. The  Scheme Booklet is now out, with a Scheme Meeting to be held on the 12th April.</li>
<li>Lunit is offering Volpara shareholders A$1.15/share, in cash, a 47.4% premium to last close. Cornerstone investors with 25.92% of shares out are supportive. The IE says terms are fair.</li>
</ul>


On the 14 December, Volpara Health (VHT AU), which makes software enabling the early detection of breast cancer, announced an Offer by way of a Scheme with Lunit (328130 KS)

NZ's OIO approval was satisfied on the 31 January. The  Scheme Booklet is now out, with a Scheme Meeting to be held on the 12th April.
Lunit is offering Volpara shareholders A$1.15/share, in cash, a 47.4% premium to last close. Cornerstone investors with 25.92% of shares out are supportive. The IE says terms are fair.


Volpara Health (VHT AU): 12th April Shareholder Vote

Lithium Power International / Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 18th October, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lithium-power-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30603:1" rel="noopener">Lithium Power International (LPI AU)</a> announced it had entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Chilean state miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer.</li>
<li>Codelco offered LPI shareholders A$0.57/share, a heft 119% premium to last close. LPI’s major shareholder, Minera Salar Blanco SpA with 27.88%, is supportive of the Scheme.. </li>
<li>LPI's Scheme Meeting has now been tabled for the 23 Jan, with implementation expected on the 16 February. The IE is supportive and LPIs board unanimously recommends the transaction.</li>
</ul>


Back on the 18th October, Lithium Power International (LPI AU) announced it had entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Chilean state miner Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer.
Codelco offered LPI shareholders A$0.57/share, a heft 119% premium to last close. LPI’s major shareholder, Minera Salar Blanco SpA with 27.88%, is supportive of the Scheme.. 
LPI's Scheme Meeting has now been tabled for the 23 Jan, with implementation expected on the 16 February. The IE is supportive and LPIs board unanimously recommends the transaction.


Codelco's Offer For Lithium Power (LPI AU): 23th Jan Shareholder Vote

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>A few large placements in India, along with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso Corp (6902 JP)</a> pricing, kept the market ticking this week.</li>
<li>In the IPO space, India saw a flurry of launches, as companies and banker try to cash-in on the market frenzy.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
A few large placements in India, along with Denso Corp (6902 JP) pricing, kept the market ticking this week.
In the IPO space, India saw a flurry of launches, as companies and banker try to cash-in on the market frenzy.


ECM Weekly (17th Dec 2023) - Toyota, Denso, Mankind, Axis, Merdeka, DOMS, India Shelter, Inox

Japan

TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION, a member of the Toyota Group, is a trading company. The Company markets automobiles, trucks, steel products, industrial machinery, chemical products, and energy in both domestic and overseas markets.  Toyota Tsusho primarily exports Toyota cars to Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, and Latin America.

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Toyota Tsusho (8015 JP)

MS&AD Cross-Shareholding - At Least US$20bn of Cross-Shareholding to Sell

Along with its results announcement today, MS&AD announced that it will accelerate its cross-shareholding unwind and is targeting a sale of around...

Sumeet Singh

Bullish Outlook Intact; Downgrading India; Buys in Materials, Energy, Discretionary, Industrials

Bullish Outlook Intact on MSCI ACWI; Downgrading India to Market; Market Dynamics Healthy; Treat Pullbacks as Buying Opportunities; Buys in global...

Vermilion Research

Volpara Health (VHT AU): 12th April Shareholder Vote

Currently trading at a gross/annualised spread of 1.8%/9.7%, assuming 21 May payment. If small, but straightforward arbs are your thing, get...

David Blennerhassett

Codelco's Offer For Lithium Power (LPI AU): 23th Jan Shareholder Vote

Currently trading at a gross/annualised spread of 5.5%/18.3% as I type. If small, but clean arbs are your thing, get involved here.

David Blennerhassett

ECM Weekly (17th Dec 2023) - Toyota, Denso, Mankind, Axis, Merdeka, DOMS, India Shelter, Inox

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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