APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">TRYT (9164 JP)</a> was listed on the TSE on 22nd July 2023. The IPO had been a 100% secondary offering. </li>
<li>TRYT offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.</li>
<li>Coming up for six-month lockup is the sole pre-IPO investor who had sold some of its stake earlier in the IPO.</li>
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TRYT (9164 JP) was listed on the TSE on 22nd July 2023. The IPO had been a 100% secondary offering. 
TRYT offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.
Coming up for six-month lockup is the sole pre-IPO investor who had sold some of its stake earlier in the IPO.


TRYT Lock-Up - 60% of Outstanding to Be Released, Baring Would Have to Exit Sooner or Later

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>TRYT’s shares started trading on TSE on 24th July. The IPO was priced at ¥1,200 per share and closed at ¥876 per share at the end of first day trading.</li>
<li>The company’s shares are currently trading at around ¥900 per share, at a 25% discount to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">TRYT (9164 JP)</a> 's IPO price.</li>
<li>We recommended staying on the sidelines as the company’s IPO was overvalued and our DCF valuation suggests that shares are fairly valued at the current price.</li>
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TRYT’s shares started trading on TSE on 24th July. The IPO was priced at ¥1,200 per share and closed at ¥876 per share at the end of first day trading.
The company’s shares are currently trading at around ¥900 per share, at a 25% discount to TRYT (9164 JP) 's IPO price.
We recommended staying on the sidelines as the company’s IPO was overvalued and our DCF valuation suggests that shares are fairly valued at the current price.


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<li>2023 marked our eighth year covering Equity Capital Markets in Asia Pacific. In 2023, IPOs didn’t pick up much from the low base of 2022  while placements showed upward momentum.</li>
<li>We ended 2023 with an accuracy rate of 73.7% across 57 IPOs that we covered and 79.3% across 115 placements.</li>
<li>For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.</li>
</ul>


2023 marked our eighth year covering Equity Capital Markets in Asia Pacific. In 2023, IPOs didn’t pick up much from the low base of 2022  while placements showed upward momentum.
We ended 2023 with an accuracy rate of 73.7% across 57 IPOs that we covered and 79.3% across 115 placements.
For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.


Aequitas 2023 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - IPOs Forming a Low Base, Placements Pick Up

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<li>Three shareholders of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> aim to raise around US$1.8bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.</li>
<li>Socionext was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup expired in Apr 2023. Its shares are up 6x since listing.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.8bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.
Socionext was listed on 12th Oct 2022, when it raised US$457m in its upsized Japan IPO. Its six-month lockup expired in Apr 2023. Its shares are up 6x since listing.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/timee-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43690:1" rel="noopener">Timee Inc (215A JP)</a> is looking to raise US$290m in its Japan IPO. The IPO will be a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders.</li>
<li>Timee operates an on-demand staffing platform that connects part-time jobseekers with businesses in Japan.</li>
<li>In an earlier note, we looked at the firm’s past performance and peer comparison. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.</li>
</ul>



Timee Inc (215A JP) is looking to raise US$290m in its Japan IPO. The IPO will be a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders.
Timee operates an on-demand staffing platform that connects part-time jobseekers with businesses in Japan.
In an earlier note, we looked at the firm’s past performance and peer comparison. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.


Timee Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Primed for a Decent Upside at the Current Range

Japan

QUICK CO., LTD. provides personnel placement services.  The Company acts as an recruiting advertisement agency and searches for human resources to meet their clients' needs.

TANSEISHA CO., LTD. plans, designs, remodels, renovates, and contracts display works mainly for commercial facilities, exhibitions, and museums.  The Company also provides construction works.  Tanseisha's main customers include government agencies.

YAMADA Consulting Group Co.,Ltd. provides educational and consulting services to those who study for Certified Financial Planner and provides a broad range of financial consulting services to individuals and corporations.

WORLD HOLDINGS CO., LTD provides outsourcing services in the manufacturing field . The Companyalso offers personnel staffing services for engineering and short-t erm positions.

Impact HD Inc. provides sales promotional support and store research services to retail stores and restaurants.

FULLCAST Holdings CO., LTD. provides personnel staffing services for short-term and full-time positions.  The Company also plans events.

WDB Holdings Co Ltd provides human resource services.  The Company specializes in temporary staffing and permanent employee introductions in fields such as biotechnology, chemistry, and engineering.

Link and Motivation, Inc. provides consulting services. The company offers a variety of motivation management to transform business organizations.

Altech Corporation offers personnel services by providing technicians for machinery. The Company also offers electric and electronic design, and software development on contract basis.

PASCO CORPORATION is a surveying company specializing in aerial photographs. The Company computerizes surveyed data and conducts information system engineering.

Pubang Landscape Architecture Company Limited constructs gardens, designs landscape, plants seedlings and conserves landscape. The Company mainly provides landscape design and construction services to residential, tourist resorts, and public gardens.

Pubang Landscape Architecture (002663 CH)

Mistras Group, Inc. develops asset protection solutions. The Company provides acoustic, ultrasonic , thermography, radiography, non-destructive testing platforms used to evaluate the structural and mechanical integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructure. Mistras Group conducts business worldwide.

Bertrandt AG provides engineering consulting and production support services to the automobile industry.  The Company provides outsourcing services for the design, development, construction and testing of auto bodies, interiors, engines and drive trains.  Bertrandt has subsidiaries in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.

Science Group PLC offers technology product development and technology management services.  The Company, through its subsidiaries, offers consulting services to clients in key vertical markets to deliver returns on technology and R&D investments.

Tus-Design Group Co. Ltd. offers architectural design and other engineering services. The Company provides public building design, residential building design, landscape design, engineering testing, and other related services.

TrueBlue, Inc. provides temporary manual labor to the light industrial and small business markets. The Company operates dispatch offices in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and the United Kingdom. TrueBlue's customers are primarily in the transportation, warehousing, hospitality, landscaping, construction, light manufacturing, retail, wholesale, and sanitation industries.

104 Corporation operates as a job search website.  The Company offers a forum of job seekers and job providers to advertise and search for job openings in Taiwan.

Gateley Holdings PLC operates as a law firm. The Company offers legal advice to business sectors and individuals such as banking and finance, construction, corporate, energy, insurance, real estate, shipping and transport, social housing, charity law, and financial sectors. Gateley Holdings serves customers in United Kingdom and Dubai.

Begbies Traynor Group plc provides professional services to businesses, professional advisors, and banks in the areas of insolvency, restructuring, and risk management activities in the United Kingdom. The company offers business rescue options, advisory options, forensic accounting and investigations, corporate and commercial finance, and personal insolvency solutions and services to banking, legal, and accounting sectors. It operates in two segments, Insolvency and Restructuring, and Property. The company also provides financial and risk consultancy, network organization, property consultancy, insurance brokerage, employee trust, and facilities management services. In addition, it offers trusted advisory services to banks, independent accountancy practices, law firms, as well as directors and shareholders of independent and quoted businesses. The company serves small businesses, professional advisers, corporations, and financial institutions. Begbies Traynor Group plc was founded in 1989 and is based in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Shanghai Trendzone Construction Decoration Group Co., Ltd. offers an integrated solution to renovation by offering a complete set of capabilities, ranging from construction, architectural design, furniture manufacturing, to architectural technology.

TRYT Inc. offers provide human resources services for medical welfare institutions. The Company provides job placement, temporary staffing, direct recruiting, and other services. TRYT also supports the medical and welfare with information and communications technology solutions.

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TRYT (9164 JP)

TRYT Lock-Up - 60% of Outstanding to Be Released, Baring Would Have to Exit Sooner or Later

TRYT (9164 JP) was listed on the TSE on 22nd July 2023. Coming up for six-month lockup is the sole pre-IPO investor who had sold some of its stake...

Clarence Chu

TRYT IPO: Down 25% and Upside Is Limited

TRYT's shares are down 25% from the IPO price. Though at a glance, it seems exciting that the above price drop could help gain on the Long Side,...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Aequitas 2023 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - IPOs Forming a Low Base, Placements Pick Up

2023 was our eight year of covering Asia ECM. We ended 2023 with an accuracy rate of 73.7% across 57 IPOs that we covered and 79.3% across 115...

Sumeet Singh

Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains

Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.8bn via selling shares in Socionext. In this note we talk about the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Timee Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Primed for a Decent Upside at the Current Range

Timee Inc (215A JP) is looking to raise US$290m in its Japan IPO. The IPO will be a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders. In this note,...

Clarence Chu

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