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Arun George

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Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust / Event-Driven

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<li>Quarz Capital’s <a href="https://www.bettermnact.com/_files/ugd/517105_02ef42e240d344b9a13b20fce5b8c5d1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open letter</a> urges <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-north-asia-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5127:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)</a>’s (MNACT) board to protect unitholders’ interest and negotiate for a higher offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a>.</li>
<li>MCT has three options – keep the terms unchanged, improve the terms or support MNACT's board benchmarking the merger vs alternative transactions.   </li>
<li>MCT’s likely move is to keep terms unchanged and seek shareholder approval. MNACT's board can appease unitholders by exploring alternative transactions.   </li>
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Quarz Capital’s open letter urges Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)’s (MNACT) board to protect unitholders’ interest and negotiate for a higher offer from Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP).
MCT has three options – keep the terms unchanged, improve the terms or support MNACT's board benchmarking the merger vs alternative transactions.   
MCT’s likely move is to keep terms unchanged and seek shareholder approval. MNACT's board can appease unitholders by exploring alternative transactions.   


MCT and MNACT’s Options for Dealing with Quarz’s Campaign

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<li>Each <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-north-asia-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5127:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)</a>/MNACT unitholder will receive either a scrip-only or the cash-and-scrip offer worth S$1.1949 per MNACT unit, a 7.6% premium to the last close price.</li>
<li>The proposed merger provides <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a> unitholders with meaningful geographic diversification through a DPU and NAV accretive transaction.   </li>
<li>MNACT unitholders will receive an attractive consideration in terms of P/NAV and gross exchange ratio. Both unitholders will benefit from the enlarged REIT’s higher free float and growth potential. </li>
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Each Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)/MNACT unitholder will receive either a scrip-only or the cash-and-scrip offer worth S$1.1949 per MNACT unit, a 7.6% premium to the last close price.
The proposed merger provides Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP) unitholders with meaningful geographic diversification through a DPU and NAV accretive transaction.   
MNACT unitholders will receive an attractive consideration in terms of P/NAV and gross exchange ratio. Both unitholders will benefit from the enlarged REIT’s higher free float and growth potential. 


Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Proposed Merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

Equity Capital Markets

Digital Core REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-core-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35145:1" rel="noopener">Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP)</a> is the exclusive S-REIT sponsored by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-realty-trust-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13149:1" rel="noopener">Digital Realty Trust (DLR US)</a>. It is seeking to raise US$600 million at US$0.88 per unit. </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/digital-core-reit-ipo-reaching-for-the-clouds" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:61737" rel="noopener">Digital Core REIT IPO: Reaching for the Clouds</a>, we outlined its attractive value proposition.    </li>
<li>Cornerstones such as Blackrock, Fidelity, JP Morgan AM account for 61% of the offer. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of $0.88 per unit is reasonable.</li>
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Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP) is the exclusive S-REIT sponsored by Digital Realty Trust (DLR US). It is seeking to raise US$600 million at US$0.88 per unit. 
In Digital Core REIT IPO: Reaching for the Clouds, we outlined its attractive value proposition.    
Cornerstones such as Blackrock, Fidelity, JP Morgan AM account for 61% of the offer. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of $0.88 per unit is reasonable.


Digital Core REIT IPO: Valuation Insights

Daiwa House Logistics Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiwa-house-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35020:1" rel="noopener">Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP)</a> has launched an SGX IPO to raise gross proceeds of S$464 million ($343 million) at an IPO price of S$0.80 per unit. </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/daiwa-house-logistics-trust-ipo-the-flow-of-things" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:60978" rel="noopener">Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: The Flow of Things</a>, we outlined its attractive value proposition.  </li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of S$0.80 per unit is reasonable.</li>
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Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP) has launched an SGX IPO to raise gross proceeds of S$464 million ($343 million) at an IPO price of S$0.80 per unit. 
In Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: The Flow of Things, we outlined its attractive value proposition.  
Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of S$0.80 per unit is reasonable.


Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: Valuation Insights

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.

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2020 marked our second full year of operations as an Independent Research Company, and our fifth year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM). While the year started off on a precarious note for ECM, it ended with very strong momentum. Even as IPOs have hogged the limelight in 2020, we actually ended up covering more than twice the number of placements as IPOs. We ended 2020 with an accuracy rate of 72.7% across 88 IPOs that we covered and 70.1% across 174 placements. While our placements hit rate improved, our IPO hit rate took a dip from 2019.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 (ex-Korea), including China ADRs.

2020 marked our second full year of operations as an Independent Research Company, and our fifth year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM). While the year started off on a precarious note for ECM, it ended with very strong momentum. Even as IPOs have hogged the limelight in 2020, we actually ended up covering more than twice the number of placements as IPOs. We ended 2020 with an accuracy rate of 72.7% across 88 IPOs that we covered and 70.1% across 174 placements. While our placements hit rate improved, our IPO hit rate took a dip from 2019.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 (ex-Korea), including China ADRs.

Aequitas 2020 IPOs and Placements Performance - IPOs in the Limelight but Placements Stole the Show

Singapore

Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (“Sasseur REIT”) is the first outlet REIT listed in Asia. Sasseur REIT’s property portfolio comprises four outlets with an estimated appraised value of RMB 8.5 billion and net lettable area of 310,241 square metres. The outlets are strategically located in the high-growth cities of Chongqing, Hefei and Kunming in China and well-positioned to ride on the growth of the rising spending power of the Chinese middle class.

Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust. The Trust focuses on investments in income-producing real estate used for industrial purposes in Asia, as well as real estate-related assets, in line with Sabana investment principles.

Oxley Holdings Ltd. develops real estate. The Company develops residential and commercial projects in accessible locations. Oxley also develops light industrial buildings that include swimming pools and other recreational amenities.

Yoma Strategic Holdings Limited develops real estate; sells private residential properties; and designs, constructs and project manages real estate developments in Myanmar and the People's Republic of China.

Bund Center Investment, Ltd. invests in commercial property in China. The Company owns office buildings, hotels, and retail malls.

Hiap Hoe Limited is an integrated property developer. The Company develops luxury and mid-tier residential properties. Hiap Hoe also seeks out civil engineering and construction contracts but its main focus is developing its own residential properties.

IREIT Global is the first Singapore-listed real estate investment trust with the investment strategy of principally investing, directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of income-producing real estate in Europe which is used primarily for office, retail and industrial (including logistics) purposes, as well as real estate-related assets.

IREIT Global’s current portfolio comprises 5 freehold office properties in Germany, 5 freehold office properties in Spain and 27 freehold retail properties in France, with a total lettable area of approximately 384,000 sqm and a portfolio valuation of approximately €974.9 million.

IREIT Global is managed by IREIT Global Group Pte. Ltd., which is jointly owned by Tikehau Capital and City Developments Limited ("CDL"). Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group listed in France, while CDL is a leading global real estate company listed in Singapore.

Tuan Sing Holdings Limited an investment holding company with interest mainly in property development, property investment and hotel ownership.

Elite Commercial REIT (“Elite REIT”) is a Singapore real estate investment trust established with the investment strategy of principally investing, directly or indirectly, in commercial real-estate related assets in the United Kingdom (“UK”). Elite REIT is the only UK REIT listed in Pound sterling on the Singapore Exchange.

Elite REIT’s portfolio (“Portfolio”) comprises predominantly freehold properties strategically located mainly in town centres, and near amenities and transportation nodes. The Portfolio offers a stable government-backed income stream with over 99% of the gross rental income derived from the UK Government, backed by AA-rated sovereign credit strength. The leases are on triple net basis(1) and Elite REIT is one of the largest provider of critical social infrastructure to the Department for Work & Pensions (“DWP”) and other UK Government departments. The DWP is the UK’s largest public service department that is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance, serving over 20 million claimants. The Portfolio is part of the crucial social infrastructure through which the DWP provides services to local communities.

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1.	Known as a full repairing and insuring lease, the responsibility for the repair of the external and internal parts as well as the structure of the property is placed with the tenant for occupied assets.

Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA (known as IGD SIIQ) invests in and operates Italian commercial real estate. The Company owns shopping malls and supermarkets.

Dexus Convenience Retail REIT operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in service stations and convenience retail stores. Dexus Convenience serves customers in Australia.

Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust acquires and invests in income producing real estate in Malaysia.

Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (HEKT MK)

Langham Hospitality Investments and Langham Hospitality Investment Limited is a stapled entity. The Company primarily owns and invests in a portfolio of hotels in Asia.

TOKYO RAKUTENCHI CO., LTD. leases real estate properties mainly in Kinshi-cho, Tokyo.  The Company also operates restaurants, saunas, bowling alleys, game centers, karaoke places, and theaters.

Fubon No 1 Real Estate Investment Trust is a property trust established in Taiwan as a standalone unit trust fund and constituted by a trust deed. Fubon No 1 REIT owns and leases a portfolio of office properties in Taipei.

PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk is a diversified and integrated property group and is involved in townships, residential homes, hospitals, hotels, retail malls and industrial estate development and management.  PT Lippo Karawaci through its subsidiaries is also engaged in property and REIT management.

Beijing North Star Company Limited develops, leases, and invests in properties. The Company operates shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, and recreation businesses.  The Company also provides property management.

Shahe Industry Co., Ltd. develops and markets residential buildings in Shenzhen, China.  The properties under development include the Shiji Village, the Luming Garden, and Baoruixuan.

L.M. Development Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets electronic products. The Company's products include desktop CD-ROM drives, portable CD drives, digital cameras, copy towers, and CD recordable (CD-R) and CD rewritable (CD-RW).

United Hampshire US REIT operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company owns and operates shopping, storage, grocery, and necessity-based retail properties.

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United Hampshire US REIT (UHU SP)

MCT and MNACT’s Options for Dealing with Quarz’s Campaign

MCT has three options – keep the terms unchanged, improve the terms or support MNACT's board benchmarking the merger vs alternative transactions.

Arun George

Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Proposed Merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

The deal terms are attractive for MNACT unitholders. The deal is DPU/NAV accretive for MCT unitholders. The merger is likely to get approval from...

Arun George

Digital Core REIT IPO: Valuation Insights

Digital Core REIT is seeking to raise US$600 million at US$0.88 per unit. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of $0.88 per unit is...

Arun George

Daiwa House Logistics Trust IPO: Valuation Insights

Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price of S$0.80 per unit is reasonable. Bookbuilding will end on 18 Nov, with an expected listing date...

Arun George

Aequitas 2020 IPOs and Placements Performance - IPOs in the Limelight but Placements Stole the Show

2020 marked our second year of operations as an Independent Research Company, and our fifth year covering ECM. In 2020 we had an accuracy rate of...

Sumeet Singh

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