Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of January 13th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for China Mobile, Simcere Pharmaceutical, Tencent, Geely Automobile.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of January 13th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for China Mobile, Simcere Pharmaceutical, Tencent, Geely Automobile.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jan 13th): Tencent Profit Taking

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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Event-Driven

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<li>The EGM to approve the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/51-job-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:532:1" rel="noopener">51 Job Inc Adr (JOBS US)</a>’s privatisation offer of $61.00 in cash per ADS will be held at 9 am (Shanghai time) on 27 April.</li>
<li>The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2022. The continuing shareholders represent 56.2% of the voting rights according to the proxy statement.</li>
<li>Based on 67.5 million ADS entitled to vote at the EGM, around 21% of disinterested shareholders are required to vote in favour to meet the two-thirds voting threshold.</li>
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The EGM to approve the 51 Job Inc Adr (JOBS US)’s privatisation offer of $61.00 in cash per ADS will be held at 9 am (Shanghai time) on 27 April.
The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2022. The continuing shareholders represent 56.2% of the voting rights according to the proxy statement.
Based on 67.5 million ADS entitled to vote at the EGM, around 21% of disinterested shareholders are required to vote in favour to meet the two-thirds voting threshold.


51job’s Privatisation Offer to Be Voted for on 27 April

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>On the 1 March, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/51-job-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:532:1" rel="noopener">51 Job Inc (JOBS US)</a></strong> said it had entered into a revised merger agreement at US$61.00/share, 22.8% down from the initial terms. </li>
<li>51job has now announced that it has called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on April 27.</li>
<li>Despite regulatory opacity, this transaction appears done. Separately, 51job's FY21 financials will be released tomorrow.</li>
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On the 1 March, 51 Job Inc (JOBS US) said it had entered into a revised merger agreement at US$61.00/share, 22.8% down from the initial terms. 
51job has now announced that it has called an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held on April 27.
Despite regulatory opacity, this transaction appears done. Separately, 51job's FY21 financials will be released tomorrow.


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<li>The consortium has improved the offer price by 6.6% to $61.00 in cash per ADS. The consortium represents 54.9% of the voting rights.</li>
<li>The Board intends to recommend shareholders vote in favour of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2022.</li>
<li>The combination of the improved offer price and the tech shares sell-off improves the chance of meeting the two-thirds shareholder approval threshold. At last close, the gross spread is 7.0%. </li>
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The consortium has improved the offer price by 6.6% to $61.00 in cash per ADS. The consortium represents 54.9% of the voting rights.
The Board intends to recommend shareholders vote in favour of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2022.
The combination of the improved offer price and the tech shares sell-off improves the chance of meeting the two-thirds shareholder approval threshold. At last close, the gross spread is 7.0%. 


51job’s Improved $61 Offer Gets the Board Onside

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<li>The consortium’s updated transaction has lowered the offer price -27.6% to $57.25 in cash per ADS, a 24.92% premium to the last trading price (11 January 2022).</li>
<li>The combination of the dramatically lower price, spurious justification for lowering the price and the shares recently trading higher than the revised price is unlikely to win over minorities.</li>
<li>Meeting the two-thirds shareholder approval threshold is likely a challenge due to the need to convince around 27% of disinterested shareholders to vote in favour of the transaction. </li>
</ul>


The consortium’s updated transaction has lowered the offer price -27.6% to $57.25 in cash per ADS, a 24.92% premium to the last trading price (11 January 2022).
The combination of the dramatically lower price, spurious justification for lowering the price and the shares recently trading higher than the revised price is unlikely to win over minorities.
Meeting the two-thirds shareholder approval threshold is likely a challenge due to the need to convince around 27% of disinterested shareholders to vote in favour of the transaction. 


China

Tongdao Liepin Group operates as a online talent service platform. The Company offers online personal career files, online job search, online recruitment, talent solutions, and other related services. Tongdao Liepin Group also provides talent community network and other services.

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Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jan 13th): Tencent Profit Taking

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for China Mobile, Simcere Pharmaceutical, Tencent, Geely...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

51job’s Privatisation Offer to Be Voted for on 27 April

The EGM to approve the privatisation offer of $61.00 per ADS will be held at 9 am (Shanghai time) on 27 April. We continue to think that the two...

Arun George

51job (JOB US): EGM On The 27 April

Trading at a gross/annualised spread of 3.4%/14.1%. That's still pretty attractive, and why this insight is bullish. Yet it has been a somewhat...

David Blennerhassett

51job’s Improved $61 Offer Gets the Board Onside

The consortium has improved its offer by 6.6% from $57.25 to $61.00 per ADS. The combination of the improved offer and the tech shares sell-off...

Arun George

51job’s Lowered Privatisation Bid

The consortium has lowered the offer price -27.6% to $57.25 in cash per ADS. Meeting the 2/3rd approval threshold is likely a challenge as it...

Arun George

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