Daily Brief China: Swire Pacific (A), Huazhu Group, China Internet Investment Finance Holdings, Xiabuxiabu Catering Mgt Chn Hldgs, China Education Group, Alibaba (ADR), Sunac China Holdings and more

• Retailers /hoteliers will welcome the return of Chinese travellers, with ~US$250bn in annual spending. That should bode well for mall operators like Swire Properties and, in turn, Swire Pacific.
• Preceding my comments on Swire are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. 
• These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation >20%.

• H World Group (HTHT US) aims to raise around US$260m via a follow-on ADS offering.
• The company plans to use the proceeds mostly for investment. This will be the first deal by the company post its H-share listing in 2020.
• In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.

• China Internet Investment Finance Holdings (810 HK) (CII), an investment manager, is currently suspended pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers. 
• CII has thrice responded to unusual price action in its share price in the past four months. Shares are up a staggering ~1,000% in the past six months.
• This insight provides some background information on CII. Trading at 64x book value, this is one avoidable company. 

• Company’s second largest shareholder General Atlantic sold out entire holdings at 5.9% to 6.4% discount to Monday close. 
• The placement reflected mainly General Atlantic’s attempt to time market to recoup a 10-year investment instead of any negative read of company fundamentals, in our view.
• Recent newsflow continues pointing to steady recovery in all business lines of Xiabu group.  Its valuation discount relative to peers  has not captured strong turnaround prospects. Sector top pick. 

• China Education Group (CEG) completed the placement of HKD1.61bn on Jan 9.
• CEG used to do 2-3 M&As per year and had a decent track record.
• CEG also has chances to acquire public companies or their assets.

• In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, starting with Hong Kong. 
• This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.
• The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.

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• China Jinmao Holdings
• Sunac China Holdings
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