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Daily Brief ECM: Fadu IPO Trading – Strong Subscription Rates Compared to Recent Korean IPOs and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Fadu IPO Trading – Strong Subscription Rates Compared to Recent Korean IPOs
  • Concord Biotech IPO – Peer Comparison & Valuation – Smaller in Scale but Wider in Margins
  • Naver Webtoon to List on NASDAQ in 2024


Fadu IPO Trading – Strong Subscription Rates Compared to Recent Korean IPOs

By Ethan Aw

  • Fadu (440110 KS) raised US$151m in its Korean IPO, after the deal was priced at KRW31,000/share, the top end of its IPO price range.
  • Fadu is a South Korean fabless semiconductor maker mainly engaged in flash storage technology innovation. Its core products are Enterprise Solid State Drive (SSD) and Enterprise SSDs. 
  • In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.

Concord Biotech IPO – Peer Comparison & Valuation – Smaller in Scale but Wider in Margins

By Clarence Chu

  • Concord Biotech Ltd (658823Z IN) is looking to raise around US$188m in its India IPO.
  • Concord Biotech (Concord) is an India-based biopharma firm, which develops and manufactures fermentation-based active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
  • In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, and share our thoughts on valuation.

Naver Webtoon to List on NASDAQ in 2024

By Douglas Kim

  • Naver Corp (035420 KS) is planning to complete an IPO of Naver Webtoon on NASDAQ in 2024.
  • Naver Webtoon generated sales of 548.9 billion won (up 54.5% YoY) and net profit of 68.6 billion won (up 17.1% YoY) in 2022.
  • Naver Corp’s Contents unit which includes the Naver Webtoon business posted solid revenue growth of 40.1% YoY to reach 420.4 billion won in 2Q 2023.

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