Daily BriefsECM

Daily Brief ECM: Infratil Placement – Acquisition of Familiar Asset at Higher Multiples and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Infratil Placement – Acquisition of Familiar Asset at Higher Multiples, Stock Is Toppish
  • Redox IPO – Family Owned with a Long Track Record
  • Skymark Airlines Lockup Expiry – Still Doesn’t Seem Cheap with 50% of the Shares Being Unlocked
  • YSB IPO: Core Business Lacks Profitability

Infratil Placement – Acquisition of Familiar Asset at Higher Multiples, Stock Is Toppish

By Sumeet Singh

  • Infratil Ltd (IFT NZ) aims to raise around US$456m (NZ$750m) via an institutional placement.
  • Proceeds from the placement will be used to acquire the remaining stake on One New Zealand from Brookfields.
  • In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.

Redox IPO – Family Owned with a Long Track Record

By Sumeet Singh

  • Redox (RDX AU), a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. 
  • In 2022 it was ranked as the largest chemicals and ingredients distributor in Australia, as well as the 13th largest in the Asia Pacific region and the 35th largest worldwide.
  • In this note, we will look at the company’s past performance.

Skymark Airlines Lockup Expiry – Still Doesn’t Seem Cheap with 50% of the Shares Being Unlocked

By Ethan Aw

  • Skymark Airlines (9204 JP) raised US$242m in its Japan IPO. The shares began to trade on 14th Dec 2022, its six-month lockup will expire on 11th Jun 2023.
  • Skymark Airlines (SA) is a Japanese low-cost airline, being the third largest domestic airline  according to the company. Unlike major airlines and other low-cost carriers, Skymark operates only domestic flights.
  • In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.

YSB IPO: Core Business Lacks Profitability

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

  • YSB Inc (YSB HK) is a digital pharmaceutical platform serving businesses outside of hospitals in China. The company operates a self-operating business as well as an online marketplace.
  • The company’s application for a HKEx IPO has been approved and according to news media outlets, the company plans to raise proceeds of around US$300-500m.
  • The company’s core business; Self-operations accounts for around 95% of revenues, however, it is a low-margin business and the other businesses help absorb most of the costs.

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