Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: CJ CGV Co Ltd, Macquarie Korea Infra Fund and more

In today’s briefing:

  • End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 40 Companies in Korea in August 2023
  • Macquarie Korea Infra Fund Announces A Rights Offering Worth 361 Billion Won


End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 40 Companies in Korea in August 2023

By Douglas Kim

  • We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 40 stocks in Korea in August 2023, among which 2 are in KOSPI and 38 are in KOSDAQ.
  • These 40 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in August and could underperform relative to the market. 
  • Among these 40 stocks, the top five market cap stocks include HK inno.N, PhilEnergy, CJ CGV Co Ltd, Sure Soft Tech, and CanariaBio.

Macquarie Korea Infra Fund Announces A Rights Offering Worth 361 Billion Won

By Douglas Kim

  • On 28 July, Macquarie Korea Infra Fund (088980 KS) announced that it will conduct a rights offering worth 361 billion won, representing 7.4% of its current market cap. 
  • The major uses of funds from the rights offering include acquisition of a city gas supplier (128 billion won) and investment in Incheon-Gimpo Expressway private investment project (128 billion won).
  • We have a positive view of this rights offering. We believe the acquisition of CN City Energy and the investment in Incheon-Gimpo Expressway will add additional value on the company. 

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