Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: HYBE and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Block Deal Sale of HYBE by Netmarble
  • Hybe Placement- Another Block Incoming


Block Deal Sale of HYBE by Netmarble

By Douglas Kim

  • After the market close on 6 November, Netmarble announced that it will sell 2.5 million shares of HYBE which represents 569 billion won in amount at current price. 
  • The actual block deal amount is likely to be less than 569 billion won as there will likely be a  block deal discount rate. 
  • We would avoid this deal, mainly because we think HYBE is overvalued relative to its peers. 

Hybe Placement- Another Block Incoming

By Ethan Aw

  • HYBE (352820 KS)‘s second-largest shareholder, Netmarble, seeks to raise approximately US$408m through a secondary block deal, selling approximately 2.5m shares (6% of TSO). 
  • The deal is a slightly large one to digest at 10.9 days of three month ADV and 5.5% of current mcap.
  • In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.

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