In today’s briefing:
- HYBE Gives Up the M&A Fight for SM Entertainment: Impact on Kakao’s Tender Offer
- Bukwang Pharmaceutical (003000 KS): High R&D Cost Put Pressure on Profit; Pain to Continue in Future
HYBE Gives Up the M&A Fight for SM Entertainment: Impact on Kakao’s Tender Offer
- On 12 March, HYBE (352820 KS) announced that it is no longer pursuing S.M.Entertainment Co (041510 KS) in an M&A battle with Kakao Corp (035720 KS).
- This will result in a very high probability of Kakao winning the M&A battle of SM Entertainment.
- Many institutional investors are likely to have pushed back on HYBE’s capital raising efforts, which seems to have been the clincher of HYBE backing out of this M&A for SM.
Bukwang Pharmaceutical (003000 KS): High R&D Cost Put Pressure on Profit; Pain to Continue in Future
- Bukwang Pharmaceutical (003000 KS) has reported operating loss of KRW1.2 billion in 2022 due to the increased R&D cost, driven by the clinical progress of JM-010.
- Bukwang’s subsidiary, Contera Pharma, is developing JM-010 as a treatment for dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson’s disease. JM-010 is in phase 2 clinical trial in the U.S. and Europe.
- Bukwang has been aiming to list Contera Pharma to secure funds for clinical research, which has still not materialized. With current low-risk appetite, Contera Pharma IPO may not sail smooth.
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