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Equity Capital Markets: Visional Inc, Kakao Games Corp and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Visional IPO Lock-Up – Shares Have Performed Well, a Small Lock-Up Expiry to Look At
  • Lionheart Studio Getting Ready for an IPO as Early as 2H 2022: A Near-Term Negative for Kakao Games

Visional IPO Lock-Up – Shares Have Performed Well, a Small Lock-Up Expiry to Look At

By Clarence Chu

  • Visional Inc (4194 JP) had raised US$609m in its Japan IPO in April 2021, where it had been priced at the top end after books were reportedly multiple times covered.
  • Visional is a HR technology company based in Japan. The company operates BizReach, an online recruiting platform that helps to connect professional job seekers to direct employers and third-party recruiters. 
  • The Pre-IPO shareholder, YJ2 Investment, will be released from its lockup on 16th Apr 2022, 360 days post-listing.

Lionheart Studio Getting Ready for an IPO as Early as 2H 2022: A Near-Term Negative for Kakao Games

By Douglas Kim

  • Lionheart Studio Corp, which is one of the fastest growing game making companies in Korea, is getting ready to complete its IPO as early as 2H 2022. 
  • Lionheart Studio is best known for its popular mobile game Odin which ranked first in app market sales right after its launch in June of last year.
  • Kakao Games’ share price could fall further as some investors that are enthusiastic about Odin would rather invest invest in Lionheart Studio directly rather than in Kakao Games.

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