In this briefing:
- ECM Weekly (16 February 2019) – ByteDance, Embassy Office REIT, AB InBev Asia, CStone, Dexin
- Dexin China (德信中国) IPO Review – Key Issues Remain but 9M Results Showed Strong Growth
- ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: Tiktok the No.1 Short Video App for a Good Reason (Part 2)
1. ECM Weekly (16 February 2019) – ByteDance, Embassy Office REIT, AB InBev Asia, CStone, Dexin
Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that have been covered by Smartkarma Insight Providers recently, along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
It has been a fairly quiet week in the ECM space.
We are hearing that Douyu (game streaming like HUYA Inc (HUYA US), Tiger Brokers (backed by Jim Rogers), Genshuixue (education) have either filed confidentially or seeking to list in the US.
In Hong Kong, Bank of Guizhou is said to be planning for a US$1bn IPO and we heard that Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management is pre-marketing for its US$200m IPO. The PHIP has already been filed on the Hong Kong Exchange.
For upcoming IPOs, Dexin China Holdings (2019 HK) opened its books on Thursday, seeking to raise up to US$220m. We covered the IPO in Dexin China (德信中国) IPO Review – Key Issues Remain but 9M Results Showed Strong Growth.
In India, Embassy Office Parks REIT (EOP IN) pushed back its IPO to March – April. Sumeet Singh has already written a pre-IPO note, Embassy Office Parks REIT – Good Assets but Projections Might Be a Tad Too Bullish.
Last but not least, in Korea, Douglas Kim has already written an note on the Homeplus REIT (HREIT KS)‘s US$1.5bn IPO in Homeplus REIT IPO – The Largest Ever REIT IPO in Korea.
Other pre-IPO notes on upcoming mega IPOs that Aequitas Research have covered include ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: How Jinri Toutiao Paves The Way for a Bigger Empire (Part 1), ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: Tiktok the No.1 Short Video App for a Good Reason (Part 2), and Ab InBev Asia Pre-IPO – A Brief History of the Asia Pacific Operations – Eeking Out Growth in China.
Accuracy Rate:
Our overall accuracy rate is 72.1% for IPOs and 63.8% for Placements
(Performance measurement criteria is explained at the end of the note)
New IPO filings
- Reliance General Insurance (re-filed, India)
Below is a snippet of our IPO tool showing upcoming events for the next week. The IPO tool is designed to provide readers with timely information on all IPO related events (Book open/closing, listing, initiation, lock-up expiry, etc) for all the deals that we have worked on. You can access the tool here or through the tools menu.
News on Upcoming IPOs
- PineBridge-backed Uniparts gets SEBI nod to float IPO
- Cal-Comp Philippines eyes IPO by third quarter
- JERA new president says IPO is an option
- Singapore’s Zalora explores listing to fuel expansion
- S. Korea’s Homeplus files for up to $1.5 bln REIT IPO
- Korean bio unicorn in the making, Voronoi, to join the Kosdaq this year
Smartkarma Community’s this week Analysis on Upcoming IPO
- Homeplus REIT IPO – The Largest Ever REIT IPO in Korea
- Ecopro BM IPO: Valuation Analysis
- Embassy Office Parks REIT – Good Assets but Projections Might Be a Tad Too Bullish
- CStone Pharma (基石药业) IPO: Thoughts on Valuation (Part 2)
- Hansoh Pharma IPO Preview: A Decent Story Tarnished by a Huge Pre-IPO Dividend
- Ab InBev Asia Pre-IPO – A Brief History of the Asia Pacific Operations – Eeking Out Growth in China
- ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: How Jinri Toutiao Paves The Way for a Bigger Empire (Part 1)
- ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: Tiktok the No.1 Short Video App for a Good Reason (Part 2)
- Dreamtech IPO: Valuation Analysis
- Dexin China (德信中国) IPO Review – Key Issues Remain but 9M Results Showed Strong Growth
List of pre-IPO Coverage on Smartkarma
2. Dexin China (德信中国) IPO Review – Key Issues Remain but 9M Results Showed Strong Growth
Dexin China Holdings (2019 HK) (Dexin) is looking to raise up to US$220m in its upcoming IPO. We have covered the company in our previous insight, Dexin China (德信中国) Pre-IPO – Related Party Transactions and Partial Asset Listing.
While details of Huzhou’s property growth has been provided and showed that the city is growing the fastest compared to Hangzhou and Wenzhou, other concerns such as related party transactions and the partial listing of assets remain.
In this insight, we will provide updates on the company’s 9M 2018 financials, details of the cornerstone investor, and valuation compared to listed peers. We will also run the deal through our framework.
3. ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: Tiktok the No.1 Short Video App for a Good Reason (Part 2)
In our first insight (link here) covering ByteDance, we discuss ByteDance’s app matrix, the differentiating factors of ByteDance and the key difference between its Jinri Toutiao app and Tencent News.
In this insight, we will discuss in details its next blockbuster app, Tiktok. Similar to Jinri Toutiao, it is utilizing AI technology for content curation. In addition to that, the app also uses AI technology to beautify content producers. Compared to text-based content, the short-video content is more viral.
In the next insight, we will look at the company’s overseas expansion, past series of financing and valuation.
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