Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 25 years of experience in analyzing hundreds of companies, especially in Asia. Deep expertise in the following sectors:
- Technology (E-commerce, SaaS, Internet)
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Event-Driven

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<li>It was announced that founder of Socar Lee Jae-Woong purchased 336,000 additional shares of Socar. This signals a potential M&amp;A fight for Socar between Lee Jae-Woong/related parties and Lotte Rental.</li>
<li>Founder Lee Jae-Woong and related parties currently own 37.8% stake in Socar versus Lotte Rental which has 32.9% stake.   </li>
<li>Socar is currently trading at more attractive valuations and we like the company's aggressive strategy to raise profitability. </li>
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It was announced that founder of Socar Lee Jae-Woong purchased 336,000 additional shares of Socar. This signals a potential M&amp;A fight for Socar between Lee Jae-Woong/related parties and Lotte Rental.
Founder Lee Jae-Woong and related parties currently own 37.8% stake in Socar versus Lotte Rental which has 32.9% stake.   
Socar is currently trading at more attractive valuations and we like the company's aggressive strategy to raise profitability. 


A Potential Fight for Management Rights of Socar Between Lee Jae-Woong and Lotte Rental

SOCAR

A Potential Fight for Management Rights of Socar Between Lee Jae-Woong and Lotte Rental