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

Kakao Pay to Revise Offering Price: Reasons & Schedule Impacts on Kakao Bank & Krafton

Accurate Facts About the Application of Kakao Pay's 135-Day Listing Date Rule

Kakao Pay Listing Resumes Next Week, but LG Energy Solution IPO Delayed Possibly to Next Year

Kakao Pay: An Overview of Korean Fintech Competitors & A Comparison to Viva Republica's Valuation

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

Equity Capital Markets

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<p>On 16 July, FSS (Financial Supervisory Service) requested <a href="https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/22OXPDP6O5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay</a> to revise the IPO prospectus filings and postpone the IPO process. The book building for Kakao Pay was originally supposed to start on 29 July. Now, this will get postponed. </p>
<p>One of the key reasons why FSS has decided to postpone the Kakao Pay IPO is likely because of the numerous complaints from institutional investors that the IPO price range (especially high end) is too high. As a result, FSS requested the correction and supplementation of the IPO filing submitted by Kakao Pay. </p>
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On 16 July, FSS (Financial Supervisory Service) requested Kakao Pay to revise the IPO prospectus filings and postpone the IPO process. The book building for Kakao Pay was originally supposed to start on 29 July. Now, this will get postponed. 
One of the key reasons why FSS has decided to postpone the Kakao Pay IPO is likely because of the numerous complaints from institutional investors that the IPO price range (especially high end) is too high. As a result, FSS requested the correction and supplementation of the IPO filing submitted by Kakao Pay. 


FSS Requests Kakao Pay to Revise IPO Filings & Postpone IPO Process

Kakaopay

FSS Requests Kakao Pay to Revise IPO Filings & Postpone IPO Process