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

Korean Court Rules Against SM Entertainment From Issuing New Shares to Kakao

Kakao Announces a Tender Offer of SM Entertainment at 150,000 Won Per Share

HYBE: May Be Seeking to Raise As Much as 1 Trillion Won (Will Investors Support This Plan)?

Who Wants SM Entertainment More? Kim Bum-Soo (Kakao) Or Bang Si-Hyuk (Hybe)?

HYBE's Tender Offer of SM Entertainment: Closing the Price Gap

SM Entertainment Mgmt's Response on Its Opposition to HYBE's Tender Offer

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>Today (22 February), S.M.Entertainment Co (041510 KS) provided a detailed analysis of the strategic partnership with Kakao from shareholders and fans perspectives.</li>
<li>The timing of this detailed strategic partnership announcement is a bit unusual since it comes <strong>BEFORE</strong> the actual tender offer announcement and potential capital injection into SM Entertainment by Kakao.</li>
<li>Our call on this M&amp;A remains consistent. In the last week of February/early March, Kakao could make a tender offer at prices of at least 140,000/150,000 won, in our view.</li>
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Today (22 February), S.M.Entertainment Co (041510 KS) provided a detailed analysis of the strategic partnership with Kakao from shareholders and fans perspectives.
The timing of this detailed strategic partnership announcement is a bit unusual since it comes BEFORE the actual tender offer announcement and potential capital injection into SM Entertainment by Kakao.
Our call on this M&amp;A remains consistent. In the last week of February/early March, Kakao could make a tender offer at prices of at least 140,000/150,000 won, in our view.


SM Entertainment: Provides a Detailed Analysis of a Strategic Partnership with Kakao