Specialist in Japanese equities, Kheiron Group

Nathan Ramler, CFA

Specialist in Japanese equities

Kheiron Group

Tokyo-based with experience in global equity markets and M&A. Striving to add value and insight. 

Specialists in Japan

Equity Capital Markets

ARTERIA Networks Corp / Equity Capital Markets

It may seem hidden in the shadow of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27445" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27445:1">Softbank Corp (9434 JP)</a> IPO, but there is another player in the Japanese telecom sector coming to the market in December 2018. Namely, ARTERIA Networks Corporation. 
ARTERIA Networks is an important player in the Japanese telecom space. It has the 4th largest fiber-optic network in Japan and provides both B2C and B2B ICT services. It is the largest provider of wholesale residential building internet connectivity. If you live in a high-rise apartment building in Japan, there's a good chance that they are providing your internet access. 
ARTERIA Networks filed its IPO plans on 13 November 2018, and is planning to list under the ticker code 4423 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 12 December 2018. The preliminary IPO price implies a market capitalization of ¥70bn (about US$625m) or approximately 1% of the size of the upcoming SoftBank Corp. IPO. It's not a mega deal, but it does shed some interesting light on the domestic Japanese telecom marketplace. 
In this Insight we take a look at what ARTERIA Networks does, its IPO plans, and how it compares with its domestic peer group.

It may seem hidden in the shadow of the Softbank Corp (9434 JP) IPO, but there is another player in the Japanese telecom sector coming to the market in December 2018. Namely, ARTERIA Networks Corporation. 
ARTERIA Networks is an important player in the Japanese telecom space. It has the 4th largest fiber-optic network in Japan and provides both B2C and B2B ICT services. It is the largest provider of wholesale residential building internet connectivity. If you live in a high-rise apartment building in Japan, there's a good chance that they are providing your internet access. 
ARTERIA Networks filed its IPO plans on 13 November 2018, and is planning to list under the ticker code 4423 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 12 December 2018. The preliminary IPO price implies a market capitalization of ¥70bn (about US$625m) or approximately 1% of the size of the upcoming SoftBank Corp. IPO. It's not a mega deal, but it does shed some interesting light on the domestic Japanese telecom marketplace. 
In this Insight we take a look at what ARTERIA Networks does, its IPO plans, and how it compares with its domestic peer group. 

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

The "Hidden" Japanese Telecom IPO in Dec18: ARTERIA Networks