Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Lionheart Studio  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lionheart-studio-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36417:1" rel="noopener">Lionheart Studio (426630 KS)</a>, a game development studio based in South Korea,  aims to raise around US$420m via its South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>The company is majority owned by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-games-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26730:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Games Corp (293490 KS)</a>, which after having recently hiked its stake, owned 54.94% of the company prior to listing.  </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Lionheart Studio (426630 KS), a game development studio based in South Korea,  aims to raise around US$420m via its South Korean IPO.
The company is majority owned by Kakao Games Corp (293490 KS), which after having recently hiked its stake, owned 54.94% of the company prior to listing.  
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Lion Heart Studio Pre-IPO - The Positives - Got One Hit

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group has a grand ambition to invest in the global gaming industry. It recently announced that it will invest US$37.8 billion in the global gaming industry.</li>
<li>There has been a sharp appreciation of the USD and Riyal versus JPY which could help to accelerate more M&amp;As of Japanese game companies by SGG.</li>
<li>Saudi Arabia's aggressive push to expand into the global gaming industry could aid this sector in the coming months as it could result in further major M&amp;As in this sector.</li>
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Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group has a grand ambition to invest in the global gaming industry. It recently announced that it will invest US$37.8 billion in the global gaming industry.
There has been a sharp appreciation of the USD and Riyal versus JPY which could help to accelerate more M&amp;As of Japanese game companies by SGG.
Saudi Arabia's aggressive push to expand into the global gaming industry could aid this sector in the coming months as it could result in further major M&amp;As in this sector.


Saudi Arabia Gaming: Plans to Invest $38 Billion in Global Game Industry

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Electronic Arts’ solid results were driven by its extensive IP portfolio and expanding network of players that are actively involved in its live services.</li><li>These distinctive structural advantages helped the company deliver an all-around beat despite the fact that it navigates the macro environment's volatility.</li><li>Their business's durability and longevity are still fueled by their collection of sports and owned IP properties.</li></ul>

Electronic Arts’ solid results were driven by its extensive IP portfolio and expanding network of players that are actively involved in its live services.These distinctive structural advantages helped the company deliver an all-around beat despite the fact that it navigates the macro environment's volatility.Their business's durability and longevity are still fueled by their collection of sports and owned IP properties.

Electronic Arts Inc: Market Position & Evolution & Other Drivers

<ul><li>Electronic Arts had a particularly strong 2022 with a record number of total players and a high engagement in their games and live services, solid net bookings, and underlying profitability.</li><li>The company also welcomed new players from their acquisitions, bringing its global network of players to more than 580 million unique active accounts.</li><li>Electronic Arts generated net revenue of over $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter, exceeding their expectations and increasing by 36% year over year.</li></ul>

Electronic Arts had a particularly strong 2022 with a record number of total players and a high engagement in their games and live services, solid net bookings, and underlying profitability.The company also welcomed new players from their acquisitions, bringing its global network of players to more than 580 million unique active accounts.Electronic Arts generated net revenue of over $1.8 billion in the fourth quarter, exceeding their expectations and increasing by 36% year over year.

Electronic Arts Inc.: Acquisition-Led Growth

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<li>Amid recent market carnage, one of the strong turnaround stocks in Korea is NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS) which is down 54% from its highs in February 2021.</li>
<li>Three major reasons why NCsoft's share price will turnaround include attractive valuations, better control of labor costs, and strong pipeline of new games. </li>
<li>Short sale value/market cap ratio for NCsoft has declined materially in the past several weeks, reflecting increased optimism in the company's future prospects. </li>
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Amid recent market carnage, one of the strong turnaround stocks in Korea is NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS) which is down 54% from its highs in February 2021.
Three major reasons why NCsoft's share price will turnaround include attractive valuations, better control of labor costs, and strong pipeline of new games. 
Short sale value/market cap ratio for NCsoft has declined materially in the past several weeks, reflecting increased optimism in the company's future prospects. 


NCsoft: A Strong Turnaround Play in Korean Game Sector

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Electronic Arts Inc. develops, publishes, and distributes branded interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld game players, and cellular handsets. The Company also provides online game-related services.

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Lion Heart Studio Pre-IPO - The Positives - Got One Hit

Lionheart Studio, a game development studio based in South Korea, aims to raise around US$420m via its South Korean IPO. The company is majority...

Sumeet Singh

Saudi Arabia Gaming: Plans to Invest $38 Billion in Global Game Industry

Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group has a grand ambition to invest in the global gaming industry. It recently announced that it will invest US$37.8...

Douglas Kim

Electronic Arts Inc: Market Position & Evolution & Other Drivers

Electronic Arts’ solid results were driven by its extensive IP portfolio and expanding network of players that are actively involved in its live...

Baptista Research

Electronic Arts Inc.: Acquisition-Led Growth

Electronic Arts had a particularly strong 2022 with a record number of total players and a high engagement in their games and live services, solid...

Baptista Research

NCsoft: A Strong Turnaround Play in Korean Game Sector

Three major reasons why NCsoft's share price will turnaround include attractive valuations, better control of labor costs, and strong pipeline of...

Douglas Kim

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