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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/avepoint-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37131:1" rel="noopener">AvePoint (AVPT US)</a> , a global provider of data security, governance, and resilience, aims to raise around US$300m in its Singapore secondary listing.</li>
<li>As of FY24, AP had over 25,000 customers who rely on its Confidence Platform to prepare, secure, and optimize their critical data across environments.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
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AvePoint (AVPT US) , a global provider of data security, governance, and resilience, aims to raise around US$300m in its Singapore secondary listing.
As of FY24, AP had over 25,000 customers who rely on its Confidence Platform to prepare, secure, and optimize their critical data across environments.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


AvePoint SGX Secondary Listing - Strong Growth and Large Client Base but Unclear Metrics

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Today, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12:1" rel="noopener">Keppel Corp (KEP SP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sembcorp-marine-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11:1" rel="noopener">Sembcorp Marine (SMM SP)</a> made an <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/SCM%20Press%20Release%2027.10.2022.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=735575" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> of revised structure and revised terms.</li>
<li>Under revised terms, Sembcorp will issue fewer shares to Keppel, and it will be a takeover rather than Scheme of Arrangement. Keppel will deliver more shares to shareholders, keeping less. </li>
<li>Just like the first announcement, there is a little here for everyone. Keppel doesn't do a great job of selling it but it is still win-win. </li>
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Today, Keppel Corp (KEP SP) and Sembcorp Marine (SMM SP) made an announcement of revised structure and revised terms.
Under revised terms, Sembcorp will issue fewer shares to Keppel, and it will be a takeover rather than Scheme of Arrangement. Keppel will deliver more shares to shareholders, keeping less. 
Just like the first announcement, there is a little here for everyone. Keppel doesn't do a great job of selling it but it is still win-win. 


Keppel & Sembcorp Marine Revise Transaction, Improve Terms to SMM

Director and Founding Member, Corporate Monitor Limited

Tan Yee Peng

Director and Founding Member

Strengthening Corporate Performance

Corporate Monitor Limited

Corporate Monitor was established to encourage better performance of companies, particularly companies listed on the SGX, and hold their management and boards to account, for the benefit of their shareholders and stakeholders.

<ul><li>Keppel's Vision 2030, announced in May 2020, envisages that it would become a global asset manager and operator, with Funds Under Management ("FUM") of S$200bn.</li><li>In this report we are focusing on Keppel’s private funds, which account for 70% of its current FUM.</li><li>Based on Keppel’s publicly released materials, Keppel’s strategy to reach their goal is separated into 3 key components.</li></ul>

Keppel's Vision 2030, announced in May 2020, envisages that it would become a global asset manager and operator, with Funds Under Management ("FUM") of S$200bn.In this report we are focusing on Keppel’s private funds, which account for 70% of its current FUM.Based on Keppel’s publicly released materials, Keppel’s strategy to reach their goal is separated into 3 key components.

Keppel Ltd: Part V – Transforming into a Global Asset Manager

<ul><li>This report aims to examine the rationale and structure of the transformative deal in February 2023 when Keppel spun out its Offshore and Marine (“O&amp;M”) division.</li><li>This AssetCo transaction was selected because (1) The substantial size, at S$4.4bn, was equivalent to 14% of Keppel’s assets or 37% of its shareholder equity as of Dec 2022.</li><li>(2) Highly complex transaction with extremely generous financing terms granted by Keppel, which received no cash for selling legacy rigs at its carrying cost.</li></ul>

This report aims to examine the rationale and structure of the transformative deal in February 2023 when Keppel spun out its Offshore and Marine (“O&amp;M”) division.This AssetCo transaction was selected because (1) The substantial size, at S$4.4bn, was equivalent to 14% of Keppel’s assets or 37% of its shareholder equity as of Dec 2022.(2) Highly complex transaction with extremely generous financing terms granted by Keppel, which received no cash for selling legacy rigs at its carrying cost.

Keppel – Is There More to the Keppel O&M Deal than Meets the Eye?

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 22 to 28, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional inflow of S$188 million, reversing the net outflow of S$38 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 21.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional inflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Keppel, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Singapore Exchange, United Overseas Bank, Seatrium, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Eneco Energy and Thai Beverage Public Co.</li><li>On Nov 22, Lim Keen Ban Holdings Pte Ltd acquired 1.6 million shares of Cortina Holdings at S$2.90 per share.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 22 to 28, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional inflow of S$188 million, reversing the net outflow of S$38 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 21.Stocks that led the net institutional inflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Keppel, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Singapore Exchange, United Overseas Bank, Seatrium, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Eneco Energy and Thai Beverage Public Co.On Nov 22, Lim Keen Ban Holdings Pte Ltd acquired 1.6 million shares of Cortina Holdings at S$2.90 per share.

DBS buys back nearly S$15m of its shares; AGT Partners becomes Oiltek’s substantial shareholder

Singapore

Keppel Corporation Limited's core businesses are offshore and marine, infrastructure, property investment and development, telecommunications and transportation, energy, and engineering.

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Keppel Corp (KEP SP)

AvePoint SGX Secondary Listing - Strong Growth and Large Client Base but Unclear Metrics

AvePoint (AVPT US) , a global provider of data security, governance, and resilience, aims to raise around US$300m in its Singapore secondary listing.

Sumeet Singh

Keppel & Sembcorp Marine Revise Transaction, Improve Terms to SMM

Keppel and SMM have amended the transaction structure and terms, and it is a win-win, but perhaps more of a win for SMM as it catches up with...

Travis Lundy

Keppel Ltd: Part V – Transforming into a Global Asset Manager

Keppel's Vision 2030, announced in May 2020, envisages that it would become a global asset manager and operator, with Funds Under Management...

Corporate Monitor Limited

Keppel – Is There More to the Keppel O&M Deal than Meets the Eye?

This report aims to examine the rationale and structure of the transformative deal in February 2023 when Keppel spun out its Offshore and Marine...

Corporate Monitor Limited

DBS buys back nearly S$15m of its shares; AGT Partners becomes Oiltek’s substantial shareholder

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 22 to 28, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional inflow of...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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