Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Macquarie might fast-track its 21.5% LG CNS stake sale, shifting from patience to action — weighing staggered sell-down vs. OTC block to limit price impact.</li>
<li>Macquarie’s well in the money — even with a deal discount, they can offload the stake, cover remaining debt, and still lock in solid upside.</li>
<li>LG CNS is flying on AI hype, but Macquarie’s post-August 5 exit risk could flip the tape fast — overhang setup worth watching vs. other local AI plays.</li>
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Macquarie might fast-track its 21.5% LG CNS stake sale, shifting from patience to action — weighing staggered sell-down vs. OTC block to limit price impact.
Macquarie’s well in the money — even with a deal discount, they can offload the stake, cover remaining debt, and still lock in solid upside.
LG CNS is flying on AI hype, but Macquarie’s post-August 5 exit risk could flip the tape fast — overhang setup worth watching vs. other local AI plays.


Aug 5 LG CNS Lockup Comes Off: Street Heating Up on Macquarie Exit Odds Surging

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jun 13th. The aggregated holding was USD583.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD3,005mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Motor.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jun 13th. The aggregated holding was USD583.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD3,005mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Motor.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 13th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hanwha Aerospace

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Holding companies have been the best performing asset class in the Korean stock market in the past month.</li>
<li>In this insight, we provide updated NAV valuations of the top five, largest "pure" holdcos in Korea including SK Square, SK Inc, LG Corp, Hanjin KAL, and HD Hyundai.</li>
<li>The NAVs of these five holdcos are about 18% higher than their current prices on average. </li>
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Holding companies have been the best performing asset class in the Korean stock market in the past month.
In this insight, we provide updated NAV valuations of the top five, largest "pure" holdcos in Korea including SK Square, SK Inc, LG Corp, Hanjin KAL, and HD Hyundai.
The NAVs of these five holdcos are about 18% higher than their current prices on average. 


NAV Valuations of Top Five Largest "Pure" Holdcos in Korea

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jun 6th. The aggregated holding was USD571.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD829mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix (000660 KS).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jun 6th. The aggregated holding was USD571.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD829mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix (000660 KS).


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 6th): SK Hynix

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of May 30th. The aggregated holding was USD537.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD964mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sme, Hyundai Rotem, Samsung Heavy Industries, Doosan Enerbility, Kakao, SK Hynix.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of May 30th. The aggregated holding was USD537.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD964mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sme, Hyundai Rotem, Samsung Heavy Industries, Doosan Enerbility, Kakao, SK Hynix.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 30th): Sme, Hyundai Rotem, Samsung Heavy Industries

South Korea

LG Chem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer.  The Company's products include petrochemicals, plastic resins, and engineering plastics.  LG Chem also produces industrial and electronic materials.

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Aug 5 LG CNS Lockup Comes Off: Street Heating Up on Macquarie Exit Odds Surging

This post covers the August 5 LG CNS major lockup expiration and the sharp surge in market sentiment around a potential Macquarie exit.

Sanghyun Park

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 13th): SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hanwha Aerospace

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

NAV Valuations of Top Five Largest "Pure" Holdcos in Korea

In this insight, we provide updated NAV valuations of the top five, largest "pure" holdcos in Korea including SK Square, SK Inc, LG Corp, Hanjin...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 6th): SK Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week. We highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix (000660 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 30th): Sme, Hyundai Rotem, Samsung Heavy Industries

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Sme, Hyundai Rotem, Samsung Heavy Industries,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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