Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Cloud-Based solutions provider <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elmo-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24342:1" rel="noopener">Elmo Software (ELO AU)</a> has confirmed it has received multiple expressions of interest from various parties, including Accel-KKR.</li>
<li>No agreement has been reached with any parties, no pricing mentioned, nor whether data room access has been afforded.</li>
<li>Earlier this year ELMO held discussions with Accel-KKR in regard to a change of control proposal at $6.10/share. That figure is a stretch in this market. </li>
</ul>


Cloud-Based solutions provider Elmo Software (ELO AU) has confirmed it has received multiple expressions of interest from various parties, including Accel-KKR.
No agreement has been reached with any parties, no pricing mentioned, nor whether data room access has been afforded.
Earlier this year ELMO held discussions with Accel-KKR in regard to a change of control proposal at $6.10/share. That figure is a stretch in this market. 


ELMO Software (ELO AU): KKR Returns To The Well

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.

Australia & New Zealand Bankin / Event-Driven

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<li>ANZ announced a US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) raising via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank in Jul 2022.</li>
<li>The institutional part of the entitlement offer saw a strong take up and the shares have held up well since the deal was announced.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the upcoming retail shortfall bookbuild and other updates since our last note.</li>
</ul>


ANZ announced a US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) raising via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank in Jul 2022.
The institutional part of the entitlement offer saw a strong take up and the shares have held up well since the deal was announced.
In this note, we will talk about the upcoming retail shortfall bookbuild and other updates since our last note.


ANZ Renounceable Entitlement Offer - Could Be a Relatively Large (A$550-750m) Retail Shortfall

Equity Capital Markets

Australia & New Zealand Bankin / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>ANZ aims to raise around US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank.</li>
<li>In our view, neither the fundraising nor the acquisition appear to be particularly well flagged. ANZ’s withdrawal from MYOB talks might be the most positive thing about the announcement.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


ANZ aims to raise around US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank.
In our view, neither the fundraising nor the acquisition appear to be particularly well flagged. ANZ’s withdrawal from MYOB talks might be the most positive thing about the announcement.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


ANZ Renounceable Entitlement Offer - Dilute Now, Accrete Later. Still Appears Better than MYOB

Equity Analyst, Event-driven, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Equity Analyst, Event-driven

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the September 2022 Rebalance.</li>
<li>In addition to the Regular Rebalance changes, M&amp;A events involving <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uniti-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29042:1" rel="noopener">Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a>could also cause index changes during this quarter.</li>
<li>The historical price and volume performance of high conviction ADDs/DELs and potential LONG-SHORT trade ideas involving these names are also discussed in this insight.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for S&amp;P ASX 300, 200, 100, 50, and 20 in the September 2022 Rebalance.
In addition to the Regular Rebalance changes, M&amp;A events involving Uniti Group Ltd (UWL AU) and Link Administration (LNK AU)could also cause index changes during this quarter.
The historical price and volume performance of high conviction ADDs/DELs and potential LONG-SHORT trade ideas involving these names are also discussed in this insight.


S&P/​​​​​ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Sep 2022: Uniti Deletion & Many Other Changes for ASX 200 & 300

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<li>Online auto parts and service provider <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infomedia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11385:1" rel="noopener">Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU)</a> has received a third non-binding proposal; this time from U.S.-based software company Solera Holdings. </li>
<li>The Offer price is A$1.70/share, in line with TA Associates-led consortium's bid, but below Battery Ventures' A$1.75/share offer.</li>
<li>As with TA and Battery, Solera has been granted limited due diligence. TA holds a 19.4% stake.</li>
</ul>


Online auto parts and service provider Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU) has received a third non-binding proposal; this time from U.S.-based software company Solera Holdings. 
The Offer price is A$1.70/share, in line with TA Associates-led consortium's bid, but below Battery Ventures' A$1.75/share offer.
As with TA and Battery, Solera has been granted limited due diligence. TA holds a 19.4% stake.


Australia

MYOB Group Limited provides desktop and cloud business management software solutions. The Company offers accounting software, tax, payroll, and other business management software solutions, such as MYOB banklink, a desktop solution to deliver micro and small businesses transaction data from its bank to its accountant using live data feeds.

MYOB Group Ltd (MYO AU)

ELMO Software (ELO AU): KKR Returns To The Well

This is not a firm Offer, and the recent IFM situation, involving three potential Offerors, is illustrative of the pitfalls for non-binding Offers...

David Blennerhassett

ANZ Renounceable Entitlement Offer - Could Be a Relatively Large (A$550-750m) Retail Shortfall

ANZ announced a US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) raising via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank in Jul 2022. The retail...

Sumeet Singh

ANZ Renounceable Entitlement Offer - Dilute Now, Accrete Later. Still Appears Better than MYOB

ANZ aims to raise around US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank.

Sumeet Singh

S&P/ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Sep 2022: Uniti Deletion & Many Other Changes for ASX 200 & 300

Uniti Group could get deleted from the ASX 200 and ASX 300 in July 2022. The potential replacement names could be very high impact index inclusion...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Infomedia (IFM AU): Now A Three-Way Hunt

None of the Offers are firm. Yet, IFM is currently subject to a three-way bidding war. and it would be a logical bolt-on to Solaera's exiting...

David Blennerhassett

ELMO Software (ELO AU): KKR Returns To The Well

This is not a firm Offer, and the recent IFM situation, involving three potential Offerors, is illustrative of the pitfalls for non-binding Offers...

David Blennerhassett

ANZ Renounceable Entitlement Offer - Could Be a Relatively Large (A$550-750m) Retail Shortfall

ANZ announced a US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) raising via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank in Jul 2022. The retail...

Sumeet Singh

ANZ Renounceable Entitlement Offer - Dilute Now, Accrete Later. Still Appears Better than MYOB

ANZ aims to raise around US$2.4bn (A$3.5bn) via a renounceable entitlement offer to part fund the purchase of Suncorp Bank.

Sumeet Singh

S&P/​​​​​ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Sep 2022: Uniti Deletion & Many Other Changes for ASX 200 & 300

Uniti Group could get deleted from the ASX 200 and ASX 300 in July 2022. The potential replacement names could be very high impact index inclusion...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Infomedia (IFM AU): Now A Three-Way Hunt

None of the Offers are firm. Yet, IFM is currently subject to a three-way bidding war. and it would be a logical bolt-on to Solaera's exiting...

David Blennerhassett

S&P/ASX Quiddity Leaderboard Sep 2022: Uniti Deletion & Many Other Changes for ASX 200 & 300