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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Senior Presidential Secretary said this morning that a tax reform, including reducing inheritance tax rates to the OECD average, will be disclosed in late July with the tax reform plan.</li>
<li>Stocks sensitive to reduced inheritance tax, notably Hyundai Motor Group subsidiaries like Hyundai Glovis and Hyundai Motor, could see significant attention amid governance restructuring efforts under Chung Eui-sun.</li>
<li>Retroactive application and its extent may impact markets, potentially affecting groups like Samsung, influencing diverse investment strategies based on specifics.</li>
</ul>


Senior Presidential Secretary said this morning that a tax reform, including reducing inheritance tax rates to the OECD average, will be disclosed in late July with the tax reform plan.
Stocks sensitive to reduced inheritance tax, notably Hyundai Motor Group subsidiaries like Hyundai Glovis and Hyundai Motor, could see significant attention amid governance restructuring efforts under Chung Eui-sun.
Retroactive application and its extent may impact markets, potentially affecting groups like Samsung, influencing diverse investment strategies based on specifics.


Unexpected Inheritance Tax Rate Reduction Included in July Tax Reform: Impact on Value-Up Trading

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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

Webtoon Entertainment / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/webtoon-entertainment-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43652:1" rel="noopener">Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US)</a> is looking to raise up to US$500m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>Webtoon Entertainment is a global storytelling platform where a community of creators and users discover, create and share new content.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we talked about the company’s historical performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its US IPO.
Webtoon Entertainment is a global storytelling platform where a community of creators and users discover, create and share new content.
In our previous note, we talked about the company’s historical performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.


Webtoon Entertainment Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Relatively Small in Operating Scale as a Platform

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>On 11 June, the FSC announced that the restrictions on allocation of treasury shares as new shares post spin-offs is expected to be made into law in 2H 2024.</li>
<li>Meanwhile, starting <strong>1 July,</strong> the financial regulators will make it more difficult for Korean companies to conduct spin-offs that have separate allocation of treasury shares as new shares.</li>
<li>The top five stocks with highest percentage of treasury shares/outstanding shares are up on average 40.5% YTD. </li>
</ul>


On 11 June, the FSC announced that the restrictions on allocation of treasury shares as new shares post spin-offs is expected to be made into law in 2H 2024.
Meanwhile, starting 1 July, the financial regulators will make it more difficult for Korean companies to conduct spin-offs that have separate allocation of treasury shares as new shares.
The top five stocks with highest percentage of treasury shares/outstanding shares are up on average 40.5% YTD. 


Changes in Law for Allocation of Treasury Shares as New Shares Post Spin-Offs in Korea in 2H 2024

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Jun 7th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD6.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We estimate short interest increased by 4.0% WoW and highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Jun 7th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD6.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We estimate short interest increased by 4.0% WoW and highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 7th): Samsung Electronics

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/webtoon-entertainment-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43652:1" rel="noopener">Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US)</a> is looking to raise up to US$500m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>Webtoon Entertainment is a global storytelling platform where a community of creators and users discover, create and share new content.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its US IPO.
Webtoon Entertainment is a global storytelling platform where a community of creators and users discover, create and share new content.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Webtoon Entertainment Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Korea Revenue Declined, JP Acquisition to the Rescue

South Korea

Samsung C&T Corporation conducts diversified business support services and resort operation activities. The Company offers a range of services in areas including clothing retail, construction, energy, real estate, food service, and resort accommodations. Samsung C&T also operates a resort with amusement rides, a zoo, water park, golf clubs, and restaurants.

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Samsung C&T (028260 KS)

Unexpected Inheritance Tax Rate Reduction Included in July Tax Reform: Impact on Value-Up Trading

Senior Presidential Secretary Seong Tae-yoon confirmed this morning on KBS that reducing inheritance tax rates to 30% will be disclosed in late...

Sanghyun Park

Webtoon Entertainment Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Relatively Small in Operating Scale as a Platform

Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its US IPO. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.

Ethan Aw

Changes in Law for Allocation of Treasury Shares as New Shares Post Spin-Offs in Korea in 2H 2024

On 11 June, the FSC announced that the restrictions on allocation of treasury shares as new shares post spin-offs is expected to be made into law...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 7th): Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week. We estimate the short interests were USD 6.1bn last week and highlighted short interest...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Webtoon Entertainment Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Korea Revenue Declined, JP Acquisition to the Rescue

Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Ethan Aw

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