Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Index Rebalance

China Datang Renewable Power / Index Rebalance

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<li>After one month from the September batch of Hong Kong Connect inclusion, we provide an analysis on the stock inclusion for 12 stocks. </li>
<li>We analysed the inclusion by performance post announcement, performance post inclusion, inflows and analyst coverage.</li>
<li>We continued to observed outperformance post the HSCI announcement but not the actual inclusion despite the fact that southbound inflows has a significant impact on the trading volume. </li>
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After one month from the September batch of Hong Kong Connect inclusion, we provide an analysis on the stock inclusion for 12 stocks. 
We analysed the inclusion by performance post announcement, performance post inclusion, inflows and analyst coverage.
We continued to observed outperformance post the HSCI announcement but not the actual inclusion despite the fact that southbound inflows has a significant impact on the trading volume. 


HK Connect: Sep '22 Inclusion Post-Event Analysis

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>We spoke about the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we’ll undertake a peer comparison.</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.  
We spoke about the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we’ll undertake a peer comparison.


LionHeart Studio IPO - Peer Comparison - Youngest and Most Untested

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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>
</ul>



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

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>China just announced game approval for September batch. More games were approved in September compared to July, June and August.</li>
<li>Pace of China game approval continued to pick up albeit at a much slower pace than pre-tightening.</li>
<li>Tencent continue to score zero and Netease managed to get one game approved in 14 months. </li>
</ul>


China just announced game approval for September batch. More games were approved in September compared to July, June and August.
Pace of China game approval continued to pick up albeit at a much slower pace than pre-tightening.
Tencent continue to score zero and Netease managed to get one game approved in 14 months. 


Tencent/Netease: September Batch of Game Approval & Thoughts on Trading

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>NetDragon Websoft announced that it has appointed Ms. Tang Wu (a virtual humanoid robot powered by AI) as its new CEO which would be the first ever in the world. </li>
<li>The company's education revenue increased by 71.2% YoY to reach 2.4 billion RMB in 1H 2022. Profitability of the edtech business is also improving.</li>
<li>Despite the company's lower valuation multiples than its peers combined with catalysts including improving edtech business, we are cautious on its shares mainly due to the overall market related risks. </li>
</ul>


NetDragon Websoft announced that it has appointed Ms. Tang Wu (a virtual humanoid robot powered by AI) as its new CEO which would be the first ever in the world. 
The company's education revenue increased by 71.2% YoY to reach 2.4 billion RMB in 1H 2022. Profitability of the edtech business is also improving.
Despite the company's lower valuation multiples than its peers combined with catalysts including improving edtech business, we are cautious on its shares mainly due to the overall market related risks. 


Netdragon Websoft - Ms Tang Yu Becomes World's First Virtual Humanoid Robot CEO

China

iDreamSky Technology operates a digital entertainment platform, primarily publishing and operating mobile games through apps and websites in China. The company also develops mobile games, offers in-game information and advertising services, and engages in IP derivatives business, including console game experiences and sales of trendy products. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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HK Connect: Sep '22 Inclusion Post-Event Analysis

We analyzed south bound Hong Kong connect's inclusion in September following Hang Seng index review on August 19th. We highlight strong post...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

LionHeart Studio IPO - Peer Comparison - Youngest and Most Untested

Lionheart Studio, a game development studio based in South Korea, aims to raise around US$420m via its South Korean IPO. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

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

Tencent/Netease: September Batch of Game Approval & Thoughts on Trading

We analyzed latest game approval for China mobile game players and we highlight that Tencent continue to score zero and Netease managed to get one...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Netdragon Websoft - Ms Tang Yu Becomes World's First Virtual Humanoid Robot CEO

NetDragon Websoft announced that it has appointed Ms. Tang Wu (a virtual humanoid robot powered by AI) as its new CEO which would be the first ever...

Douglas Kim

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