IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Equity Capital Markets

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tdcx-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34187:1" rel="noopener">TDCX (TDCX US)</a>, which is headquartered in Singapore, is a digital customer experience (CX) solutions provider for innovative technology and other blue-chip companies. TDCX has filed for an NYSE IPO to raise proceeds of $400 million, according to press reports. The IPO proceeds will be used to repay US$188.0 million of the Credit Suisse facility (related to the acquisition of the founder’s interests in TDCX KY) and to expand into new markets.The business Support Services (BSS) industry has moved from a focus on cost arbitrage solutions to driving business outcomes and creating value for customers. There remains a significant portion of higher value-added workstreams that remain reliant on human expertise as businesses continue to deal with customers who request more engaging experiences. CX services, which is a subset of the BSS industry, is forecasted to grow 6.6% CAGR from 2021 to 2025 to reach US$100.4 billion in 2025, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. <div class="content-highlight">In a competitive market, TDCX’s differentiated value-added services are reflected in market share gains, high growth and sector-leading margin. The key risk is the high dependence on two customers, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/facebook-inc-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:665:1" rel="noopener">Facebook Inc A (FB US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/airbnb-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:431:1" rel="noopener">Airbnb Inc (ABNB US)</a>. This customer risk is partly mitigated by long-standing relationships. Overall, we believe that TDCX’s fundamentals are attractive.</div>

TDCX (TDCX US), which is headquartered in Singapore, is a digital customer experience (CX) solutions provider for innovative technology and other blue-chip companies. TDCX has filed for an NYSE IPO to raise proceeds of $400 million, according to press reports. The IPO proceeds will be used to repay US$188.0 million of the Credit Suisse facility (related to the acquisition of the founder’s interests in TDCX KY) and to expand into new markets.The business Support Services (BSS) industry has moved from a focus on cost arbitrage solutions to driving business outcomes and creating value for customers. There remains a significant portion of higher value-added workstreams that remain reliant on human expertise as businesses continue to deal with customers who request more engaging experiences. CX services, which is a subset of the BSS industry, is forecasted to grow 6.6% CAGR from 2021 to 2025 to reach US$100.4 billion in 2025, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. In a competitive market, TDCX’s differentiated value-added services are reflected in market share gains, high growth and sector-leading margin. The key risk is the high dependence on two customers, Facebook Inc A (FB US) and Airbnb Inc (ABNB US). This customer risk is partly mitigated by long-standing relationships. Overall, we believe that TDCX’s fundamentals are attractive.

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Two decades ago, Enron (ENE US) collapsed. It was the largest corporate bankruptcy at the time, and remains one of the most egregious failures of corporate governance in history. In light of my past-life involvement with Enron, and my current-life ESG focus, I decided to write this.What is this?This Insight is a look-back at the Enron debacle, through an ESG lens and with the perspective of my up-close-and-personal relationship with Enron way back when. More specifically, it asks (and hopefully answers) this question: Would having had an ESG lens twenty years ago have helped?In reality, that is an impossible question to answer. Too many variables. For example, am I alone privy to ESG or do we assume ESG had gone mainstream? Would the mainstreaming of ESG have changed other things, like investor sentiment during the dot-com boom central to Enron's fall?Regardless of the impossibility, it's still an interesting hypothetical question to ponder.So, let's time travel and see what we can see of this Enron debacle through an ESG lens.

Two decades ago, Enron (ENE US) collapsed. It was the largest corporate bankruptcy at the time, and remains one of the most egregious failures of corporate governance in history. In light of my past-life involvement with Enron, and my current-life ESG focus, I decided to write this.What is this?This Insight is a look-back at the Enron debacle, through an ESG lens and with the perspective of my up-close-and-personal relationship with Enron way back when. More specifically, it asks (and hopefully answers) this question: Would having had an ESG lens twenty years ago have helped?In reality, that is an impossible question to answer. Too many variables. For example, am I alone privy to ESG or do we assume ESG had gone mainstream? Would the mainstreaming of ESG have changed other things, like investor sentiment during the dot-com boom central to Enron's fall?Regardless of the impossibility, it's still an interesting hypothetical question to ponder.So, let's time travel and see what we can see of this Enron debacle through an ESG lens.

Enron: An ESG Analysis… Twenty Years Late

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.

Simplex Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

Simplex Holding’s shareholders aim to raise around US$300m via selling some of their stake in the company in its Japan IPO. Simplex has consistently been ranked among the top companies in IDC Fintech rankings over the past nine years.Simplex provides consulting, system development, maintenance and operations to banks, asset managers and insurance companies in AsiaSimplex was established in Sep 97. It was listed on JASDAQ in Feb 2002 and progressed to the First Section in Sep 2005. The company undertook an MBO, in Apr 2013 and was delisted in Oct 2013.Since delisting, Simplex has expanded its product offering further to cover life insurance and non-life insurance companies as well, along with crypto exchanges. It has been reporting steady revenue growth over the past few years, although its margins have been volatile. Its performance prior to delisting wasn’t great, as it missed its medium term targets, and it now appears to be at peak margins.

Simplex Holding’s shareholders aim to raise around US$300m via selling some of their stake in the company in its Japan IPO. Simplex has consistently been ranked among the top companies in IDC Fintech rankings over the past nine years.Simplex provides consulting, system development, maintenance and operations to banks, asset managers and insurance companies in AsiaSimplex was established in Sep 97. It was listed on JASDAQ in Feb 2002 and progressed to the First Section in Sep 2005. The company undertook an MBO, in Apr 2013 and was delisted in Oct 2013.Since delisting, Simplex has expanded its product offering further to cover life insurance and non-life insurance companies as well, along with crypto exchanges. It has been reporting steady revenue growth over the past few years, although its margins have been volatile. Its performance prior to delisting wasn’t great, as it missed its medium term targets, and it now appears to be at peak margins.

Simplex Holdings Pre-IPO - Steady Topline Growth but Appears to Be at Peak Margins

RL Commercial REIT / Equity Capital Markets

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rl-commercial-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33809:1" rel="noopener">RL Commercial REIT (1888938D PM)</a>/RLC REIT is the REIT platform of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/robinsons-land-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8831:1" rel="noopener">Robinsons Land Co (RLC PM)</a>, one of the leading property developers in the Philippines. RLC REIT has opened its books for an IPO in the Philippines to raise PHP24.4 billion ($483 million) through a secondary offering of 3.3 billion units (33.6% of outstanding units) at a maximum price of PHP7.31 per unit. The bookbuilding period will end on 20 August with pricing is set for 20 August. The official subscription period will run from 25 August to 3 September. RLC REIT’s portfolio consists of 14 commercial real estate assets across the Philippines with an aggregate Portfolio GLA of 425,315 sqm and an appraised value of PHP73,884 million ($1,522 million).RLC REIT’s IPO will the third REIT listing on the PSE after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/areit-ayalaland-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28856:1" rel="noopener">Areit (AyalaLand REIT) (AREIT PM)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ddmp-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32154:1" rel="noopener">DDMP REIT (DDMPR PM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/filinvest-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33764:1" rel="noopener">Filinvest REIT (FILRT PM)</a>. RLC REIT’s listing will be quickly followed by the IPO of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/megaworld-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33806:1" rel="noopener">Megaworld Real Estate Investment Trust (MREIT PM)</a> – <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/megaworld-reit-mreit-ipo-at-the-front-of-the-back-office" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:55851" rel="noopener">Megaworld REIT (MREIT) IPO: At the Front of the Back Office</a>.<div class="content-highlight">On balance, we believe that RLC REIT has attractive characteristics and will be the largest REIT as measured by market cap, asset size, and geographical spread to be listed on the PSE. We will discuss valuation in our next note.</div>

RL Commercial REIT (1888938D PM)/RLC REIT is the REIT platform of Robinsons Land Co (RLC PM), one of the leading property developers in the Philippines. RLC REIT has opened its books for an IPO in the Philippines to raise PHP24.4 billion ($483 million) through a secondary offering of 3.3 billion units (33.6% of outstanding units) at a maximum price of PHP7.31 per unit. The bookbuilding period will end on 20 August with pricing is set for 20 August. The official subscription period will run from 25 August to 3 September. RLC REIT’s portfolio consists of 14 commercial real estate assets across the Philippines with an aggregate Portfolio GLA of 425,315 sqm and an appraised value of PHP73,884 million ($1,522 million).RLC REIT’s IPO will the third REIT listing on the PSE after Areit (AyalaLand REIT) (AREIT PM), DDMP REIT (DDMPR PM) and Filinvest REIT (FILRT PM). RLC REIT’s listing will be quickly followed by the IPO of Megaworld Real Estate Investment Trust (MREIT PM) – Megaworld REIT (MREIT) IPO: At the Front of the Back Office.On balance, we believe that RLC REIT has attractive characteristics and will be the largest REIT as measured by market cap, asset size, and geographical spread to be listed on the PSE. We will discuss valuation in our next note.

RL Commerical REIT IPO Initiation: A Big One

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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Accenture Plc Cl A / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Accenture had another strong quarter with the revenues and earnings surpassing Wall Street expectations.</li><li>Cost cutting through the use of outsourcing IT operations to Accenture.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

Accenture had another strong quarter with the revenues and earnings surpassing Wall Street expectations.Cost cutting through the use of outsourcing IT operations to Accenture.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

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Accenture PLC provides management and technology consulting services and solutions.  The Company delivers a range of specialized capabilities and solutions to clients across all industries on a worldwide basis.  Accenture's network of businesses provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and alliances.

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Arun George

Enron: An ESG Analysis… Twenty Years Late

Two decades ago, Enron collapsed; an epic failure of business ethics and corporate governance. I covered Enron then. I cover ESG now. So I...

Kyle Rudden

Simplex Holdings Pre-IPO - Steady Topline Growth but Appears to Be at Peak Margins

Simplex Holding’s shareholders aim to raise around US$300m via selling some of their stake in the company in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

RL Commerical REIT IPO Initiation: A Big One

RLC REIT has opened its books for a PSE IPO to $483 million. It has attractive characteristics and will be the largest PSE-listed REIT in terms of...

Arun George

Accenture plc - Invt Thesis

Accenture had another strong quarter with the revenues and earnings surpassing Wall Street expectations. Cost cutting through the use of...

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