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Alliance Aviation Services / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alliance-aviation-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20401:1" rel="noopener">Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU)</a> entered a SID with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qantas-airways-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:677:1" rel="noopener">Qantas Airways (QAN AU)</a>. Shareholders will receive A$4.75 in Qantas shares for each Alliance share, 35.3% premium to 4 May close. </li>
<li>The key risk is approval from the ACCC, which will start a public review. On 5 April, the ACCC closed an investigation into Qantas’ acquisition of its 19.9% Alliance stake. </li>
<li>Alliance Aviation can pay an additional special cash dividend if ACCC approval takes time. The offer is attractive in the context of historical share prices and multiples.</li>
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Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU) entered a SID with Qantas Airways (QAN AU). Shareholders will receive A$4.75 in Qantas shares for each Alliance share, 35.3% premium to 4 May close. 
The key risk is approval from the ACCC, which will start a public review. On 5 April, the ACCC closed an investigation into Qantas’ acquisition of its 19.9% Alliance stake. 
Alliance Aviation can pay an additional special cash dividend if ACCC approval takes time. The offer is attractive in the context of historical share prices and multiples.


Qantas Aims to Fully Acquire Alliance Aviation

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

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<li>Air New Zealand (AIR) was aiming to raise around US$827m (NZ$1.2bn) via a renounceable rights issue. It has now launched a shortfall of around US$153m, at last close.</li>
<li>We have covered the background of the rights and expected shortfall in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/air-new-zealand-rights-and-possible-shortfall-delayed-boarding-but-its-priced-to-fly" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:67651" rel="noopener">Air New Zealand Rights and Possible Shortfall - Delayed Boarding but Its Priced to Fly</a>.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent updates and shortfall pricing.</li>
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Air New Zealand (AIR) was aiming to raise around US$827m (NZ$1.2bn) via a renounceable rights issue. It has now launched a shortfall of around US$153m, at last close.
We have covered the background of the rights and expected shortfall in our earlier note, Air New Zealand Rights and Possible Shortfall - Delayed Boarding but Its Priced to Fly.
In this note, we talk about the recent updates and shortfall pricing.


Air New Zealand Shortfall - Not a Great Take-Up Probably Because of the Large Retail Holding

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keppel-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12:1" rel="noopener">Keppel (KEP SP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sembcorp-marine-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11:1" rel="noopener">Sembcorp (SMM SP)</a> have announced the O&amp;M business combination and it is a little more interesting than expected. It is a Very Big Desirable Order Book.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/razer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24380:1" rel="noopener">Razer Inc (1337 HK)</a>was trading at a 8% gross spread to terms a day before the vote, on headcount test concerns. But it was even close. </li>
<li>KKR and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hitachi-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7797:1" rel="noopener">Hitachi Ltd (6501 JP)</a> have a deal to get KKR to buy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hitachi-transport-system-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2395:1" rel="noopener">Hitachi Transport System (9086 JP)</a> in a VLBO (Very Leveraged BuyOut).</li>
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Keppel (KEP SP) and Sembcorp (SMM SP) have announced the O&amp;M business combination and it is a little more interesting than expected. It is a Very Big Desirable Order Book.

Razer Inc (1337 HK)was trading at a 8% gross spread to terms a day before the vote, on headcount test concerns. But it was even close. 
KKR and Hitachi Ltd (6501 JP) have a deal to get KKR to buy Hitachi Transport System (9086 JP) in a VLBO (Very Leveraged BuyOut).


Last Week in Event SPACE: Sembcorp/Keppel, Razer, Hitachi Transport, Renesas, CNOOC

Travis Lundy

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<li>The NZ Air Rights Trade is nearly done. Last day of trading is today. </li>
<li>The Rights were super cheap. They ran as NZ AIR ran a bit. </li>
<li>Now it is the time to trade NZ AIR Shares vs Peers.</li>
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The NZ Air Rights Trade is nearly done. Last day of trading is today. 
The Rights were super cheap. They ran as NZ AIR ran a bit. 
Now it is the time to trade NZ AIR Shares vs Peers.


NZ AIR Rights Almost Done - Discounted Vs Regional "Shut-In" Peers

Life Insurance  of India / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>This week we looked at the South Korean SK twins that are looking to list. In addition, LIC appears to be testing waters again.</li>
<li>Placement flows slowed down a bit with the mid-week HK holiday, although Australia and India blocks have continued to flow-in.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
This week we looked at the South Korean SK twins that are looking to list. In addition, LIC appears to be testing waters again.
Placement flows slowed down a bit with the mid-week HK holiday, although Australia and India blocks have continued to flow-in.


ECM Weekly (10th Apr 2022)- LIC, GoTo, Shieldus, One Store, China ADRs, Air NZ, Chrysos, Zhihu

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Limited operates an airline business that provides international and domestic air passenger and cargo transport services throughout New Zealand and the South West Pacific. The Company also provides engineering and ground handling services.

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Air New Zealand (AIR NZ)

Qantas Aims to Fully Acquire Alliance Aviation

Shareholders will receive A$4.75 in Qantas shares for each Alliance share. ACCC approval is the key risk. At the last close, the gross spread to...

Arun George

Air New Zealand Shortfall - Not a Great Take-Up Probably Because of the Large Retail Holding

Air New Zealand (AIR) was aiming to raise around US$827m (NZ$1.2bn) via a renounceable rights issue. It has now launched a shortfall of around...

Sumeet Singh

Last Week in Event SPACE: Sembcorp/Keppel, Razer, Hitachi Transport, Renesas, CNOOC

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

NZ AIR Rights Almost Done - Discounted Vs Regional "Shut-In" Peers

NZ Air Rights trading ends today. If you can trade the discount/premium, by all means do so. Otherwise, now it is the time to think about being...

Travis Lundy

ECM Weekly (10th Apr 2022)- LIC, GoTo, Shieldus, One Store, China ADRs, Air NZ, Chrysos, Zhihu

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

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