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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 13th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.</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 highlight short interest changes in Delta Elec, Cathay Financial, Gigabyte Tech.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jan 13th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.
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 highlight short interest changes in Delta Elec, Cathay Financial, Gigabyte Tech.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jan 13th): Delta Elec, Cathay Financial, Gigabyte Tech

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Yorkey Optical International Cayman / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yorkey-optical-international-cayman" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12407:1" rel="noopener">Yorkey Optical International Cayman (2788 HK)</a>'s Scheme Document is now out, with the Court Meeting to be held on the 22 February.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-optical-co-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11214:1" rel="noopener">Asia Optical (3019 TT)</a> is offering HK$0.999/share, a 75.3% premium to the undisturbed close. David Webb has given an irrevocable undertaking to vote his shares in favour of the Scheme </li>
<li>This transaction is all stitched up. The Independent Financial Advisor considers the terms to be fair and reasonable. </li>
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Yorkey Optical International Cayman (2788 HK)'s Scheme Document is now out, with the Court Meeting to be held on the 22 February.

Asia Optical (3019 TT) is offering HK$0.999/share, a 75.3% premium to the undisturbed close. David Webb has given an irrevocable undertaking to vote his shares in favour of the Scheme 
This transaction is all stitched up. The Independent Financial Advisor considers the terms to be fair and reasonable. 


Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Court Meeting On 22 Feb. IFA Says Fair

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-optical-co-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11214:1" rel="noopener">Asia Optical Co (3019 TT)</a> has <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0104/2022010401243.pdf%20https://www.smartkarma.com/discussion/121157" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bumped</a> its Scheme Offer Price for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yorkey-optical-international-cayman" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12407:1" rel="noopener">Yorkey Optical International (2788 HK)</a> to HK$0.999/share, a 13.5% increase over its original Offer Price of HK$0.88/share.</li>
<li>David Webb, who previously indicated the original price was inadequate, has given an irrevocable undertaking to vote his 49.588mn shares (10.4% of Independent Scheme Shares) in favour of the Scheme  </li>
<li>This transaction is now done. The Scheme Document is expected to be dispatched on the 25 January suggesting payment early April.</li>
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Asia Optical Co (3019 TT) has bumped its Scheme Offer Price for Yorkey Optical International (2788 HK) to HK$0.999/share, a 13.5% increase over its original Offer Price of HK$0.88/share.
David Webb, who previously indicated the original price was inadequate, has given an irrevocable undertaking to vote his 49.588mn shares (10.4% of Independent Scheme Shares) in favour of the Scheme  
This transaction is now done. The Scheme Document is expected to be dispatched on the 25 January suggesting payment early April.


Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Webb Backs Asia Optical's Bump

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<li>After reassessing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yorkey-optical-international-cayman" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12407:1" rel="noopener">Yorkey Optical International (2788 HK)</a>'s property interest, Jones Lang LaSalle's revised NAV increases to $0.94/share, from $0.818/share as at June 30, compared to the cancellation price of $0.88/share.</li>
<li>David Webb, whose holding in Yorkey is sufficient to disrupt the Scheme vote, assessed an increase in the NAV of HK$0.365/share when properties were booked to market.</li>
<li>Note: the Offer Price has still not been declared final.</li>
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After reassessing Yorkey Optical International (2788 HK)'s property interest, Jones Lang LaSalle's revised NAV increases to $0.94/share, from $0.818/share as at June 30, compared to the cancellation price of $0.88/share.
David Webb, whose holding in Yorkey is sufficient to disrupt the Scheme vote, assessed an increase in the NAV of HK$0.365/share when properties were booked to market.
Note: the Offer Price has still not been declared final.


Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): JLL Meets Asia Optical And Webb Halfway... Sort Of...

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When <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yorkey-optical-intl-cayman" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12407:1" rel="noopener">Yorkey Optical Intl Cayman (2788 HK</a> <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/1015/2021101501288.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an Offer on the 15 October, by way of a Scheme, from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-optical-co-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11214:1" rel="noopener">Asia Optical Co (3019 TT)</a> at $0.88/share (not declared final), I wrote in <a href="https://skr.ma/irBvc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yorkey Optical (2788 HK)'s Scheme: What Will Webb Do?</a> a bump in terms cannot be ruled out.
In <a href="https://skr.ma/EPj6W" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Webb Bumps... Will Asia Optical?</a>, it became self-evident this required a bump from Asia Optical otherwise it was a non-starter. 
And now we have new information which makes me even more confident this needs a bump. And still shares trade well below terms. Get involved.
More below the fold. 
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When Yorkey Optical Intl Cayman (2788 HK announced an Offer on the 15 October, by way of a Scheme, from Asia Optical Co (3019 TT) at $0.88/share (not declared final), I wrote in Yorkey Optical (2788 HK)'s Scheme: What Will Webb Do? a bump in terms cannot be ruled out.
In Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Webb Bumps... Will Asia Optical?, it became self-evident this required a bump from Asia Optical otherwise it was a non-starter. 
And now we have new information which makes me even more confident this needs a bump. And still shares trade well below terms. Get involved.
More below the fold. 





Taiwan

Asia Optical Co., Inc. manufactures and markets electro-optical products.  The Company's products include optical components, cameras, fax machines, and contact image sensor (CIS) electronic products.  Asia Optical sells its products in Taiwan and exports worldwide.

Asia Optical Co (3019 TT)

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jan 13th): Delta Elec, Cathay Financial, Gigabyte Tech

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Delta Elec, Cathay Financial, Gigabyte Tech.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Court Meeting On 22 Feb. IFA Says Fair

Trading at a 3.0%/18.3% gross/annualised spread. That looks like the right level. It may narrow a spread following the release of this Scheme Doc....

David Blennerhassett

Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Webb Backs Asia Optical's Bump

This transaction is done. I'd probably pay up to ~HK$0.97 or a 3.0%/11.4% gross/annualised spread, assuming early April completion. However, this...

David Blennerhassett

Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): JLL Meets Asia Optical And Webb Halfway... Sort Of...

I still believe Asia Optical needs to bump, at least at, or slightly above the reassessed NAV, even if Webb considers that revised NAV falls short.

David Blennerhassett

Yorkey Optical (2788 HK): Time To Buy

Shares trade at a 6% gross spread. Get involved. I don't expect a revised offer of ~HK$1.19/share, around Webb's adjusted NAV. But ~HK$1.00 is...

David Blennerhassett