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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions</li>
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Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions


Rudi's View: CBA, Life360, ResMed, Zip & More

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>S&amp;P DJI have proposed methodology changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to enhance representativeness and more quickly reflecting changing market conditions.</li>
<li>The main changes are lowering the minimum float threshold, shortening the market cap calculation period and the liquidity calculation period, and including buffers for additions and deletions.</li>
<li>We currently forecast 47 changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in September and the short market cap computation period could lead to more change over the next two months.</li>
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S&amp;P DJI have proposed methodology changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices to enhance representativeness and more quickly reflecting changing market conditions.
The main changes are lowering the minimum float threshold, shortening the market cap calculation period and the liquidity calculation period, and including buffers for additions and deletions.
We currently forecast 47 changes to the S&amp;P/ASX family of indices in September and the short market cap computation period could lead to more change over the next two months.


S&P/ASX Indices: Proposed Methodology Changes & The BIG September Rebalance

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coca-cola-europacific-partners-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44040:1" rel="noopener">Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP LN)</a>, the leading global Coca-Cola bottler, has requested changing its listing category on the London Stock Exchange, aiming a spot in the FTSE 100.</li>
<li>CCEP would be the 25th largest company of the index, therefore there is a strong likelihood that CCEP could enter the FTSE 100 in the upcoming review.</li>
<li>Passive funds would need roughly 83 trading days of average volume to fully allocate the necessary shares to match the index weighting.</li>
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP LN), the leading global Coca-Cola bottler, has requested changing its listing category on the London Stock Exchange, aiming a spot in the FTSE 100.
CCEP would be the 25th largest company of the index, therefore there is a strong likelihood that CCEP could enter the FTSE 100 in the upcoming review.
Passive funds would need roughly 83 trading days of average volume to fully allocate the necessary shares to match the index weighting.


Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: Aiming FTSE 100 Inclusion

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom-up, from across South East Asia.</li>
<li>The pasy week in insights on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bfi-finance-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8447:1" rel="noopener">BFI Finance Indonesia</a> following the news that Jerry Ng of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago</a> will take a controlling stake plus an update on microlender <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-rakyat-indonesia-persero" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:484:1" rel="noopener">Bank Rakyat</a>.</li>
<li>We also look at OVO's destiny, food delivery, and explore why Buy Now Pay Later is different in South East Asia plus the rising importance of ESG for Indonesian investors.</li>
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom-up, from across South East Asia.
The pasy week in insights on BFI Finance Indonesia following the news that Jerry Ng of Bank Jago will take a controlling stake plus an update on microlender Bank Rakyat.
We also look at OVO's destiny, food delivery, and explore why Buy Now Pay Later is different in South East Asia plus the rising importance of ESG for Indonesian investors.


The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Buy Now Pay Later, and BFI Finance

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors


For the month of April, nine new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$36bn.


Clicking on the company name in the table below will take you to the entity page where you can read the initial insight(s) written by Smartkarma contributors on these new deals and follow-up discussions, or simply click on the insight link(s) below the name.






New Deals


Industry


Size (US$bn)


Type


Premium




Australia




Galaxy Resources (GXY AU) / Oroco Resource Corp (OCO CN) 
Lithium mining
3.0
Merger
N/A



Orocobre - Galaxy: Merger of Equals
Orocobre/Galaxy Resources: On A Charge



Primewest Group Ltd (PWG AU) 
Real estate
0.5
Merger
N/A


Primewest (PWG AU): Centuria's Off-Market Takeover Bid Could Trigger ASX/S&amp;P 200 Index Inclusion


 



Hong Kong



Zhejiang Cangnan Instrument (1743 HK) 
Gas Meters
0.1
Cash Offer
15.2%


Zhejiang Cangnan (1743 HK): H-Share Buyback


 



India



Mphasis Ltd (MPHL IN) 
 IT Services
1.1
Partial Offer
26.0%


Blackstone Sells Mphasis Stake To.... Blackstone and Investors Get a CHEAP Option 


 



Japan



Fuji Kosan Company (5009 JP) 
Petroleum-related
0.1
Tender Offer
12.5%


Aslead Capital Hostile Offer for Fuji Kosan (5009)


Hitachi Metals (5486 JP) 
Advanced metals
4.0
Tender Offer
15.1%



Hitachi Metals – Limited Upside Despite Bain Capital News But Let’s Find the Offshoot Ideas
Bain Bids Up BIG For Hitachi Metals (5486) - Now We Wait



Invesco Office J Reit (3298 JP) 
REIT
1.5
Tender Offer
13.3%



Starwood Hostile REIT Tender Launched
Invesco Office J-REIT Responds to Starwood's Hostile Offer
Starwood Rejection of Extension Means Full Hostile Tender



Toshiba Corp (6502 JP) 
Conglomerate
20.0





Toshiba – CVC Capital Partners Bid Highlights Value
Toshiba - The CEO Gets His MBO Bidder and Toshiba Will Get Interestinger
Gaming Out a CVC Bid for Toshiba - The Right Noises, The Wrong Price, and Toast
Toshiba - The King Is Dead, Long Live the King
How Much of Toshiba Is Owned By "Activists"?
CVC Suspending Its Bid Is Just That - The Cat Is Still Out Of the Bag
Toshiba – CVC Turns Tail but You Shouldn’t




 




Thailand



Intouch Holdings (INTUCH TB) 
Telco
5.4
VTO
11%


Intouch Holdings: Gulf's Inexplicable Offer


Source: Smartkarma Insights





Arguably, there is no firm Offer for Toshiba Corp (6502 JP).
The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in April was ~16%, with a year-to-date average of ~30% (66 deals). This compares to the average premium for all deals in 2020 (158 deals) and 2019 (145 deals) of 31% and 31.5% respectively. 




Summary of News in April of Arb Situations On Smartkarma's Radar



(Again, click on the company names to take to you to the insights and/or discussion posts for a more comprehensive read-through on each situation)






Australia


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




3P Learning (3PL AU) 

19-Apr: Merger docs despatched




Asaleo Care Ltd (AHY AU) 

24-Apr: Asaleo Care Ltd (AHY AU)'s Scheme Doc has been released. The Scheme Meeting will be held on the 1 June. IFA says fair &amp; reasonable. 




Bingo Industries (BIN AU) 

23-Apr: Bingo Industries (BIN AU) says CPE Capital and MIRA's due diligence has completed, but arrangements remain to be finalised.  27-Apr: Bingo Industries (BIN AU): Macquarie Cleans Up




Coca Cola Amatil (CCL AU) 

6-Apr: Coca Cola Amatil (CCL AU): This Is It 16-Apr: Coca Cola Amatil (CCL AU)'s independent shareholder approved the Scheme. 81.55% of independent shareholders we in attendance, of which 99.03% approved the Scheme Resolution.




Crown Resorts (CWN AU) 

19-Apr: Crown Resorts (CWN AU) has announced that it has received an "unsolicited, preliminary, non-binding and indicative proposal from a company on behalf of funds managed and advised by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., to provide a funding commitment of up to ~A$3.0bn to Crown via a structured instrument with the proceeds to be used by Crown to buy-back some or all of the Crown shares which are held by Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Limited (“CPH”) on a selective basis. CPH currently has a shareholding of ~37% in Crown." Crown has not yet formed an opinion on the proposal. That stake is worth almost exactly A$3bn at the current price.




Link Administration Holdings (LNK AU) 

26-Apr:  Link Admin (LNK AU): PEXA Bidding




Mainstream Group Holdings Ltd (MAI AU) 

15-Apr: Mainstream (MAI AU): Massive Overbid by SS&amp;C, Now Vistra Has to Respond 27-Apr: Mainstream (MAI AU): More Competition Forces SS&amp;C to Bump  29-Apr: Mainstream (MAI AU): Three-In-A-Row! Bullseye!




McPherson's Ltd (MCP AU) 

29-Apr: McPherson (MCP AU): Arrotex Derails Kin's Offer




Mortgage Choice (MOC AU) 

No April Update




Think Childcare (TNK AU) 

6-Apr: Think Childcare (TNK AU): Busy Bees Delivers a Knock-Out Bid:




Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH AU) 

7-Apr: Roc bumps Offer for Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH AU) to A$1.16.  MAFM now has until the 14 April to match.
16-Apr: Roc bumps its Offer for Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH AU) to A$1.18/unit. MAFM has matching rights until the 22 April.  23-Apr: Vitalharvest (VTH AU): Bumpity Bumpity Berry Bidding




Vocus Communications (VOC AU) 

No April Update




WPP AUNZ (WPP AU) 

21-Apr: WPP AUNZ (WPP AU) shareholders approved the Scheme. 87.5% of minorities turned up at the meeting, and 96.45% approved the Scheme resolution. Shares to be suspended at the close on the 26 April. Implementation to occur on 18 May. The special dividend has been approved.










Hong Kong


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




Beijing Digital Telecom (6188 HK) 

12-Apr: Beijing Digital (6188 HK): Zhuhai SASAC's MGO On Track
18-Apr: Beijing Digital Telecom (6188 HK)'s Composite has been delayed again until 30 April - on or before. 




China Machinery Engineering (1829 HK) 

2-Apr: PRC approval, a pre-condition, to the Offer remains outstanding in a monthly update from China Machinery Engineering (1829 HK).




China Youzan Limited (8083 HK) 

19-Apr: The Scheme Doc is out for China Youzan Limited (8083 HK) - the SGM will be held on the 6 May. IFA says fair &amp; reasonable.




HKC Holdings (190 HK) 

27-Apr: HKC Holdings (190 HK): Quorum Quibbles




I.T Ltd (999 HK) 

16-Apr: Independent shareholders of I.T Ltd (999 HK) overwhelmingly approved the scheme resolution. Cheques are expected to be despatched on the 7 May. Last day of trading is the 29 April.




Kerry Logistics Network (636 HK) 

9-Apr: Kerry Logistics Network (636 HK) has announced that the antitrust approval has been received from the State Administration for Market Regulation with respect to the Partial Offer.




New Century REIT (1275 HK) 

12-Apr: Shareholder approval received




Polytec Asset Holdings (208 HK) 

16-Apr: The Scheme Document together with the respective notices of the Court Meeting and the EGM to be held on Monday, 10 May 2021 and the relevant proxy forms will be despatched to the Polytec Asset Holdings (208 HK)'s shareholders on 16 April. I don't see it on HKEx though.




Rivera Holdings (281 HK) 

No April update




Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK) 

2-Apr: The Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK) / Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) transaction is understood to be under SAMR simple case review. 
16-Apr: Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK)'s Composite Doc has been delayed until the 3 May, on or before. This was wholly expected - I have the 5 May in my timetable above. 
16-Apr: Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) completed the second tranche - the first tranche of 750k domestic shares was completed the day before -and now holds 65.04% of Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK). 
19-Apr: The % held by Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) in Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK) is now 71.17%.




China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK) 

10-Apr: In its monthly update regarding a potential, China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK) says there is no update.




Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management Group (1158 HK) 

16-Apr: Offer unconditional in all respects. closes on the 14 May.




Zhuhai Holdings Investment (908 HK) 

21-Apr: Zhuhai Holdings (908 HK): SGM On The 18 May










India


Comments (with links to insights)




Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN) 

5-Apr:  Vedanta (VEDL) Offer Coming To A Close: Watch For Antics 7-Apr: Final result appears to be 374.229mm shares confirmed and 3.291mm shares not yet confirmed for 377.52mm shares tendered in across 6,106 orders. This is a pro-ration of 100%. It tells you a LOT of people did not tender their Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN) shares.










Japan


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




BeNEXT Group (2154 JP) 
6-Apr: Just for kicks, Travis checked the Bloomberg download of TOPIX constituents and weights and noted that the number of shares of BeNEXT Group (2154 JP) is now 40.8119463mm shares against the level of 19.317465mm shares as of mid-March. That told him the TSE included the shares at month-end despite the index team telling us (Janaghan communicated on this but Travis was CCed) they would not make the share change at delisting if the notice was so short.Turns out they did. 



Cocokara Fine (3098 JP) 
28 April: The two companies (including Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd. (3088 JP) announced all the corporate reorganisation measures which would be voted upon at the AGMs



Dynac Holdings Corporation (2675 JP) 
15 April: The tender offer is completed. Suntory reaches 93.51%.  23 April: Suntory executes Demand for Share Cash-Out and announces delisting for 28 May. 



Honshu Chemical Industry (4115 JP) 

No April update




IGNIS Ltd (3689 JP) 

20-Apr: It may have been too light but in the end, people sold their shares of IGNIS Ltd (3689 JP) to Bain.  This is now done and the combination of Bain and the principals own two-thirds or more. This will get delisted and minorities will be squeezed out.




Japan Asia (3751 JP) 

Throughout the month:  JAG and CIE joust in court, eventually the court sides with Murakami-san and the rights offer is cancelled.  27-Apr: City Index Eleventh OFFICIALLY Launches Next Japan Asia Group (3751) Hostile Tender Offer




Maeda Road Construction Co (1883 JP) 

14-Apr: Maeda Road Construction Co (1883 JP) shareholders, as expected, approved the Special Dividend of JPY 650/share (record date March 6th). This is on top of the 100 yen/share of regular plus special commemorative dividend which went ex- on March 30th. 




Shoko Co Ltd (8090 JP) 

16-Apr: The Shoko Co Ltd (8090 JP) deal had a minimum hurdle of 5.663mm shares.  It got 6.069mm shares, which is very low "clearance" vs the minimum. Lots of people obviously did not like this one. Combined with Showa Denko K.K. (4004 JP)'s remaining 14.97%, that gets them to about 70.4% of shares out. This is enough to push a squeezeout, but it may also be enough outstanding to be worthwhile thinking about an Appraisal Rights case. 




Takeei Corp (2151 JP) 

2-Apr: Takeei Corp (2151 JP) today announced it had bought back 19,600 shares for 23.5mm yen during the month of March. The company bought back 153,600 shares or about 0.7% of shares out in the program meant to buy back as much as 2.1% of shares out. The program is now ended










New Zealand


Comments (with links to insights)




Tilt Renewables Ltd (TLT NZ) 

19-Apr: Tilt Renewables: Mercury/PowAR's Bump Heads Off Third-Party Bidders









Philippines


Comments (with links to announcements)




2GO Group Inc (2GO PM) 

15-Apr: Tender Offer Report. The closing date is the 5 May.











Singapore


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




CEI Limited (CEI SP) 

26-Apr: Offer closes




Jardine Strategic Holdings (JS SP) 

12-Apr: At the Jardine Strategic Holdings (JS SP) Special General Meeting today, 92% of shares were voted in favour of the acquisition by Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP). The SGX announced is here, and a Jardines infographic is here. Jardine Matheson: Strategic Buyout Done
29-Apr: Jardine Matheson: Lessons in Dissent




Penguin International (PBS SP) 

21 April: final level of acceptances take the Controlling Shareholder to 80.05%




Procurri Corporation (PROC SP) 

Throughout April, there have been a number of letters from shareholders who hold non-negligible quantities that they intend to vote against the Partial Offer. Link here.




Singapore Reinsurance (SRE SP) 

21 April: Offer declared unconditional.








Taiwan


Comments (with links to insights)




Jih Sun Financial (5820 TT) 

5-Apr: The Squeezeout of the Remaining 46% of Jih Sun Financial








Thailand


Comments




Vinythai Public Co (VNT TB) 

No April update






Australia

Coca-Cola Amatil Limited manufactures, distributes and sells carbonated soft drinks along with still and mineral waters, fruit drinks, ready-to-drink coffee and tea and flavored milk drinks. The Company also rents and services commercial refrigeration equipment to food/beverage manufacturers.

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Rudi's View: CBA, Life360, ResMed, Zip & More

Update on changes to and revisions of analysts' Best Ideas and Conviction Calls, as well as Model Portfolio compositions

FNArena

S&P/ASX Indices: Proposed Methodology Changes & The BIG September Rebalance

The proposed methodology changes could result in 47 changes for the S&P/ASX family in September. Plus there will be an ad hoc inclusion in July....

Brian Freitas

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: Aiming FTSE 100 Inclusion

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP LN), the leading global Coca-Cola bottler, has requested changing its listing category on the London Stock...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Buy Now Pay Later, and BFI Finance

The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity...

Angus Mackintosh

(Mostly) Asia M&A: April 2021 Roundup

The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in April was ~13%, with a year-to-date average of ~30% (66 deals).

David Blennerhassett

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