Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

<p>On 4th January 2021, Small-cap logistics JREIT <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cre-logistics-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26745:1" rel="noopener">CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP)</a> (<strong>"CRE"</strong>) announced a follow-on equity offering to fund their acquisition of three logistics properties. As discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jreit-offering-cre-logistics-reit-3487-jp-take-it-vs-comps" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:46779" rel="noopener">JREIT Offering: CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP) - Take It (Vs Comps)</a>, I advised being LONG vs comps from the Pricing Date (13th January 2021) and since then CRE logistics has gained +44.6%, outperforming its comps and the overall JREIT market by +9.1% and +18.7% respectively. </p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/227/501/original/Last+Offering+Performance.png?1630569996" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="227501"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source: Quiddity [Data: Capital IQ]</div></section><p>Today after market close, CRE launched another follow-on equity offering. </p><p>This time, the total offer quantity will be 64,550 units and that means the total offer size would be around ¥13bn (~US$120mn) which is slightly larger than last time (~US$106mn) but still quite small in comparison to some of the other recent JREIT offerings. However, historically such follow-on equity offerings have acted as catalysts for strong secondary market performance in the weeks following the Pricing Date and in this insight, we will take a look at whether CRE has the potential to perform as well as it did last time. </p><p><em>More below the fold.</em> </p><hr><p><em>For a primer on J-REIT Offerings, their history, their patterns, etc, please refer to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/j-reit-offering-primer-get-ready-for-offering-season-2021" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:46416" rel="noopener">J-REIT Offering Primer: Get Ready for Offering Season 2021</a>.</em></p>

On 4th January 2021, Small-cap logistics JREIT CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP) ("CRE") announced a follow-on equity offering to fund their acquisition of three logistics properties. As discussed in JREIT Offering: CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP) - Take It (Vs Comps), I advised being LONG vs comps from the Pricing Date (13th January 2021) and since then CRE logistics has gained +44.6%, outperforming its comps and the overall JREIT market by +9.1% and +18.7% respectively. Source: Quiddity [Data: Capital IQ]Today after market close, CRE launched another follow-on equity offering. This time, the total offer quantity will be 64,550 units and that means the total offer size would be around ¥13bn (~US$120mn) which is slightly larger than last time (~US$106mn) but still quite small in comparison to some of the other recent JREIT offerings. However, historically such follow-on equity offerings have acted as catalysts for strong secondary market performance in the weeks following the Pricing Date and in this insight, we will take a look at whether CRE has the potential to perform as well as it did last time. More below the fold. For a primer on J-REIT Offerings, their history, their patterns, etc, please refer to J-REIT Offering Primer: Get Ready for Offering Season 2021.

CRE Logistics (3487 JP): Can They Do Better Than Last Time?

Equity Capital Markets

Mitsubishi Estate Logistics / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Today after the close, small-cap logistics JREIT <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-estate-logistics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25867:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Estate Logistics (3481 JP)</a> ("MEL") announced a <a href="https://mel-reit.co.jp/file/en-news-dd1ec7deddb6aa14bb62fd8762edcf46e6deef85.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">follow-on equity offering</a> to fund part of their <a href="https://mel-reit.co.jp/file/en-news-4d5467181cf32a31228972be29054c2a2deca660.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent acquisition</a> of five logistics properties. </p><p>The primary offer quantity is 41,000 units and there is also an over-allotment quantity of 2,050 units. The size of this offering could be around ¥16.6bn (~US$157mn).</p><div><p>The Offer Price will be determined between 1st March and 3rd March (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the two business days following the offer price determination day (pricing date) will be the application date. </p></div><div><p><em>More below the fold.</em></p></div>

Today after the close, small-cap logistics JREIT Mitsubishi Estate Logistics (3481 JP) ("MEL") announced a follow-on equity offering to fund part of their recent acquisition of five logistics properties. The primary offer quantity is 41,000 units and there is also an over-allotment quantity of 2,050 units. The size of this offering could be around ¥16.6bn (~US$157mn).The Offer Price will be determined between 1st March and 3rd March (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the two business days following the offer price determination day (pricing date) will be the application date. More below the fold.

JREIT Offering: Mitsubishi Estate Logistics (3481 JP) - Avoidable

CRE Logistics REIT / Equity Capital Markets

<p>On 4th January 2021, Small-cap logistics JREIT <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cre-logistics-reit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26745:1" rel="noopener">CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP)</a> announced a follow-on equity offering in order to fund their recent acquisition of three logistics properties. </p><p>The primary offer quantity is 73,000 units and the over-allotment quantity is 3,650 units (upper limit). The size of this offering could be around ¥11bn (~US$106mn). </p><p>The Offer Price will be determined between the 13th of January and 18th of January (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the day following the offer price determination day (pricing date) will be the application date. </p>

On 4th January 2021, Small-cap logistics JREIT CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP) announced a follow-on equity offering in order to fund their recent acquisition of three logistics properties. The primary offer quantity is 73,000 units and the over-allotment quantity is 3,650 units (upper limit). The size of this offering could be around ¥11bn (~US$106mn). The Offer Price will be determined between the 13th of January and 18th of January (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREIT offerings) and the day following the offer price determination day (pricing date) will be the application date. 

JREIT Offering: CRE Logistics REIT (3487 JP) - Take It (Vs Comps)

Advance Logistics Investment / Event-Driven

<p>Tokyo-based small-cap logistics REIT <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/itochu-advance-logistics-inv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28286:1" rel="noopener">Itochu Advance Logistics Inv (3493 JP)</a> ("IAL") announced a <a href="https://www.ial-reit.com/file/en-news-d51a2eb5c48ad9bd73a68cc1cd3c75cfc756aedb.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">follow-on equity offering</a> on 9th November 2020 in order to fund their <a href="https://www.ial-reit.com/file/en-news-072ecf57fd374ada76ef97b70fee086657a597ca.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent acquisition</a> of four logistics real-estate properties. </p>
<p>The size of this offering could be approximately ¥15.6bn (~US$150mn) and the domestic and foreign allocations are expected to be around 95% and 5% respectively. </p>
<p>The Issue price will be decided between the 16th and 18th November (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREITs) and the application period will be the next business days immediately after the pricing date. </p>
<p><em>More below the fold. </em></p>

Tokyo-based small-cap logistics REIT Itochu Advance Logistics Inv (3493 JP) ("IAL") announced a follow-on equity offering on 9th November 2020 in order to fund their recent acquisition of four logistics real-estate properties. 
The size of this offering could be approximately ¥15.6bn (~US$150mn) and the domestic and foreign allocations are expected to be around 95% and 5% respectively. 
The Issue price will be decided between the 16th and 18th November (typically it has been the first day of this window for most JREITs) and the application period will be the next business days immediately after the pricing date. 
More below the fold. 

JREIT Offering: Itochu Advance Logistics (3493 JP) - Take It

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc / Equity Capital Markets

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc (3471 JP)

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsui-fudosan-logistics-park-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24027:1" rel="noopener">Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc (3471 JP)</a> (MFLP) unveiled plans to raise up to JPY27.0 billion ($247 million) through a primary offering (95% of the offering) and third-party allotment. The pricing date is between 22 January and 28 January 2020.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>The proceeds from the placement will be used to will partly fund the JPY48.4 billion ($442 million) acquisitions of interests in three properties. Overall, we would be tempted to participate in the placement at around a 5% discount to the last close price.</p></div>

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Inc (3471 JP) (MFLP) unveiled plans to raise up to JPY27.0 billion ($247 million) through a primary offering (95% of the offering) and third-party allotment. The pricing date is between 22 January and 28 January 2020.The proceeds from the placement will be used to will partly fund the JPY48.4 billion ($442 million) acquisitions of interests in three properties. Overall, we would be tempted to participate in the placement at around a 5% discount to the last close price.

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Placement: Reasonable at a Discount

Japan

CRE Logistics REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in real estate properties used for logistics facilities.

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Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park Placement: Reasonable at a Discount

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Arun George

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