European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Thoma Bravo offers to acquire <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/darktrace-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34466:1" rel="noopener">Darktrace (DARK LN)</a> for $7.75/share in cash, 19.6% premium, 44.3% premium to 3-month VWAP, 148% to IPO price, 6.2x EV/Fwd NTM Revenue, 26.8x EV/Fwd NTM EBITDA.</li>
<li>Irrevocable undertakings total 14.4%. Darktrace's innovative technology aligns well with existing offerings in the cybersecurity ecosystem, making it a potential target for acquisition by a larger, established vendor.</li>
<li>I think the proposed price is fair and see the take-out as a strong result for Darktrace shareholders. I believe the deal will close. Gross spread is 2.3%. Long.
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Thoma Bravo offers to acquire Darktrace (DARK LN) for $7.75/share in cash, 19.6% premium, 44.3% premium to 3-month VWAP, 148% to IPO price, 6.2x EV/Fwd NTM Revenue, 26.8x EV/Fwd NTM EBITDA.
Irrevocable undertakings total 14.4%. Darktrace's innovative technology aligns well with existing offerings in the cybersecurity ecosystem, making it a potential target for acquisition by a larger, established vendor.
I think the proposed price is fair and see the take-out as a strong result for Darktrace shareholders. I believe the deal will close. Gross spread is 2.3%. Long.



Thoma Bravo Agrees to Acquire Cybersecurity Player Darktrace

Equity Analyst, Event-driven, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Equity Analyst, Event-driven

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The SE600 index is one of the most widely followed benchmark indices in Europe. This index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes that could take place between now and the end of the June 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>Currently, I see 7 ADDs and 7 DELs for the SE600 index. There are more names just outside the border requiring small price changes to get involved in index changes. </li>
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The SE600 index is one of the most widely followed benchmark indices in Europe. This index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes that could take place between now and the end of the June 2024 index rebal event.
Currently, I see 7 ADDs and 7 DELs for the SE600 index. There are more names just outside the border requiring small price changes to get involved in index changes. 


Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Mar 24: 7 Changes Likely; Expected ADDs Could Outperform Expected DELs

The European Benchmark Indices (BMI) of the STOXX Index family are reviewed on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December. In this insight, we take a look at the potential adds and deletes for the next review which will take place in December 2021 for the STOXX Europe 600 Index and the EURO STOXX Index. The STOXX Europe 600 Index is a benchmark index with a fixed number of 600 components representing large, mid and small capitalization companies across 17 countries of the European region. The EURO STOXX Index is a subset of the STOXX Europe 600 Index and is also the parent index for one of the most widely tracked blue-chip indices in the Eurozone ("EURO STOXX 50"), which is rebalanced once a year in September. <div>More below the fold.</div>

The European Benchmark Indices (BMI) of the STOXX Index family are reviewed on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December. In this insight, we take a look at the potential adds and deletes for the next review which will take place in December 2021 for the STOXX Europe 600 Index and the EURO STOXX Index. The STOXX Europe 600 Index is a benchmark index with a fixed number of 600 components representing large, mid and small capitalization companies across 17 countries of the European region. The EURO STOXX Index is a subset of the STOXX Europe 600 Index and is also the parent index for one of the most widely tracked blue-chip indices in the Eurozone ("EURO STOXX 50"), which is rebalanced once a year in September. More below the fold.

STOXX Europe Indices: Quiddity Leaderboard for December 2021 Rebalance

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Rubrik, a leading VC-backed security software company, filed for a long-awaited IPO in the United States, with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays and Wells Fargo leading the offering. </li>
<li>The technology company is focused on data protection and helps organizations to protect their data and recover it in case of cyberattacks.</li>
<li>Rubrik was founded by Bipul Sinha, Arvind Nithrakashyap, Arvind Jain and Soham Mazumdar, and backed by VC investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners and Khosla Ventures.</li>
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Rubrik, a leading VC-backed security software company, filed for a long-awaited IPO in the United States, with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Barclays and Wells Fargo leading the offering. 
The technology company is focused on data protection and helps organizations to protect their data and recover it in case of cyberattacks.
Rubrik was founded by Bipul Sinha, Arvind Nithrakashyap, Arvind Jain and Soham Mazumdar, and backed by VC investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Greylock Partners and Khosla Ventures.


Rubrik IPO Preview and Valuation Analysis: 2024’s Hottest SaaS Investment Opportunity

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<li>The SE600 index is one of the most widely followed benchmark indices in Europe. This index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes that could take place between now and the end of the December 2023 rebalance.</li>
<li>This includes a couple of intra-review index changes that could be triggered by the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dechra-pharmaceuticals-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21908:1" rel="noopener">Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH LN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chr-hansen-holding-a-s" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22322:1" rel="noopener">Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CHR DC)</a> takeover situations.</li>
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The SE600 index is one of the most widely followed benchmark indices in Europe. This index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes that could take place between now and the end of the December 2023 rebalance.
This includes a couple of intra-review index changes that could be triggered by the Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH LN) and Chr Hansen Holding A/S (CHR DC) takeover situations.


Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Dec 23: Novartis-Sandoz, Dechra, CHR, and Others

United Kingdom

Darktrace PLC operates as an AI company. The Company develops immune system platform which leverages unsupervised machine learning to detect cyber-threats. Darktrace serves customers worldwide.

Darktrace (DARK LN)

Thoma Bravo Agrees to Acquire Cybersecurity Player Darktrace

PE firm Thoma Bravo offers to acquire Darktrace for $7.75/share, 19.6% premium. Irrevocable undertakings total 14.4%. Darktrace's innovative...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Mar 24: 7 Changes Likely; Expected ADDs Could Outperform Expected DELs

My latest estimate for one-way flow is US$95mn. The expected ADDs have strong positive momentum while the expected DELs have strong negative momentum.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

STOXX Europe Indices: Quiddity Leaderboard for December 2021 Rebalance

A look at the potential adds and deletes for the December 2021 index review for the STOXX Europe 600 Index and the EURO STOXX Index.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Rubrik IPO Preview and Valuation Analysis: 2024’s Hottest SaaS Investment Opportunity

In my in-depth insight, I highlight Rubrik's potential as a top investment opportunity in the software IPO market this year

Andrei Zakharov

Quiddity Leaderboard SE600 Dec 23: Novartis-Sandoz, Dechra, CHR, and Others

I currently see six regular ADDs/DELs for the SE600 index in December 2023. Apart from that the Dechra and CHR deals could trigger two more intra...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA