Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia), SCCM Asia Research

SCCM Asia Research

Research from SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

Headquartered in Singapore, SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia) is an investment bank focusing on emerging growth companies across Asia, providing a full suite of investment banking services, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity capital markets, institutional equities sales and trading and equities research.

SooChow CSSD Capital Markets (Asia)

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<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-core-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35145" rel="noopener">Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP)</a> acquires interests in freehold data centres in Germany and Texas; DPU accretive by 2.0-3.1%</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/daiwa-house-logistics-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35020" rel="noopener">Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP)</a> to acquire two freehold logistics facilities and a freehold land in Japan; DPU accretive by 1.3%</li><li>Proposed Dutch tax regime changes will not impact Cromwell European REIT (CERT) distributable income</li></ul>

Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP) acquires interests in freehold data centres in Germany and Texas; DPU accretive by 2.0-3.1%Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT SP) to acquire two freehold logistics facilities and a freehold land in Japan; DPU accretive by 1.3%Proposed Dutch tax regime changes will not impact Cromwell European REIT (CERT) distributable income

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (23Sep22) - DCREIT Expands into Germany, Texas

<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-core-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35145" rel="noopener">Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP)</a> 1Q22 Business Updates – Slight beat to IPO forecast; Gearing for more acquisitions with identified pipeline  </li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cromwell-european-real-estate" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25889" rel="noopener">Cromwell European REIT (CERT SP)</a> acquires 3 freehold Light Industrial/ Logistics assets in Italy and Germany; NOI yield of 6.8%</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/city-developments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:57" rel="noopener">City Developments (CIT SP)</a> Piccadilly Grand to start viewing on 23Apr with prices starting from ~S$2,000psf</li></ul>

Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP) 1Q22 Business Updates – Slight beat to IPO forecast; Gearing for more acquisitions with identified pipeline  Cromwell European REIT (CERT SP) acquires 3 freehold Light Industrial/ Logistics assets in Italy and Germany; NOI yield of 6.8%City Developments (CIT SP) Piccadilly Grand to start viewing on 23Apr with prices starting from ~S$2,000psf

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (22Apr22) - DCREIT Gearing for More Acquisitions

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust / Event-Driven

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<li>Quarz Capital’s <a href="https://www.bettermnact.com/_files/ugd/517105_02ef42e240d344b9a13b20fce5b8c5d1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open letter</a> urges <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-north-asia-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5127:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)</a>’s (MNACT) board to protect unitholders’ interest and negotiate for a higher offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a>.</li>
<li>MCT has three options – keep the terms unchanged, improve the terms or support MNACT's board benchmarking the merger vs alternative transactions.   </li>
<li>MCT’s likely move is to keep terms unchanged and seek shareholder approval. MNACT's board can appease unitholders by exploring alternative transactions.   </li>
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Quarz Capital’s open letter urges Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)’s (MNACT) board to protect unitholders’ interest and negotiate for a higher offer from Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP).
MCT has three options – keep the terms unchanged, improve the terms or support MNACT's board benchmarking the merger vs alternative transactions.   
MCT’s likely move is to keep terms unchanged and seek shareholder approval. MNACT's board can appease unitholders by exploring alternative transactions.   


MCT and MNACT’s Options for Dealing with Quarz’s Campaign

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<li>Each <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-north-asia-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5127:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)</a>/MNACT unitholder will receive either a scrip-only or the cash-and-scrip offer worth S$1.1949 per MNACT unit, a 7.6% premium to the last close price.</li>
<li>The proposed merger provides <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a> unitholders with meaningful geographic diversification through a DPU and NAV accretive transaction.   </li>
<li>MNACT unitholders will receive an attractive consideration in terms of P/NAV and gross exchange ratio. Both unitholders will benefit from the enlarged REIT’s higher free float and growth potential. </li>
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Each Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust (MAGIC SP)/MNACT unitholder will receive either a scrip-only or the cash-and-scrip offer worth S$1.1949 per MNACT unit, a 7.6% premium to the last close price.
The proposed merger provides Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP) unitholders with meaningful geographic diversification through a DPU and NAV accretive transaction.   
MNACT unitholders will receive an attractive consideration in terms of P/NAV and gross exchange ratio. Both unitholders will benefit from the enlarged REIT’s higher free float and growth potential. 


Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Proposed Merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

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

Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) aims to raise around US$150m to partly fund the recently announced acquisition of two Australian assets.</li>
<li>Although, at the time of the acquisition the company had stated that it aims to finance the acquisition using debt and divestment proceeds.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) aims to raise around US$150m to partly fund the recently announced acquisition of two Australian assets.
Although, at the time of the acquisition the company had stated that it aims to finance the acquisition using debt and divestment proceeds.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


CICT Placement - Surprise About Turn on Acquisition Funding

Singapore

Digital Core REIT MANAGEMENT Pte Ltd operates as a real estate investment trust, It is sponsored by a global listed data centre owner, Digital Realty. It is an S-REIT established with the principal strategy of investing in a portfolio of stabilised income-producing real estate assets globally.

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Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP)

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (23Sep22) - DCREIT Expands into Germany, Texas

DHLT buys Japan props; CERT no impact from Dutch tax regime changes; LBC rates rising across the board; Phils JLL said more hybrid work by 2025

SCCM Asia Research

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (22Apr22) - DCREIT Gearing for More Acquisitions

CERT buys 3 Italy/Germany assets at 6.8% NOI yield; CIT Piccadily Grand previewing this wkd; VLL shifts to vertical housing

SCCM Asia Research

MCT and MNACT’s Options for Dealing with Quarz’s Campaign

MCT has three options – keep the terms unchanged, improve the terms or support MNACT's board benchmarking the merger vs alternative transactions.

Arun George

Mapletree Commercial Trust’s Proposed Merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust

The deal terms are attractive for MNACT unitholders. The deal is DPU/NAV accretive for MCT unitholders. The merger is likely to get approval from...

Arun George

CICT Placement - Surprise About Turn on Acquisition Funding

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) aims to raise around US$150m to partly fund the recently announced acquisition of two Australian assets.

Sumeet Singh

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