IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-logisnext-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11662:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. (7105 JP)</a> announced a pre-conditional tender offer from Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) at JPY1,537 per share, representing a 15.3% discount to the last close price.</li>
<li>The offer resulted from an auction process. The offer is light in comparison to peer multiples and is below the midpoint of the target IFA DCF valuation.</li>
<li>While <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-heavy-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13613:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011 JP)</a> irrevocable has a competing proposal clause, it is unlikely that a bidding war will transpire. The low required tendering rate suggests a done deal. </li>
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Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. (7105 JP) announced a pre-conditional tender offer from Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) at JPY1,537 per share, representing a 15.3% discount to the last close price.
The offer resulted from an auction process. The offer is light in comparison to peer multiples and is below the midpoint of the target IFA DCF valuation.
While Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011 JP) irrevocable has a competing proposal clause, it is unlikely that a bidding war will transpire. The low required tendering rate suggests a done deal. 


Mitsubishi Logisnext (7105 JP): JIP’s Takeunder Offer

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including their shareholder returns. </li>
<li>These 11 companies experienced a sharp underperformance (from one day prior to their corporate value up announcement to current) versus KOSPI in the past two months.</li>
<li>Among the 11 companies include Doosan Bobcat, Hana Financial, KCC Corp, Orion Corp, Hanmi Semiconductor, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems, Kolmar Holdings, Mirae Asset Securities, and KDHC. </li>
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We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including their shareholder returns. 
These 11 companies experienced a sharp underperformance (from one day prior to their corporate value up announcement to current) versus KOSPI in the past two months.
Among the 11 companies include Doosan Bobcat, Hana Financial, KCC Corp, Orion Corp, Hanmi Semiconductor, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Systems, Kolmar Holdings, Mirae Asset Securities, and KDHC. 


Korea Value Up Plans Announcements by Companies in KOSPI in June and July 2025

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>A doubling of the stock price over the last 3 months could lead to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7423:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Corp (000150 KS)</a> being included in a global index in August.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7423:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Corp (000150 KS)</a> has outperformed its peers over the last few months and now trades at a huge valuation premium to its peer group.</li>
<li>The stock is 17% off its recent highs and that provides an opportunity for a relative value trade heading into the index inclusion event.</li>
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A doubling of the stock price over the last 3 months could lead to Doosan Corp (000150 KS) being included in a global index in August.

Doosan Corp (000150 KS) has outperformed its peers over the last few months and now trades at a huge valuation premium to its peer group.
The stock is 17% off its recent highs and that provides an opportunity for a relative value trade heading into the index inclusion event.


Doosan Corp (000150 KS): Global Index Inclusion & A Relative Value Trade

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 foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jul 18th. The aggregated holding was USD636.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD758mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Sksquare, SK Hynix, Naver.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jul 18th. The aggregated holding was USD636.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD758mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, Sksquare, SK Hynix, Naver.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 18th): Samsung Electronics, Sksquare, SK Hynix, Naver

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jul 11th. The aggregated holding was USD638.1bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD373mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Alteogen, Samsung Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Jul 11th. The aggregated holding was USD638.1bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD373mln. We tabulates the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Alteogen, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 11th): Alteogen, Samsung Electronics

South Korea

Bobcat Company specializes in design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of compact equipment for construction, rental, landscaping, agriculture, grounds maintenance, government, utility, industry and mining.

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Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS)

Mitsubishi Logisnext (7105 JP): JIP’s Takeunder Offer

The offer is light in comparison to peer multiples and is below the midpoint of the target IFA DCF valuation. However, the low required tendering...

Arun George

Korea Value Up Plans Announcements by Companies in KOSPI in June and July 2025

We provide the details of the 11 most recent companies in KOSPI that have announced their Corporate Value Up plans (June and July 2025), including...

Douglas Kim

Doosan Corp (000150 KS): Global Index Inclusion & A Relative Value Trade

Doosan Corp's stock price has doubled over the last 3 months, in part due to the rally in Enerbility. Doosan Corp could be added to a global index...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 18th): Samsung Electronics, Sksquare, SK Hynix, Naver

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, Sksquare, SK Hynix, Naver.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Jul 11th): Alteogen, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Alteogen, Samsung Electronics.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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