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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Three shareholders of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> aim to raise around US$1.4bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.</li>
<li>We have covered the background of the deal in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/socionext-placement-a-us-1-8bn-cleanup-will-have-to-give-up-some-of-its-6x-listing-gains" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:106206" rel="noopener">Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains</a>.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates and look at the performance of some of the past Japan deals.</li>
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Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.4bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext.
We have covered the background of the deal in our earlier note, Socionext Placement - A US$1.8bn Cleanup, Will Have to Give up Some of Its 6x Listing Gains.
In this note, we talk about the updates and look at the performance of some of the past Japan deals.


Socionext Placement - Valuation More Reasonable but past Secondary Offerings Have a Mixed Record

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35638:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank (5838 JP)</a> priced its IPO at JPY1,400 per share to raise gross proceeds of US$620 million. The shares will start trading on 21 April.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rakuten-bank-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:98721" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank IPO: The Investment Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rakuten-bank-vs-sbi-sumishin-net-bank" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:98866" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank Vs SBI Sumishin Net Bank</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rakuten-bank-ipo-new-price-range-is-a-steal" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:99581" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank IPO: New Price Range Is a Steal</a>. </li>
<li>Peers have re-rated and our valuation analysis points to a fair value of around JPY1,900 per share, 36% above the IPO price. Therefore, the IPO price remains attractive.</li>
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Rakuten Bank (5838 JP) priced its IPO at JPY1,400 per share to raise gross proceeds of US$620 million. The shares will start trading on 21 April.
We previously discussed the IPO in Rakuten Bank IPO: The Investment Case, Rakuten Bank Vs SBI Sumishin Net Bank and Rakuten Bank IPO: New Price Range Is a Steal. 
Peers have re-rated and our valuation analysis points to a fair value of around JPY1,900 per share, 36% above the IPO price. Therefore, the IPO price remains attractive.


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Skymark Airlines / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/skymark-airlines-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20430:1" rel="noopener">Skymark Airlines (9204 JP)</a> raised US$242m in its Japan IPO. Skymark Airlines (SA) is a Japanese low-cost airline, being the third largest domestic airline according to the company.</li>
<li>SA began its operations in Japan as a domestic airline and gradually increased the number of routes offered to passengers. However, it has a mired history of bankruptcy.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the company’s past performance and talked about valuations. In this note, we’ll talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Skymark Airlines (9204 JP) raised US$242m in its Japan IPO. Skymark Airlines (SA) is a Japanese low-cost airline, being the third largest domestic airline according to the company.
SA began its operations in Japan as a domestic airline and gradually increased the number of routes offered to passengers. However, it has a mired history of bankruptcy.
In our previous notes, we looked at the company’s past performance and talked about valuations. In this note, we’ll talk about the trading dynamics.


Skymark Airlines IPO Trading - Subscription Has Been Strong Despite Asking More than Peers

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> raised around US$463m in its Japan IPO. The IPO consisted of 100% secondary shares.</li>
<li>Socionext is a fabless semiconductor provider which commenced operations after integrating the system on a chip (SoC) businesses of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and Panasonic Holding Corporation.  </li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Socionext (6526 JP) raised around US$463m in its Japan IPO. The IPO consisted of 100% secondary shares.
Socionext is a fabless semiconductor provider which commenced operations after integrating the system on a chip (SoC) businesses of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited and Panasonic Holding Corporation.  
In this note we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Socionext IPO Trading - Upsized IPO with Strong Demand. Peers Inched Downwards, but Upside Remains

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Accenture Japan has just bid a 120% premium for fast-growing smallcap <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/albert-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29668:1" rel="noopener">ALBERT Inc (3906 JP)</a> which provides data science solutions to a focused client base. </li>
<li>Revenues are growing fast. EBIT is growing faster. EBIT is expected to be 300% higher in 3 years. </li>
<li>This is 50+% corporate-held. Retail decides the rest. This is probably a done deal.</li>
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Accenture Japan has just bid a 120% premium for fast-growing smallcap ALBERT Inc (3906 JP) which provides data science solutions to a focused client base. 
Revenues are growing fast. EBIT is growing faster. EBIT is expected to be 300% higher in 3 years. 
This is 50+% corporate-held. Retail decides the rest. This is probably a done deal.


Accenture Japan Bids a 120% Premium for Datascience Company ALBERT (3906)

Japan

ExaWizards Inc. operates as a cutting edge innovation creation company. The Company provides artificial intelligence planning, artificial intelligence designing, artificial intelligence development, and other services. ExaWizards offers services for industrial innovation and social problems solutions.

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ExaWizards (4259 JP)

Socionext Placement - Valuation More Reasonable but past Secondary Offerings Have a Mixed Record

Three shareholders of Socionext (6526 JP) aim to raise around US$1.4bn via selling all of their shares in Socionext. In this note, we look at the...

Sumeet Singh

Rakuten Bank IPO: Trading Debut

Peers have re-rated and our valuation analysis points to a fair value of around JPY1,900 per share, 36% above the IPO price. Therefore, the IPO...

Arun George

Skymark Airlines IPO Trading - Subscription Has Been Strong Despite Asking More than Peers

Skymark Airlines (9204 JP) raised US$242m in its Japan IPO. Skymark Airlines (SA) is a Japanese low-cost airline, being the third largest domestic...

Clarence Chu

Socionext IPO Trading - Upsized IPO with Strong Demand. Peers Inched Downwards, but Upside Remains

Socionext (6526 JP) raised around US$463m in its Japan IPO. The IPO consisted of 100% secondary shares. In this note we will talk about the trading...

Clarence Chu

Accenture Japan Bids a 120% Premium for Datascience Company ALBERT (3906)

Accenture Japan has bid +120% above market for ALBERT (3906) - data science company for Toyota, KDDI, and others. The company is growing revenue...

Travis Lundy

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