Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a> was created by the reverse takeover of a listed cad/media company by its parent company's "internet infrastructure" business. GMO Internet Group ended up with ~98%.</li>
<li>In the process, the stock rose 500%. Now, as part of its promise to the TSE allowing TSE Prime membership for the extraordinarily low-float target, the parent is offering shares.</li>
<li>The squeeze has it at 180x Dec25e EPS, 111x EBIT, 70x book. The offering likely gets pulled and the stock isn't shortable... so what next? Pain, and an ECLWO.</li>
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GMO Internet (4784 JP) was created by the reverse takeover of a listed cad/media company by its parent company's "internet infrastructure" business. GMO Internet Group ended up with ~98%.
In the process, the stock rose 500%. Now, as part of its promise to the TSE allowing TSE Prime membership for the extraordinarily low-float target, the parent is offering shares.
The squeeze has it at 180x Dec25e EPS, 111x EBIT, 70x book. The offering likely gets pulled and the stock isn't shortable... so what next? Pain, and an ECLWO.


GMO Internet (4784) - Squeeze-Able So Squeezing, Offering Likely Gets Pulled - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-ad-partners-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">Gmo Ad Partners (4784 JP)</a> has become GMO Internet as of 1 January 2025. On that day, it merged with the "internet infrastructure business" of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13631:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (9449 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>It was a kind of reverse takeover - a backdoor listing - and it on 24-Dec-2024, it was announced GMO Internet would move from TSE Standard to TSE Prime end-Jan2025.</li>
<li>The stock is +300% since then. Why? A squeeze. Share count increase? 15x. Float share increase? Zero. Resulting Real World Float? 1.24% of shares out and about to shrink.</li>
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Gmo Ad Partners (4784 JP) has become GMO Internet as of 1 January 2025. On that day, it merged with the "internet infrastructure business" of GMO Internet (9449 JP). 
It was a kind of reverse takeover - a backdoor listing - and it on 24-Dec-2024, it was announced GMO Internet would move from TSE Standard to TSE Prime end-Jan2025.
The stock is +300% since then. Why? A squeeze. Share count increase? 15x. Float share increase? Zero. Resulting Real World Float? 1.24% of shares out and about to shrink.


GMO Internet (4784) DropDown Holdco Gone Ballistic - Squeezed on Truly Tiny Float

David Blennerhassett

Event-Driven

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<li>Avoid <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a>'s offering. Shares could still get squeezed by retail/growth-profile investors; and likely index/TOPIX demand later this year.</li>
<li>Preceding my comments on the GMO complex are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.</li>
<li>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
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Avoid GMO Internet (4784 JP)'s offering. Shares could still get squeezed by retail/growth-profile investors; and likely index/TOPIX demand later this year.
Preceding my comments on the GMO complex are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.


StubWorld: GMO Internet (4784) Remains An Avoid. Get Involved With GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC 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.

GMO Internet Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13631:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)</a> is looking to raise up to US$273m via a large secondary offering in shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a> .</li>
<li>Along with the secondary offering, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a> is also looking to conduct a primary offering, to raise an additional US$134m.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics as well as updates on the company’s financial performance.</li>
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GMO Internet Group (9449 JP) is looking to raise up to US$273m via a large secondary offering in shares of GMO Internet (4784 JP) .
Along with the secondary offering, GMO Internet (4784 JP) is also looking to conduct a primary offering, to raise an additional US$134m.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics as well as updates on the company’s financial performance.


Aequitas: GMO Internet Placement - Attempting a Secondary Sale Again for Prime Listing Requirements

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, with the Nikkei 225 up 3.3% and TOPIX up 2.4%, nearly reversing the prior week’s sharp losses.</li>
<li>This week's top performer was Toppan Printing due to strong interest in its “Double View Film” for solar panels and a new data-driven customer-experience service, highlighting innovation and growth potential.</li>
<li>A quieter week for Activists. Dalton increased its Anicom stake to 9.5%, signalling confidence in the pet insurer’s stable growth and potential capital returns.</li>
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Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, with the Nikkei 225 up 3.3% and TOPIX up 2.4%, nearly reversing the prior week’s sharp losses.
This week's top performer was Toppan Printing due to strong interest in its “Double View Film” for solar panels and a new data-driven customer-experience service, highlighting innovation and growth potential.
A quieter week for Activists. Dalton increased its Anicom stake to 9.5%, signalling confidence in the pet insurer’s stable growth and potential capital returns.


Japan Strategy Weekly | Thanksgiving Rally

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GMO Internet Group, Inc. provides internet related services to its corporate customers. The company offers domain, server, security and settlement services through its "WEB Infrastructure & EC" business, and assists companies in attracting web users through its "Internet Media" business. GMO Internet Group conducts businesses in Japan.

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GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)

GMO Internet (4784) - Squeeze-Able So Squeezing, Offering Likely Gets Pulled - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

Re-boomeranging this. Since I wrote, the stock is down more than 40%. The shares have now broken ¥2,000/share. We still have an additional 50% to...

Travis Lundy

StubWorld: GMO Internet (4784) Remains An Avoid. Get Involved With GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)

Stay away from the offering. GMO Internet (4784 JP) is probably a buy ~¥600/share (say, ~20% downside). Possible index/TOPIX demand later this...

David Blennerhassett

Aequitas: GMO Internet Placement - Attempting a Secondary Sale Again for Prime Listing Requirements

GMO Internet Group is looking to raise up to US$273M via a large secondary offering in shares of GMO Internet. In this note, we will talk about the...

Nicholas Tan

Japan Strategy Weekly | Thanksgiving Rally

Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, led by Toppan Printing's innovative products and Dalton's confidence in Anicom's growth potential.

Mark Chadwick

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GMO Internet (4784) - Squeeze-Able So Squeezing, Offering Likely Gets Pulled - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

Re-boomeranging this. Since I wrote, the stock is down more than 40%. The shares have now broken ¥2,000/share. We still have an additional 50% to...

Travis Lundy

GMO Internet (4784) DropDown Holdco Gone Ballistic - Squeezed on Truly Tiny Float

GMO Internet is the old GMO Ad Partners with a reverse takeover executed as of Jan 1. Float now is low. The company sees it as 1.44%. It's lower...

Travis Lundy

StubWorld: GMO Internet (4784) Remains An Avoid. Get Involved With GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)

Stay away from the offering. GMO Internet (4784 JP) is probably a buy ~¥600/share (say, ~20% downside). Possible index/TOPIX demand later this...

David Blennerhassett

Aequitas: GMO Internet Placement - Attempting a Secondary Sale Again for Prime Listing Requirements

GMO Internet Group is looking to raise up to US$273M via a large secondary offering in shares of GMO Internet. In this note, we will talk about the...

Nicholas Tan

Japan Strategy Weekly | Thanksgiving Rally

​Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, led by Toppan Printing's innovative products and Dalton's confidence in Anicom's growth potential.

Mark Chadwick

Japanese equities rebounded strongly this week, led by Toppan Printing's innovative products and Dalton's confidence in Anicom's growth potential.