Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>In addition to Lotte Confectionery, Samyang Foods is also in the inclusion zone. As for deletions, Samyang Holdings and Boryung are the most likely deletes at this point.</li>
<li>Samyang Foods and Boryung have a small passive impact but have way more liquidity than Lotte and Samyang Holdings. We should approach them differently depending on the target trading window.</li>
<li>Samyang Foods is in a tight situation, and Boryung's fate depends on Samyang Foods. But given the recent price trends, Samyang Foods appears to have a good shot.</li>
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In addition to Lotte Confectionery, Samyang Foods is also in the inclusion zone. As for deletions, Samyang Holdings and Boryung are the most likely deletes at this point.
Samyang Foods and Boryung have a small passive impact but have way more liquidity than Lotte and Samyang Holdings. We should approach them differently depending on the target trading window.
Samyang Foods is in a tight situation, and Boryung's fate depends on Samyang Foods. But given the recent price trends, Samyang Foods appears to have a good shot.


KOSPI 200 Rebalancing: Recent Changes in the Race

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<li>At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.</li>
<li>Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.</li>
<li>We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.</li>
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At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.
Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.
We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.


KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Cross Asset Strategy

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On 9 April, the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-nps/update-1-s-koreas-pension-fund-adjusts-rules-to-raise-domestic-equity-allocation-idUSL1N2M20EN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPS</a> announced that it will change rules to increase the allocation of Korean stocks, which would be the first time in a decade. This adjustment could be implemented starting next week. This change comes after a lot of pressure by the retail investors.
NPS increased the strategic asset allocation (SAA) limit for domestic equities from the current 2% to 3%, increasing the percentage of Korean stocks it can hold from the current band of 14.8% -18.8% (+/- 2% with 16.8% as base) to 13.8% -19.8% (+/- 3% with 16.8% as base). NPS's target of the domestic equity allocation is 16.8% (of total fund amount). As a result of this change, the sale of domestic stocks by the NPS is expected to slow down.
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On 9 April, the NPS announced that it will change rules to increase the allocation of Korean stocks, which would be the first time in a decade. This adjustment could be implemented starting next week. This change comes after a lot of pressure by the retail investors.
NPS increased the strategic asset allocation (SAA) limit for domestic equities from the current 2% to 3%, increasing the percentage of Korean stocks it can hold from the current band of 14.8% -18.8% (+/- 2% with 16.8% as base) to 13.8% -19.8% (+/- 3% with 16.8% as base). NPS's target of the domestic equity allocation is 16.8% (of total fund amount). As a result of this change, the sale of domestic stocks by the NPS is expected to slow down.


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Kemp Dolliver, CFA

Cherrystone Hill Research

Equity Capital Markets

HBM Holdings Limited / Equity Capital Markets

Pre-revenue biotechnology company Harbour Biomed looks to raise US$230 million in an IPO on the HKEX. Because of the short timetable for the offering, the analysis in this Insight will be shorter than normal. We think that the proposed pre-money valuation of US$950 -1,043MM is fair, and the company has rich newsflow and numerous catalysts ahead in 2021/22. We would take the deal.

Pre-revenue biotechnology company Harbour Biomed looks to raise US$230 million in an IPO on the HKEX. Because of the short timetable for the offering, the analysis in this Insight will be shorter than normal. We think that the proposed pre-money valuation of US$950 -1,043MM is fair, and the company has rich newsflow and numerous catalysts ahead in 2021/22. We would take the deal.

Harbour Biomed IPO: Positive Thoughts in Brief

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

On November 22nd 2020 , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harbour-biomed-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29717:1" rel="noopener">Harbour Biomed (2142 HK)</a> got approved to list on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Harbour is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the R&amp;D of differential antibody therapies for immune and tumor diseases, and has more than 10 potential differentiated drug candidates in a diversified and balanced pipeline. So what is Harbour's core competence that set it apart from other biopharmaceutical companies?

On November 22nd 2020 , Harbour Biomed (2142 HK) got approved to list on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Harbour is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the R&amp;D of differential antibody therapies for immune and tumor diseases, and has more than 10 potential differentiated drug candidates in a diversified and balanced pipeline. So what is Harbour's core competence that set it apart from other biopharmaceutical companies?

Pre-IPO Harbour Biomed (2142.HK) - Don't Ignore The "Hidden Value"

South Korea

HANALL BIOPHARMA CO., LTD. manufactures prescription drugs for hospitals. The Company specializes in making oral and non-oral antibiotics and amino-acid infusions.

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Hanall Biopharma (009420 KS)

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Sanghyun Park

KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

This post screens the names currently close to and out of the buffer zone at the KOSPI 200's upcoming rebalancing in December for a preemptive...

Sanghyun Park

NPS Raises Domestic Equity Allocations

NPS increased the strategic asset allocation (SAA) limit for domestic equities from the current 2% to 3%. As a result of this change, the sale of...

Douglas Kim

Harbour Biomed IPO: Positive Thoughts in Brief

This Insight includes a brief analysis of Harbour Biomed and its proposed listing on the HKEX. We like the deal at the price range offered.

Kemp Dolliver, CFA

Pre-IPO Harbour Biomed (2142.HK) - Don't Ignore The "Hidden Value"

This article analyzed Harbour's core products, team, technology platforms, thoughts on valuation and the "hidden" value that is often easy to be...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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