Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Capital Markets

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<li><em><strong>There has been an increasing probability that Boston Dynamics (BD) announces a fourth rights offering capital raise worth about 1.2 trillion won (US$870 million) in the next several weeks. </strong></em></li>
<li>All the Hyundai Motor Group related entities are expected to increase their ownership stakes in Boston Dynamics whereas it is expected to decline for Softbank post the capital raise.</li>
<li>The current valuation estimates of Boston Dynamics (post capital raise) vary widely from about 4 trillion won to 10 trillion won.</li>
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There has been an increasing probability that Boston Dynamics (BD) announces a fourth rights offering capital raise worth about 1.2 trillion won (US$870 million) in the next several weeks. 
All the Hyundai Motor Group related entities are expected to increase their ownership stakes in Boston Dynamics whereas it is expected to decline for Softbank post the capital raise.
The current valuation estimates of Boston Dynamics (post capital raise) vary widely from about 4 trillion won to 10 trillion won.


Boston Dynamics - Rights Offering of 1.2 Trillion Won Expected; Potential IPO in 2027/2028 in NASDAQ

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Hyundai chief partners with Samsung and Hanwha in US tariff push, showing collaboration between major companies to address trade issues.</li><li>Arm CEO considers in-house chip production, signaling a strategic shift for the company towards more control over its manufacturing process.</li><li>BOE secures half of Apple's MacBook screen orders, displacing LG Display, showcasing the competitiveness in the display market.</li></ul>

Hyundai chief partners with Samsung and Hanwha in US tariff push, showing collaboration between major companies to address trade issues.Arm CEO considers in-house chip production, signaling a strategic shift for the company towards more control over its manufacturing process.BOE secures half of Apple's MacBook screen orders, displacing LG Display, showcasing the competitiveness in the display market.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (01-Aug-2025): Hyundai chief joins Samsung, Hanwha in US tariff blitz.

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>Most expect prefs to be in policy crosshairs soon—watch for tighter rules on dividends, discounts, and liquidity, plus likely incentives for redemption or cancellation ahead of commons.</li>
<li>If Korea rolls out a pref stock overhaul, long-biased rerate plays could pop—focus on liquid, high-yield large-cap prefs trading at 35%+, yield north of 3%, and solid daily turnover.</li>
<li>Korea Inv, Kumho Petro, CJ Cheil, CJ Corp prefs already screen well; Doosan and Hanwha 3PB could join if dividend hikes materialize on back of strong sub earnings.</li>
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Most expect prefs to be in policy crosshairs soon—watch for tighter rules on dividends, discounts, and liquidity, plus likely incentives for redemption or cancellation ahead of commons.
If Korea rolls out a pref stock overhaul, long-biased rerate plays could pop—focus on liquid, high-yield large-cap prefs trading at 35%+, yield north of 3%, and solid daily turnover.
Korea Inv, Kumho Petro, CJ Cheil, CJ Corp prefs already screen well; Doosan and Hanwha 3PB could join if dividend hikes materialize on back of strong sub earnings.


Korean Policy Tailwinds: Preferred Shares Rerating Play

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<li>We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air Lines (003490 KS) in the next 1-2 years.</li>
<li>On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion won investment plan in the United States. This plan is likely to have been pressured heavily by the Korean government. </li>
<li>A big problem with this plan is Korean Air does not produce enough cash flow and its balance sheet is not strong enough to invest such huge amounts of capital. </li>
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We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air Lines (003490 KS) in the next 1-2 years.
On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion won investment plan in the United States. This plan is likely to have been pressured heavily by the Korean government. 
A big problem with this plan is Korean Air does not produce enough cash flow and its balance sheet is not strong enough to invest such huge amounts of capital. 


Korean Air: A Major Rights Offering Capital Raise Likely In Next 1-2 Years

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 short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 22nd. The aggregated short interest was USD10.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in COSMAX, SAMSUNG LIFE, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 22nd. The aggregated short interest was USD10.3bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in COSMAX, SAMSUNG LIFE, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 22nd): COSMAX, SAMSUNG LIFE, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hyundai Motor (005385 KS)

Boston Dynamics - Rights Offering of 1.2 Trillion Won Expected; Potential IPO in 2027/2028 in NASDAQ

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Douglas Kim

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Korean Policy Tailwinds: Preferred Shares Rerating Play

This post dives into how Korean government policy tailwinds could ignite a significant rerating opportunity in preferred shares.

Sanghyun Park

Korean Air: A Major Rights Offering Capital Raise Likely In Next 1-2 Years

We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air in the next 1-2 years. On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 22nd): COSMAX, SAMSUNG LIFE, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in COSMAX, SAMSUNG LIFE, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, HD...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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