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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> is looking to reduce its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> from 89% to 60%. That is over US$9bn at the last close.</li>
<li>The placement is supported by buybacks (ToSTNeT-3 and on-market) that will absorb some of the offering. Then there is the passive buying that will absorb a third of the offering. </li>
<li>One of the key short-term supports will be the exercise of the over-allotment of the Japan offering. But that will require persuading retail investors to buy into the offering.</li>
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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) is looking to reduce its stake in Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) from 89% to 60%. That is over US$9bn at the last close.
The placement is supported by buybacks (ToSTNeT-3 and on-market) that will absorb some of the offering. Then there is the passive buying that will absorb a third of the offering. 
One of the key short-term supports will be the exercise of the over-allotment of the Japan offering. But that will require persuading retail investors to buy into the offering.


Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): BIG Offering Supported by Buybacks & Passive Flow

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a>/JPH has announced the offering of up to 1.1 billion shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>/JPB to reduce its stake from 89.00% to 59.95%.</li>
<li>JPB will carry out a ToSTNeT-3 buyback (maximum of JPY70 billion) and an on-market buyback (maximum of JPY80 billion). JPH can sell additional shares into the ToSTNeT-3 buyback.</li>
<li>For long-term investors, JPB’s forward P/B of 0.47x and yield of 4.41% are attractive to peers. JPB’s current price ratio is undemanding vs TOPIX Banks ETF and JPH.</li>
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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)/JPH has announced the offering of up to 1.1 billion shares in Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)/JPB to reduce its stake from 89.00% to 59.95%.
JPB will carry out a ToSTNeT-3 buyback (maximum of JPY70 billion) and an on-market buyback (maximum of JPY80 billion). JPH can sell additional shares into the ToSTNeT-3 buyback.
For long-term investors, JPB’s forward P/B of 0.47x and yield of 4.41% are attractive to peers. JPB’s current price ratio is undemanding vs TOPIX Banks ETF and JPH.


Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): Japan Post Holdings to Sell Down a Third of Its Stake

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> has announced the mooted offering by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> whereby they will sell 29% of the bank to go from 89% to 60%.</li>
<li>There are two buybacks - one pre offering and one after - which is an attempt to mitigate impact. This creates interesting but complicated strategy possibilities. Lots of details here.</li>
<li>Big picture, this is a Very Big Offering at ¥1.236trln at today's close including greenshoe. 80/20 dom/international. A TOUGH sell. 1.089bn shares is 4x current float. </li>
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Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) has announced the mooted offering by Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) whereby they will sell 29% of the bank to go from 89% to 60%.
There are two buybacks - one pre offering and one after - which is an attempt to mitigate impact. This creates interesting but complicated strategy possibilities. Lots of details here.
Big picture, this is a Very Big Offering at ¥1.236trln at today's close including greenshoe. 80/20 dom/international. A TOUGH sell. 1.089bn shares is 4x current float. 


Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) Announces Its Re-IPO - Big Offering, Complicated but Big Index Flows

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> plans to sell around US$9bn worth of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>, trimming its stake by a third.</li>
<li>Initial news of the deal broke last week, and we had a look in, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/japan-post-bank-possible-placement-here-we-go-again-with-the-us-9bn-overhang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:96295" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank Possible Placement - Here We Go Again with the US$9bn Overhang</a>.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal structure and impact.</li>
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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) plans to sell around US$9bn worth of Japan Post Bank (7182 JP), trimming its stake by a third.
Initial news of the deal broke last week, and we had a look in, Japan Post Bank Possible Placement - Here We Go Again with the US$9bn Overhang.
In this note, we talk about the deal structure and impact.


Japan Post Bank Placement - Deal Structure, past Deals, Index, Buyback

Japan Post Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pertamina-geothermal-energy-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36725:1" rel="noopener">Pertamina Geothermal Energy</a>'s listing kicked of what is shaping up to be  a busy 2023 for ASEAN IPOs</li>
<li>There were a few placements across the region but the biggest news was of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>'s planned selldown by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> </li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, Pertamina Geothermal Energy's listing kicked of what is shaping up to be  a busy 2023 for ASEAN IPOs
There were a few placements across the region but the biggest news was of Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)'s planned selldown by Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) 


ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2023) - Japan Post Bank/Holding, Amvis, Pertamina, Zeekr, Honasa, Fangzhou, TVS

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Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. operates post stations, banks, and insurance business. The Company offers letters and goods transportation services, stamp sales, deposits, loans, and insurance products.

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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)

Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): BIG Offering Supported by Buybacks & Passive Flow

JPH's offering of US$9bn will put pressure on JPB. Passive buying will absorb around a third of the offering. The buybacks will absorb some more....

Brian Freitas

Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): Japan Post Holdings to Sell Down a Third of Its Stake

JPH aims to lower its stake by up to 59.95% of outstanding shares. JPH will buy back shares to provide partial relief from the selling pressure....

Arun George

Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) Announces Its Re-IPO - Big Offering, Complicated but Big Index Flows

JPB has announced the JPH offering. JPY 1.2trln to get to 60%. There is a TN3 buyback, which could shrink the offer, and syndicate stabilisation...

Travis Lundy

Japan Post Bank Placement - Deal Structure, past Deals, Index, Buyback

Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) plans to sell around US$9bn worth of Japan Post Bank (7182 JP), trimming its stake by a third. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (26th Feb 2023) - Japan Post Bank/Holding, Amvis, Pertamina, Zeekr, Honasa, Fangzhou, TVS

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

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