European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Sidara has submitted a fourth and final 230p/share cash proposal. Wood's Board has changed tack and will grant due diligence. PUSU has been extended to 3 July.</li>
<li>This proposal represents 39.4% premium, implied equity value of £1,591 million ($2,033 million) and implied EV of £2,983 million ($3,122 million), and (still good value) 6.4x EV/NTM Fwd EBITDA.</li>
<li>The market is cautious (gross spread 12.5%). There's potential for a "best &amp; final" firm offer. However, if Sidara withdraws a significant sell-off in Wood's shares is expected.</li>
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Sidara has submitted a fourth and final 230p/share cash proposal. Wood's Board has changed tack and will grant due diligence. PUSU has been extended to 3 July.
This proposal represents 39.4% premium, implied equity value of £1,591 million ($2,033 million) and implied EV of £2,983 million ($3,122 million), and (still good value) 6.4x EV/NTM Fwd EBITDA.
The market is cautious (gross spread 12.5%). There's potential for a "best &amp; final" firm offer. However, if Sidara withdraws a significant sell-off in Wood's shares is expected.


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<li>On 12 May, The Times reported that Sidara was planning to make a higher bid for Wood after its initial offer was turned down by the company last week.</li>
<li>This proposal was unsolicited and conditional. Premium is 30%, implied equity value £1,418 million (c.$1.775 million), implied EV £2,508 million; 5.3x EV/Fwd NTM EBITDA. Sidara recognizes value.</li>
<li>Shares are trading at a lower spread than at the time of Apollo's 240p proposal. Nevertheless, without a significant sweetening, the likelihood of a deal seems relatively low.</li>
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On 12 May, The Times reported that Sidara was planning to make a higher bid for Wood after its initial offer was turned down by the company last week.
This proposal was unsolicited and conditional. Premium is 30%, implied equity value £1,418 million (c.$1.775 million), implied EV £2,508 million; 5.3x EV/Fwd NTM EBITDA. Sidara recognizes value.
Shares are trading at a lower spread than at the time of Apollo's 240p proposal. Nevertheless, without a significant sweetening, the likelihood of a deal seems relatively low.


Sidara/John Wood: Awaiting a Sweetened Offer

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>A new tool highlights which TSE companies have disclosed a policy/consideration; sometimes referred to as the "name and shame" list. In practice, more "name" than "shame". </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jardine-cycle-carriage-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:347:1" rel="noopener">Jardine Cycle &amp; Carriage (JCNC SP)</a> is trading rich to its NAV. And the simple ratio (JCNC/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/astra-international-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46:1" rel="noopener">Astra International (ASII IJ)</a>) is the highest level outside the 2008 GFC. </li>
<li>This is a rubbish Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-china-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3374:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement China (743 HK)</a>. Given how shareholders voted at last year's AGM, expect this Scheme to be voted down. Avoid.</li>
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A new tool highlights which TSE companies have disclosed a policy/consideration; sometimes referred to as the "name and shame" list. In practice, more "name" than "shame". 

Jardine Cycle &amp; Carriage (JCNC SP) is trading rich to its NAV. And the simple ratio (JCNC/Astra International (ASII IJ)) is the highest level outside the 2008 GFC. 
This is a rubbish Offer for Asia Cement China (743 HK). Given how shareholders voted at last year's AGM, expect this Scheme to be voted down. Avoid.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Jardine Cycle & Carriage, "Name & Shame", Asia Cement, Northern Minerals

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<li>There is <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> buyback risk that might cause <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>/JPB unwinds; though probably a H2 risk.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/great-eastern-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13993:1" rel="noopener">Great Eastern Holdings (GE SP)</a> has consistently traded through <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oversea-chinese-banking-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:114:1" rel="noopener">OCBC (OCBC SP)</a>'s Offer terms. Someone appears to be accumulating a stake to block an Exit/Delisting Offer, and force a bump.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/l-occitane-international-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6772:1" rel="noopener">L'Occitane (973 HK)</a>'s scrip pre-condition has been satisfied. But still the Offeror prevaricates. </li>
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There is Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) buyback risk that might cause Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)/JPB unwinds; though probably a H2 risk.

Great Eastern Holdings (GE SP) has consistently traded through OCBC (OCBC SP)'s Offer terms. Someone appears to be accumulating a stake to block an Exit/Delisting Offer, and force a bump.

L'Occitane (973 HK)'s scrip pre-condition has been satisfied. But still the Offeror prevaricates. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Japan Post, Great Eastern, Malaysia Airports, L'Occitane

<ul>
<li>"Feedback" from shareholders overturned numantine resistance from the Board of Wood, which has reluctantly decided to grant due diligence access to Apollo. New PUSU deadline is 17 May.</li>
<li>As top shareholder of Vallourec, Apollo knows the sector. At the 240p offer proposal, Wood would be valued at an undemanding 5.7x EV/Fwd EBITDA on consensus numbers. </li>
<li>My fair value estimate is 261.7p (average of SOTP-multiples and DCF). There is value in the sector and Apollo may have turned a corner. Long.</li>
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"Feedback" from shareholders overturned numantine resistance from the Board of Wood, which has reluctantly decided to grant due diligence access to Apollo. New PUSU deadline is 17 May.
As top shareholder of Vallourec, Apollo knows the sector. At the 240p offer proposal, Wood would be valued at an undemanding 5.7x EV/Fwd EBITDA on consensus numbers. 
My fair value estimate is 261.7p (average of SOTP-multiples and DCF). There is value in the sector and Apollo may have turned a corner. Long.


Apollo/John Wood Group: Due Diligence Access

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John Wood Group PLC is an international energy service company that provides products and services to the oil and gas and power industries.  The Company designs and manufactures submersible pumping systems, well-head systems, and pressure controls.  John Wood also provides aftermarket services for heavy industrial turbines and aero gas turbines.

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