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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/k-bank-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:160037" rel="noopener">K Bank IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/k-bank-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:159133" rel="noopener">K Bank IPO: The Bull Case</a>. 
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<li>We examine the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our analysis suggests that K Bank is unattractively valued in the IPO price range. We would pass on the IPO.</li>
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K Bank (279570 KS) is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.
We previously discussed the IPO in K Bank IPO: The Bear Case and K Bank IPO: The Bull Case. 

We examine the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our analysis suggests that K Bank is unattractively valued in the IPO price range. We would pass on the IPO.


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.
K Bank is one of three Internet-only banks in Korea. It provides a full range of commercial banking products and services.
In our previous note, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.


K Bank IPO - Peer Comparison - Lags Its Main Peer on Most Fronts

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/midea-group-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16185:1" rel="noopener">Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-housing-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43675:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN)</a> hogged much of the limelight this week as well.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a few large US$400m+ placements across the region this week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, Midea Group Co Ltd A (000333 CH) and Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) hogged much of the limelight this week as well.
On the placements front, there were a few large US$400m+ placements across the region this week.


ECM Weekly (23rd Sep 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Midea, Intermestic, Sagility, Belstar, Kuaishou, Bajaj HF

Event-Driven

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuji-soft-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17504:1" rel="noopener">Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elan-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18367:1" rel="noopener">Elan Corp (6099 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trancom-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13043:1" rel="noopener">Trancom Co Ltd (9058 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-traditional-chinese-medicine" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:351:1" rel="noopener">China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK)</a>. </li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments: K Bank (279570 KS) has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.
Event-Driven developments: Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP), Elan Corp (6099 JP), Trancom Co Ltd (9058 JP), Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP), China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK). 


Weekly Deals Digest (22 Sep) - Fuji Soft, Elan, Trancom, Seven & I, China TCM, Platinum, K Bank

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/k-bank-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:159133" rel="noopener">K Bank IPO: The Bull Case</a>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on rising competitive intensity, the smallest deposit base among Internet banks, below-peer loan book growth, and a high-risk crypto play due to the Dunamu partnership.</li>
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K Bank (279570 KS) is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.
In K Bank IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on rising competitive intensity, the smallest deposit base among Internet banks, below-peer loan book growth, and a high-risk crypto play due to the Dunamu partnership.


South Korea

K Bank Co. Ltd. operates banking businesses. The Company provides deposits, withdrawals, loans, and other services. K Bank conducts businesses in South Korea.

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K Bank (279570 KS)

K Bank IPO: Valuation Insights

We examine the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our analysis suggests that K Bank is unattractively valued in the IPO price range. We would pass...

Arun George

K Bank IPO - Peer Comparison - Lags Its Main Peer on Most Fronts

K Bank (279570 KS) plans to raise up to US$740m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. We have looked at the past performance in our earlier notes, in...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (23rd Sep 2024) - Tokyo Metro, Midea, Intermestic, Sagility, Belstar, Kuaishou, Bajaj HF

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Weekly Deals Digest (22 Sep) - Fuji Soft, Elan, Trancom, Seven & I, China TCM, Platinum, K Bank

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (Fuji Soft, Elan Corp, Trancom, Seven & I, China TCM, Platinum Investment) and ECM (K Bank).

Arun George

K Bank IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on rising competitive intensity, the smallest deposit base among Internet banks, below-peer loan book growth, and a high-risk...

Arun George

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