Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>On 5 June, Shift Up announced that it will be postponing its IPO to July. The original book building period for the institutional investors was from 3 to 13 June.  </li>
<li>The final book building date has been postponed to 27 June. The subsequent public offering subscription for general investors was also postponed to 2 to 3 July.</li>
<li><em><strong>A major investment positive of Shift Up is enormous initial success of Stellar Blade which was the best selling game in the U.S. and numerous other countries in April 2024. </strong></em></li>
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On 5 June, Shift Up announced that it will be postponing its IPO to July. The original book building period for the institutional investors was from 3 to 13 June.  
The final book building date has been postponed to 27 June. The subsequent public offering subscription for general investors was also postponed to 2 to 3 July.
A major investment positive of Shift Up is enormous initial success of Stellar Blade which was the best selling game in the U.S. and numerous other countries in April 2024. 


Shift Up Delays the IPO and Stellar Blade Tops Number One Game in the US in April

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>US equity indices plunged Friday amid rising Middle East tensions and WTI +3%, with S&amp;P 500, and Nasdaq each falling over 2% on the week.</li>
<li>Japanese stocks demonstrated resilience but remained highly sensitive to headlines on oil supply risks and Middle East developments, with limited domestic offsets.</li>
<li>Tokio Marine (+24%) confirmed a strategic partnership with Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity, which will acquire a 2.5% stake for ¥290bn alongside reinsurance collaboration and potential joint M&amp;A</li>
</ul>


US equity indices plunged Friday amid rising Middle East tensions and WTI +3%, with S&amp;P 500, and Nasdaq each falling over 2% on the week.
Japanese stocks demonstrated resilience but remained highly sensitive to headlines on oil supply risks and Middle East developments, with limited domestic offsets.
Tokio Marine (+24%) confirmed a strategic partnership with Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity, which will acquire a 2.5% stake for ¥290bn alongside reinsurance collaboration and potential joint M&amp;A


Japan Strategy Weekly | Surging Energy Costs

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

<ul>
<li>New smartphone offering from Micron lifts memory plays which may help EUV also.</li>
<li>Comments from Onsemi management that auto has turned the corner positive for Rohm, Fuji Elec, Renesas.</li>
<li>Kadokawa/Bandai Namco's Nightreign sells 3.5m copies in 4-days, plus a new DLC on the way.</li>
</ul>


New smartphone offering from Micron lifts memory plays which may help EUV also.
Comments from Onsemi management that auto has turned the corner positive for Rohm, Fuji Elec, Renesas.
Kadokawa/Bandai Namco's Nightreign sells 3.5m copies in 4-days, plus a new DLC on the way.


Japan Morning Connection: Coreweave +25% and Numbers from HP Enterprise Sets Positive Semi Tone

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<li>Japanese equities fell this week, with the Nikkei losing 2% and Topix down 1.8%.</li>
<li>Japan’s entertainment stocks have been on a tear over the past six months, and there’s little sign of momentum fading. </li>
<li>Japan’s economy is heating up, and markets are taking notice. The 10-year bond yield has climbed to 1.29%, the highest in 14 years</li>
</ul>


Japanese equities fell this week, with the Nikkei losing 2% and Topix down 1.8%.
Japan’s entertainment stocks have been on a tear over the past six months, and there’s little sign of momentum fading. 
Japan’s economy is heating up, and markets are taking notice. The 10-year bond yield has climbed to 1.29%, the highest in 14 years


Japan Strategy Weekly | The Entertainment Boom

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Shift Up announced that it will be postponing its IPO to July. A major investment positive is the enormous initial success of Stellar Blade which...

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​US stocks dropped due to Middle East tensions, while Japanese stocks remained sensitive to oil supply risks. Tokio Marine partners with Berkshire...

Mark Chadwick

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It’s been no secret that Japan has not been the most technologically forward society in the world…As a consumer, it was only a few years ago you’d...

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