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Dimitris Ioannidis

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kioxia-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29243:1" rel="noopener">Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)</a> is scheduled to be listed on 18 December 2024, at the prime market of TSE at an expected valuation of ~$4.9bn.</li>
<li>The security's low free float is the main cause of Fast-Entry rejection by both global indices and quarterly exclusion from the one global index.</li>
<li>Quarterly inclusion to the other global index is forecasted for June 2025 following the 3-month minimum trading requirement. </li>
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Kioxia Holdings (285A JP) is scheduled to be listed on 18 December 2024, at the prime market of TSE at an expected valuation of ~$4.9bn.
The security's low free float is the main cause of Fast-Entry rejection by both global indices and quarterly exclusion from the one global index.
Quarterly inclusion to the other global index is forecasted for June 2025 following the 3-month minimum trading requirement. 


Kioxia (285A JP): Early Christmas with IPO Approval, Grinch Steals Fast-Entry

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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Kioxia Holdings  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Kioxia is getting ready to complete its IPO in Japan as soon as in October. Kioxia's valuation is expected to exceed JPY 1.5 trillion (about USD 10.3 billion).</li>
<li>SK Hynix's stake in Kioxia (through Bain led consortium) is 19%. SK Hynix's stake in Kioxia would rise to 34% if the CBs are converted into equity. </li>
<li>The IPO of Kioxia has mixed implications for SK Hynix which is a major shareholder. However, the IPO of Kioxia has a more direct negative impact on Samsung Electronics.</li>
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Kioxia is getting ready to complete its IPO in Japan as soon as in October. Kioxia's valuation is expected to exceed JPY 1.5 trillion (about USD 10.3 billion).
SK Hynix's stake in Kioxia (through Bain led consortium) is 19%. SK Hynix's stake in Kioxia would rise to 34% if the CBs are converted into equity. 
The IPO of Kioxia has mixed implications for SK Hynix which is a major shareholder. However, the IPO of Kioxia has a more direct negative impact on Samsung Electronics.


Initial Thoughts on the Kioxia IPO - Impact on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics

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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<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 IPOs front, Indian deals flow seemed to be the only one continuing unbated despite the US elections overhang from the past week. </li>
<li>On the placements front, there weren't many large deals but we did look at upcoming lockup expiries.</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 IPOs front, Indian deals flow seemed to be the only one continuing unbated despite the US elections overhang from the past week. 
On the placements front, there weren't many large deals but we did look at upcoming lockup expiries.


ECM Weekly (11th Nov 2024)-SF Holdings, Swiggy, ACME, NivaBupa, Sagility, Eternal Beauty, Shuangdeng

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-metro-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40930:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)</a>'s shareholders raised around US$2.4bn in its Japan IPO. </li>
<li>Tokyo Metro (TKM) is one of the two metro network operators in the Tokyo region. It operates nine subway lines with a total of 180 stations.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)'s shareholders raised around US$2.4bn in its Japan IPO. 
Tokyo Metro (TKM) is one of the two metro network operators in the Tokyo region. It operates nine subway lines with a total of 180 stations.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Tokyo Metro IPO Trading - Robust Demand for Quality Asset

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rigaku-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43950:1" rel="noopener">Rigaku Holdings (268A JP)</a> is scheduled to be listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 25 October 2024 at a valuation of ~$1.9bn.</li>
<li>The company's modest market capitalization fails fast-entry but easily surpasses the quarterly small cap thresholds of both main global indices.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rigaku-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43950:1" rel="noopener">Rigaku Holdings (268A JP)</a>  is expected to be added at the May and June 2025 quarterly reviews with the potential greenshoe exercise increasing the passive fund demand upon inclusion.</li>
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Rigaku Holdings (268A JP) is scheduled to be listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 25 October 2024 at a valuation of ~$1.9bn.
The company's modest market capitalization fails fast-entry but easily surpasses the quarterly small cap thresholds of both main global indices.

Rigaku Holdings (268A JP)  is expected to be added at the May and June 2025 quarterly reviews with the potential greenshoe exercise increasing the passive fund demand upon inclusion.


Rigaku Holdings (268A JP): Low, Slow and Steady in Global Indices

Japan

Kioxia Holdings Corporation manufactures semiconductor memory products. The Company develops, produces, and sells flash memory cards, solid state drives, secure digital memory cards, and other products. Kioxia Holdings also operates group management strategy formulation and management.

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Kioxia Holdings (285A JP)

Kioxia (285A JP): Early Christmas with IPO Approval, Grinch Steals Fast-Entry

Kioxia Holdings (285A) is expected to fail Fast-Entry in both global indices due to low IPO free float but is forecasted to be added at the June...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Initial Thoughts on the Kioxia IPO - Impact on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics

Kioxia plans to complete its IPO on 18 December, valuing Kioxia at ¥750 billion ($4.8 billion). The IPO is priced at ¥1,390 ($9) per share. The...

Douglas Kim

ECM Weekly (11th Nov 2024)-SF Holdings, Swiggy, ACME, NivaBupa, Sagility, Eternal Beauty, Shuangdeng

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

Tokyo Metro IPO Trading - Robust Demand for Quality Asset

Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)'s shareholders raised around US$2.4bn in its Japan IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Rigaku Holdings (268A JP): Low, Slow and Steady in Global Indices

Rigaku Holdings fails fast-entry but is set for quarterly inclusion in the small cap segments of both main global indices in May and June 2025...

Dimitris Ioannidis

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Kioxia (285A JP): Early Christmas with IPO Approval, Grinch Steals Fast-Entry

​Kioxia Holdings (285A) is expected to fail Fast-Entry in both global indices due to low IPO free float but is forecasted to be added at the June...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Initial Thoughts on the Kioxia IPO - Impact on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics

Kioxia plans to complete its IPO on 18 December, valuing Kioxia at ¥750 billion ($4.8 billion). The IPO is priced at ¥1,390 ($9) per share. The...

Douglas Kim

ECM Weekly (11th Nov 2024)-SF Holdings, Swiggy, ACME, NivaBupa, Sagility, Eternal Beauty, Shuangdeng

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

Tokyo Metro IPO Trading - Robust Demand for Quality Asset

Tokyo Metro (9023 JP)'s shareholders raised around US$2.4bn in its Japan IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Rigaku Holdings (268A JP): Low, Slow and Steady in Global Indices

​Rigaku Holdings fails fast-entry but is set for quarterly inclusion in the small cap segments of both main global indices in May and June 2025...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Kioxia Holdings (285A) is expected to fail Fast-Entry in both global indices due to low IPO free float but is forecasted to be added at the June...

Rigaku Holdings fails fast-entry but is set for quarterly inclusion in the small cap segments of both main global indices in May and June 2025...