Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Korean EV battery unit play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> briefly doubled on its debut yesterday before closing 65.8% higher. </li>
<li>Following that gain, LG Energy is now the second-largest company in KOSPI after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a> has given back all its gains from earlier this month, and currently trades at ~60% discount to NAV. </li>
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Korean EV battery unit play LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) briefly doubled on its debut yesterday before closing 65.8% higher. 
Following that gain, LG Energy is now the second-largest company in KOSPI after Samsung Electronics (005930 KS).

LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS) has given back all its gains from earlier this month, and currently trades at ~60% discount to NAV. 


LG Chem: Still Cheap After LG Energy's Big Debut

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

<ul>
<li>The LG Energy listing will likely distort the overall market flow. One is replacement trading with LG Chem in the local battery ETFs.
</li>
<li>One sure thing is that KODEX and TIGER will do this replacement trading. And these ETF operators will reportedly conduct it for three trading days from February 9-11. 
</li>
<li>LG Chem has recently undergone a significant share price correction, this amount of passive outflow is highly likely to directly impact share price movement during the 3-day rebalancing trading window. 
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</ul>


The LG Energy listing will likely distort the overall market flow. One is replacement trading with LG Chem in the local battery ETFs.

One sure thing is that KODEX and TIGER will do this replacement trading. And these ETF operators will reportedly conduct it for three trading days from February 9-11. 

LG Chem has recently undergone a significant share price correction, this amount of passive outflow is highly likely to directly impact share price movement during the 3-day rebalancing trading window. 



Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Capital Markets

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>LG Energy Solutions priced its IPO at the top of the range amid massive oversubscription numbers. </li>
<li>If anything it was slightly surprising that pricing was not raised above the range. </li>
<li>Nevertheless, we feel prospects here are mixed even if slightly tilted positive.</li>
</ul>


LG Energy Solutions priced its IPO at the top of the range amid massive oversubscription numbers. 
If anything it was slightly surprising that pricing was not raised above the range. 
Nevertheless, we feel prospects here are mixed even if slightly tilted positive.


LG Energy IPO – What to Watch Leading Into Listing Day

<ul>
<li>Foreign institutions received 60% of the total institutional allocation. They only accounted for 0.58% of the orders applied. Many of these are large foreign institutions with long-term holding tendencies.</li>
<li>The fact that they rarely make lockup pledges due to internal policies is in line with LG Energy's need for an immediate float rate of 10% while having long-term investors.</li>
<li>As a result, the nominal float rate is 8.85%. quite exquisite results as it is just enough to satisfy KOSPI 200's 10% minimum float rate rule.</li>
</ul>


Foreign institutions received 60% of the total institutional allocation. They only accounted for 0.58% of the orders applied. Many of these are large foreign institutions with long-term holding tendencies.
The fact that they rarely make lockup pledges due to internal policies is in line with LG Energy's need for an immediate float rate of 10% while having long-term investors.
As a result, the nominal float rate is 8.85%. quite exquisite results as it is just enough to satisfy KOSPI 200's 10% minimum float rate rule.


LG Energy Allocation Results: Immediate Float Confirmed at 8.8%

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

SGX Asia Currencies and Commodities Insights

South Korea

LG Chem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer.  The Company's products include petrochemicals, plastic resins, and engineering plastics.  LG Chem also produces industrial and electronic materials.

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LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)

LG Chem: Still Cheap After LG Energy's Big Debut

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