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/lg-cns-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35945:1" rel="noopener">LG CNS (064400 KS)</a> raised around US$825m in its Korea IPO in February 2025. LG CNS is a South Korean information technology company.</li>
<li>The shares didn’t do much at listing and have only recently moved higher to trade above its IPO price.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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LG CNS (064400 KS) raised around US$825m in its Korea IPO in February 2025. LG CNS is a South Korean information technology company.
The shares didn’t do much at listing and have only recently moved higher to trade above its IPO price.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


LG CNS IPO Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn Release, with PE Well in the Money

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.

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<li>NextTrade’s Q3 reshuffle: 105 adds, 112 cuts, net -7. Total tradable names drop to 791. Turnover was more aggressive than expected.</li>
<li>Key NXT additions could see liquidity surge and short-term vol spike, especially with NXT still grabbing ~30% of turnover and no hard cap enforcement yet in place.</li>
<li>LG CNS, GS P&amp;L, and SAMG Ent. are catching strong local trader interest, with setups building fast around these newly added NXT plays.</li>
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NextTrade’s Q3 reshuffle: 105 adds, 112 cuts, net -7. Total tradable names drop to 791. Turnover was more aggressive than expected.
Key NXT additions could see liquidity surge and short-term vol spike, especially with NXT still grabbing ~30% of turnover and no hard cap enforcement yet in place.
LG CNS, GS P&amp;L, and SAMG Ent. are catching strong local trader interest, with setups building fast around these newly added NXT plays.


Key Trading Angles from Nextrade’s First Quarterly Reshuffle: Full List with Tickers (Excel)

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>LG CNS has been one of the hottest stocks in the Korean stocks market in the past one month (up 87%), sharply outperforming KOSPI.</li>
<li>The biggest driver of LG CNS's share price in the past month has been that this company has the potential to become a leading stablecoin platform in Korea.  </li>
<li>Many investors believe that LG CNS has the expertise in blockchain/AI/cryptocurrency backend solutions to become one of the leading Won based stablecoin platforms in Korea.</li>
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LG CNS has been one of the hottest stocks in the Korean stocks market in the past one month (up 87%), sharply outperforming KOSPI.
The biggest driver of LG CNS's share price in the past month has been that this company has the potential to become a leading stablecoin platform in Korea.  
Many investors believe that LG CNS has the expertise in blockchain/AI/cryptocurrency backend solutions to become one of the leading Won based stablecoin platforms in Korea.


Why Is LG CNS One of the Hottest Stocks in Korea in the Past One Month? Answer: Stablecoin Platform

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<li>LG CNS reported better than expected results in 1Q 2025 with sales of 1.2 trillion won (up 13.2% YoY) and operating profit of 78.9 billion won (up 144.3% YoY).</li>
<li>The company's sales, operating profit, and net profit were 5.5%, 16.5%, and 36.4% better than the consensus estimates, respectively in 1Q 2025. </li>
<li>The company's Cloud &amp; AI unit had sales of 717.3 billion won (up 30.1% YoY) in 1Q 2025.</li>
</ul>


LG CNS reported better than expected results in 1Q 2025 with sales of 1.2 trillion won (up 13.2% YoY) and operating profit of 78.9 billion won (up 144.3% YoY).
The company's sales, operating profit, and net profit were 5.5%, 16.5%, and 36.4% better than the consensus estimates, respectively in 1Q 2025. 
The company's Cloud &amp; AI unit had sales of 717.3 billion won (up 30.1% YoY) in 1Q 2025.


LG CNS: Better Than Expected Results in 1Q 2025 Led by Cloud & AI Unit

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the first day trading strategy of LG CNS which starts trading on 5 February.</li>
<li>On the first day of trading, we believe LG CNS's shares could trade at higher levels, overshooting its intrinsic valuations.</li>
<li>We recommend investors to take some profits off the table if the share price shoots higher by 30% to 50%+ from the IPO price on the first day.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we discuss the first day trading strategy of LG CNS which starts trading on 5 February.
On the first day of trading, we believe LG CNS's shares could trade at higher levels, overshooting its intrinsic valuations.
We recommend investors to take some profits off the table if the share price shoots higher by 30% to 50%+ from the IPO price on the first day.


LG CNS: First Day Trading Strategy Post IPO

South Korea

LG CNS Co., Ltd. provides information technology services and solutions. The Company offers consulting, system integration, outsourcing, convergence, video solutions, conditional access systems, and interactive digital television solutions. LG CNS serves customers worldwide.

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LG CNS (064400 KS)

LG CNS IPO Lockup Expiry - US$1.1bn Release, with PE Well in the Money

There was a US$250m placement in LG CNS after market close, with Macquaire having sold nearly a quarter of its stake right after lockup expiry.

Sumeet Singh

Key Trading Angles from Nextrade’s First Quarterly Reshuffle: Full List with Tickers (Excel)

This post breaks down key trading angles from Nextrade’s first quarterly reshuffle — full list of names and tickers attached (Excel).

Sanghyun Park

Why Is LG CNS One of the Hottest Stocks in Korea in the Past One Month? Answer: Stablecoin Platform

The biggest driver of LG CNS's share price in the past month has been that this company has the potential to become a leading stablecoin platform...

Douglas Kim

LG CNS: Better Than Expected Results in 1Q 2025 Led by Cloud & AI Unit

LG CNS reported better than expected results in 1Q 2025 with sales of 1.2 trillion won (up 13.2% YoY) and operating profit of 78.9 billion won (up...

Douglas Kim

LG CNS: First Day Trading Strategy Post IPO

We recommend investors to take some profits off the table on LG CNS if the share price shoots higher by 30% to 50%+ from the IPO price on the first...

Douglas Kim

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