Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week, London-based activist Palliser Capital tapped <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem (051910 KS)</a></strong> to remedy its NAV market discount. Palliser also said it now holds a little over 1% in LG Chem.</li>
<li>LG Chem's large NAV discount is well known. It has been present since ~82%-held <strong><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> (LGES) </strong>was listed in January 2022. </li>
<li>An obvious solution is to pare down the LGES stake, and buy back shares. Yet the discount remains as the market views management as being (stubbornly) set in their ways.</li>
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Last week, London-based activist Palliser Capital tapped LG Chem (051910 KS) to remedy its NAV market discount. Palliser also said it now holds a little over 1% in LG Chem.
LG Chem's large NAV discount is well known. It has been present since ~82%-held LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) (LGES) was listed in January 2022. 
An obvious solution is to pare down the LGES stake, and buy back shares. Yet the discount remains as the market views management as being (stubbornly) set in their ways.


LG Chem (051910 KS): Palliser Targets Steep NAV Discount

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>LG plans to cancel its remaining 3.02M treasury shares by next year, effectively wiping out all treasury stock—a clear preemptive move ahead of mandatory cancellation rules.</li>
<li>Local pension funds are betting SK Inc will do a partial treasury burn before Q4, front-running the 3rd Commercial Act and sending a pro-policy signal.</li>
<li>The SK treasury burn story offers multiple plays: holdco rerate, SK Inc momentum, and subsidiary rollover as NAV discounts tighten—definitely a multi-layered setup worth active monitoring.</li>
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LG plans to cancel its remaining 3.02M treasury shares by next year, effectively wiping out all treasury stock—a clear preemptive move ahead of mandatory cancellation rules.
Local pension funds are betting SK Inc will do a partial treasury burn before Q4, front-running the 3rd Commercial Act and sending a pro-policy signal.
The SK treasury burn story offers multiple plays: holdco rerate, SK Inc momentum, and subsidiary rollover as NAV discounts tighten—definitely a multi-layered setup worth active monitoring.


What Was It in SK Inc that Got the Local Pension Funds Loading up Hard Today?

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<li>PLUS High Dividend ETF (161510 KS) reshuffle is now a key flow catalyst: June saw GS E&amp;C and HD Hyundai out, Hyundai Motor in, with sharp one-day moves.</li>
<li>December review shaping up as 2-in/2-out: Seoul Guarantee (031210) and LG Corp (003550) in, Shinhan (055550) and KB (105560) out.</li>
<li>Passive flows: Shinhan/KB ~0.3–0.4x DTV, LG ~3x, Seoul Guarantee 5–6x. With AUM up 30% since June, upcoming adds face outsized passive impact.</li>
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PLUS High Dividend ETF (161510 KS) reshuffle is now a key flow catalyst: June saw GS E&amp;C and HD Hyundai out, Hyundai Motor in, with sharp one-day moves.
December review shaping up as 2-in/2-out: Seoul Guarantee (031210) and LG Corp (003550) in, Shinhan (055550) and KB (105560) out.
Passive flows: Shinhan/KB ~0.3–0.4x DTV, LG ~3x, Seoul Guarantee 5–6x. With AUM up 30% since June, upcoming adds face outsized passive impact.


Flagging a New Passive Flow Trading Opportunity Triggered by Korea’s Divvy Policy Momentum

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Macquarie might fast-track its 21.5% LG CNS stake sale, shifting from patience to action — weighing staggered sell-down vs. OTC block to limit price impact.</li>
<li>Macquarie’s well in the money — even with a deal discount, they can offload the stake, cover remaining debt, and still lock in solid upside.</li>
<li>LG CNS is flying on AI hype, but Macquarie’s post-August 5 exit risk could flip the tape fast — overhang setup worth watching vs. other local AI plays.</li>
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Macquarie might fast-track its 21.5% LG CNS stake sale, shifting from patience to action — weighing staggered sell-down vs. OTC block to limit price impact.
Macquarie’s well in the money — even with a deal discount, they can offload the stake, cover remaining debt, and still lock in solid upside.
LG CNS is flying on AI hype, but Macquarie’s post-August 5 exit risk could flip the tape fast — overhang setup worth watching vs. other local AI plays.


Aug 5 LG CNS Lockup Comes Off: Street Heating Up on Macquarie Exit Odds Surging

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Jun 13th. The aggregated short interest was USD7.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Lg Energy Solution, Celltrion, Ecoprobm, Hanmi Semicon, Posco Chemical.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Jun 13th. The aggregated short interest was USD7.6bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Lg Energy Solution, Celltrion, Ecoprobm, Hanmi Semicon, Posco Chemical.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 13th): Lg Energy Solution, Celltrion, Ecoprobm, Hanmi Semicon

South Korea

LG Corp. is a holding company, which operates subsidiaries including LG Electronics, LG Household & Health Care, LG Chem Ltd., and Dacom Corp. The Company's main business areas are electronics, chemicals, and household products manufacturing and telecommunications services.

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