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Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

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

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>KRX is set to spotlight Philenergy’s 2023 IPO as the model, pushing spin-off deals to reward parentco holders—like Philoptics’ move to hand out IPO shares.</li>
<li>Philoptics doubled pre-Philenergy IPO on crazy momentum, then round-tripped post-listing. Setups like this hint at bigger parentco moves ahead in future spin-off IPO plays.</li>
<li>SK Enmove IPO is scrapped; but SK Plasma (SK Discovery) still live; LS E-Link (LS Corp) also likely to be an early test case for the new parentco compensation framework.</li>
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KRX is set to spotlight Philenergy’s 2023 IPO as the model, pushing spin-off deals to reward parentco holders—like Philoptics’ move to hand out IPO shares.
Philoptics doubled pre-Philenergy IPO on crazy momentum, then round-tripped post-listing. Setups like this hint at bigger parentco moves ahead in future spin-off IPO plays.
SK Enmove IPO is scrapped; but SK Plasma (SK Discovery) still live; LS E-Link (LS Corp) also likely to be an early test case for the new parentco compensation framework.


KRX Virtually Locks In Parentco Payout Rules for Spin-Off IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>They’re making it easier to spot stocks benefiting from policy shifts. Lee Jae-myung’s camp is giving more detail upfront, with a focus on FuriosaAI and related listed stocks.</li>
<li>If cumulative voting passes, expect a pop in stocks with governance issues, activist interest, or large NPS stakes, like Hyosung affiliates, Doosan, HL Mando, and POSCO Holdings.</li>
<li>They also aim to give parent shareholders first crack at spun-off subsidiaries going public and require buyback cancellations, likely benefiting SK and LS Group affiliates, Samsung Electronics, and POSCO Holdings.</li>
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They’re making it easier to spot stocks benefiting from policy shifts. Lee Jae-myung’s camp is giving more detail upfront, with a focus on FuriosaAI and related listed stocks.
If cumulative voting passes, expect a pop in stocks with governance issues, activist interest, or large NPS stakes, like Hyosung affiliates, Doosan, HL Mando, and POSCO Holdings.
They also aim to give parent shareholders first crack at spun-off subsidiaries going public and require buyback cancellations, likely benefiting SK and LS Group affiliates, Samsung Electronics, and POSCO Holdings.


Lee Jae-Myung’s Camp Just Dropped Their Latest Market Stimulus Play

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>In this insight, we discuss a new catalyst on the share price of LS Corp (006260 KS) which is the purchase of its shares by the Hoban Group. </li>
<li>Hoban Group has recently purchased shares of LS Corp. Although the exact percentage of shares has yet to be made public, it is estimated to be less than 3%. </li>
<li>LS Corp could improve shareholder returns. Plus, the ongoing litigation between Taihan Electric Wire and LS Cable may be the real reason why Hoban decided to invest in LS Corp. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss a new catalyst on the share price of LS Corp (006260 KS) which is the purchase of its shares by the Hoban Group. 
Hoban Group has recently purchased shares of LS Corp. Although the exact percentage of shares has yet to be made public, it is estimated to be less than 3%. 
LS Corp could improve shareholder returns. Plus, the ongoing litigation between Taihan Electric Wire and LS Cable may be the real reason why Hoban decided to invest in LS Corp. 


Hoban Group Purchases LS Corp Shares - Is This a Hanjin Kal 2.0?

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>On 6 March, LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-Eun publicly stated <em>"If you think duplicate listings are a problem, then just don’t buy the stocks after the listing.” </em>
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<li>Chairman Koo's comment was not in the best interest of the major LS Group companies including LS Electric and LS Corp that are publicly traded.</li>
<li>LS Group is preparing to list at least five unlisted affiliates including LS E-Link, Essex Solutions, LS Cable, LS MnM, and KOC Electric  in the next 1-3 years. </li>
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On 6 March, LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-Eun publicly stated "If you think duplicate listings are a problem, then just don’t buy the stocks after the listing.” 

Chairman Koo's comment was not in the best interest of the major LS Group companies including LS Electric and LS Corp that are publicly traded.
LS Group is preparing to list at least five unlisted affiliates including LS E-Link, Essex Solutions, LS Cable, LS MnM, and KOC Electric  in the next 1-3 years. 


LS Corp: Chairman's Words Have Big Impact on Share Price

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<li>In this insight, we also provide a list of 30 top performing stocks in KOSPI in the past one week (in terms of price performance and trading value).</li>
<li>We also discuss the surging share price of Samsung Life Insurance which suggests a near-term regulation change that could require the company to partially dispose its stake in Samsung Electronics. </li>
<li>With Lee Jae-Myung becoming the new South Korean President, the probability of Samsung Life Insurance being forced to sell its stake in Samsung Electronics has risen much more.</li>
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In this insight, we also provide a list of 30 top performing stocks in KOSPI in the past one week (in terms of price performance and trading value).
We also discuss the surging share price of Samsung Life Insurance which suggests a near-term regulation change that could require the company to partially dispose its stake in Samsung Electronics. 
With Lee Jae-Myung becoming the new South Korean President, the probability of Samsung Life Insurance being forced to sell its stake in Samsung Electronics has risen much more.


Top 30 Best Performing Stocks in KOSPI in Past Week and Surging Price of Samsung Life Insurance

South Korea

LS Corp is a holding company, which operated subsidiaries including LS Industrial Systems, LS Cable, LS-Nikko Copper and LS Mtron.

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LS Corp (006260 KS)

KRX Virtually Locks In Parentco Payout Rules for Spin-Off IPOs

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Sanghyun Park

Lee Jae-Myung’s Camp Just Dropped Their Latest Market Stimulus Play

Lee admin just dropped the Commercial Act revamp timeline — full fast-track mode. All key items are in: fiduciary duty shift to shareholders, e...

Sanghyun Park

Hoban Group Purchases LS Corp Shares - Is This a Hanjin Kal 2.0?

Hoban Group has recently purchased shares of LS Corp. Although the exact percentage of shares has yet to be made public, it is estimated to be less...

Douglas Kim

Top 30 Best Performing Stocks in KOSPI in Past Week and Surging Price of Samsung Life Insurance

In this insight, we also provide a list of 30 top performing stocks in KOSPI in the past one week and the surging share price of Samsung Life...

Douglas Kim

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