Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 26 April, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/first-pacific-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:173:1" rel="noopener">First Pacific (142 HK)</a> and three other entities, proposed delisting <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/metro-pacific-investments-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1054:1" rel="noopener">Metro Pacific Investments (MPI PM)</a> at PHP 4.63/share. This was subsequently bumped to PHP 5.20.</li>
<li>A Special Stockholders’ Meeting was held on August 8, and MPI stakeholders approved all the resolutions. An SGM for independent First Pac shareholders will be held on the 24 August. </li>
<li>The Tender Offer is now open and closes on the 7 September, with (expected) settlement on 19 September - provided the Tender Offer delisting conditions are met.</li>
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Back on the 26 April, First Pacific (142 HK) and three other entities, proposed delisting Metro Pacific Investments (MPI PM) at PHP 4.63/share. This was subsequently bumped to PHP 5.20.
A Special Stockholders’ Meeting was held on August 8, and MPI stakeholders approved all the resolutions. An SGM for independent First Pac shareholders will be held on the 24 August. 
The Tender Offer is now open and closes on the 7 September, with (expected) settlement on 19 September - provided the Tender Offer delisting conditions are met.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/first-pacific-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:173:1" rel="noopener">First Pacific Co (142 HK)</a>, together with three other entities, are proposing to delist <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/metro-pacific-investments-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1054:1" rel="noopener">Metro Pacific Investments Co (MPI PM)</a> at PHP 4.63/share, a 22% premium to the 12-month VWAP.</li>
<li>The four bidders hold a combined stake in MPIC of 63.4%. The Offer is conditional on First Pac shareholder approval, a tendering threshold, and an MPIC shareholder vote.</li>
<li>Elsewhere, First Pac continues to trade cheap to its NAV. Nothing new there.</li>
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First Pacific Co (142 HK), together with three other entities, are proposing to delist Metro Pacific Investments Co (MPI PM) at PHP 4.63/share, a 22% premium to the 12-month VWAP.
The four bidders hold a combined stake in MPIC of 63.4%. The Offer is conditional on First Pac shareholder approval, a tendering threshold, and an MPIC shareholder vote.
Elsewhere, First Pac continues to trade cheap to its NAV. Nothing new there.


Metro Pac (MPI PM): Delisting Offer from First Pac & Co

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Pertamina Geothermal Energy / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is looking to raise around US$650m in its upcoming Indonesia IPO. PGE is an Indonesian state owned power producer which utilizes geothermal energy to produce electricity.</li>
<li>PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas with a total capacity of 1,877 MW, of which 672 MW is owned by it, while 1,205 MW is via joint operations.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company's performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is looking to raise around US$650m in its upcoming Indonesia IPO. PGE is an Indonesian state owned power producer which utilizes geothermal energy to produce electricity.
PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas with a total capacity of 1,877 MW, of which 672 MW is owned by it, while 1,205 MW is via joint operations.
We have looked at the company's performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.


Pertamina Geothermal Energy IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

Country Garden Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>There were no major IPO launches during the week. Soosan will list early next week.</li>
<li>There were a number of placements/blocks across the region, including GDR launches for Swiss listing.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
There were no major IPO launches during the week. Soosan will list early next week.
There were a number of placements/blocks across the region, including GDR launches for Swiss listing.


ECM Weekly (31st Jul 2022) - Soosan, WCP, GDRs, Yancoal, Country Garden, Legend Biotech, MEP, PSMC

Manila Electric Company / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jg-summit-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15747:1" rel="noopener">JG Summit Holdings (JGS PM)</a> aims to raise around US$185m via selling 2.5% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manila-electric-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3527:1" rel="noopener">Manila Electric Company (MER PM)</a> (Meralco) via a block trade.</li>
<li>This appears to be the first selldown by JG Summit and doesn’t appear to have been very well flagged either.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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JG Summit Holdings (JGS PM) aims to raise around US$185m via selling 2.5% of Manila Electric Company (MER PM) (Meralco) via a block trade.
This appears to be the first selldown by JG Summit and doesn’t appear to have been very well flagged either.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and  run the deal through our ECM framework.


Manila Electric Block - Selldown by One of the Largest Shareholders

Philippines

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is the largest private sector electric distribution utility company in the Philippines, primarily engaged in the distribution and retail supply of electric energy. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers across its franchise area in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Meralco is headquartered in Pasig, Philippines, and was founded in 1903.

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ECM Weekly (31st Jul 2022) - Soosan, WCP, GDRs, Yancoal, Country Garden, Legend Biotech, MEP, PSMC

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Manila Electric Block - Selldown by One of the Largest Shareholders

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Sumeet Singh

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