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/link-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:872:1" rel="noopener">Link REIT (823 HK)</a> (LREIT) aims to undertake a 1 for 5 rights issue at a subscription price of HK$44.20/unit, to raise around US$2.4bn.</li>
<li>After announcing a S$2.2bn acquisition in late Dec 2022, the company explicitly mentioned that it didn’t need to raise any new capital. Thus, the rights issue marks an abrupt turnaround.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the right issue, its previous acquisition and the overall implications.</li>
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Link REIT (823 HK) (LREIT) aims to undertake a 1 for 5 rights issue at a subscription price of HK$44.20/unit, to raise around US$2.4bn.
After announcing a S$2.2bn acquisition in late Dec 2022, the company explicitly mentioned that it didn’t need to raise any new capital. Thus, the rights issue marks an abrupt turnaround.
In this note, we talk about the right issue, its previous acquisition and the overall implications.


Link REIT US$2.4bn Rights Issue - Mistimed but Yield at the Rights Price Might Be the Saving Grace

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sabana-industrial-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:911:1" rel="noopener">Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)</a> 2022H2 dividend went ex- on 6 February 2023, setting the Offer to be lowered. The Offer by Volare was lowered. Docs out Friday night.</li>
<li>The S$0.465 Offer, adjusted for dividends (to be paid 27 March (cash or DRP units)), is now S$0.4504 per unit. The first close is 10 March 2023. </li>
<li>Sabana has underperformed a basket of slightly higher beta peers by 1+% since the day before the announcement. Watch pro-ration risk.</li>
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The Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP) 2022H2 dividend went ex- on 6 February 2023, setting the Offer to be lowered. The Offer by Volare was lowered. Docs out Friday night.
The S$0.465 Offer, adjusted for dividends (to be paid 27 March (cash or DRP units)), is now S$0.4504 per unit. The first close is 10 March 2023. 
Sabana has underperformed a basket of slightly higher beta peers by 1+% since the day before the announcement. Watch pro-ration risk.


Sabana Industrial REIT - Offer Goes Live, Worth A Look

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sabana-industrial-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:911:1" rel="noopener">Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)</a>’s partial offer from Volare to acquire a maximum of 109.6 million units at S$0.4504 per unit (S$0.465 in cash – S$0.0146 2H2022 distribution) is open.</li>
<li>The offer is conditional on 10% minimum acceptances. Minorities appear willing sellers as both Volare and Quarz increased their unitholding over the last 12 months.  </li>
<li>Quarz is supportive but its intentions are unclear. Based on a proration of 16.70% and at the last close of S$0.420 per unit, the breakeven price is S$0.415 per unit.</li>
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Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)’s partial offer from Volare to acquire a maximum of 109.6 million units at S$0.4504 per unit (S$0.465 in cash – S$0.0146 2H2022 distribution) is open.
The offer is conditional on 10% minimum acceptances. Minorities appear willing sellers as both Volare and Quarz increased their unitholding over the last 12 months.  
Quarz is supportive but its intentions are unclear. Based on a proration of 16.70% and at the last close of S$0.420 per unit, the breakeven price is S$0.415 per unit.


Sabana REIT (SSREIT SP): Volare’s Partial Offer Is Open

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<li>On Friday, after the close, 5.4% owner of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sabana-industrial-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:911:1" rel="noopener">Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)</a> announced it had <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/Offer%20Announcement%20for%20Sabana%20REIT%20by%20Volare%20Group%20AG.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=744629" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered to buy</a> another 10.0% in a Partial Offer at a recent high price.</li>
<li>The Price of the Tender Offer at S$0.465/share matches a recent (and 7-year) high and a 0.88x multiple against June 2022 NAV of S$0.53/share.</li>
<li>It's a small deal (US$35mm) for a small REIT (US$350mm) but there's an activist and an engaged not-quite sponsor, and this would make a third large unitholder in the mix.</li>
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On Friday, after the close, 5.4% owner of Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP) announced it had offered to buy another 10.0% in a Partial Offer at a recent high price.
The Price of the Tender Offer at S$0.465/share matches a recent (and 7-year) high and a 0.88x multiple against June 2022 NAV of S$0.53/share.
It's a small deal (US$35mm) for a small REIT (US$350mm) but there's an activist and an engaged not-quite sponsor, and this would make a third large unitholder in the mix.


Partial Tender for Sabana Industrial REIT - Large Additional Player to the Activist Mix

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sabana-industrial-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:911:1" rel="noopener">Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP)</a> disclosed a partial offer from Volare to acquire a maximum of 109.6 million units at $0.465 per unit, a 9.4% premium to the undisturbed price.</li>
<li>The partial offer is conditional on minimum acceptances representing 10.00% of outstanding units. Quarz Capital, the activist fund, says the offer is attractive.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR Group (1821 HK)</a>, the sponsor, is unlikely to tender. Based on a proration of 13.54% and at the last close price of S$0.425, the breakeven price is S$0.420.</li>
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Sabana Industrial REIT (SSREIT SP) disclosed a partial offer from Volare to acquire a maximum of 109.6 million units at $0.465 per unit, a 9.4% premium to the undisturbed price.
The partial offer is conditional on minimum acceptances representing 10.00% of outstanding units. Quarz Capital, the activist fund, says the offer is attractive.

ESR Group (1821 HK), the sponsor, is unlikely to tender. Based on a proration of 13.54% and at the last close price of S$0.425, the breakeven price is S$0.420.


Sabana REIT (SSREIT SP): Partial Offer from Volare

Singapore

Mapletree Industrial Trust is a Singapore-focused real estate investment trust with a large and diversified portfolio of industrial properties. The Trust invests in a diverse portfolio of industrial properties with the primary objective of achieving an attractive level of return from rental income and for long-term capital growth.

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Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT SP)

Link REIT US$2.4bn Rights Issue - Mistimed but Yield at the Rights Price Might Be the Saving Grace

Link REIT (823 HK) (LREIT) aims to undertake a 1 for 5 rights issue at a subscription price of HK$44.20/unit, to raise around US$2.4bn. In this...

Sumeet Singh

Sabana Industrial REIT - Offer Goes Live, Worth A Look

Volare AG's Partial Offer to buy 10% of Sabana Industrial REIT is now live. The div has been paid, Offer Price adjusted, and Sabana is cheap vs...

Travis Lundy

Sabana REIT (SSREIT SP): Volare’s Partial Offer Is Open

The offer is conditional on 10% minimum acceptances. The premium is skinny but minorities appear willing sellers as both Volare and Quarz increased...

Arun George

Partial Tender for Sabana Industrial REIT - Large Additional Player to the Activist Mix

Private industrial concern with significant fuel/real estate presence Volare Group AG owns 5.4% of Sabana Industrial REIT. They have announced a...

Travis Lundy

Sabana REIT (SSREIT SP): Partial Offer from Volare

The offer is conditional on a 10% min. acceptances. Quarz Capital is supportive. Based on a proration of 13.54% and at the last close price of...

Arun George

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