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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> (JPH) aims to sell around US$4bn worth of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> (JPB), trimming its stake to below 50%.</li>
<li>JPH had last sold around US$9bn worth of JPB shares in Mar 2023. That deal had a similar structure and it didn’t end up performing well.</li>
<li>We have looked at the deal dynamics in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the updates since then.</li>
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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) (JPH) aims to sell around US$4bn worth of Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) (JPB), trimming its stake to below 50%.
JPH had last sold around US$9bn worth of JPB shares in Mar 2023. That deal had a similar structure and it didn’t end up performing well.
We have looked at the deal dynamics in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the updates since then.


Japan Post Bank US$4bn Placement Updates-Performing Similar to Its Last. Past Large Deals Comparison

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> (JPH) aims to sell around US$4bn worth of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> (JPB), trimming its stake to below 50%.</li>
<li>JPH had last sold around US$9bn worth of JPB shares in Mar 2023. That deal had a similar structure and it didn’t end up performing well.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) (JPH) aims to sell around US$4bn worth of Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) (JPB), trimming its stake to below 50%.
JPH had last sold around US$9bn worth of JPB shares in Mar 2023. That deal had a similar structure and it didn’t end up performing well.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Japan Post Bank US$4bn Placement - Smaller Deal, Similar Structure, Might Yield Similar Results

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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<li>Reuters reports that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a> (JPH) is planning to sell shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> (JPB), which could total some JPY600 billion (US$4.0 billion).</li>
<li>The potential offering would align with JPH’s stated goal of reducing its equity interest in JPB to 50% or less by FY 2025.</li>
<li>The potential offering is relatively smaller than JPB’s 2023 offering. Compared to its peers, JPB’s valuation remains undemanding. </li>
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Reuters reports that Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP) (JPH) is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) (JPB), which could total some JPY600 billion (US$4.0 billion).
The potential offering would align with JPH’s stated goal of reducing its equity interest in JPB to 50% or less by FY 2025.
The potential offering is relatively smaller than JPB’s 2023 offering. Compared to its peers, JPB’s valuation remains undemanding. 


Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): Japan Post Holding (6178 JP)’s Rumoured Offering

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Friday after the close, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-ufj-financial-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:218:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP)</a> announced a <a href="https://www.mufg.jp/dam/pressrelease/2025/pdf/news-20250214-003_ja.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">partial offer</a> to buy up to 13.026385mm shares (minimum 11.661185mm shs) of rent guarantor <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zenhoren-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40227:1" rel="noopener">Zenhoren (5845 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>That is 49.6% but an MUFJ sub already owns 1.46%. The offer comes at a 32% premium to last. Two holders with 33.59% of the register have agreed to tender. </li>
<li>This will turn the company into a consolidated subsidiary of MUFG under MUFJ Nicos, the group's consumer credit subsidiary. Shareholder structure matters. Watch the back end.</li>
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Friday after the close, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP) announced a partial offer to buy up to 13.026385mm shares (minimum 11.661185mm shs) of rent guarantor Zenhoren (5845 JP). 
That is 49.6% but an MUFJ sub already owns 1.46%. The offer comes at a 32% premium to last. Two holders with 33.59% of the register have agreed to tender. 
This will turn the company into a consolidated subsidiary of MUFG under MUFJ Nicos, the group's consumer credit subsidiary. Shareholder structure matters. Watch the back end.


MUFG Partial Offer by MUFG to Buy ~50% of Small Cap Zenhoren (5845) - Watch the Back End

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technolog" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)</a> filed for an H Share listing to raise US$5 billion, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hexaware-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7882:1" rel="noopener">Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN)</a> seeks to raise US$1 billion.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trend-micro-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13172:1" rel="noopener">Trend Micro Inc (4704 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kaonavi-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29703:1" rel="noopener">Kaonavi Inc (4435 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zenhoren-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40227:1" rel="noopener">Zenhoren (5845 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hkbn-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:289:1" rel="noopener">HKBN Ltd (1310 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fosun-tourism-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27439:1" rel="noopener">Fosun Tourism (1992 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paragon-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994:1" rel="noopener">Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)</a>. 
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments: Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH) filed for an H Share listing to raise US$5 billion, and Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) seeks to raise US$1 billion.
Event-Driven developments: Trend Micro Inc (4704 JP), Kaonavi Inc (4435 JP), Zenhoren (5845 JP), HKBN Ltd (1310 HK), Fosun Tourism (1992 HK), Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP). 



Weekly Deals Digest (16 Feb) - Trend Micro, Zenhoren, HKBN, Fosun Tourism, Paragon REIT, CATL

Japan

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is a holding company established through the merger of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group and UFJ Holdings. As a financial group, the Company provides a variety of financial and investment services including commercial banking, trust banking, international finance, and assets management services.

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MUFG Partial Offer by MUFG to Buy ~50% of Small Cap Zenhoren (5845) - Watch the Back End

Friday post-close, after rent-guarantee company Zenhoren announced Q3 earnings, they announced a tender by MUFG to buy 50.1% in a tender offer,...

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