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<div><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-auto-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28812:1" rel="noopener">Li Auto Inc. (LI US)</a> is seeking to raise as much as $1.6 billion (at the last close price) through an issue of 47 million ADSs. The funds will be used for R&amp;D of next-generation electric vehicle technologies (such as high-voltage platform, high C-rate battery, and ultra-fast charging), the next BEV platform and future car models, and autonomous driving technologies and solutions.</div><div>The follow-on offering comes just four months from the July IPO, where Li Auto raised net proceeds of $1 billion at $11.50 per ADS. The shares have been of a tear and have risen 3x since the IPO. The net cash including lease liabilities stood at $2.5 billion at the end of 9M20, which points to an opportunistic raise to build a war chest.  </div><div><div><div class="content-highlight">We remain bullish on Li Auto’ prospects and believe that the company remains well-placed to deliver profitability in 2022. Notwithstanding, the strong share price run, the shares continue to look attractive relative to EV peers. Overall, we would participate in the placement.</div></div></div>

Li Auto Inc. (LI US) is seeking to raise as much as $1.6 billion (at the last close price) through an issue of 47 million ADSs. The funds will be used for R&amp;D of next-generation electric vehicle technologies (such as high-voltage platform, high C-rate battery, and ultra-fast charging), the next BEV platform and future car models, and autonomous driving technologies and solutions.The follow-on offering comes just four months from the July IPO, where Li Auto raised net proceeds of $1 billion at $11.50 per ADS. The shares have been of a tear and have risen 3x since the IPO. The net cash including lease liabilities stood at $2.5 billion at the end of 9M20, which points to an opportunistic raise to build a war chest.  We remain bullish on Li Auto’ prospects and believe that the company remains well-placed to deliver profitability in 2022. Notwithstanding, the strong share price run, the shares continue to look attractive relative to EV peers. Overall, we would participate in the placement.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesla-motors-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20279:1" rel="noopener">Tesla Motors (TSLA US)</a> could send a message to embattled <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikola-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29029:1" rel="noopener">Nikola Corp (NKLA US)</a>: been there, done that.Nikola's founder and CEO Trevor Milton has stepped down after he and his company have been <a href="https://hindenburgresearch.com/nikola/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/nikola-s-history-of-discrepancies-has-been-hiding-in-plain-sight?sref=Q1XEaVVD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seemingly everything</a> from dicey accounting to promoting technology the company doesn't have to fake product demos designed to deliberately mislead investors—charges now being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ).Every single allegation and more, plus the spectre of <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-faces-deepening-criminal-probe-over-whether-it-misstated-production-figures-1540576636" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ongoing investigations </a>by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/13/tesla-sec/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the SEC</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-faces-deepening-criminal-probe-over-whether-it-misstated-production-figures-1540576636" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the DOJ</a>, also describe Tesla as run by CEO Elon Musk.Keep this in mind as we await what he and Tesla may promise tomorrow in the company's eagerly awaited "<a href="https://www.tesla.com/2020shareholdermeeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Battery Day</a>" presentation to investors.<div class="content-highlight">Full Bond Angle report continues...</div>

Tesla Motors (TSLA US) could send a message to embattled Nikola Corp (NKLA US): been there, done that.Nikola's founder and CEO Trevor Milton has stepped down after he and his company have been accused of seemingly everything from dicey accounting to promoting technology the company doesn't have to fake product demos designed to deliberately mislead investors—charges now being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ).Every single allegation and more, plus the spectre of ongoing investigations by the SEC and the DOJ, also describe Tesla as run by CEO Elon Musk.Keep this in mind as we await what he and Tesla may promise tomorrow in the company's eagerly awaited "Battery Day" presentation to investors.Full Bond Angle report continues...

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Robert Sassoon

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A few weeks ago, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikola-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29029:1" rel="noopener">Nikola Corp (NKLA US)</a> was seen as a winning SPAC related investment, but the NKLA<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikola-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29029:1" rel="noopener"> </a> story has yet to fully unfold. We rate the risks of further fall-out high. Moreover,  NKLA's potential fall from grace could have wider ramifications for SPACs in general which until now appeared to have secured their claim for  greater legitmacy as an investment class.

A few weeks ago, Nikola Corp (NKLA US) was seen as a winning SPAC related investment, but the NKLA  story has yet to fully unfold. We rate the risks of further fall-out high. Moreover,  NKLA's potential fall from grace could have wider ramifications for SPACs in general which until now appeared to have secured their claim for  greater legitmacy as an investment class.

Nikola:A Winning SPAC Story Turning Into Greek Tragedy & A Shot Across the Bows for SPAC Investors

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Douglas Kim

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In this insight, we provide our thoughts on the resignation of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikola-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29029:1" rel="noopener">Nikola Corp (NKLA US)</a> founder Trevor Milton, who will be replaced by Stephen Girsky, a former GM executive who already sits on Nikola Corp's board. On 10 September, a firm called  Hindenburg Research published a<a href="https://hindenburgresearch.com/nikola/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> report</a> that harshly criticized the company. We are interested in Nikola mainly because a Korean company called <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8656:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS)'s </a>stock price has been highly impacted by Nikola's share price recently.In our view, Hindenburg Research makes legitimate criticism of Nikola Corp and its founder Trevor Milton. Nikola Corp has come out with a rebuttal but we do not believe this is enough to calm investors and customers. Regarding Nikola Corp, it all comes down to whether or not the company has its own unique hydrogen-based technology which it claims it does. Nikola Corp needs to hire a well-respected third party agent and give sufficient proof that its technology really works. Investors are waiting for the confirmation of an independent third party test of its technology. If the company is unwilling to provide such tests and continues to delay such tests, we believe this could have a further negative impact on Nikola Corp and its major investors including Hanwha Solutions.

In this insight, we provide our thoughts on the resignation of Nikola Corp (NKLA US) founder Trevor Milton, who will be replaced by Stephen Girsky, a former GM executive who already sits on Nikola Corp's board. On 10 September, a firm called  Hindenburg Research published a report that harshly criticized the company. We are interested in Nikola mainly because a Korean company called Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS)'s stock price has been highly impacted by Nikola's share price recently.In our view, Hindenburg Research makes legitimate criticism of Nikola Corp and its founder Trevor Milton. Nikola Corp has come out with a rebuttal but we do not believe this is enough to calm investors and customers. Regarding Nikola Corp, it all comes down to whether or not the company has its own unique hydrogen-based technology which it claims it does. Nikola Corp needs to hire a well-respected third party agent and give sufficient proof that its technology really works. Investors are waiting for the confirmation of an independent third party test of its technology. If the company is unwilling to provide such tests and continues to delay such tests, we believe this could have a further negative impact on Nikola Corp and its major investors including Hanwha Solutions. 

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SPAC <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/healthcare-merger-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29273:1" rel="noopener">Healthcare Merger Corp (HCCO US)</a> 's pending merger with SOC Telemed, a leader in high acute telemedicine looks like another good wave to catch by SPAC investors. As we highlighted in our Insight published on September 3, 2020 - MergerTalk: SPACs May Have Become The Hot New Trend, But SPAC Investment Requires A Health Warning - the majority of these SPAC merger transactions have turned out to be poor investments. In that piece, we argued for selectivity and caution.  Of the winners, it appears that investors are most excited about transactions in “emerging” trends such as green mobility or pandemic resistant areas such as online gaming and packaged/healthy foods. We would add the Telehealth industry as another emerging trend that has garnered investor enthusiasm this year.While we have seen a couple of successful direct Telehealth IPOs this year, and a sizeable and high priced merger transaction in the sector  involving <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/teladoc-health-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14233:1" rel="noopener">Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC US)</a> and  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/livongo-health-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28714:1" rel="noopener">Livongo Health Inc (LVGO US)</a>, the pending HCCO/SOC Telemed merger is the first of its kind in the SPAC investment space.  We believe that this somewhat differentiated Telehealth situation has the ingredients to join the exclusive club of winning SPAC related transactions. We detail our case for HCCO/SOC Telemed  as an attractive investment proposition below.

SPAC Healthcare Merger Corp (HCCO US) 's pending merger with SOC Telemed, a leader in high acute telemedicine looks like another good wave to catch by SPAC investors. As we highlighted in our Insight published on September 3, 2020 - MergerTalk: SPACs May Have Become The Hot New Trend, But SPAC Investment Requires A Health Warning - the majority of these SPAC merger transactions have turned out to be poor investments. In that piece, we argued for selectivity and caution.  Of the winners, it appears that investors are most excited about transactions in “emerging” trends such as green mobility or pandemic resistant areas such as online gaming and packaged/healthy foods. We would add the Telehealth industry as another emerging trend that has garnered investor enthusiasm this year.While we have seen a couple of successful direct Telehealth IPOs this year, and a sizeable and high priced merger transaction in the sector  involving Teladoc Health, Inc. (TDOC US) and  Livongo Health Inc (LVGO US), the pending HCCO/SOC Telemed merger is the first of its kind in the SPAC investment space.  We believe that this somewhat differentiated Telehealth situation has the ingredients to join the exclusive club of winning SPAC related transactions. We detail our case for HCCO/SOC Telemed  as an attractive investment proposition below.

MergerTalk: Healthcare Merger/SOC Telemed-Why This Deal Can Join The Exclusive SPAC Winners Club

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Nikola Corporation operates as a zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solution provider. The Company is a designer and manufacturer of battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen fueling station infrastructure.

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