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.

Event-Driven

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<li>The IFA considers the S$0.40 per share offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hwa-hong-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6648:1" rel="noopener">Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP)</a> to be fair and reasonable. Consequently, the recommending directors recommend that shareholders accept the offer.  </li>
<li>The offer which closes on 28 June continues to be subject to a 50%+ minimum acceptance condition. The offeror including valid acceptances represents 24.86% of outstanding shares.</li>
<li>Ong directors/families (29.26% stake) will not accept the offer hoping for an increasingly unlikely superior proposal. The shares are trading tight to terms (1.3% gross spread).</li>
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The IFA considers the S$0.40 per share offer for Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP) to be fair and reasonable. Consequently, the recommending directors recommend that shareholders accept the offer.  
The offer which closes on 28 June continues to be subject to a 50%+ minimum acceptance condition. The offeror including valid acceptances represents 24.86% of outstanding shares.
Ong directors/families (29.26% stake) will not accept the offer hoping for an increasingly unlikely superior proposal. The shares are trading tight to terms (1.3% gross spread).


Hwa Hong’s Directors Recommend Accepting the S$0.40 Voluntary Conditional Offer

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

Far East Hospitality Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Not all hospitality REITs in Singapore are beneficiaries of the rebound in tourism in Singapore. </li>
<li>Genting, OUE Commercial REIT, and Fraser Hospitality Trust are not exactly beneficiaries to the current tourism rebound. </li>
<li>Only Far East Hospitality Trust has a 100% exposure in hotels in Singapore while CDL Hospitality Trust has 41% of the total contribution from Singapore. </li>
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Not all hospitality REITs in Singapore are beneficiaries of the rebound in tourism in Singapore. 
Genting, OUE Commercial REIT, and Fraser Hospitality Trust are not exactly beneficiaries to the current tourism rebound. 
Only Far East Hospitality Trust has a 100% exposure in hotels in Singapore while CDL Hospitality Trust has 41% of the total contribution from Singapore. 


Southeast Asia Tourism: Who Are the Beneficiaries

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

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<li>GoTo was initially aiming to raise around US$1.25bn from a local listing. It managed to raise US$960m after downsizing its deal and pricing close to the midpoint.</li>
<li>GoTo, is an Indonesian holding company, was formed in May 2021 as a result of a merger between Gojek, leading player in ride hailing, and Tokopedia, leading e-commerce player.</li>
<li>In this note, we’ll talk about the trading dynamics of the deal.</li>
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GoTo was initially aiming to raise around US$1.25bn from a local listing. It managed to raise US$960m after downsizing its deal and pricing close to the midpoint.
GoTo, is an Indonesian holding company, was formed in May 2021 as a result of a merger between Gojek, leading player in ride hailing, and Tokopedia, leading e-commerce player.
In this note, we’ll talk about the trading dynamics of the deal.


GoTo IPO Trading - A Test for the Domestic Market

Bond market data and technology, BondEvalue

BondEvalue

Bond market data and technology

BondEvalue is a Singapore-based Fintech that specializes in bond market data and technology. The company's information services business offers bond market data on hard-currency corporate & sovereign bonds across Asia, Middle East, Europe and the Americas. The data, which includes bond prices, yields, news and analytics, is offered to end investors via interactive Mobile and Web Apps. Investors can sign up for a free trial of the service either via the company's website (https://bondevalue.com) or by downloading the BondEvalue Mobile App (http://onelink.to/wej7jq). BondEvalue is also developing an electronic bond exchange, BondbloX in Singapore that allows investors to trade bonds electronically in smaller sizes (US$1,000 or equivalent). For more information, visit https://www.bondblox.com/

Bond Market Data and Technology

Credit

US markets ended higher with the S&amp;P up 1% while the tech heavy Nasdaq up by 1.4%. Tesla closed higher by 4.4%, Microsoft was up 2.3%, while Apple and Amazon were up 1.3%. US 10Y Treasury yields dipped slightly to end at 1.61%. European Indices also closed higher by ~0.4% – FTSE was up 0.5%, while DAX and CAC closed higher by 0.4%. US IG CDS spreads were 1.1bp tighter and HY spreads were 3.2bp tighter. EU main spreads were 0.8bp tighter and crossover spreads were 4.7bp tighter. Asian equities have followed the track of the US equities with initial gains of ~1%. Asia ex-Japan CDS spreads tightened 1.9bp. Asian primary markets are busy ahead of the Vesak day holiday in Singapore on Wednesday.

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Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

First Real Estate Investment Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

First Real Estate Investment Trust (FIRT SP)

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/first-real-estate-investment-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15848:1" rel="noopener">First REIT (FIRT SP)</a> is bouncing today (+9.8%) in its first day of trading after the close of the Rights Period on the 16th. <section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/189/241/original/Screenshot+2021-02-17+at+2.35.23+PM.png?1613543735" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="189241"></figure></section>Interestingly, the shares stayed lower for longer than I had expected.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oue-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9984:1" rel="noopener">OUE Ltd (OUE SP)</a> provided an irrevocable undertaking to backstop the entire Proposed Rights Issue. This meant, in effect, that OUE, which already owned 19.72% (through First REIT Management Limited (FRML) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oue-lippo-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:562:1" rel="noopener">OUE Lippo Healthcare (IHC SP)</a>) was saying "we will take absolute management AND majority economic control of the REIT at S$0.20 if nobody else wants it." It was akin to a Voluntary General Offer with no minimum threshold at S$0.20. Investors should remember that shares like to trade down to Rights Share strike prices. More below the fold.

First REIT (FIRT SP) is bouncing today (+9.8%) in its first day of trading after the close of the Rights Period on the 16th. Interestingly, the shares stayed lower for longer than I had expected.OUE Ltd (OUE SP) provided an irrevocable undertaking to backstop the entire Proposed Rights Issue. This meant, in effect, that OUE, which already owned 19.72% (through First REIT Management Limited (FRML) and OUE Lippo Healthcare (IHC SP)) was saying "we will take absolute management AND majority economic control of the REIT at S$0.20 if nobody else wants it." It was akin to a Voluntary General Offer with no minimum threshold at S$0.20. Investors should remember that shares like to trade down to Rights Share strike prices. More below the fold. 

FIRST REIT Rights Right FIRST REIT. Right On.

Singapore

OUE is a leading real estate and healthcare group involved in the development, investment, and management of commercial, hospitality, retail, and residential properties. The company also operates a regional healthcare ecosystem including hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and senior care facilities. Headquartered in Singapore, OUE was incorporated in 1964.

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Hwa Hong’s Directors Recommend Accepting the S$0.40 Voluntary Conditional Offer

We think that the offer will meet the 50%+ minimum acceptance condition. At the last close, the gross spread to the offer is 1.3%.

Arun George

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