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

Mapletree Logistics Trust / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan, Australia and South Korea.</li>
<li>We have earlier covered the previous six placements for the REIT since 2017. Most of the past deals have done well except for the two most recent ones.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan, Australia and South Korea.
We have earlier covered the previous six placements for the REIT since 2017. Most of the past deals have done well except for the two most recent ones.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about deal dynamics.


MLT Placement - Small Deal but Recent Deals Didn’t Do Well

Global Digital Niaga Tbk PT / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) aims to raise up to US$530m in its Indonesian IPO.</li>
<li>BliBli provides e-commerce services across Indonesia to both retail consumers and institutions</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) aims to raise up to US$530m in its Indonesian IPO.
BliBli provides e-commerce services across Indonesia to both retail consumers and institutions
In this note, we'll talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Online, Offline or Travelling to Nowhere?

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

<ul>
<li>The Ong directors tried every trick in the book to derail the <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> offer. The trump card was hiring Evercore to attract competing offers by 25 July.</li>
<li>The Board confirmed today that there are no competing offers. This is a catalyst for shareholders sitting on the fence to accept the S$0.40 per share offer.</li>
<li>The offer closes on 1 August. While meeting the 50%+ minimum acceptance condition will be a close-run, we think it will be met. The gross spread is 5.3%.     </li>
</ul>


The Ong directors tried every trick in the book to derail the Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP) offer. The trump card was hiring Evercore to attract competing offers by 25 July.
The Board confirmed today that there are no competing offers. This is a catalyst for shareholders sitting on the fence to accept the S$0.40 per share offer.
The offer closes on 1 August. While meeting the 50%+ minimum acceptance condition will be a close-run, we think it will be met. The gross spread is 5.3%.     


<ul>
<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>
</ul>


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

<ul>
<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>
</ul>


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

Singapore

OUE Limited operates as a diversified real estate owner, developer, and operator with a portfolio of assets in prime locations in Singapore. The company focuses its business in the commercial, hospitality, retail, residential and healthcare sectors.

OUE Ltd (OUE SP)

MLT Placement - Small Deal but Recent Deals Didn’t Do Well

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan,...

Sumeet Singh

PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Online, Offline or Travelling to Nowhere?

PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) aims to raise up to US$530m in its Indonesian IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Hwa Hong Confirms No Competing Offers

It will be close but we think the offer meets the 50%+ minimum acceptance condition. The offer lapses at 5:30 pm on 1 August. At the last close,...

Arun George

Southeast Asia Tourism: Who Are the Beneficiaries

the real beneficiaries of the Singapore rebound in tourism (ex-China) are limited to a few names only. Far East Hospitality Trust and CDL...

Henry Soediarko

MLT Placement - Small Deal but Recent Deals Didn’t Do Well

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT SP) plans to raise around US$150 (S$200m) to partially fund the acquisition of logistics properties in Japan,...

Sumeet Singh

PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Online, Offline or Travelling to Nowhere?

PT Global Digital Trade (BliBli) aims to raise up to US$530m in its Indonesian IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Hwa Hong Confirms No Competing Offers

It will be close but we think the offer meets the 50%+ minimum acceptance condition. The offer lapses at 5:30 pm on 1 August. At the last close,...

Arun George

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

Southeast Asia Tourism: Who Are the Beneficiaries

the real beneficiaries of the Singapore rebound in tourism (ex-China) are limited to a few names only. Far East Hospitality Trust and CDL...

Henry Soediarko