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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<li>In early Jun 2022, Alipay raised around US$386m via selling 3.3% of outstanding shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a>. That was the first selldown by Alipay  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">(Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a>).  </li>
<li>Despite pricing the shares at an enticing 11.8% discount to last close, the stock failed to hold the deal price and hasn’t looked back since.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the previous deal and the upcoming lockup expiry.</li>
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In early Jun 2022, Alipay raised around US$386m via selling 3.3% of outstanding shares of Kakao Pay (377300 KS). That was the first selldown by Alipay  (Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)).  
Despite pricing the shares at an enticing 11.8% discount to last close, the stock failed to hold the deal price and hasn’t looked back since.
In this note, we will talk about the previous deal and the upcoming lockup expiry.


Kakao Pay Placement Lockup Expiry - Alipay Is Soon Going to Be Free to Shed Its US$1.6bn Stake

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/tyro-payments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28393:1" rel="noopener">Tyro Payments (TYR AU)</a> rejected an indicative proposal from the Potentia consortium at A$1.27 per share as it was highly conditional and materially undervalued the business.</li>
<li>Grok, the largest shareholder will vote for a Potentia scheme unless there is a rival scheme which is A$0.25 per share higher than the value of the Potentia proposal.</li>
<li>Potentia's move puts Tyro in play, and Grok’s involvement will force the Board to get an improved offer and/or flush out a competing bidder. There is another round to go.</li>
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Tyro Payments (TYR AU) rejected an indicative proposal from the Potentia consortium at A$1.27 per share as it was highly conditional and materially undervalued the business.
Grok, the largest shareholder will vote for a Potentia scheme unless there is a rival scheme which is A$0.25 per share higher than the value of the Potentia proposal.
Potentia's move puts Tyro in play, and Grok’s involvement will force the Board to get an improved offer and/or flush out a competing bidder. There is another round to go.


Tyro in Play as It Rejects Potentia’s A$1.27 Offer

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>PayPal has seen some level of recovery after the stock nosedived and stayed low in the period from May to July 2022.</li><li>Also, it has reinvigorated its organizational operating model and has been recruiting world-class talent in its product, technology, and engineering functions.</li><li>We see a further recovery in the stock of PayPal Holdings and we give it a ‘Buy’ rating with a revision in the target price.</li></ul>

PayPal has seen some level of recovery after the stock nosedived and stayed low in the period from May to July 2022.Also, it has reinvigorated its organizational operating model and has been recruiting world-class talent in its product, technology, and engineering functions.We see a further recovery in the stock of PayPal Holdings and we give it a ‘Buy’ rating with a revision in the target price.

PayPal Holdings Inc: Venmo & Other Innovations

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

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<li>Elliott Management has bought a $2B stake in PayPal and seeks cost cutting measures.</li>
<li>PayPal has started to take action through cost cutting, a new buyback, new organizational measures, and increased focus on revenue strategy.</li>
<li>The wild card that would get us more bullish is Elliott forcing a merger with Pinterest, which would yield a readymade Dan Schulman replacement in Bill Ready.</li>
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Elliott Management has bought a $2B stake in PayPal and seeks cost cutting measures.
PayPal has started to take action through cost cutting, a new buyback, new organizational measures, and increased focus on revenue strategy.
The wild card that would get us more bullish is Elliott forcing a merger with Pinterest, which would yield a readymade Dan Schulman replacement in Bill Ready.


PayPal: Elliott Sees Opportunity, So Do We

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<li>Pinterest co-founder/CEO Ben Silbermann is replaced by Google exec Bill Ready.</li>
<li>Ready is a payments industry veteran and is perfectly suited to drive commerce adoption at Pinterest. </li>
<li>Unique pay package incentivizes Ready to succesfully pivot the business. </li>
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Pinterest co-founder/CEO Ben Silbermann is replaced by Google exec Bill Ready.
Ready is a payments industry veteran and is perfectly suited to drive commerce adoption at Pinterest. 
Unique pay package incentivizes Ready to succesfully pivot the business. 


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PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates as a technology platform company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants. The Company offers online payment solutions. PayPal Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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Aaron Gabin

Pinterest "Ready" For Commerce

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