IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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Event-Driven

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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/shift-up-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36232:1" rel="noopener">Shift Up (462870 KS)</a> seeks to raise up to US$320 million.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-china-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3374:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement China (743 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/greatview-aseptic-packaging" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10802:1" rel="noopener">Greatview Aseptic Packaging (468 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huafa-property-services-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5841:1" rel="noopener">Huafa Property Services Group (982 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chilled-frozen-logistics-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40987:1" rel="noopener">Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infocom-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8412:1" rel="noopener">Infocom Corp (4348 JP)</a>. </li>
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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: Shift Up (462870 KS) seeks to raise up to US$320 million.
Event-Driven developments: Asia Cement China (743 HK), Greatview Aseptic Packaging (468 HK), Huafa Property Services Group (982 HK), Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP), Infocom Corp (4348 JP). 


Weekly Deals Digest (02 Jun) - Infocom, CF Logistics, Asia Cement, GA Pack, Huafa, Shift Up

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>I tally 51 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>One new deal was discussed on Smartkarma this week:<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huafa-property-services-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5841:1" rel="noopener">Huafa Property Services Group (982 HK)</a>'s Scheme. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-china-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3374:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement China (743 HK)</a> also suspended pursuant to the Takeovers Code. </li>
<li>Key updates took place on: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qv-equities-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24284:1" rel="noopener">QV Equities (QVE AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boral-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1487:1" rel="noopener">Boral (BLD AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/greatview-aseptic-packaging" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10802:1" rel="noopener">Greatview Aseptic Packaging (468 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sciclone-pharmaceuticals-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17351:1" rel="noopener">Sciclone Pharmaceuticals (6600 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chilled-frozen-logistics-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40987:1" rel="noopener">Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)</a>.</li>
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I tally 51 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
One new deal was discussed on Smartkarma this week:Huafa Property Services Group (982 HK)'s Scheme. Asia Cement China (743 HK) also suspended pursuant to the Takeovers Code. 
Key updates took place on: QV Equities (QVE AU), Boral (BLD AU), Greatview Aseptic Packaging (468 HK), Sciclone Pharmaceuticals (6600 HK), and Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Huafa Prop, Asia Cement, QV Equities, Sciclone, Chilled & Frozen Logistics

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<li>On the 28th March, Li Zhenfu (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sciclone-pharmaceuticals-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17351:1" rel="noopener">SciClone (6600 HK)</a>'s NED), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/assicurazioni-generali-spa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21191:1" rel="noopener">Assicurazioni Generali (G IM)</a>, and concert parties (collectively controlling 36.61%), <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0328/2024032800746.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made an Offer at $18.80/share</a>, a 33.9% premium to undisturbed. </li>
<li>The Offer price is bang in line with SciClone's March 2021 IPO price. Terms were declared final. This is a clean deal.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0523/2024052301651.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scheme Document</a> is now out. The Court Meeting will be held on the 19th June. Expected payment on or before the 12 July. FWIW: IFA says fair &amp; reasonable.</li>
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On the 28th March, Li Zhenfu (SciClone (6600 HK)'s NED), Assicurazioni Generali (G IM), and concert parties (collectively controlling 36.61%), made an Offer at $18.80/share, a 33.9% premium to undisturbed. 
The Offer price is bang in line with SciClone's March 2021 IPO price. Terms were declared final. This is a clean deal.
The Scheme Document is now out. The Court Meeting will be held on the 19th June. Expected payment on or before the 12 July. FWIW: IFA says fair &amp; reasonable.


SciClone Pharmaceuticals (6600 HK): 19th June Shareholder Vote

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sciclone-pharmaceuticals-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17351:1" rel="noopener">Sciclone Pharmaceuticals (6600 HK)</a>'s scheme document is out, and the court meeting is scheduled for 19 June. The IFA considers the HK$18.80 per share offer fair and reasonable. </li>
<li>The key condition is approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of all disinterested shareholders rejection). No independent shareholder holds a blocking stake.</li>
<li>This is a done deal. At the last close and for the 12 July payment, the gross and annualised spread is 2.2% and 17.3%, respectively.</li>
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Sciclone Pharmaceuticals (6600 HK)'s scheme document is out, and the court meeting is scheduled for 19 June. The IFA considers the HK$18.80 per share offer fair and reasonable. 
The key condition is approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of all disinterested shareholders rejection). No independent shareholder holds a blocking stake.
This is a done deal. At the last close and for the 12 July payment, the gross and annualised spread is 2.2% and 17.3%, respectively.


SciClone Pharma (6600 HK): Scheme Vote on 19 June

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huafa-property-services-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5841:1" rel="noopener">Huafa Property Services Group (982 HK)</a> announced a privatisation offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huafa-industrial-co-ltd-zhuhai" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2329:1" rel="noopener">Huafa Industrial Co., Ltd. Zhuhai (600325 CH)</a> at HK$0.29 per share, a 30.6% premium to the undisturbed price.</li>
<li>Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of independent shareholders (&lt;10% of independent shareholders rejection) and a headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.</li>
<li>The offer, which has been declared final, is attractive compared to historical share prices and peer multiples. This is a done deal, with payment likely in November.  </li>
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Huafa Property Services Group (982 HK) announced a privatisation offer from Huafa Industrial Co., Ltd. Zhuhai (600325 CH) at HK$0.29 per share, a 30.6% premium to the undisturbed price.
Key conditions include approval by at least 75% of independent shareholders (&lt;10% of independent shareholders rejection) and a headcount test. No shareholder holds a blocking stake.
The offer, which has been declared final, is attractive compared to historical share prices and peer multiples. This is a done deal, with payment likely in November.  


Huafa Property Services (982 HK): Scheme Offer at HK$0.29

China

SciClone Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products for oncology and severe infection in Mainland China and internationally. Its portfolio includes proprietary product Zadaxin, used for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and certain cancers, as well as in-licensed products like Zometa, DANYELZA, and Angiomax. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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SciClone Pharmaceuticals (SCICLONE HK)

Weekly Deals Digest (02 Jun) - Infocom, CF Logistics, Asia Cement, GA Pack, Huafa, Shift Up

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (Infocom, CF Logistics, Asia Cement China, GA Pack, Huafa, SciClone, Adbri) and ECM (Shift...

Arun George

(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Huafa Prop, Asia Cement, QV Equities, Sciclone, Chilled & Frozen Logistics

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

SciClone Pharmaceuticals (6600 HK): 19th June Shareholder Vote

This is positive. Pentwater Capital with 8.51% of independent shares (& 4.64% of shares out), has confirmed it will vote for the Scheme at the 19th...

David Blennerhassett

SciClone Pharma (6600 HK): Scheme Vote on 19 June

SciClone has received a letter of support from Pentwater Capital Management to vote YES. Pentwater represents 4.64% of out. shares and 8.51% of...

Arun George

Huafa Property Services (982 HK): Scheme Offer at HK$0.29

The offer, which has been declared final, is attractive compared to historical share prices and peer multiples. This is a done deal, with payment...

Arun George

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