IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-28/hong-kong-s-hkbn-is-said-to-get-1-billion-buyout-offer-from-hgc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg reported</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hkbn-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:289:1" rel="noopener">HKBN Ltd (1310 HK)</a> has received a takeover offer from HGC Global Communications at a valuation of more than US$1 billion (implies around HK$6 per share).</li>
<li>The shares rose 11.6% to HK$5.59 before entering a trading halt. The rumoured price is underwhelming compared to historical multiples and share prices. </li>
<li>HKBN has a relatively concentrated shareholder register which suggests that the rumoured takeover premium of around 20% is not going to cut it.</li>
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Bloomberg reportedHKBN Ltd (1310 HK) has received a takeover offer from HGC Global Communications at a valuation of more than US$1 billion (implies around HK$6 per share).
The shares rose 11.6% to HK$5.59 before entering a trading halt. The rumoured price is underwhelming compared to historical multiples and share prices. 
HKBN has a relatively concentrated shareholder register which suggests that the rumoured takeover premium of around 20% is not going to cut it.


HKBN (1310 HK): Trading Halt, HGC’s Rumoured Takeover Offer

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.

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<li>TPG Telecom was formed by a merger of Vodafone and TPG in Jul 2020. The merger resulted in the shares owned by Vodafone, Hutchison and DavidTeoh, being put in escrow.</li>
<li>The lockup on those shares will expire this month. David Teoh, TPG’s founder, has sold some stock before in Dec 21 and could look to exit his remaining shareholding.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up release and its dynamics.</li>
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TPG Telecom was formed by a merger of Vodafone and TPG in Jul 2020. The merger resulted in the shares owned by Vodafone, Hutchison and DavidTeoh, being put in escrow.
The lockup on those shares will expire this month. David Teoh, TPG’s founder, has sold some stock before in Dec 21 and could look to exit his remaining shareholding.
In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up release and its dynamics.


TPG Telecom Possible Selldown - Founder Could Look to Raise up to US$1bn with a Clean Exit

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 18 to 24, with S$158 million of net institutional outflow, a similar pace to the preceding five sessions of S$144 million of net outflow.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow were DBS, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, CapitaLand Investment, UOB, Sembcorp Industries, Mapletree Logistics Trust, and Singtel.</li><li>Sembcorp Industries On Oct 16, Sembcorp Industries’ subsidiary, Sembcorp Financial Services, priced S$350 million 3.65 per cent certified rate guaranteed notes due 2036 under its S$5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme Series 001 Notes.</li></ul>

INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 18 to 24, with S$158 million of net institutional outflow, a similar pace to the preceding five sessions of S$144 million of net outflow.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow were DBS, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, CapitaLand Investment, UOB, Sembcorp Industries, Mapletree Logistics Trust, and Singtel.Sembcorp Industries On Oct 16, Sembcorp Industries’ subsidiary, Sembcorp Financial Services, priced S$350 million 3.65 per cent certified rate guaranteed notes due 2036 under its S$5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) Programme Series 001 Notes.

Sembcorp director participates in well-subscribed EMTN offering

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net institutional outflow, partially reversing the preceding 10 sessions of S$251 million net inflow.</li><li>This has brought net institutional flow in the 2024 year to Oct 17, back to a net outflow of S$21 million.</li><li>Leading the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Oct 17 were United Overseas Bank, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore Airlines, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, Keppel, Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust and Jardine Matheson Holdings.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net institutional outflow, partially reversing the preceding 10 sessions of S$251 million net inflow.This has brought net institutional flow in the 2024 year to Oct 17, back to a net outflow of S$21 million.Leading the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Oct 17 were United Overseas Bank, Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore Airlines, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, Keppel, Capitaland Integrated Commercial Trust, Genting Singapore, Seatrium, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust and Jardine Matheson Holdings.

CNMC, Travelite, Noel Gifts and LMS Compliance directors raise stakes

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 4 to Oct 10, with S$211 million of net institutional inflow, adding to the preceding five sessions of S$50 million net inflow.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow over the five sessions through to Oct 10 were DBS Group Holdings, Seatrium, Hongkong Land Holdings, Wilmar International, iFAST Corporation, Genting Singapore, SATS, Sembcorp Industries, Singapore Exchange and Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust.</li><li>Its 1HFY24 (ended June 30) net profit of S$0.3 million compared to a net profit of S$0.4 million for 1HFY23.</li></ul>

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 4 to Oct 10, with S$211 million of net institutional inflow, adding to the preceding five sessions of S$50 million net inflow.Leading the net institutional inflow over the five sessions through to Oct 10 were DBS Group Holdings, Seatrium, Hongkong Land Holdings, Wilmar International, iFAST Corporation, Genting Singapore, SATS, Sembcorp Industries, Singapore Exchange and Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust.Its 1HFY24 (ended June 30) net profit of S$0.3 million compared to a net profit of S$0.4 million for 1HFY23.

Substantial shareholder Thomas Clive Khoo takes his Zixin stake to above 9%

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HKBN (1310 HK): Trading Halt, HGC’s Rumoured Takeover Offer

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Arun George

TPG Telecom Possible Selldown - Founder Could Look to Raise up to US$1bn with a Clean Exit

TPG Telecom was formed by a merger of Vodafone and TPG in Jul 2020. The merger resulted in the shares owned by Vodafone, Hutchison and David Teoh,...

Sumeet Singh

Sembcorp director participates in well-subscribed EMTN offering

INSTITUTIONS were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 18 to 24, with S$158 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

CNMC, Travelite, Noel Gifts and LMS Compliance directors raise stakes

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 11 to Oct 17, with S$144 million of net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Substantial shareholder Thomas Clive Khoo takes his Zixin stake to above 9%

Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions spanning Oct 4 to Oct 10, with S$211 million of net institutional...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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