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Arun George

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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

Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

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<ul><li>RHB raises Centurion's target price to $1.86, adding Perth PBSA project.</li><li>RHB calls CAREIT an appealing diversification with decent yields in an unrated report.</li><li>Analysts predict significant growth potential for LHN.</li></ul>

RHB raises Centurion's target price to $1.86, adding Perth PBSA project.RHB calls CAREIT an appealing diversification with decent yields in an unrated report.Analysts predict significant growth potential for LHN.

Singapore Market Roundup (09-Dec-2025): RHB raises Centurion's target price to $1.86 with Perth

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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SBI Shinsei Bank / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, busy season remains in full swing going into the year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a few large deals and looked at some of the upcoming likely deals.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, busy season remains in full swing going into the year end.
On the placements front, there were a few large deals and looked at some of the upcoming likely deals.


ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

Kioxia Holdings  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, busy season remains on in full swing going into the year end.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were a few large deals across the region.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, busy season remains on in full swing going into the year end.
On the placements front, there were a few large deals across the region.


ECM Weekly (1 December 2025)-Kioxia, Airtel, Nippon, Toyoda Gosei, SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Super Bank

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia, Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Evolve Capital Research

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

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<li>There has been a flurry of activity within the SGX in recent months - from heightened trading interest to a pickup in corporate actions and fund flow movements.</li>
<li>Hence, we thought it timely to take a closer look at the SGX. </li>
<li>The local bourse has seen renewed investor attention, underpinned by selective growth stories, valuation gaps, and improving balance sheet quality. We highlight key observations and emerging themes within the SGX. </li>
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There has been a flurry of activity within the SGX in recent months - from heightened trading interest to a pickup in corporate actions and fund flow movements.
Hence, we thought it timely to take a closer look at the SGX. 
The local bourse has seen renewed investor attention, underpinned by selective growth stories, valuation gaps, and improving balance sheet quality. We highlight key observations and emerging themes within the SGX. 


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

It will be tough to pull off privatisation at the rumoured valuation of more than US$1bn (around HK$6 per share). Nevertheless, the renewed...

Arun George

Singapore Market Roundup (09-Dec-2025): RHB raises Centurion's target price to $1.86 with Perth

RHB raises Centurion's target price to $1.86, highlights Perth PBSA project, and sees CAREIT as a strong diversification with good yields; LHN...

Singapore Market Roundup

ECM Weekly (8 December 2025) - SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Novosense, JD Industrial Meesho, 3SBio, Swiggy

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (1 December 2025)-Kioxia, Airtel, Nippon, Toyoda Gosei, SBI Shinsei, NS Group, Super Bank

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

A Timely Review of Our Local Bourse

There has been a flurry of activity within the SGX in recent months - from heightened trading interest to a pickup in corporate actions and fund...

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

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