Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>The local market believes that the FSS plans to push forward with the 10% limitation measure. Last week's seminar served as a proactive way to inform the market about it.</li>
<li>The market is paying attention to the potential emergence of stock overhang risks due to the establishment of limits on listed companies' treasury stock holdings.</li>
<li>Lotte Holdings and Doosan Corp are considered to fall into this category. They may attempt to sell treasury stock early on to meet the 10% limit.</li>
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The local market believes that the FSS plans to push forward with the 10% limitation measure. Last week's seminar served as a proactive way to inform the market about it.
The market is paying attention to the potential emergence of stock overhang risks due to the establishment of limits on listed companies' treasury stock holdings.
Lotte Holdings and Doosan Corp are considered to fall into this category. They may attempt to sell treasury stock early on to meet the 10% limit.


Korea FSS Favors 10% Treasury Stock Limit over Mandatory Cancellation: At-Risk Names

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Chinese data centre outfit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chindata-group-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29274:1" rel="noopener">Chindata (CD US)</a> has no end of alleged suitors, rumoured to include SOE-backed China Merchants, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23649:1" rel="noopener">GDS (GDS US)</a>, PE outfit PAG, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eqt-ab" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28922:1" rel="noopener">EQT (EQT SS)</a>-backed EdgeConneX.</li>
<li>Now Bain Capital, Chindata's largest shareholder with 42.17% (and 87.39% of the voting power) has made a non-binding proposal of $8/share per ADS, a 33% premium to last close.</li>
<li>Chindata's board has made no decision on the proposal. It's hardly a knockout Offer. But the key question is whether Bain will get regular approval to take Chindata private. </li>
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Chinese data centre outfit Chindata (CD US) has no end of alleged suitors, rumoured to include SOE-backed China Merchants, GDS (GDS US), PE outfit PAG, and EQT (EQT SS)-backed EdgeConneX.
Now Bain Capital, Chindata's largest shareholder with 42.17% (and 87.39% of the voting power) has made a non-binding proposal of $8/share per ADS, a 33% premium to last close.
Chindata's board has made no decision on the proposal. It's hardly a knockout Offer. But the key question is whether Bain will get regular approval to take Chindata private. 


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Private Capital Markets

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<li>SK Pharmteco is currently 100% owned by SK Inc. It is one of the largest CMO players in Korea. SK Pharmteco is trying to raise nearly 600 billion won. </li>
<li>SK Pharmteco is seeking valuation of about 5 trillion won which is much higher than its book value of 1.65 trillion won.</li>
<li>Our NAV valuation of SK Inc suggests an implied NAV of 21.2 trillion won or 286,636 won per share, representing 75% upside from current levels.</li>
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SK Pharmteco is currently 100% owned by SK Inc. It is one of the largest CMO players in Korea. SK Pharmteco is trying to raise nearly 600 billion won. 
SK Pharmteco is seeking valuation of about 5 trillion won which is much higher than its book value of 1.65 trillion won.
Our NAV valuation of SK Inc suggests an implied NAV of 21.2 trillion won or 286,636 won per share, representing 75% upside from current levels.


SK Pharmteco Pre-IPO Funding & Impact on SK Inc

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<li>646 listed companies (28.5%) in Korea have modified their articles of incorporation this March to prioritize determining the dividend amount before setting the dividend record date.</li>
<li>New practices will arise involving the use of single-stock futures for arbitrage trading through baskets among major high-dividend companies whose dates of the dividend records overlap.</li>
<li>It will be crucial to keep track of the dividend record dates with precision. In this connection, KLCA and KOSDAQCA will create a website monitoring this information.</li>
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646 listed companies (28.5%) in Korea have modified their articles of incorporation this March to prioritize determining the dividend amount before setting the dividend record date.
New practices will arise involving the use of single-stock futures for arbitrage trading through baskets among major high-dividend companies whose dates of the dividend records overlap.
It will be crucial to keep track of the dividend record dates with precision. In this connection, KLCA and KOSDAQCA will create a website monitoring this information.


Where Are We Now Regarding New Dividend Distribution Procedure in Korea?

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 2Q 2023.</li>
<li>Of the 38 pair trades, 21 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos YTD and 17 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.</li>
<li>We highlight 38 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
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In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 2Q 2023.
Of the 38 pair trades, 21 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos YTD and 17 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.
We highlight 38 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 2Q 2023

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SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is a holdings company that is engaged in various industries including energy, chemicals, information technology, semiconductors, marketing, and services businesses in South Korea and internationally.

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Korea FSS Favors 10% Treasury Stock Limit over Mandatory Cancellation: At-Risk Names

Financial authorities in Korea are practically pushing forward with a 10% limit on treasury stock. This post explores the potential targets that...

Sanghyun Park

Is Bain Permitted To Take Over Chindata?

Trading at a 15.3% gross spread to terms, which is indicative of the non-binding nature of the Offer, and what might be involved in the due...

David Blennerhassett

SK Pharmteco Pre-IPO Funding & Impact on SK Inc

SK Pharmteco is seeking valuation of about 5 trillion won which is much higher than its book value of 1.65 trillion won. SK Pharmteco (100% owned...

Douglas Kim

Where Are We Now Regarding New Dividend Distribution Procedure in Korea?

In this post, I will examine the latest developments regarding the implementation of the new dividend distribution process in Korea.

Sanghyun Park

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 2Q 2023

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 2Q 2023. We highlight 38 pair trades that...

Douglas Kim

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