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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Styrenix Performance Materials / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Styrenix, after <strong>returning to promoter control</strong>, is stepping up <strong>capacity expansion</strong> and riding <strong>demand tailwinds</strong> from ABS, SAN, PS driven by white goods, automotive, and packaging. </li>
<li>India’s demand for styrene‐based polymers is accelerating <strong>(styrene demand projected 15% growth in FY2025-26)</strong> and <strong>government policy</strong> (Atmanirbhar, petchem investment) is increasingly favorable.</li>
<li>Styrenix offers a <strong>strong lever to India’s structural growth</strong> in engineering plastics, but valuation must account for margin cyclicity, FX exposure, and capex risk.</li>
</ul>


Styrenix, after returning to promoter control, is stepping up capacity expansion and riding demand tailwinds from ABS, SAN, PS driven by white goods, automotive, and packaging. 
India’s demand for styrene‐based polymers is accelerating (styrene demand projected 15% growth in FY2025-26) and government policy (Atmanirbhar, petchem investment) is increasingly favorable.
Styrenix offers a strong lever to India’s structural growth in engineering plastics, but valuation must account for margin cyclicity, FX exposure, and capex risk.


The Beat Ideas: Styrenix Performance Ltd - Unlocking Synergies with Acquisition of INEOS Thailand

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy / Event-Driven


For the month of November, 18 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$20bn.


Clicking on the company name in the table below will take you to the entity page where you can read the initial insight(s) written by Smartkarma contributors on these new deals and follow up discussions, or simply click on the insight link(s) below the name.






New Deals


Industry


Size (US$bn)


Type


Premium




Australia



Regis Healthcare (REG AU) 
Retirement
0.4
Poss. Scheme
25%


Regis Healthcare (REG AU): Potential New Home For The Old


Think Childcare (TNK AU) 
Childcare
0.1
Poss. Scheme
8%


Think Childcare (TNK AU) : Takeover Proposal From Alceon Group Seems Light


Vitalharvest Freehold Trust (VTH AU) 
Agriculture
0.1
Scheme
27.4%


Vitalharvest (VTH AU): Macquarie Doesn't See A Lemon






Hong Kong




Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (579 HK) 
Energy
2.8
Vol. Offer
70.89%


Beijing Jingneng (579 HK): Privatisation Offer From Parent






Japan



Honshu Chemical Industry (4115 JP) 
Chemical
0.1
Tender Offer
42.6%


Honshu Chemical (4115) - An Embarrassment of Riches


Imasen Electric Industrial (7266 JP) 
Auto parts
0.1
Partial Tender
41%


Imasen Electric Partial Tender - Set Governance to Ludicrous Mode


Japan Asia (3751 JP) 
Community ops
0.2
Tender Offer
70.5%


Japan Asia (3751 JP) Management Buyout: Should There Be a BUMP?


Joban Kaihatsu (1782 JP) 
Construction
0.1
Tender Offer
32%


SmallCap Joban Kaihatsu Founder Tries a Free MBO


Kansai Mirai Financial (7321 JP) 
Financials
0.6
Tender Offer
3%


Resona To Take Kansai Mirai Private!







Keihanshin Building (8818 JP) 

Building leasing
0.2
Partial Tender
1%


Opportunistic Keihanshin (8818) Tender Offer Designed to Fail


Kenedix Inc (4321 JP) 
Real estate
1.25
Tender Offer
32%


A Curiously Unsatisfying Takeover Bid For Kenedix


Tohto Suisan (8038 JP) 
Fresh seafood
0.2
Partial Tender
9.2%


Tohto Suisan Partial Tender Offer - A Weird Tender Which Leads To Listed Zombie-Ism


Tokyo Dome Corp (9681 JP) 
Amusement parks
1.0
Rumoured



Mitsui Fudosan Tender For Tokyo Dome (9681) Mooted, and Tokyo Dome Sells Itself For the Wrong Price  


Yomiuri Land (9671 JP) 
Theme Park
0.4
Tender Offer
26%


Yomiuri Land (9671) Takeover - Probably The Wrong Price But Whaddya Gonna Do?










Malaysia



Batu Kawan Bhd (BAK MK) 
Chemical/rubber
0.1
MGO
13.14%


Batu Kawan (BAK MK)'s Mandatory Offer for CCM: Low Risk Risk Arb






US



China Biologic Products (CBPO US) 
Medical
1.9
Merger
16.8%


China Biologics (CBPO US): Firm Offer Backed By Prerequisite Votes










Europe/UK



Aryzta AG (ARYN VX) 
B2B solutions
0.9
Indicative Offer
32%


Aryzta - Elliott: Prospective Offer


RSA Insurance (RSA LN) 
Insurance
9.5
Offer
48%


RSA - Intact Financial &amp; Tryg: Generous Break-Up Takeover Proposal





Source: Smartkarma Insights

The above does not include the US$0.2bn SPA for amaysim Australia (AYS AU) discussed in Amaysim To Be Wound-Up After Mobile Sale.

Technically, China Biologic Products (CBPO US) was first mentioned on Smartkarma 14 months ago - but now we have a firm offer.


The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in November was ~29% and the YTD average premium for all deals discussed on Smartkarma (139 all-in) is ~31.5%.  The average for all deals discussed on Smartkarma in 2019 (145 deals all-in) was 31.5%.



The charts below provide a snapshot of deals YTD discussed on Smartkarma. Where the deal is a merger of equals or similar, I've assigned no premium.







Summary of News in November of Arb Situations On Smartkarma's Radar



(Again, click on the company names to take to you to the insights and/or discussion posts for a more comprehensive read-through on each situation. Where a new insight was written on these names in July, I've included a link, in bold, to that insight in italics.)






Australia


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




3P Learning (3PL AU) 

15-Nov: 3P Learning (3PL AU) : Indian Ed-Tech Giant BYJU's Competitive Bid 24-Nov: 3P Learning (3PL AU): Ed-Tech Deal Faces a New Twist




Cardinal Resources (CDV AU) 

4-Nov: In an ASX update, Cardinal Resources (CDV AU) goes into detail the numerous Takeover Panel applications. All of a bit of a mess right now.  25-Nov: Cardinal Resources: Three's A Crowd 26-Nov: Nordgold extends its Offer until the 14 December for Cardinal Resources (CDV AU) while continuing to air its concerns over E&amp;P's Offer. Cardinal continues to unanimously recommend Shandong's Offer.




Citadel Group (CGL AU) 

No November update




Coca Cola Amatil (CCL AU) 

4-Nov: A Scheme implementation Deed has now been entered into, at $12.75/share. The Scheme Meeting is expected to be held in early/mid-March, with an expected implementation date in late March/early April. 




Cromwell Property (CMW AU) 

17-Nov: Board spill for Cromwell Property (CMW AU). One more step for ARA.  26-Nov: ARA's proportional Offer will close on the 30 November.




DWS Ltd (DWS AU) 

No November update




Link Administration Holdings (LNK AU) 

25-Nov: An update to say there is no update




OptiComm Ltd (OPC AU) 

3-Nov: OptiComm Ltd (OPC AU) announced it "not received any contact whatsoever from Aware Super " since 15 October.
6-Nov: OptiComm Ltd (OPC AU) shareholders overwhelmingly approve Scheme.




Northern Star Resources (NST AU) 

25-Nov: some finance conditions are met




Village Roadshow (VRL AU) 

9-Nov: In a new announcement, Village Roadshow (VRL AU) said the A$0.12/share uplift is now locked in.
12-Nov: Spheria said it will vote against Scheme B for Village Roadshow (VRL AU).
17-Nov: Mittleman ups stake in Village Roadshow (VRL AU) to 14.34% from 12.87%.
23-Nov: Village Roadshow: Rollercoaster Economics
27-Nov: Mittleman Brothers posted a presentation, which describes its concerns regarding the currently proposed takeover of VLR.  "The current A$2.95 to A$3.00 range of best outcomes provided still appears unfairly low versus our estimate of indicative fair value which is currently A$5.24 per share."





 




Hong Kong


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




Allied Properties (H.K.) (56 HK) 
26-Nov: The High Court just upheld the appeal. And the Scheme will now be sanctioned Allied Prop (56 HK): In High Court Today .... 




AMVIG Holdings (2300 HK) 
2-Nov: The Composite doc has now been delayed until the 18 November.   18-Nov: Offer doc for AMVIG Holdings (2300 HK) is out. The first close is the 9 December. The IFA says the Offer is fair &amp; reasonable.   25-Nov: Offer for AMVIG Holdings (2300 HK) now declared unconditional in all respects. 



Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (579 HK) 
18-Nov: Beijing Jingneng (579 HK): Privatisation Offer From Parent




Car Inc (699 HK) 
14-Nov: Car Inc (699 HK): MBK's Firm Offer




Changshouhua Food (1006 HK) 

11-Nov: China Zhongdi Dairy (1492 HK) will hold an EGM on the 2 December to consider the Offer from Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (A) (600887 CH).
19-Nov: Fortune Hero, with 4.04%, has given an irrevocable to accept the Offer for China Zhongdi Dairy (1492 HK).
25-Nov: More irrevocables trickle in for China Zhongdi Dairy (1492 HK). This takes the shares held plus irrevocables to 96.58%, and is therefore expected to turn unconditional on the 7th day after the despatch of the Composite Doc.




CIMC-TianDa Holdings (445 HK) 
No November update



Cross Harbour Holdings (32 HK) 
4-Nov: The Offer is now unconditional in all respects. The Offer will remain open for acceptances until the 23 November. 



Get Nice Holdings (64 HK) 

25-Nov: Composite Doc despatched for Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK).




Haier Electronics Group Co (1169 HK) 

14-Nov:Pre-conditions have now been fulfilled for the Haier Electronics Group Co (1169 HK) Offer. 16-Nov: Haier Electric (1169 HK): The "H-Share" Guessing Game




Hengxing Gold Holding (2303 HK) 

3-Nov: As expected, the despatch of the Scheme Doc has been pushed back to 30 November, from 4 November.
13-Nov: Pre-conditions have now been fulfilled for the Hengxing Gold Holding (2303 HK) Offer.




Leyou Technologies (1089 HK) 

12-Nov: Leyou Tech (1089 HK): Offer Doc Despatched




Macau Legend Development (1680 HK) 

2-Nov: The Composite Document is out. The closing date is the 24 November. The IFA says fair &amp; reasonable.




Powerleader Science &amp; Technology Group (8236 HK) 

No November update




Shanghai Prime Machinery H (2345 HK) 

3-Nov: As expected, the Composite Doc for  Shanghai Prime Machinery H (2345 HK) has been delayed until 22 January, if need be. 
25-Nov: SEG's shareholders approve the merger of Shanghai Prime Machinery H (2345 HK). This is one of the pre-cons. Regulatory approvals form other pre-cons are still outstanding. 




Sun Art Retail (6808 HK) 

9-Nov: As expected, the Composite Doc has been delayed - but only for a week, and is now expected to be despatched on or before the 18 November. 
27-Nov: Sun Art (6808 HK): Offer Doc Out. Not Fair And Reasonable




Yixin Group Ltd (2858 HK) 
6-Nov: Yixin (2858 HK)’s Downstream Unconditional MGO 11-Nov: Composite Doc is out for Yixin Group Ltd (2858 HK). The first (&amp; probably last) close is the 2 December. 











India


Comments (with links to insights)




Allcargo Logistics (AGLL IN) 

No November update




Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) 

No November update




INEOS Styrolution India Limited (INEOS IN) 

No November update













Japan


Comments (with links to insights)




Cocokara Fine (3098 JP) 
No November update, but Oasis now over 5%



Medical &amp; Biological Laboratories (4557 JP) 

No November update




NTT Docomo Inc (9437 JP) 

11-Nov: NTT/Docomo - The KDDI Quibble
17-Nov:Surprising NTT Docomo Tender Result Accelerates Squeezeout, Great Re-Allocation, Nikkei 225 Change
27-Nov: The Other Docomo Selldown and TOPIX Buy  Delisting scheduled for late December.




Shimachu Co Ltd (8184 JP) 

13-Nov: Nitori's Bid for Shimachu Goes Friendly as Shimachu Dumps DCM
16-Nov: DCM Holdings (3050 JP) has extended its Tender Offer for Shimachu Co Ltd (8184 JP) by 10 days, so now it ends on 1 December 2020.  This gives it time to await an expected Phase 1 decision by the JFTC regarding the bid by Nitori Holdings (9843 JP). It was something of a no-brainer for them to extend.   On 27Nov, DCM extended again.




Softbrain (4779 JP) 

Tender Offer succeeded.  27Nov: EGM to consolidate is 29 Dec. Delisting to be 19 Jan.














Singapore


Comments (with links to insights and announcements)




ESR-REIT (EREIT SP) / Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial REIT (SSREITR SP) 

27-Nov:  ESR-REIT/Sabana: Furphys And Fear-Mongering
















Thailand


Comments 




COL PCL (COL TB) 
No November update


















Middle East


Comments 




Samba Financial Group (SAMBA AB) /
National Commercial Bank (NCB AB) 

No November update










Europe/UK


Comments (with links to announcements and insights)




Ahlstrom-Munksjo (AM1 FH) 
No November update



Altice NV A (ATC NA) 


No November update




CaixaBank SA (CABK SM) 
No November update



G4S PLC (GFS LN) 
6-Nov: G4S Playing Hard-To-Get




Play Communications SA (1P1 GR) 
No November update



Talktalk Telecom (TALK LN) 
No November update



William Hill (WMH LN) 
No November update





Travis Lundy

<p>Late Saturday night <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)</a> released an <a href="https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/172a3c4a-d43e-455e-ab32-24995981d75b.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> to the BSE and NSE that the biggest Delisting Offer in Indian history had failed. </p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/164/534/original/Screenshot%202020-10-11%20at%202.17.10%20PM.png?1602397079" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="164534"></figure><p></p><p>Regulation 19 (1) of the Delisting Regulations noted above is that either they did not get enough shares, or the Promoter got enough shares and rejected the price. In this case, as the next page of the announcement shows, they did not get enough shares. The required number of shares to reach 90% to trigger a Discovered Price was 1.341bn but the number of confirmed bid shares submitted was 1.2547bn shares. An additional 123.19mm shares had been submitted, taking the total to 1.378bn, which would have passed the hurdle, but those shares were not confirmed by bankers and custodians before the deadline. </p><p>It was reported that the bankers DAM Capital and JP Morgan were seeking to extend the Delisting Offer for an extra day because of both the BSE outage Friday and the matter of some brokers only allowing bids at the Floor Price (<a href="https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/a5442d38-c0e2-49d9-9080-9adde2d9a28f.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Thursday). The BSE had already extended the hours of the Delisting Offer to 7pm Indian Standard Time, and this was seen to be helping. Apparently the bankers were not successful at the time. </p><p>This will likely cause an unwind. This will hurt the price.</p><h3><em><strong>But wait...</strong></em></h3><p>An article put out by PTI (Press Trust of India) and syndicated across <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/business/vedanta-delisting-fails-forcing-company-to-seek-extension-of-buyback-period-2951678.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several</a><a href="https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/vedanta-delisting-fails-co-seeks-extension-of-buyback-period/1953293" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newspapers</a> has a quote saying...</p><blockquote><p>Sources privy to the development said Vedanta is now exploring with regulatory authorities if the reverse book building period could be extended by one day.</p></blockquote><p>There is still a chance, and while I thought VEDR <em>should have had</em> the extra day, I do not know that SEBI will give them the extra day now that the result has been announced. I would be surprised if they get the extra day.</p><p>More about the size of the unwind, the "fair" price vs comps, and possible mitigants below the fold.</p><hr><div><p><em>Insights previously published in the timeline of the Vedanta Delisting Offer are listed below.</em></p></div><div><table class="table table-striped"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="3" style="width: 723.636px;"><h3>Relevant Insights To Date</h3></td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;"><strong>Date</strong></td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;"><strong>Theme or Ticker</strong></td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;"><strong>Insight Title</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">2019</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">Indian M&amp;A Guide</td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/quiddity-india-m-a-guide-2019" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:30885" rel="noopener">Quiddity India M&amp;A Guide 2019</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">24 May 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">Delisting Offers</td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indian-delisting-exit-offers-know-your-process-and-the-games-played" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:39683" rel="noopener">Indian Delisting/Exit Offers - Know Your Process and The Games Played</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">19 Jun 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">Failed Exit Offers</td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/failed-exit-offers-in-india-lessons-for-vedl-adani-and-hexw" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40492" rel="noopener">Failed Exit Offers in India: Lessons for VEDL, ADANI, and HEXW?</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">27 May 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-delisting-offer-how-it-goes-from-here" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:39761" rel="noopener">Vedanta Delisting Offer - How It Goes From Here</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">22 Jun 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-delisting-offer-opportunities-and-timing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40528" rel="noopener">Vedanta Delisting Offer: Opportunities and Timing</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">25 Jun 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-buyout-loan-huge-hindustan-zinc-div-but-may-change-vedanta-rbb-timing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40653" rel="noopener">Vedanta Buyout Loan = HUGE Hindustan Zinc Div But May Change Vedanta RBB Timing</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">14 Jul 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/putting-sightlines-on-the-vedanta-discovered-price" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:41236" rel="noopener">Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Discovered Price</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">18 Aug 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/putting-sightlines-on-the-vedanta-delisting-offer-timing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:42260" rel="noopener">Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Delisting Offer TIMING</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">7 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-reaching-the-end-game" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:42969" rel="noopener">Vedanta: Reaching The End Game</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">17 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-more-fuel-for-the-fire" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43316" rel="noopener">Vedanta : More Fuel For The Fire</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">21 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-vedl-cash-raised-money-flow-and-how-it-affects-delisting-offer-discovered-price" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43429" rel="noopener">Vedanta (VEDL): Cash Raised, Money Flow, and How It Affects Discovered Price</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">29 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-reverse-book-build-auction-it-s-on-and-the-schedule-from-here-is-tight" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43694" rel="noopener">Vedanta Reverse Book Build Auction - It’s On And the Schedule From Here Is Tight</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">4 Oct 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-limited-reports-results-key-info-on-deal-funding-embedded" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43839" rel="noopener">Vedanta Limited Reports Results: KEY Info on Deal Funding Embedded</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">8 Oct 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-selldown-probably-futures" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43956" rel="noopener">Vedanta SellDown - Probably Futures</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 71.8182px;">9 Oct 2020</td>
<td style="width: 133.636px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.364px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-someone-is-playing-silly-buggers-but-even-on-the-last-day-investor-strategy-matters" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43991" rel="noopener">Vedanta - Someone Is Playing Silly Buggers But Even On The Last Day Investor Strategy Matters</a> </td>
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Late Saturday night Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN) released an announcement to the BSE and NSE that the biggest Delisting Offer in Indian history had failed. Regulation 19 (1) of the Delisting Regulations noted above is that either they did not get enough shares, or the Promoter got enough shares and rejected the price. In this case, as the next page of the announcement shows, they did not get enough shares. The required number of shares to reach 90% to trigger a Discovered Price was 1.341bn but the number of confirmed bid shares submitted was 1.2547bn shares. An additional 123.19mm shares had been submitted, taking the total to 1.378bn, which would have passed the hurdle, but those shares were not confirmed by bankers and custodians before the deadline. It was reported that the bankers DAM Capital and JP Morgan were seeking to extend the Delisting Offer for an extra day because of both the BSE outage Friday and the matter of some brokers only allowing bids at the Floor Price (reported Thursday). The BSE had already extended the hours of the Delisting Offer to 7pm Indian Standard Time, and this was seen to be helping. Apparently the bankers were not successful at the time. This will likely cause an unwind. This will hurt the price.But wait...An article put out by PTI (Press Trust of India) and syndicated across severalnewspapers has a quote saying...Sources privy to the development said Vedanta is now exploring with regulatory authorities if the reverse book building period could be extended by one day.There is still a chance, and while I thought VEDR should have had the extra day, I do not know that SEBI will give them the extra day now that the result has been announced. I would be surprised if they get the extra day.More about the size of the unwind, the "fair" price vs comps, and possible mitigants below the fold.Insights previously published in the timeline of the Vedanta Delisting Offer are listed below.
Relevant Insights To Date

Date
Theme or Ticker
Insight Title


2019
Indian M&amp;A Guide

Quiddity India M&amp;A Guide 2019 


24 May 2020
Delisting Offers

Indian Delisting/Exit Offers - Know Your Process and The Games Played 


19 Jun 2020
Failed Exit Offers

Failed Exit Offers in India: Lessons for VEDL, ADANI, and HEXW? 


27 May 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Delisting Offer - How It Goes From Here 


22 Jun 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Delisting Offer: Opportunities and Timing 


25 Jun 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Buyout Loan = HUGE Hindustan Zinc Div But May Change Vedanta RBB Timing 


14 Jul 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Discovered Price 


18 Aug 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Delisting Offer TIMING 


7 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta: Reaching The End Game 


17 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta : More Fuel For The Fire 


21 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta (VEDL): Cash Raised, Money Flow, and How It Affects Discovered Price 


29 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Reverse Book Build Auction - It’s On And the Schedule From Here Is Tight 


4 Oct 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Limited Reports Results: KEY Info on Deal Funding Embedded 


8 Oct 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta SellDown - Probably Futures 


9 Oct 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta - Someone Is Playing Silly Buggers But Even On The Last Day Investor Strategy Matters 



Vedanta Delisting Proposal/Offer Fails (We Think)

<p>Today's move lower in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)</a> on Day 3 of the five-day Reverse Book Build auction to determine a Discovered Price in the Delisting Offer process caught many by surprise. It certainly surprised me. </p>
<p>There are a number of factors which might be blamed for the move on outsized volume, and some are discussed below. One culprit is one or more futures sellers liquidating large size in what should have been a quiet day. There were lots of comments that there may have been shenanigans involved. </p>
<p>The question "where should this fall if the deal breaks?" was on everyone's minds.<br><br>The answer is... difficult.</p>
<p>VEDL has underperformed a basket of its peers by 18% year-to-date as of the 7 October close. And by more than that since the end of February 2020. VEDL is cheap to peers despite debt, so the other question is...</p>
<p><em><strong>What kind of governance discount is really required? </strong></em></p>
<p>Much more below the fold.</p>
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<p><em>Insights previously published in the timeline of the Vedanta Delisting Offer are listed below.</em></p>
</div>
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<h3>Relevant Insights To Date</h3>
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<td style="width: 72px;"><strong>Date</strong></td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;"><strong>Theme or Ticker</strong></td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;"><strong>Insight Title</strong></td>
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<td style="width: 72px;">2019</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">Indian M&amp;A Guide</td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/quiddity-india-m-a-guide-2019" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:30885" rel="noopener">Quiddity India M&amp;A Guide 2019</a> </td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 72px;">24 May 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">Delisting Offers</td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indian-delisting-exit-offers-know-your-process-and-the-games-played" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:39683" rel="noopener">Indian Delisting/Exit Offers - Know Your Process and The Games Played</a> </td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 72px;">19 Jun 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">Failed Exit Offers</td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/failed-exit-offers-in-india-lessons-for-vedl-adani-and-hexw" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40492" rel="noopener">Failed Exit Offers in India: Lessons for VEDL, ADANI, and HEXW?</a> </td>
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<td style="width: 72px;">27 May 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-delisting-offer-how-it-goes-from-here" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:39761" rel="noopener">Vedanta Delisting Offer - How It Goes From Here</a> </td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 72px;">22 Jun 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-delisting-offer-opportunities-and-timing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40528" rel="noopener">Vedanta Delisting Offer: Opportunities and Timing</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">25 Jun 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-buyout-loan-huge-hindustan-zinc-div-but-may-change-vedanta-rbb-timing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40653" rel="noopener">Vedanta Buyout Loan = HUGE Hindustan Zinc Div But May Change Vedanta RBB Timing</a> </td>
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<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">14 Jul 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/putting-sightlines-on-the-vedanta-discovered-price" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:41236" rel="noopener">Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Discovered Price</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">18 Aug 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/putting-sightlines-on-the-vedanta-delisting-offer-timing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:42260" rel="noopener">Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Delisting Offer TIMING</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">7 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-reaching-the-end-game" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:42969" rel="noopener">Vedanta: Reaching The End Game</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">17 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-more-fuel-for-the-fire" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43316" rel="noopener">Vedanta : More Fuel For The Fire</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">21 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-vedl-cash-raised-money-flow-and-how-it-affects-delisting-offer-discovered-price" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43429" rel="noopener">Vedanta (VEDL): Cash Raised, Money Flow, and How It Affects Discovered Price</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">29 Sep 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-reverse-book-build-auction-it-s-on-and-the-schedule-from-here-is-tight" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43694" rel="noopener">Vedanta Reverse Book Build Auction - It’s On And the Schedule From Here Is Tight</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 72px;">4 Oct 2020</td>
<td style="width: 134.4px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vedanta-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:514:1" rel="noopener">Vedanta Ltd</a> </td>
<td style="width: 476.8px;">
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vedanta-limited-reports-results-key-info-on-deal-funding-embedded" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43839" rel="noopener">Vedanta Limited Reports Results: KEY Info on Deal Funding Embedded</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>

Today's move lower in Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN) on Day 3 of the five-day Reverse Book Build auction to determine a Discovered Price in the Delisting Offer process caught many by surprise. It certainly surprised me. 
There are a number of factors which might be blamed for the move on outsized volume, and some are discussed below. One culprit is one or more futures sellers liquidating large size in what should have been a quiet day. There were lots of comments that there may have been shenanigans involved. 
The question "where should this fall if the deal breaks?" was on everyone's minds.  The answer is... difficult.
VEDL has underperformed a basket of its peers by 18% year-to-date as of the 7 October close. And by more than that since the end of February 2020. VEDL is cheap to peers despite debt, so the other question is...
What kind of governance discount is really required? 
Much more below the fold.


Insights previously published in the timeline of the Vedanta Delisting Offer are listed below.






Relevant Insights To Date



Date
Theme or Ticker
Insight Title


2019
Indian M&amp;A Guide

Quiddity India M&amp;A Guide 2019 


24 May 2020
Delisting Offers

Indian Delisting/Exit Offers - Know Your Process and The Games Played 


19 Jun 2020
Failed Exit Offers

Failed Exit Offers in India: Lessons for VEDL, ADANI, and HEXW? 


27 May 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Delisting Offer - How It Goes From Here 


22 Jun 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Delisting Offer: Opportunities and Timing 


25 Jun 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Buyout Loan = HUGE Hindustan Zinc Div But May Change Vedanta RBB Timing 


14 Jul 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Discovered Price 


18 Aug 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Putting Sightlines on the Vedanta Delisting Offer TIMING 


7 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta: Reaching The End Game 


17 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta : More Fuel For The Fire 


21 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta (VEDL): Cash Raised, Money Flow, and How It Affects Discovered Price 


29 Sep 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Reverse Book Build Auction - It’s On And the Schedule From Here Is Tight 


4 Oct 2020

Vedanta Ltd 

Vedanta Limited Reports Results: KEY Info on Deal Funding Embedded 





<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hexaware-technologies-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7882:1" rel="noopener">Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN)</a> took it down to the wire. The Reverse Book Build got to the 90.0% threshold at a little past 2:30pm local time, and small shareholders continued putting in offers until 5pm local time. </p><p>It looks, from a combination of the <a href="https://www.bseindia.com/markets/publicIssues/BSEBidDetails_ACQ.aspx?flag=ec&amp;Scripcode=5222" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BSE data</a> and <a href="https://www.nseindia.com/market-data/tender-issue-information?symbol=HEXAWARE&amp;type=Active" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NSE data</a> that we have a Discovered Price. </p><p>Now we wait. </p><p>More comment below the fold. </p>

Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) took it down to the wire. The Reverse Book Build got to the 90.0% threshold at a little past 2:30pm local time, and small shareholders continued putting in offers until 5pm local time. It looks, from a combination of the BSE data and NSE data that we have a Discovered Price. Now we wait. More comment below the fold. 

Hexaware Exit Offer Reverse Book Build Gets 90% & Discovered Price - Now We Wait

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Styrenix Performance Materials Limited manufactures absolac and absolan resins. The Company offers its products for manufacturing of home appliances, automobiles, consumer durables, and business machines. Styrenix Performance Materials operates worldwide.

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The Beat Ideas: Styrenix Performance Ltd - Unlocking Synergies with Acquisition of INEOS Thailand

Styrenix is expanding capacity and benefiting from demand growth in styrene-based polymers in India, driven by government policies and favorable...

Sudarshan Bhandari

(Mostly) Asia M&A: November 2020 Roundup

The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in November was ~29% and the YTD average premium for all deals discussed on...

David Blennerhassett

Vedanta Delisting Proposal/Offer Fails (We Think)

Late Saturday night Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)

Travis Lundy

Vedanta SellDown - Probably Futures

Today's move in Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN) while the

Travis Lundy

Hexaware Exit Offer Reverse Book Build Gets 90% & Discovered Price - Now We Wait

Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) took it down to the

Travis Lundy

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The Beat Ideas: Styrenix Performance Ltd - Unlocking Synergies with Acquisition of INEOS Thailand

​Styrenix is expanding capacity and benefiting from demand growth in styrene-based polymers in India, driven by government policies and favorable...

Sudarshan Bhandari

(Mostly) Asia M&A: November 2020 Roundup

The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in November was ~29% and the YTD average premium for all deals discussed on...

David Blennerhassett

Vedanta Delisting Proposal/Offer Fails (We Think)

Late Saturday night Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN)

Travis Lundy

Vedanta SellDown - Probably Futures

Today's move in Vedanta Ltd (VEDL IN) while the

Travis Lundy

Hexaware Exit Offer Reverse Book Build Gets 90% & Discovered Price - Now We Wait

Hexaware Technologies (HEXW IN) took it down to the

Travis Lundy

Styrenix is expanding capacity and benefiting from demand growth in styrene-based polymers in India, driven by government policies and favorable...