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Converge ICT Solutions Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/converge-ict-solutions-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29215:1" rel="noopener">Converge ICT Solutions Inc (ITC PM)</a> is the only major pure-play fixed broadband provider, with an exclusive focus on serving the Philippine fixed broadband market. Converge has set its IPO price range of PHP16.50-19.00 per share. At the high-end of the IPO price range, Converge will raise proceeds of $591 million (primary/secondary split of 32%/68%). Pricing has been brought forward by a day to 8 October.</p>
<p>Eight cornerstone investors will subscribe for 38.6% of the offer shares at the high-end of the IPO price range. The cornerstone investors are Genesis Investment Management, Ghisallo Master Fund, Macquarie Funds Management, Magna New Frontiers Fund, Oaks Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Fund, OMERS, Segantii Capital Management and Thornburg Investment Management. </p>
</div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/converge-ict-solutions-ipo-making-the-connection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our previous note</a>, we highlighted that the 1H20 results reinforce our view that Converge’s fundamentals are attractive. Overall, we think that an attractive PEG valuation, a market-leading business and solid cornerstone support makes Converge tempting at the proposed pricing range. </p></div></div></div>


Converge ICT Solutions Inc (ITC PM) is the only major pure-play fixed broadband provider, with an exclusive focus on serving the Philippine fixed broadband market. Converge has set its IPO price range of PHP16.50-19.00 per share. At the high-end of the IPO price range, Converge will raise proceeds of $591 million (primary/secondary split of 32%/68%). Pricing has been brought forward by a day to 8 October.
Eight cornerstone investors will subscribe for 38.6% of the offer shares at the high-end of the IPO price range. The cornerstone investors are Genesis Investment Management, Ghisallo Master Fund, Macquarie Funds Management, Magna New Frontiers Fund, Oaks Emerging and Frontier Opportunities Fund, OMERS, Segantii Capital Management and Thornburg Investment Management. 
In our previous note, we highlighted that the 1H20 results reinforce our view that Converge’s fundamentals are attractive. Overall, we think that an attractive PEG valuation, a market-leading business and solid cornerstone support makes Converge tempting at the proposed pricing range. 

Converge ICT Solutions IPO: Valuation Insights

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  The Europe HY Trade Book for September 2020 includes high-conviction trade ideas drawn from our European HY coverage universe, along with relative-value scatter plots and tables by industry. 

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  The Europe HY Trade Book for August 2020 includes a summary of high-conviction trade ideas drawn from our European HY coverage universe, along with relative-value scatter plots and tables by industry. 

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Telenet Group Holding NV provides telephone and internet services through a network of fiber-optic and coaxial cable.  The company offers customized packages to businesses and individual clients in Belgium.

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