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Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/takara-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11074:1" rel="noopener">Takara Holdings (2531 JP)</a> has launched tender offer for the ordinary shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/takara-bio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10766:1" rel="noopener">Takara Bio Inc (4974 JP)</a> at the price of ¥1,150 per share to acquire all the shares.</li>
<li>Currently, Takara Holdings holds 73,350,000 shares in Takara Bio, representing a controlling ownership of 60.91%. Takara Holdings plans to make Takara Bio its wholly owned subsidiary.</li>
<li>Amid bleak outlook for the operating environment, no near-term performance improvement is expected for Takara Bio. It will be wise to tender shares in the offer.</li>
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Takara Holdings (2531 JP) has launched tender offer for the ordinary shares of Takara Bio Inc (4974 JP) at the price of ¥1,150 per share to acquire all the shares.
Currently, Takara Holdings holds 73,350,000 shares in Takara Bio, representing a controlling ownership of 60.91%. Takara Holdings plans to make Takara Bio its wholly owned subsidiary.
Amid bleak outlook for the operating environment, no near-term performance improvement is expected for Takara Bio. It will be wise to tender shares in the offer.


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Dominant Market Leader with Unmatched Scale: Thermo Fisher is the world's largest provider of life sciences tools and services, operating as a 'one-stop shop' for pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and government clients. Its vast portfolio, global reach, and entrenched customer relationships create a significant competitive advantage.</li>
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Proven Growth Strategy Through Strategic M&amp;A: The company has a long and successful history of augmenting strong organic growth with strategic acquisitions. This approach allows it to consistently enter high-growth adjacent markets, expand its technological capabilities, and consolidate a fragmented industry.</li>
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Post-Pandemic Normalization Presents Headwinds and Opportunity: While recent financial performance reflects a normalization from the peak of COVID-19-related demand, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on long-term secular tailwinds in areas like biologics, cell and gene therapy, and personalized medicine.</li>
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Dominant Market Leader with Unmatched Scale: Thermo Fisher is the world's largest provider of life sciences tools and services, operating as a 'one-stop shop' for pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and government clients. Its vast portfolio, global reach, and entrenched customer relationships create a significant competitive advantage.
  
Proven Growth Strategy Through Strategic M&amp;A: The company has a long and successful history of augmenting strong organic growth with strategic acquisitions. This approach allows it to consistently enter high-growth adjacent markets, expand its technological capabilities, and consolidate a fragmented industry.
  
Post-Pandemic Normalization Presents Headwinds and Opportunity: While recent financial performance reflects a normalization from the peak of COVID-19-related demand, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on long-term secular tailwinds in areas like biologics, cell and gene therapy, and personalized medicine.
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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Thermo Fisher Scientific's second-quarter 2025 earnings showcased a company navigating a challenging macroeconomic environment positively and prudently.</li><li>The company reported revenue growth of 3% to $10.85 billion and a 1% increase in adjusted operating income to $2.38 billion.</li><li>Its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $5.36, signaling an ability to surpass internal guidance despite headwinds, primarily from tariffs affecting operations in China and broader policy uncertainties.</li></ul>

Thermo Fisher Scientific's second-quarter 2025 earnings showcased a company navigating a challenging macroeconomic environment positively and prudently.The company reported revenue growth of 3% to $10.85 billion and a 1% increase in adjusted operating income to $2.38 billion.Its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) was $5.36, signaling an ability to surpass internal guidance despite headwinds, primarily from tariffs affecting operations in China and broader policy uncertainties.

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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>Thermo Fisher (TMO) reported improved financials for 2Q25, with revenue increasing by 3.0% YoY and adj. EPS declining lightly by 0.2% YoY.</li><li>Both revenue and adj EPS exceeded Bloomberg consensus by 1.6% and 2.4%, respectively.</li><li>Despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties, TMO delivered strong operational execution, effectively mitigating the negative impact of tariffs. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Thermo Fisher (TMO) reported improved financials for 2Q25, with revenue increasing by 3.0% YoY and adj. EPS declining lightly by 0.2% YoY.Both revenue and adj EPS exceeded Bloomberg consensus by 1.6% and 2.4%, respectively.Despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties, TMO delivered strong operational execution, effectively mitigating the negative impact of tariffs. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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MegaRobo Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>MegaRobo Technologies, AI &amp; robotics unicorn with focus on lab automation in life sciences and intelligent manufacturing, files to list IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.</li>
<li>Founder led, AI native company was backed by Sinovation Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Asia Investment Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, GGV Capital, and Joy Capital, among others.</li>
<li>The business is growing fast and increases the number of use cases across new verticals. However, negative free cash flows and operating losses are a headwind.</li>
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MegaRobo Technologies, AI &amp; robotics unicorn with focus on lab automation in life sciences and intelligent manufacturing, files to list IPO on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Founder led, AI native company was backed by Sinovation Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Asia Investment Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, GGV Capital, and Joy Capital, among others.
The business is growing fast and increases the number of use cases across new verticals. However, negative free cash flows and operating losses are a headwind.


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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. manufactures scientific instruments, consumables, and chemicals. The Company offers analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables, reagents, chemicals, and supplies to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies.

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