IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/a2b-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16558:1" rel="noopener">A2B Australia (A2B AU)</a> IE considers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/comfortdelgro-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:497:1" rel="noopener">Comfortdelgro Corp (CD SP)</a>’s A$1.45 offer fair and reasonable as it above the midpoint of its A$1.30-1.54 per share valuation range. </li>
<li>The scheme is conditional on ACCC approval, which should be forthcoming as ComfortDelGro is not a significant player in Australia.</li>
<li>Several substantial shareholders have sold or exited, lowering the scheme vote risk. At the last close and for the 11 April payment, the gross/annualised spread was 2.5%/22.3%.</li>
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The A2B Australia (A2B AU) IE considers Comfortdelgro Corp (CD SP)’s A$1.45 offer fair and reasonable as it above the midpoint of its A$1.30-1.54 per share valuation range. 
The scheme is conditional on ACCC approval, which should be forthcoming as ComfortDelGro is not a significant player in Australia.
Several substantial shareholders have sold or exited, lowering the scheme vote risk. At the last close and for the 11 April payment, the gross/annualised spread was 2.5%/22.3%.


A2B Australia (A2B AU): Scheme Vote on 25 March

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cuscal-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40209:1" rel="noopener">Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU)</a> is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO.</li>
<li>Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.</li>
<li>In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance, in this note we will undertake a peer comparison and share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO.
Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.
In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance, in this note we will undertake a peer comparison and share our thoughts on valuation.


Cuscal IPO - Peer Comparison & Thoughts on Valuation

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ventia-services-group-pty-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34917:1" rel="noopener">Ventia Services Group Pty (VNT AU)</a>’s two largest shareholders, Apollo Global Management and CIMIC Group, will come off their placement linked lockup soon.</li>
<li>The two largest shareholders together owned nearly 30% of the company and have pared their stake twice this year.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the likely placement and past deal performance.</li>
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Ventia Services Group Pty (VNT AU)’s two largest shareholders, Apollo Global Management and CIMIC Group, will come off their placement linked lockup soon.
The two largest shareholders together owned nearly 30% of the company and have pared their stake twice this year.
In this note, we will talk about the likely placement and past deal performance.


Ventia Services Group US$450m Placement Lockup Expiry - Past Deals Have Done Well

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/redox-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39847:1" rel="noopener">Redox (RDX AU)</a>, a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. </li>
<li>In 2022 it was ranked as the largest chemicals and ingredients distributor in Australia, as well as the 13th largest in the Asia Pacific region and the 35th largest worldwide.</li>
<li>In this note, we will look at the company's past performance.</li>
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Redox (RDX AU), a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. 
In 2022 it was ranked as the largest chemicals and ingredients distributor in Australia, as well as the 13th largest in the Asia Pacific region and the 35th largest worldwide.
In this note, we will look at the company's past performance.


Redox IPO - Family Owned with a Long Track Record

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infratil-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:596:1" rel="noopener">Infratil Ltd (IFT NZ)</a> aims to raise around US$456m (NZ$750m) via an institutional placement.</li>
<li>Proceeds from the placement will be used to acquire the remaining stake on One New Zealand from Brookfields.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Infratil Ltd (IFT NZ) aims to raise around US$456m (NZ$750m) via an institutional placement.
Proceeds from the placement will be used to acquire the remaining stake on One New Zealand from Brookfields.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Infratil Placement - Acquisition of Familiar Asset at Higher Multiples, Stock Is Toppish

Australia

Tyro Payments provides transaction processes. The Company offers payment solutions such as bank account, loans, and security activities. Tyro Payments serves customers in Australia.

Tyro Payments (TYR AU)

A2B Australia (A2B AU): Scheme Vote on 25 March

Several substantial shareholders have sold or exited, lowering the scheme vote risk. At the last close and for the 11 April payment, the gross...

Arun George

Cuscal IPO - Peer Comparison & Thoughts on Valuation

Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO. In this note we will undertake a peer comparison and share our...

Clarence Chu

Ventia Services Group US$450m Placement Lockup Expiry - Past Deals Have Done Well

The deal is now live, with the two investors looking to sell half of their current stake, as we had expected. This will be a very well flagged deal.

Sumeet Singh

Redox IPO - Family Owned with a Long Track Record

Redox (RDX AU), a chemical and ingredients distributor, is looking to raise around US$270m in its Australia IPO. In this note, we will look at the...

Sumeet Singh

Infratil Placement - Acquisition of Familiar Asset at Higher Multiples, Stock Is Toppish

Infratil Ltd (IFT NZ) aims to raise around US$456m (NZ$750m) via an institutional placement. In this note, we talk about the placement and run the...

Sumeet Singh