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-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40209:1" rel="noopener">Cuscal (1229Z AU)</a> is looking to raise A$337m (US$218m) in its 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 this note, we look at the updates since our last look-through and share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
</ul>



Cuscal (1229Z AU) is looking to raise A$337m (US$218m) in its Australia IPO.
Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.
In this note, we look at the updates since our last look-through and share our thoughts on valuation.


Cuscal IPO - Peers Have Traded Up, Decent Margin of Safety from Here

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Oct 18th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD26.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Australia And New Zealand Banking, Evolution Mining, BHP, Webjet.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Oct 18th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD26.3bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Australia And New Zealand Banking, Evolution Mining, BHP, Webjet.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 18th): Fortescue, Australia And New Zealand Banking, Evolution Mining

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/infratil-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:596:1" rel="noopener">Infratil Ltd (IFT NZ)</a> aims to raise around US$613m (NZ$1bn) via an institutional placement.</li>
<li>Proceeds from the placement will be used to fund IFT’s share of capex for its data center arm, CDC.</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$613m (NZ$1bn) via an institutional placement.
Proceeds from the placement will be used to fund IFT’s share of capex for its data center arm, CDC.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Infratil Placement - Riding the AI Wave, but Deal Timing Seems Opportunistic

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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

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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>
</ul>



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

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.

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Tyro Payments (TYR AU)

Cuscal IPO - Peers Have Traded Up, Decent Margin of Safety from Here

Cuscal (1229Z AU) is looking to raise A$337m (US$218m) in its Australia IPO. In this note, we look at the updates since our last look-through and...

Clarence Chu

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Oct 18th): Fortescue, Australia And New Zealand Banking, Evolution Mining

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Fortescue, Australia And New Zealand Banking,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Infratil Placement - Riding the AI Wave, but Deal Timing Seems Opportunistic

Infratil Ltd (IFT NZ) aims to raise around US$613m (NZ$1bn) via an institutional placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run...

Sumeet Singh

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

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