Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Apr 25th which has an aggregated holding worth USD480.8bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD322mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Apr 25th which has an aggregated holding worth USD480.8bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD322mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 25th): Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Index Rebalance

Miwon Specialty Chemical / Index Rebalance

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<li>KOSPI 200 is a Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we have presented our final expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming semiannual review in June 2025.</li>
<li>We expect six ADDs and six DELs for the KOSPI 200 index during this index rebal event based on the latest available data.</li>
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KOSPI 200 is a Korean blue-chip index that tracks the 200 largest and most-liquid names listed in the KOSPI section of the Korea Exchange (KRX).
In this insight, we have presented our final expectations for ADDs and DELs for the upcoming semiannual review in June 2025.
We expect six ADDs and six DELs for the KOSPI 200 index during this index rebal event based on the latest available data.


[Quiddity Index Apr25] KOSPI 200 Leaderboard Jun25: 6 ADDs and 6 DELETEs

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>Short selling returns March 31, after 85% of the KOSPI 200’s rebalancing. Stocks set for removal will be prime short targets.</li>
<li>Stocks removed have solid liquidity, tight passive impact gaps between them, and with short selling restarting March 31, we could see intensified volume in the short basket.</li>
<li>With rebalance ahead, price action may start early. Market exposure means aggressive moves could happen before the end of March, so consider building futures positions before short selling resumes.</li>
</ul>


Short selling returns March 31, after 85% of the KOSPI 200’s rebalancing. Stocks set for removal will be prime short targets.
Stocks removed have solid liquidity, tight passive impact gaps between them, and with short selling restarting March 31, we could see intensified volume in the short basket.
With rebalance ahead, price action may start early. Market exposure means aggressive moves could happen before the end of March, so consider building futures positions before short selling resumes.


Play the Timing Sweet Spot Between KOSPI 200 Rebal and Short Selling Coming Back into Play

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>On 7 March, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that it is reasonable for Korea Zinc to maintain the concentrated voting system, which should favor Chairman Choi and his allies.</li>
<li>On the other hand, the court also ruled that Korea Zinc was wrong to restrict Young Poong's voting rights which should be favorable to MBK/Young Poong alliance. </li>
<li>The fact that the court has allowed concentrated voting system would mean the M&amp;A of Korea Zinc will continue. </li>
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On 7 March, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that it is reasonable for Korea Zinc to maintain the concentrated voting system, which should favor Chairman Choi and his allies.
On the other hand, the court also ruled that Korea Zinc was wrong to restrict Young Poong's voting rights which should be favorable to MBK/Young Poong alliance. 
The fact that the court has allowed concentrated voting system would mean the M&amp;A of Korea Zinc will continue. 


M&A For Korea Zinc: Seoul Central District Court Makes Important Rulings

David Blennerhassett

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<li>An independent appraisal repot supports <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rio-tinto-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13:1" rel="noopener">Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO AU)</a> unifying its dual-listed structure. Shareholders will get their say on the 3rd April. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/proto-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2511:1" rel="noopener">Proto Corp (4298 JP)</a>'s MBO is the wrong price. The solution here is a really bump or a broken deal if investors keep the share price above the TOB price.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ck-hutchison-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:132:1" rel="noopener">CK Hutchison Holdings (1 HK)</a>gives back some of the recent gains as pro-Beijing media said CK Hutch “should think twice about which side it wants to stand with”.</li>
</ul>


An independent appraisal repot supports Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO AU) unifying its dual-listed structure. Shareholders will get their say on the 3rd April. 

Proto Corp (4298 JP)'s MBO is the wrong price. The solution here is a really bump or a broken deal if investors keep the share price above the TOB price.

CK Hutchison Holdings (1 HK)gives back some of the recent gains as pro-Beijing media said CK Hutch “should think twice about which side it wants to stand with”.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Rio Tinto, Proto, CK Hutch, Silk Logistics, HKBN

South Korea

Young Poong Corporation produces and markets non-ferrous metals, such as zinc ingots, sulfate, and cadmium.  The Company also generates income from leasing buildings.

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Apr 25th): Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Shift Up, Leeno Industrial, SK Hynix, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Quiddity Index Apr25] KOSPI 200 Leaderboard Jun25: 6 ADDs and 6 DELETEs

The Quiddity KOSPI 200 Index Rebalance final predictions are below. 6 ADDs and 6 DELETEs are expected. The last trade has done quite well. We...

Travis Lundy

Play the Timing Sweet Spot Between KOSPI 200 Rebal and Short Selling Coming Back into Play

The KOSPI 200 June rebalance screening is almost done. The adds and deletes are mostly as expected from my Jan screen, with the same names likely...

Sanghyun Park

M&A For Korea Zinc: Seoul Central District Court Makes Important Rulings

Today, the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the injunction application filed by Youngpoong and MBK against Korea Zinc, requesting “allowance...

Douglas Kim

Last Week in Event SPACE: Rio Tinto, Proto, CK Hutch, Silk Logistics, HKBN

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

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