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Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management (1158 HK)

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<b>Privatized and Delisted in 2021:</b> <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-new-century-hotel-management-co-ltd-class-h">Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management</a> was taken private by an investor consortium led by Ocean Link Partners and Sequoia Capital China and was subsequently delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in mid-2021. This report provides a historical primer on the company's operations and performance leading up to its privatization.</li>
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<b>Leading Domestic Hotel Group:</b> Prior to its delisting, the company was a prominent player in China's hotel industry, with a significant portfolio of owned, operated, and franchised hotels across various segments, from upscale to mid-range. The company's 'New Century' brand was a well-recognized domestic brand.</li>
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<b>COVID-19 Pandemic Impact:</b> The company's financial performance was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a sharp decline in revenue and profitability in 2020. This challenging operating environment was a key factor cited for the privatization.</li>
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Privatized and Delisted in 2021: Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management was taken private by an investor consortium led by Ocean Link Partners and Sequoia Capital China and was subsequently delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in mid-2021. This report provides a historical primer on the company's operations and performance leading up to its privatization.
  
Leading Domestic Hotel Group: Prior to its delisting, the company was a prominent player in China's hotel industry, with a significant portfolio of owned, operated, and franchised hotels across various segments, from upscale to mid-range. The company's 'New Century' brand was a well-recognized domestic brand.
  
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact: The company's financial performance was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a sharp decline in revenue and profitability in 2020. This challenging operating environment was a key factor cited for the privatization.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management (1158 HK) - Aug 2026

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On the 11th March, SOE-backed <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-vehicles-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28012:1" rel="noopener">CIMC Vehicle Group Co Ltd (1839 HK)</a></strong> announced a firm Offer at HK$7.50/H-share from its major shareholder, CIMC Group. Terms are final. </li>
<li>CIMC Group holds 74.24% of the H-shares and will abstain from voting at the H-share class meeting. 14.21% of the remaining 25.76% H-shares have given irrevocables supporting the Offer.</li>
<li>The Circular is now <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0326/2024032600780.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out</a>. The shareholder vote is the 18th April. Payment is the 13th May, IF unconditional on the first close. This looks done.</li>
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On the 11th March, SOE-backed CIMC Vehicle Group Co Ltd (1839 HK) announced a firm Offer at HK$7.50/H-share from its major shareholder, CIMC Group. Terms are final. 
CIMC Group holds 74.24% of the H-shares and will abstain from voting at the H-share class meeting. 14.21% of the remaining 25.76% H-shares have given irrevocables supporting the Offer.
The Circular is now out. The shareholder vote is the 18th April. Payment is the 13th May, IF unconditional on the first close. This looks done.


CIMC (1839 HK): 18th April Shareholder Vote

Lanzhou Zhuangyuan Pasture / Event-Driven

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<li>On the 25 April, PRC dairy farmer <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lanzhou-zhuangyuan-pasture-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10174:1" rel="noopener">Lanzhou Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK)</a></strong> announced a Conditional Cash Offer for all its H-shares at $10.89/share. </li>
<li>This two-step voluntary cash offer incorporated a Scheme-like vote and a 90% tendering condition. </li>
<li>Shareholders voted for the transaction on the 29 June. The tendering condition has now been satisfied. The last day of trading is on the 1 August.  </li>
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On the 25 April, PRC dairy farmer Lanzhou Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK) announced a Conditional Cash Offer for all its H-shares at $10.89/share. 
This two-step voluntary cash offer incorporated a Scheme-like vote and a 90% tendering condition. 
Shareholders voted for the transaction on the 29 June. The tendering condition has now been satisfied. The last day of trading is on the 1 August.  


Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK): Offer Now Unconditional

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<li>Back on the 25 April, PRC dairy farmer <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lanzhou-zhuangyuan-pasture-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10174:1" rel="noopener">Lanzhou Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK)</a></strong> announced a Conditional Cash Offer for all its H-shares at $10.89/share. The Offer Doc is now out.</li>
<li>This two-step voluntary cash offer involves a Scheme-like vote and a 90% tendering condition. The EGM will be held on the 29 June. </li>
<li>This transaction could <em>potentially</em> be wrapped up late-July. The FY21 dividend <em>should </em>also be added to the Offer terms.</li>
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Back on the 25 April, PRC dairy farmer Lanzhou Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK) announced a Conditional Cash Offer for all its H-shares at $10.89/share. The Offer Doc is now out.
This two-step voluntary cash offer involves a Scheme-like vote and a 90% tendering condition. The EGM will be held on the 29 June. 
This transaction could potentially be wrapped up late-July. The FY21 dividend should also be added to the Offer terms.


Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK): 29th June EGM For H-Share Offer

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<p>Back on the 9 July, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-capital-land-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4543:1" rel="noopener">Beijing Capital Land Ltd H (2868 HK)</a> (BCL) <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0709/2021070901284.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a pre-conditional Offer from its controlling shareholder, state-owned Beijing Capital Group, otherwise known as the Capital Group. The Offer price of HK$2.80/share was a 62.79% premium to last close, and a 150% premium to the average closing price over the previous 60 trading days. The Offer price would NOT be increased. No dividends are expected to be declared. A concurrent Offer for BCL's domestic shares at RMB2.334080/share was also tabled.</p>
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<p>The pre-conditions, which cannot be waived, included approvals from NDRC, MoC, SAFE, and if applicable, SASAC.</p>
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<p>As BCL is PRC incorporated and compulsory acquisition is not afforded under PRC law,  this delisting proposal is by way of a Merger by Absorption, which involves a Scheme-like vote from disinterested shareholders.</p>
<p>Unlike a number of PRC-incorporated privatisations, there is no tendering acceptance condition attached to this delisting.</p>
<p>Typically Merger by Absorption transactions complete in around four months.</p>
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<p>This <em>appeared</em> a relatively clean deal although from the onset, it traded wide to terms, at an average gross spread to terms of ~13%, up to and including yesterday.</p>
<p>The dispatch of the Composite Doc was, as expected, <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0729/2021072901655.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delayed</a> to the 9 September (officially granted by the SFC on the  2 August) from the 29 July. </p>
<p>A profit warning was announced on the <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/search/titlesearch.xhtml?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 July</a>. </p>
<p>Last night, BCL said the Pre-Condition has been <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0818/2021081801497.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">satisfied</a>. There was no further application to the SFC to extend the dispatch of the Composite Doc.</p>
<p>This is a positive development. Expect the spread to tighten when shares begin trading this morning. </p>
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<p>More below the fold.</p>
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Back on the 9 July, Beijing Capital Land Ltd H (2868 HK) (BCL) announced a pre-conditional Offer from its controlling shareholder, state-owned Beijing Capital Group, otherwise known as the Capital Group. The Offer price of HK$2.80/share was a 62.79% premium to last close, and a 150% premium to the average closing price over the previous 60 trading days. The Offer price would NOT be increased. No dividends are expected to be declared. A concurrent Offer for BCL's domestic shares at RMB2.334080/share was also tabled.


The pre-conditions, which cannot be waived, included approvals from NDRC, MoC, SAFE, and if applicable, SASAC.


As BCL is PRC incorporated and compulsory acquisition is not afforded under PRC law,  this delisting proposal is by way of a Merger by Absorption, which involves a Scheme-like vote from disinterested shareholders.
Unlike a number of PRC-incorporated privatisations, there is no tendering acceptance condition attached to this delisting.
Typically Merger by Absorption transactions complete in around four months.


This appeared a relatively clean deal although from the onset, it traded wide to terms, at an average gross spread to terms of ~13%, up to and including yesterday.
The dispatch of the Composite Doc was, as expected, delayed to the 9 September (officially granted by the SFC on the  2 August) from the 29 July. 
A profit warning was announced on the 30 July. 
Last night, BCL said the Pre-Condition has been satisfied. There was no further application to the SFC to extend the dispatch of the Composite Doc.
This is a positive development. Expect the spread to tighten when shares begin trading this morning. 


More below the fold.


Beijing Capital Land (2868 HK): Pre-Cons Satisfied. This Should Trade Tight

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Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management Co., Ltd. owns, operates, franchises, and manages hotels and resorts across the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Hotel Operation and Hotel Management segments, offering a range of brands from high-end business hotels to mid-range full-service and select-service hotels. It was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

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Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management (1158 HK)

Primer: Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management (1158 HK) - Aug 2026

Privatized and Delisted in 2021: Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management was taken private by an investor consortium led by Ocean Link Partners...

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CIMC (1839 HK): 18th April Shareholder Vote

Trading at a gross/annualised spread of 3.3%/28.7% assuming late-May. I might pay up to HK$7.35-7.38. Below that would be preferable. This insight...

David Blennerhassett

Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK): Offer Now Unconditional

The gross spread has narrowed to 0.5%. The Offer is now unconditional in all respects. This is not a super liquid arb situation. If not in, I'd be...

David Blennerhassett

Beijing Capital Land (2868 HK): Pre-Cons Satisfied. This Should Trade Tight

This looks done - play the spread here. Assuming payment late-Oct, I would expect BCL to trade around $2.72 today, or a 3%/15% gross/annualised...

David Blennerhassett

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Primer: Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management (1158 HK) - Aug 2026

Privatized and Delisted in 2021: Zhejiang New Century Hotel Management was taken private by an investor consortium led by Ocean Link Partners...

αSK Primers

CIMC (1839 HK): 18th April Shareholder Vote

Trading at a gross/annualised spread of 3.3%/28.7% assuming late-May. I might pay up to HK$7.35-7.38. Below that would be preferable. This insight...

David Blennerhassett

Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK): Offer Now Unconditional

The gross spread has narrowed to 0.5%. The Offer is now unconditional in all respects. This is not a super liquid arb situation. If not in, I'd be...

David Blennerhassett

Zhuangyuan Pasture (1533 HK): 29th June EGM For H-Share Offer

Currently trading at gross/annualised spread of 8.6%/52.8%, incl. the final divi. That looks attractive. Although recent deal structures have...

David Blennerhassett

Beijing Capital Land (2868 HK): Pre-Cons Satisfied. This Should Trade Tight

This looks done - play the spread here. Assuming payment late-Oct, I would expect BCL to trade around $2.72 today, or a 3%/15% gross/annualised...

David Blennerhassett