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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Having first introduced the three red line guidance in late 2020, the government has begun shifting its stance, and relaxing some of its regulatory oversight.</li>
<li>In this note, we looked at recent news developments and how some larger developers fared against the three red lines criterion.</li>
<li>Of the large developers we looked at, there are a few names which stand out which could potentially do a capital raising given their financial standing. </li>
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Having first introduced the three red line guidance in late 2020, the government has begun shifting its stance, and relaxing some of its regulatory oversight.
In this note, we looked at recent news developments and how some larger developers fared against the three red lines criterion.
Of the large developers we looked at, there are a few names which stand out which could potentially do a capital raising given their financial standing. 


Chinese Developers’ Overview - Shift in Sentiment but a Few Still Needs Some Equity

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group / Event-Driven

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-languang-justbon-service-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28337:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK)</a> has despatched the composite document in relation to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdings-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK)</a> base and enhanced offer. Currently, Country Garden owns 71.17% of the outstanding shares comprising 66.99% of the domestic shares and 71.20% of the H Shares. </p><p>The base offer is an unconditional mandatory cash offer for all the issued shares is HK$51.0571 per H-share (RMB42.8547 per domestic share. The enhanced share offer, which is payable only if the delisting is approved, is HK$54.3000 per H-share (RMB45.5768 per domestic share). </p><p>Unsurprisingly, the IFA considers the base and enhanced offer to be fair and reasonable. We broadly agree with the IFA analysis with the exception that the peer multiple comparisons could be improved. </p><p>The two key conditions for the delisting will be approval by at least 75% independent H-shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H-shareholders rejection) and the satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition (90% of H-shares held by independent H-shareholders). Satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition is the key hurdle. We note the privatisation proposals for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-jingneng-clean-energy-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16316:1" rel="noopener">Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (579 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harbin-electric-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11116:1" rel="noopener">Harbin Electric Co Ltd H (1133 HK)</a> have previously failed due to the inability to meet the 90% minimum acceptance condition.  </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Country Garden Services has bought itself some leeway by having the right to extend the closing date from 17 June to not later than 3 September. In theory, the extended time period should provide a greater chance of meeting the 90% threshold. At the last close, the gross spread to the enhanced offer price of HK$54.3000 stands at 4.9%.</p></div>

Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK) has despatched the composite document in relation to Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) base and enhanced offer. Currently, Country Garden owns 71.17% of the outstanding shares comprising 66.99% of the domestic shares and 71.20% of the H Shares. The base offer is an unconditional mandatory cash offer for all the issued shares is HK$51.0571 per H-share (RMB42.8547 per domestic share. The enhanced share offer, which is payable only if the delisting is approved, is HK$54.3000 per H-share (RMB45.5768 per domestic share). Unsurprisingly, the IFA considers the base and enhanced offer to be fair and reasonable. We broadly agree with the IFA analysis with the exception that the peer multiple comparisons could be improved. The two key conditions for the delisting will be approval by at least 75% independent H-shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H-shareholders rejection) and the satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition (90% of H-shares held by independent H-shareholders). Satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition is the key hurdle. We note the privatisation proposals for Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy (579 HK) and Harbin Electric Co Ltd H (1133 HK) have previously failed due to the inability to meet the 90% minimum acceptance condition.  Country Garden Services has bought itself some leeway by having the right to extend the closing date from 17 June to not later than 3 September. In theory, the extended time period should provide a greater chance of meeting the 90% threshold. At the last close, the gross spread to the enhanced offer price of HK$54.3000 stands at 4.9%.

Languang Justbon’s Composite Document, IFA Opinion and Extended Closing Date

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdings-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK)</a> has entered into agreements with three vendors to purchase a combined 71.17% of outstanding shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-languang-justbon-service-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28337:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK)</a> for RMB42.8546 (equivalent to HK$51.0569).</p><p>As a reminder on 25 February 2021, Languang Justbon announced that Languang Hejun, the controlling shareholder, entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Country Garden Services to sell 115.1 million H shares (64.62% of the outstanding shares) at a price of RMB42.1105 per H share. On 11 March, the MOU was updated such that Languang Hejun will sell Country Garden Services 0.75 million domestic shares (0.42% of the outstanding shares) in addition to the previously agreed 115.1 million H shares (64.62% of the outstanding shares). The acquisition price was modestly bumped 1.8% from RMB42.1105 per H share to RMB42.8546 per H share or per domestic share. </p><p>On completion of the agreements, Country Garden Services will be required to make an unconditional mandatory cash offer under Rule 26.1 of the Takeovers Code. The unconditional mandatory cash offer (base offer) for all the issued shares is HK$51.0571 per H-share (RMB42.8547 per domestic share). Notably, Country Garden Services proposes to delist Languang Justbon by offering an enhanced cash offer of HK$54.3000 per H-share (RMB45.5768 per domestic share). The enhanced share offer, which is payable only if the delisting is approved, is a 3.6% premium to the last close of HK$52.40 and a 39.41% premium to the unaffected price of HK$38.95 (22 February 2021 prior to the first trading halt). </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>The two key conditions for the delisting will be approval by at least 75% independent H-shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H-shareholders rejection) and the satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition (90% of H-shares held by independent H-shareholders). Independent H-shareholders shareholders represent 51.0 million shares which are 28.62% of outstanding shares. Consequently, the 10% blocking stake is 5.1 million shares which is 2.86% of the outstanding shares. Overall, as we think that the enhanced offer price is reasonable, the delisting proposal will likely succeed. </p></div>

Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) has entered into agreements with three vendors to purchase a combined 71.17% of outstanding shares in Sichuan Languang Justbon Service Group (2606 HK) for RMB42.8546 (equivalent to HK$51.0569).As a reminder on 25 February 2021, Languang Justbon announced that Languang Hejun, the controlling shareholder, entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Country Garden Services to sell 115.1 million H shares (64.62% of the outstanding shares) at a price of RMB42.1105 per H share. On 11 March, the MOU was updated such that Languang Hejun will sell Country Garden Services 0.75 million domestic shares (0.42% of the outstanding shares) in addition to the previously agreed 115.1 million H shares (64.62% of the outstanding shares). The acquisition price was modestly bumped 1.8% from RMB42.1105 per H share to RMB42.8546 per H share or per domestic share. On completion of the agreements, Country Garden Services will be required to make an unconditional mandatory cash offer under Rule 26.1 of the Takeovers Code. The unconditional mandatory cash offer (base offer) for all the issued shares is HK$51.0571 per H-share (RMB42.8547 per domestic share). Notably, Country Garden Services proposes to delist Languang Justbon by offering an enhanced cash offer of HK$54.3000 per H-share (RMB45.5768 per domestic share). The enhanced share offer, which is payable only if the delisting is approved, is a 3.6% premium to the last close of HK$52.40 and a 39.41% premium to the unaffected price of HK$38.95 (22 February 2021 prior to the first trading halt). The two key conditions for the delisting will be approval by at least 75% independent H-shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H-shareholders rejection) and the satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition (90% of H-shares held by independent H-shareholders). Independent H-shareholders shareholders represent 51.0 million shares which are 28.62% of outstanding shares. Consequently, the 10% blocking stake is 5.1 million shares which is 2.86% of the outstanding shares. Overall, as we think that the enhanced offer price is reasonable, the delisting proposal will likely succeed. 

Languang Justbon’s Mandatory Offer and Voluntary Delisting Proposal from Country Garden Services

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Equity Capital Markets

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cheerwin" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31314:1" rel="noopener">Cheerwin (6601 HK)</a> raised US$395m in its Hong Kong IPO, priced at HK$9.20 per share, the top-end of its initial IPO price range.</p>
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<p>Cheerwin is a home, personal, and pet care product platform. The company sells products such as air care, insecticides, repellants, household cleaners, and etc. As per CIC, the company is ranked first among domestic companies for the past five years (from 2015 - 2019) and had a market share of 9.4% in 2019 in terms of retail sales value.</p>
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<p>In this note, we discuss how Cheerwin's bookbuild demand compare to recent IPOs and update peer valuation table.</p>
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<p>We have previously covered the company in:</p>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cheerwin-pre-ipo-monetizing-a-mature-business" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:47223" rel="noopener">Cheerwin (朝云集团) Pre-IPO - Monetizing a Mature Business</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cheerwin-pre-ipo-9m20-results-product-review" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:48399" rel="noopener">Cheerwin (朝云集团) Pre-IPO - 9M20 Results + Product Review</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cheerwin-pre-ipo-peer-analysis-and-thoughts-valuation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:48493" rel="noopener">Cheerwin (朝云集团) Pre-IPO - Peer Analysis and Thoughts Valuation</a> </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cheerwin-ipo-not-the-right-price" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:48609" rel="noopener">Cheerwin (朝云集团) IPO - Not the Right Price</a> </li>
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Cheerwin (6601 HK) raised US$395m in its Hong Kong IPO, priced at HK$9.20 per share, the top-end of its initial IPO price range.


Cheerwin is a home, personal, and pet care product platform. The company sells products such as air care, insecticides, repellants, household cleaners, and etc. As per CIC, the company is ranked first among domestic companies for the past five years (from 2015 - 2019) and had a market share of 9.4% in 2019 in terms of retail sales value.


In this note, we discuss how Cheerwin's bookbuild demand compare to recent IPOs and update peer valuation table.


We have previously covered the company in:




Cheerwin (朝云集团) Pre-IPO - Monetizing a Mature Business 

Cheerwin (朝云集团) Pre-IPO - 9M20 Results + Product Review 

Cheerwin (朝云集团) Pre-IPO - Peer Analysis and Thoughts Valuation 

Cheerwin (朝云集团) IPO - Not the Right Price 



Cheerwin (朝云集团) IPO - Good Bookbuild Demand but Still Below Average

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle / Equity Capital Markets

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-mixc-lifestyle-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29285:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)</a>/CR Mixc is a Chinese property management and commercial operational service provider. CR Mixc was the fifth-largest Chinese property management companies as measured by property management service revenue in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. The controlling shareholder is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-land-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:418:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Land (1109 HK)</a>. </p></div><div><p>At the proposed IPO price range of HK$18.60-22.30 per share, CR Mixc will have a market cap of HK$40,920-49,060 million ($5.3-6.3 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the total proceeds are HK$11,004.7 million ($1.4 billion). </p></div><div><p>Seven cornerstone investors will subscribe for $650 million worth of the offer shares (44.8% of the offer shares at the IPO mid-point). The cornerstone investors are GIC, Hillhouse Capital, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>,  Cephei Capital, Matthews Funds, China Structural Reform Fund and GLP. </p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-resources-mixc-lifestyle-ipo-initiation-the-paradox-of-plenty" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45244" rel="noopener">China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO Initiation: The Paradox of Plenty</a>, we stated that CR Mixc’s fundamentals are mixed, in our view. We label this insight bearish as our valuation analysis suggests that we would participate at most at the low-end of the IPO price range. </p></div></div></div>

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)/CR Mixc is a Chinese property management and commercial operational service provider. CR Mixc was the fifth-largest Chinese property management companies as measured by property management service revenue in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. The controlling shareholder is China Resources Land (1109 HK). At the proposed IPO price range of HK$18.60-22.30 per share, CR Mixc will have a market cap of HK$40,920-49,060 million ($5.3-6.3 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the total proceeds are HK$11,004.7 million ($1.4 billion). Seven cornerstone investors will subscribe for $650 million worth of the offer shares (44.8% of the offer shares at the IPO mid-point). The cornerstone investors are GIC, Hillhouse Capital, Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK),  Cephei Capital, Matthews Funds, China Structural Reform Fund and GLP. In China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO Initiation: The Paradox of Plenty, we stated that CR Mixc’s fundamentals are mixed, in our view. We label this insight bearish as our valuation analysis suggests that we would participate at most at the low-end of the IPO price range. 

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO: Valuation Insights

China

Zhenro Services Group is a property management service provider in China. As of September 30, 2019, the company operated in four major regions in China, the Yangtze River Delta Region, Western Straits Region, Midwest Region, and Bohai Rim Region. 

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Chinese Developers’ Overview - Shift in Sentiment but a Few Still Needs Some Equity

Country Garden Holdings just launched a primary placement to raise US$300m, at a fixed 17.7% discount to last close. Proceeds will be used to repay...

Clarence Chu

Languang Justbon’s Composite Document, IFA Opinion and Extended Closing Date

Satisfaction of the minimum acceptance condition is the key hurdle. At the last close, the gross spread to the enhanced offer price of HK$54.3000...

Arun George

Languang Justbon’s Mandatory Offer and Voluntary Delisting Proposal from Country Garden Services

CGS has announced a voluntary delisting proposal at HK$54.3000 per H-share subject to shareholder approval and min acceptance conditions. We think...

Arun George

Cheerwin (朝云集团) IPO - Good Bookbuild Demand but Still Below Average

Cheerwin (6601 HK) IPO was priced at HK$9.20 per share. In this note, we discuss how Cheerwin's bookbuild demand compare to recent IPOs and update...

Zhen Zhou, Toh

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO: Valuation Insights

At the mid-point of the IPO price range, CR Mixc will raise net proceeds of $1.4 billion. We label this insight bearish as we would participate at...

Arun George

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