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Daily Brief ECM: LG Electronics’ BOD Gives the Green Light for LG Electronics India IPO in 2025 – Updated Valuation and more

In today’s briefing:

  • LG Electronics’ BOD Gives the Green Light for LG Electronics India IPO in 2025 – Updated Valuation
  • Tata Capital Pre-IPO – RHP Updates
  • WeWork India IPO – RHP Updates – Growing Footprint, Softening Operational Trends
  • Jain Resource Recycling IPO Trading – Decent Anchor; Tepid Overall Demand
  • Phoenix Education Partners (PXED): Higher Education Company Sets Terms for IPO
  • Myungin Pharma Pre-IPO: Strong Insti Subscription Rates
  • Capillary Technologies India Pre-IPO: Increased Monetization But CFO Turned Negative
  • Pre-IPO Shanghai Keying E-Commerce – Concerns About the Business Model and Prospects


LG Electronics’ BOD Gives the Green Light for LG Electronics India IPO in 2025 – Updated Valuation

By Douglas Kim

  • LG Electronics’ BOD finally approved a plan to sell a 15% stake in LG Electronics India in an IPO to be completed in 2025.
  • According to local media, LG Electronics India is now valued at about US$13 billion which is higher than LG Electronics’ market cap of US$8.8 billion. 
  • Our base case valuation of LG Electronics India is implied market cap of 1,280 billion INR or US$14.4 billion.

Tata Capital Pre-IPO – RHP Updates

By Sumeet Singh

  • Tata Capital Limited (TATACAP IN) is looking to raise up to US$1.7bn in its upcoming India IPO.
  • Tata Capital Limited (TCL) is the flagship financial services company of the Tata group and a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited.
  • We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates

WeWork India IPO – RHP Updates – Growing Footprint, Softening Operational Trends

By Akshat Shah

  • WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)  is looking to raise about US$338m in its India IPO. The all-secondary IPO has been downsized from its initial estimated size of about US$407m.
  • WeWork India (WWI) offers a wide range of workspace solutions, including custom-designed buildings, floors, and offices; enterprise office suites; private offices; co-working spaces; customized managed offices; and hybrid digital solutions.
  • In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates.

Jain Resource Recycling IPO Trading – Decent Anchor; Tepid Overall Demand

By Akshat Shah

  • Jain Resource Recycling (2300699D IN)  raised about US$142m in its India IPO.
  • The company is primarily focused on manufacturing of non-ferrous metal products by recycling of non-ferrous metal scrap. It is also engaged in trading of non-ferrous metals and other commodities.
  • We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.

Phoenix Education Partners (PXED): Higher Education Company Sets Terms for IPO

By IPO Boutique

  • Phoenix Education Partners (PXED US) set terms for its IPO on Tuesday and is offering 4.25 million shares at $31-$33.
  • Beginning in the first full fiscal quarter following the completion of this offering, they anticipate paying a quarterly cash dividend at a rate initially equal to approximately $0.84 per share.
  • Phoenix Education, however, stands apart: the company has no debt, is profitable, and even plans to pay a dividend.

Myungin Pharma Pre-IPO: Strong Insti Subscription Rates

By Nicholas Tan

  • Myungin Pharmaceutical (MYUNGIN KS) raised around US$142m in its upcoming Korean IPO.
  • It specializes in central nervous system (CNS) therapeutics, with strong technological expertise in developing and producing prescription drugs for stroke, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, and depression.
  • In this note, we talk about the firm’s trading dynamics.

Capillary Technologies India Pre-IPO: Increased Monetization But CFO Turned Negative

By Hong Jie Seow

  • Capillary Technologies India Ltd (CTIL) (0611334D IN) is looking to raise about US$240m in its upcoming India IPO.
  • Capillary has been able to diversify the uses of its offerings across different industries. Despite declines in number of customers and brands, they have been offset by increased monetization abilities
  • In this note, we look at the company’s past performance.

Pre-IPO Shanghai Keying E-Commerce – Concerns About the Business Model and Prospects

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • The essence of KEYING’s business model is a “middle man” and relies on making money through price difference in the process of sales of goods, but “de-intermediation” is a trend.
  • The pain point is most retail solution providers are unlikely to become industry giants due to excessive investment/lack the say in core technologies/products.The underlying logic of the industry is changing.
  • As the platform traffic dividend disappears and the trend of brand self-built teams intensifies, KEYING’s bargaining power is weakening.Valuation should be lower than peers due to weaker performance growth rate/profitability.  

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