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Daily Brief ECM: Lygend Resources & Technology IPO – Margins Expected to Expand and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Lygend Resources & Technology IPO – Margins Expected to Expand, Enticing at the Bottom End
  • Ant Group: Consumer Finance Finds Investors But Beijing Could Throw New Obstacles At Ant’s Direction
  • Lygend Resources & Technology IPO: Valuation Insights
  • Daiei Kankyo Pre-IPO – Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

Lygend Resources & Technology IPO – Margins Expected to Expand, Enticing at the Bottom End

By Clarence Chu

  • Lygend Resources & Technology (LR HK) is looking to raise up to US$595m in its Hong Kong IPO.
  • Lygend Resources & Technology (Lygend) is a nickel trading and production firm with a portfolio covering multiple areas across the nickel industry value chain.
  • In this note, we will revisit our earnings assumptions and share our thoughts on valuation.

Ant Group: Consumer Finance Finds Investors But Beijing Could Throw New Obstacles At Ant’s Direction

By Oshadhi Kumarasiri

  • Earlier this year, an RMB 22.0bn fundraising was likely blocked by Beijing with the state-backed asset manager, China Cinda pulling out of the deal at the last moment.
  • Several media outlets reported last week that Ant Group is pushing ahead yet again with an RMB 10.5bn fundraising effort for its Consumer Finance business.
  • This fundraising could yet again face obstacles as Beijing might want Ant Financial Services Group (6688 HK) to surrender a controlling stake in the Consumer Finance business to state-backed firms.

Lygend Resources & Technology IPO: Valuation Insights

By Arun George


Daiei Kankyo Pre-IPO – Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

By Sumeet Singh

  • Daiei Kankyo (9336 JP) , a waste management company, aims to raise around US$280m in its Japan IPO.
  • Daiei Kankyo is involved in the waste management and related businesses in Japan. The core of its operations consists of its waste management and recycling business.
  • In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about valuations.

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