In today’s briefing:
- Japanese Neobanks: Time to Short Rakuten Bank (TSE: 5838)
- Certainty Vs. Upside: Navigating the Assura-KKR-PHP Showdown
Japanese Neobanks: Time to Short Rakuten Bank (TSE: 5838)
- We believe that the recently announced offer by NTT Docomo for SBI Sumishin Netbank is attractive for Netbank shareholders; this brings the Japanese neobanks into the valuation spotlight
- There is a modest long arbitrage opportunity in SBI Sumishin Netbank based on its 30th May closing price, but the bigger opportunity, in our view, is shorting Rakuten Bank
- Seven Bank is of potential M&A interest, according to the Japanese financial press; despite the speculative boost to Seven shares and its PBV, Rakuten Bank valuations look relatively very stretched
Certainty Vs. Upside: Navigating the Assura-KKR-PHP Showdown
- Assura draws competing offers: KKR offers 49.4p cash per share, while PHP counters with a 50.53p blend of cash and stock, sparking a rare UK healthcare REIT bidding war.
- With pro forma LTV below 50% and strong interest coverage, PHP can raise its cash component by 2–3p/share without losing investment-grade status; PUSU deadline looms 14 June.
- Arbitrage investors can go long Assura and hedge PHP exposure via CFDs at a 0.3769 ratio, isolating deal spread upside while managing market risk.
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