Daily Brief Financials: ESR Group , Jb Financial Group, St James’S Place and more

• A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
• ECM developments: Kioxia Holdings (285A JP) IPO, Hulic Co Ltd (3003 JP) and Sanrio (8136 JP) placements.
• Event-Driven developments: ESR Group (1821 HK), HKBN Ltd (1310 HK), Lifestyle China (2136 HK), Seven & I Holdings (3382 JP), De Grey Mining (DEG AU), Sg Fleet (SGF AU). 

• JB Financial is a Korean regional bank involved in traditional banking services such as mortgage loans, auto loans, and asset management
• The bank has a stable performance with a 10-12% return on common equity and a strong 12.5% CET1 ratio, but trades at a low valuation of .56xTBV and 4-5x earnings
• Activist fund Align Partners has influenced JB’s capital allocation decisions, advocating for buybacks and higher capital returns, while the bank offers a significant 6.6% dividend that has been growing at a double-digit rate

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• I tally 52 – mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac – transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
• Five new deals this week: De Grey Mining (DEG AU)‘s scrip merger; and cash Offers for ESR (1821 HK), HKBN (1310 HK), Lifestyle China (2136 HK), and Suntec (SUN SP).
• Key updates/news took place on: Latin Resources (LRS AU), Hotel Property Investments (HPI AU), Sg Fleet (SGF AU), Malaysia Airports (MAHB MK), Greatview Aseptic Packaging (468 HK), and MPHB (MPHB MK).

• St. James’s Place plc experienced a 50% decline in shares due to changes in fee structure impacting earnings
• Despite challenges like regulatory provision and dividend cut, the company’s long-term SaaS conversion remains promising
• Estimates project a 6% decline in earnings power but potential for significant value increase by 2030, making the current low valuation an opportunity for investors

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