Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 25 years of experience in analyzing hundreds of companies, especially in Asia. Deep expertise in the following sectors:
- Technology (E-commerce, SaaS, Internet)
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Three IPO Candidates of the Dongwon Group (StarKist, Dongwon Loex, and Dongwon Home Food)

Pan Ocean To Sell 5.8% Stake in Hanjin Kal To Secure Funds to Acquire HMM

Pan Ocean Considering on a Rights Offering Capital Raise of Nearly 3 Trillion Won for the HMM Deal

Privatization of HMM: Enormous Shares Dilution Risk

Investigating HMM's Latest Bond Conversion Situation for a Shorting Setup

Event-Driven

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<li>After the market close on 21 August, it was reported that Harim Group, Dongwon Group, LX Group, and Hapag-Lloyd have been short-listed as preliminary bidders for HMM.</li>
<li>KDB and KOBC are selling 38.9% stake in HMM on a fully diluted basis. The local media have mentioned that the potential sales price could be about 5-6 trillion won.</li>
<li>We continue to have a Negative view of HMM. e expect additional 20-30%+ downside risk over the next 6-12 months.</li>
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After the market close on 21 August, it was reported that Harim Group, Dongwon Group, LX Group, and Hapag-Lloyd have been short-listed as preliminary bidders for HMM.
KDB and KOBC are selling 38.9% stake in HMM on a fully diluted basis. The local media have mentioned that the potential sales price could be about 5-6 trillion won.
We continue to have a Negative view of HMM. e expect additional 20-30%+ downside risk over the next 6-12 months.


Korea Investment Holdings Co, Ltd. (071050 KS)

Privatization of HMM: Hapag-Lloyd, Harim, Dongwon, and LX Groups [Short-Listed Bidding Candidates]

HMM Co., Ltd.

Privatization of HMM: Hapag-Lloyd, Harim, Dongwon, and LX Groups [Short-Listed Bidding Candidates]