Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

I investigate special situations in Korea.

Korea / Special Situations

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Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>The FTC uses acquisition cost, not market value, so Samsung C&amp;T’s existing 5.05% Samsung Elec stake is booked at KRW 400B</li>
<li>Samsung Life only needs to sell ~5.5% of Samsung Elec, not the full 8.51%, leaving Samsung C&amp;T with a ~KRW 10T buffer before hitting the 50% holdco threshold.</li>
<li>The holdco risk is overblown—unlikely without rule changes. The Bio spin-off looks like prep for Samsung C&amp;T to buy Samsung Elec stake, driving re-rating upside for C&amp;T and Life.</li>
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The FTC uses acquisition cost, not market value, so Samsung C&amp;T’s existing 5.05% Samsung Elec stake is booked at KRW 400B
Samsung Life only needs to sell ~5.5% of Samsung Elec, not the full 8.51%, leaving Samsung C&amp;T with a ~KRW 10T buffer before hitting the 50% holdco threshold.
The holdco risk is overblown—unlikely without rule changes. The Bio spin-off looks like prep for Samsung C&amp;T to buy Samsung Elec stake, driving re-rating upside for C&amp;T and Life.


Samsung Insider’s Flawed Premise on the Samsung C&T Forced Holdco Conversion Issue

Samsung Life Insurance

Samsung Insider’s Flawed Premise on the Samsung C&T Forced Holdco Conversion Issue