Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vista-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35951:1" rel="noopener">Vista REIT (VR PM)</a> is looking to raise about US$158m in its Philippines IPO. This would be a 100% secondary selldown by the Sponsors.</li>
<li>VREIT is a Philippine REIT which owns commercial properties, comprising both retail and office properties. The initial portfolio consists of 12 Properties with an aggregate GLA of 256,403.95 sqm.</li>
<li>VREIT had weathered the effects of COVID relatively well, given its exposure towards essential providers and BPO tenants. However, its larger assets have seen their occupancies dwindle since FY19.</li>
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We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

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Vista REIT

VistaREIT IPO - Bulk Expiries in the near Term and Larger Assets Saw Dwindling Performance