Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 30 years of experience in the Korean/Asian equity research. Major sectors coverage include the following:
- Technology 
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Tender Offers/M&As
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Apple EV + Hyundai Motor = An Ideal Marriage or A Relationship Doom to Fail?

Smartkarma North Asia Weekly: POTUS Order Amended, Xiaomi, Hyundai Motor, & 2021 Asia IPO Pipeline

Hyundai Motor - Taking On Tesla With the New EV Ioniq Models

Hyundai Motor's New Share Buyback Program + Two More Key Catalysts

Tesla – Short Side Risk-Reward Looking Juicy Again

Event-Driven

<div class="content-highlight"><p>According to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-09/softbank-is-said-to-be-in-talks-to-sell-robot-maker-to-hyundai" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a> is in discussions to purchase Boston Dynamics. Although the exact terms are yet to be finalized, the local media mentioned that the purchase <a href="https://view.asiae.co.kr/article/2020111011314146483" target="_blank" rel="noopener">price</a> could fetch nearly $1 billion for the control of Boston Dynamics, which is best known for one of the most advanced robotic systems in the world including BigDog and the humanoid Atlas.</p></div><p>If the deal is successfully completed, we think that the market would view this deal positively on Hyundai Motor. Keep in mind that this M&amp;A deal could potentially fall apart due to many issues including price.  </p>

According to Bloomberg, Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS) is in discussions to purchase Boston Dynamics. Although the exact terms are yet to be finalized, the local media mentioned that the purchase price could fetch nearly $1 billion for the control of Boston Dynamics, which is best known for one of the most advanced robotic systems in the world including BigDog and the humanoid Atlas.If the deal is successfully completed, we think that the market would view this deal positively on Hyundai Motor. Keep in mind that this M&amp;A deal could potentially fall apart due to many issues including price.  

韓国M&amp;Aスポットライト：現代自動車、ソフトバンクからボストン・ダイナミクスを買収へ交渉中

Hyundai Motor

韓国M&amp;Aスポットライト：現代自動車、ソフトバンクからボストン・ダイナミクスを買収へ交渉中

韓国M&Aスポットライト：現代自動車、ソフトバンクからボストン・ダイナミクスを買収へ交渉中