PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH)

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Offshore services firm seeks $476m in S'pore IPO
Published on Apr 9, 2014
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A MAJOR operator of maritime support vessels controlled by Malaysia's richest man is seeking to raise up to US$380 million (S$476 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore.

This is a boost to Singapore's stock market, which has seen just one other mainboard listing this year.

The deal from PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh), the largest Asia-based international operator of support vessels for offshore oilfields, comes as Singapore's IPO market has struggled in recent years. Most big-ticket listings in Asia opt for Hong Kong where there is more robust demand from Chinese and international investors.

But Singapore is carving out a niche as the preferred market of choice for the offshore oil and gas industry, building on its position as a regional energy and shipping hub. Singapore is home to the world's two biggest rig builders, Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine, as well as smaller oil services companies such as Ezion Holdings.

"The Singapore Exchange presents a great market for these companies. The market has gained a critical mass of offshore energy companies and thus has a good sector full of peers," said Mr Vincent Fernando, an analyst at Religare Capital Markets.

Posh, controlled by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, is aiming to raise between US$304 million and US$344 million, according to its term sheet. The offer represents roughly 19 per cent of its outstanding shares, excluding a greenshoe option.

If the greenshoe option is exercised, the total amount raised could reach US$380 million. Pricing for institutional investors is expected on April 16 and it is scheduled to list on April 25.

Funds raised will go towards expanding its fleet, currently 112 vessels, which serve offshore oilfields in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The deal has fanned hopes that more IPOs will find their way to Singapore's stock market.

"The first half of the year will be a stretch, but most of us are looking at the second half to see some larger deals coming through," said Mr Raymond Tong, capital markets partner at Clifford Chance in Singapore.

"Hopefully we can see more non-property or business trust deals, otherwise there's a risk the market will become too narrow."

In another encouraging sign, India's Larsen & Toubro has been tapping investors for a planned listing of toll road assets in Singapore. A source with direct knowledge of the matter said the deal could raise between S$500 million and S$1 billion. A spokesman for Larsen & Toubro declined to comment.

While proceeds for Singapore's IPO market jumped 29 per cent last year to US$4.9 billion, it still slipped behind Thailand in IPO league tables last year.

This year represents the slowest start for Singapore's IPO market since 2005, and shares in the one completed listing this year, OUE Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust, are still trading below their IPO price.

Lotte Shopping Co Ltd, South Korea's biggest shopping mall owner, has delayed a US$1 billion

real estate investment trust listing following an emerging market selloff which prompted investors to demand higher yields, financial sources familiar with the matter said.

A spokesman for Lotte Shopping declined to comment.

Frasers Centrepoint Ltd, a company controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has yet to decide on the formal launch of a S$600 million hospitality Reit IPO after it won approval from the Singapore Exchange to list in March.

Singapore-listed equity and equity-related transactions also showed steep declines of around 60 per cent in both proceeds and new issuance in the first quarter from the same period a year earlier, falling to US$2.4 billion, according to Thomson Reuters data up to March 24.

The Kuok Group has stakes in companies such as Hong Kong-listed Kerry Properties, Shangri-La Asia and Wilmar International which is run by the Malaysian tycoon's nephew, Mr Kuok Khoon Hong.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, DBS Group Holdings and OCBC Bank are the joint issue managers, bookrunners and underwriters.

Hwang Investment Management and Fortress Capital Asset Management are cornerstone investors in the deal.

REUTERS
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Kuok took Pacific Carriers private 10 years ago, now back to list it on SGX again.
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Pac Carriers could be under KLSE listed M'sia Bulk Carriers. POSH is offshore support vessels - the Ezion, Ezra, Jaya, Pac Radiance type...

(10-04-2014, 08:25 AM)Stocker Wrote: Kuok took Pacific Carriers private 10 years ago, now back to list it on SGX again.
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Is there a public tranche? I have been searching for it on MAS since Monday but cannot find.
You can count on the greed of man for the next recession to happen.
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GLOBAL OFFERING SIZE
Indicative tranching of base deal size of up to 337,625,000 shares of which:
· Placement – Up to 196,820,000 shares
· Cornerstones – Up to 85,605,000 shares
· Reserve - Up to 25,200,000 shares
· Singapore Public Offer - Up to 30,000,000 shares
GREENSHOE OPTION: Up to 46,125,000 shares
INDICATIVE PRICE RANGE: S$1.13 - S$1.24 per share
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Heard indications for pte placement around 50% filled... maybe a tough debut is on the cards...

Malaysian tycoon launches biggest IPO here this year

Posh - his offshore services company - plans to raise at least $388.3 million
Published on Apr 18, 2014 1:31 AM

Mr Gerald Seow CEO and executive director of Posh at the press conference. With him is divisional director Lee Keng Lin Posh (above) has a fleet of 112 vessels in operation and another 15 on order. -- . PHOTOS: MATTHIAS HO, PACC


By Grace Leong

SINGAPORE'S biggest initial public offering (IPO) so far this year is under way with Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok listing his PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) yesterday.

Posh, the largest Asia-based international operator of support vessels for offshore oilfields in Asia, Africa and Latin America, plans to raise at least $388.3 million in gross proceeds through the sale of 337.6 million new shares at $1.15 a piece.

That would allow the company's IPO to trump the $346.4 million raised by the mainboard's only other listing this year, OUE Commercial Reit.

Including over-allotment of 46.1 million shares, which represents 18.3 per cent of the offering, the IPO is expected to raise $441.3 million. Its market capitalisation on listing will be about $2.1 billion.

The IPO pricing is at the lower end of an expected price range of between $1.13 and $1.24 a share.

"The placement is well-covered. We feel we have a good range of institutionals supporting the deal," Posh chief financial officer Geoffrey Yeoh said at a briefing yesterday.

About 40 million shares have been offered to the public at $1.15 a piece. The bulk of the offering - around 212 million shares - was placed out to institutional investors, including 25.2 million reserve shares for Posh staff and business associates, and its parent Kuok (Singapore) and its subsidiaries.

Cornerstone investors Hwang Investment Management and Fortress Capital Asset Management have agreed to take up 85.6 million shares in a move separate from the IPO.

Posh plans to use net proceeds of $374.8 million to repay part of the outstanding amounts under revolving facilities that have been used for working capital and capital expenditure purposes.

The IPO closes at noon on April 23, with trading of the shares set to start on April 25.

Chief executive and executive director Gerald Seow said: "We are well-positioned to capture market opportunities across all our business segments, maintaining our growth momentum and, in particular, expand into the deepwater offshore accommodation segment."

The company has a fleet of 112 vessels in operation and another 15 on order. It operates supply ships, harbour tugs and heavy-lift crane barges and provides shallow-water construction services and towage services for rigs. It has ordered offshore accommodation vessels. Posh achieved a 67.4 per cent net profit CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) in the financial years between 2011 and 2013, lifting earnings from US$26.2 million to US$73.4 million.

It plans to broaden its fleet diversification and expand into new markets such as Australia, Indonesia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In December, the board gave in-principle approval for a capital expenditure budget of about US$291.5 million (S$365 million), mainly for fleet expansion.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, DBS Bank and OCBC are the joint issue managers, bookrunners and underwriters.

gleong@sph.com.sg
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With earning of US$73.4 million and valuation of 2.1 billion, 20+ PE ratio.

You can have smaller offshore players at much lower PE in the market.
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I cannot find the IPO prospectus . When will it be out?
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My sense is company stave off unprofitable ships to JV and booked under associate income, increasing consolidated margins in the process. Standard Korean accounting trick

This blog on Maybulk is also interesting:
http://cgmalaysia.blogspot.sg/2014/04/ma...osh-1.html
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https://opera.mas.gov.sg/ExtPortal/Publi...a578c9ec2a

pg 76. Net cash (used in) investing activities jumped significantly (more than 3 fold) compared to previous year.

GOSH JV currently mired in the corruption case with OSA/PERMEX

http://www.citigroup.com/citi/news/2014/140228b.htm
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