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In the IPO market next week (16th to 20th), three companies, including Yeonggwang YKMC, Optonics, and AL Robot, will enter the KOSDAQ market one after another. Demand forecasting for institutional investors continues.
SFC and Ucast general subscription on the 18th to 19th
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Hoe-in = In the IPO market next week (16th to 20th), three companies, including Yeonggwang YKMC, Optonix, and AL Robot, will enter the KOSDAQ market one after another.
According to the financial investment industry on the 14th, Yeonggwang YKMC, a semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment parts company, will be listed on the KOSDAQ market on the 16th.
Its main business is precision processing, surface treatment, and cleaning of parts used in semiconductor and display equipment, and the public offering price was set at 11,000 won.
Then, on the 17th, Optonix, a company specializing in optical components, and AL Robot, a robot automation company, will enter the KOSDAQ market on the 18th.
The public offering prices of the two companies were 12,000 won and 17,600 won, respectively, both at the top of the desired range.
Demand forecasting for institutional investors continues.
Adele, a company developing a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, is conducting demand forecasts until the 18th. The desired band for the public offering is 18,000 to 25,000 won.
KMF, a fermentation bio platform company, and Zenon, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) solution company for businesses, will be evaluated by institutional investors side by side from the 16th to the 20th.
KMF, established in 2002, is a company that develops biomaterials based on microbial fermentation technology, and the desired offering band is 15,000 to 17,000 won.
Zenon supports companies' AI system construction and task automation based on its self-developed AI platform 'GenOS'. The desired band for public offering is 9,700 to 12,200 won.
A&H Structure, an aerospace company, will conduct demand forecasting from the 19th to the 25th.
Its main business is the design and production of aerospace and defense structures, and it is pursuing listing on KOSDAQ through technology special treatment. The desired band for public offering is 11,200 to 13,600 won.
Enki White Hat, a white hacker solution automation company, will conduct demand forecasting for institutional investors from the 20th to the 26th. The desired band for public offering is 13,000 to 16,500 won.
SFC and Ucast will participate in the public offering subscription for general investors.
SFC, a company specializing in OLED (organic light emitting diode) materials, and Ucast, a mobile communication network equipment company, will be holding general subscriptions on the 18th and 19th.
SFC's desired public offering band is 31,600 to 36,100 won, and Ucast suggested 19,000 to 23,000 won.
Ucast had previously lowered its desired public offering price from 21,000 to 26,000 won by postponing the public offering schedule due to the Financial Supervisory Service's request for correction of the securities report.
Both companies plan to confirm their final public offering price on the 17th.
◇ Institutional demand forecast
▲ Adel, KOSDAQ, 18,000 to 25,000 won (scheduled to be confirmed on November 20), 12th to 18th, public offering stock subscription 23rd to 24th, lead underwriters Samsung Securities and Mirae Asset Securities.
▲ KMF, KOSDAQ, 15,000-17,000 won (scheduled to be confirmed on November 23rd), 16th-20th, public offering subscription on 24th-25th, lead underwriter IBK Investment & Securities.
▲ Zenon, KOSDAQ, 9,700 to 12,200 won (scheduled to be confirmed on November 23), 16 to 20, subscription for public offering November 24 to 25, lead underwriter Samsung Securities.
▲ A&H Structure, KOSDAQ, 11,200-13,600 won (scheduled to be confirmed on November 26), 19-25, public offering subscription 27-30, lead underwriter NH Investment & Securities.
▲ Enki White Hat, KOSDAQ, 13,000-16,500 won (scheduled to be confirmed on November 30), 20-26, public offering subscription 1-2 days, lead underwriter Shinyoung Securities.
◇ Public offering stock subscription
▲ SFC, KOSPI, 31,600 to 36,100 won (scheduled to be confirmed on November 17), subscription for public offering shares on the 18th to 19th, lead underwriter Mirae Asset Securities, joint underwriter Korea Investment & Securities, and underwriting company Samsung Securities.
▲ Ucast, KOSDAQ, KRW 19,000-23,000 (scheduled to be confirmed on November 17), public offering subscription on the 18th-19th, lead underwriter Eugene Investment & Securities, underwriter Shinyoung Securities.
◇ Listing
▲ Yeonggwang YKMC, KOSDAQ, 16th, public offering price 11,000 won, lead underwriter Daishin Securities.
▲ Optonics, KOSDAQ, 17th, public offering price 12,000 won, lead underwriter Korea Investment & Securities.
▲ AL Robot, KOSDAQ, 18th, public offering price 17,600 won, lead underwriter Daishin Securities.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The final public offering price of SFC and Ucast is scheduled to be confirmed on November 17.
Very likely · Within days
Adele's demand forecast will run until the 18th, and the public offering price will be confirmed on November 20th.
Very likely · Within days
The public offering price of KMF and Zenon is scheduled to be confirmed on November 23.
Very likely · Within days

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