Established 1999
123jump.com - U.S. Financial Information Archive: 90,000 Annual and 10-K reports – 20,000 Global news stories - 3,500 IPO reports - 1,700 - Earnings Calls – 320 Fund Interviews – 10-year Annual earnings on 4,500 stocks – 20 Quarterly earnings on 3,600 stocks – 1,800 IPO prospectuses – 1,200 Economic data releases
     
   
 

Asia Special Situation Acquisition Corp.(CIU.U)

 
123Jump Rating: - Avoid   Underwriters: Maxim Group LLC
     
Status: Priced  
 
Address: P.O. Box 309GT, South Church Street,
FiledDate: 08/06/2007
  George Town, Grand Cayman,
   
  Cayman Islands
Filed Price Range ($): $10.00
       
Telephone: 407-805-0879 Filed Offer Amount ($ Million): $115.00
       
Fax: Shares Offered (Millions): 10
       
Websites: Shares Outstanding (Millions): 12.5
       
Management: Angela Ho, CEO
IPO Date: 01/16/2008
     
  Final Offer Price ($): $10.00
       
Industry: Leasing/Rental Services Final Offer Size (Millions of Shares): 10.00
       
Employees: 5 Final Offer Amount ($ Million): $100.00
       
Competitors: S-1 Forms: 2008 S1-Form  download 2008 S1-Form  download
     
   
       
     
     
     
       
 
- Avoid        - Value Gap        - Short-Term Growth        - Long-Term Growth        - Long-Term Value

Company Links
Executives Products Services
Major Stock Holders   (Prior To Offering)

Name

Class A
Angela Ho 52.50%
Arie Jan van Roon 77.50%
Dr. Gary T. Hirst 25.00%
Ho Capital Management LLC 52.50%
Noble Investment Fund Limited 72.50%

Major Stock Holders  (After Offering)

Name

Common Stock Class A Class B Class C Class L ADS
Angela Ho 0% 10.50% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Arie Jan van Roon 0% 15.50% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Dr. Gary T. Hirst 0% 5.00% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Ho Capital Management LLC 0% 10.50% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Noble Investment Fund Limited 0% 14.50% 0% 0% 0% 0%

Business Environment

Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China and the only location in China that permits casino gaming. It is believed that Macau is well positioned to be one of the largest gaming destinations in the world. One of the world\'s largest gaming markets, Macau is located in a highly-populated region of the world. Evidenced by the recent opening of Macau gaming facilities by Steve Wynn and other Nevada-based casino and hotel operators, it is believed that Macau is currently underserved by its regional gaming facilities. According to the government-run Statistics and Census Service, tourism in Macau is expected to continue to grow as the Chinese government continues to implement its policy of liberalizing historical restrictions on travel and currency movements.

The hospitality industry can be subdivided into three major ownership/operator segments: asset owners, brand owners/operators and independent operators.

Asset owners own direct (or, more typically, through holding entities, indirect) interests in actual real estate and related assets. Asset owners are typically private equity firms, private or public real estate investment trusts or companies, and individual investors whose primary business is to own real estate assets in various segments of the hospitality industry.

Brand owners/operators are owners, managers and/or franchisors of hotel brands. They typically manage the assets themselves for a fee, or franchise the assets to independent operators. Occasionally, like asset owners, brand owners own actual interests in the real estate and related assets.

Independent operators typically combine the operations of both asset owners and brand owners/operators. They are companies that manage diverse assets under different brands, which they typically franchise. In some cases, they also own direct or indirect interests in actual real estate and related assets.

Company Strategy
A blank check company under formed under Cayman Islands law on March 22, 2007.

Product/Services Portfolio
The Company is not presently engaged in, and it will not engage in, any substantive commercial business for an indefinite period of time following the offering. To date, the Company has not selected any target business on which to concentrate its search for a business combination.

Although not limited to any one sector within the leisure and hospitality industry, the Company intends to focus its acquisition strategy on target businesses in the following sectors of the leisure and hospitality industry that are located in the PRC or otherwise provide their products and services to consumers located in China:

• hotels;

• tourism;

• gaming and casinos;

• condo-hotels/fractional time-shares/destination clubs;

• cruise lines;

• golf resorts and spas; and

• related amenity or service businesses.

Investment Analysis
The Company has neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date.

The Company estimates the net proceeds from the sale of the units in the offering and the insider warrants will be $100 million ($114.25 million if the over-allotment option is exercised in full), after deducting offering expenses of approximately $5.7 million ($6.4 million if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) not including the underwriters’ deferred fees.

Income Data 
Year Revenues Costs Oper Income Taxes Net Income EPS
2007 0.00 0.00 -11,500 0.00 -8,806 0.00
*For the period March 22, 2007 to September 18, 2007

Balance Sheet Data

Year

Cash Acct Recv. Inventory Total Cur Assets Total Cur Liability PPE Total Assets LT Debt SH Equity
2007 283,082 0.00 0.00 0.00 737,200 0.00 752,144 0.00 14,944
*As of period ended September 18, 2007

Cash Flow Summary

Year

Net Cash-Ops Net Cash-Inv Net Cash-Fin Net Change
2007 2,694 0.00 280,388 283,082
*For the period March 22, 2007 to September 18, 2007
 

 

© 1999-2008 123jump.com. All rights reserved