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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Lotte,Carlyle in race to buy Matahari hypermart-sources

* Indonesian group wants $1 bln for hypermart unit-sources
* Matahari wants to focus more on healthcare, property assets
* Merrill Lynch advising Matahari on the sale
* Matahari shares up 3.5 pct vs 0.3 pct fall in main index

South Korea's Lotte Shopping (023530.KS) and U.S. private equity firm Carlyle [CYL.UL] are in a race to buy Indonesia's Matahari (MPPA) hypermart business which the group hopes to sell for $1 billion, three sources said.

Matahari is selling Hypermart, Indonesia's second biggest hypermart chain after PT Carrefour Indonesia, as it tries to focus on its core healthcare and property assets.
The sale is a seen as good opportunity to raise exposure to Indonesia's retail sector as a healthy economy, forecast to grow 6.0-6.2 percent this year, and a booming stock market boosts consumption in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

At least three to four preliminary bids went in last week for Matahari Hypermart, three sources familiar with the deal said.

"Lotte and Carlyle are in," said one of the sources, who asked not to be named because the bidding process is not public.

"Lippo group is trying to sell its non-core assets and put more focus in its prime assets in properties and health-care, that's why they want to sell Hypermart," said Ari Pitoyo, head of research at PT Mandiri Sekuritas in Jakarta, referring to Matahari's parent company.

"The retail business is fueled with intense competition while the margin is smaller around 7 to 9 percent compared with (higher) margins in properties and hospitals."
The sale process comes at a time when Carrefour, Europe's biggest retailer, hopes to sell its Singapore, Malaysia and Thai businesses for $1 billion and has set Nov. 5 as a deadline for the second round of bids. 

It also comes just a few months after Matahari agreed to sell a 90.76 percent stake in retail unit Matahari Department Store to a joint venture with private equity group CVC Partners [CVC.UL] for $770 million. 

INDONESIA APPEAL
Matahari's Hypermart owns 38 stores in 21 cities across Indonesia, ranking it behind market leader PT Carrefour Indonesia which operates 65 stores. The group declined to name the bidders.

Lotte, the fourth-biggest hypermart player in Indonesia, is South Korea's fifth largest conglomerate in terms of assets and has in recent years actively snapped up M&A targets across Asia in the face of an increasingly saturated retail market at home.

Last December, Lotte bought Chinese supermarket operator Times and operates 79 supermarkets in the country. In Indonesia, Lotte purchased Dutch wholesaler Makro in October 2008.

"Following the acquisition of Makro, Lotte has established itself well in Indonesia, and its pursuit of Matahari is a sign it wants to root itself more firmly in the country," said Ahn Ji-young, an analyst at IBK Securities.

"Rather than expanding in terms of country profile, Lotte wants to strengthen and focus more its operations in countries where it is already doing well, such as Indonesia and China."

Dairy Farm HERO.SI, seen as a potential bidder, declined to comment on whether it is interested in Matahari Hypermart.

Dairy Farm's unit in Indonesia, PT Hero Supermarket HERO.SI, is the third biggest in the hypermart business.

Bank of America's Merrill Lynch is advising PT Matahari Putra Prima, which is owned by Indonesia's Riady family. Spokesmen at Merrill and Carlyle declined to comment.
Lotte is being advised by HSBC (HSBA.L) and UBS (UBSN.VX) is advising Carlyle. Officials from Lotte and the banks declined to comment.

Matahari shares were up 3.5 percent, outperforming Indonesia's benchmark index, which was down 0.3 percent at 0513 GMT.Source: Reuters

Macquarie Borong 123 Ribu Lot Saham ASRI

Investor asing melalui Macquarie Securities Indonesia memborong 123.441 lot saham Alam Sutera Realty (ASRI) di harga rata-rata Rp 294,4. Aksi beli ini berhasil membuat harga saham ASRI terkerek naik menjadi Rp 290 atau naik Rp 5 setelah sempat menyentuh Rp 305.


Di sisi lain, investor asing juga melakukan penjualan dipimpin oleh JP Morgan yang melepas 30.885 lot dan Deutsche Securities 20 ribu lot. Namun, volume pembelian yang lebih besar dari Macquarie disertai aksi beli investor lokal melalui Meridian Capital dan Nusadana Capital yang masing-masing membeli 56.020 lot dan 38.620 lot membuat harga saham ASRI masih naik.


1
RX
MACQUARIE SECURITIES INDONESIA
342
123,441
294.40
3
4,000
300.00
119,441
127,441
2
BM
MERIDIAN CAPITAL
154
56,020
296.30
47
11,000
295.31
45,020
67,020
3
DR
NUSADANA CAPITAL INDONESIA
78
38,620
295.79
58
18,707
294.93
19,913
57,327
4
IF
SAMUEL SEKURITAS INDONESIA
50
20,200
295.00
3
335
298.21
19,865
20,535
5
PK
PRATAMA CAPITAL INDONESIA
8
10,050
290.02
9
2,240
300.00
7,810
12,290
93
KZ
CLSA INDONESIA
-
-
-
4
18,080
290.00
-18,080
18,080
94
DB
DEUTSCHE SECURITIES INDONESIA
-
-
-
19
20,000
295.00
-20,000
20,000
95
BK
J.P MORGAN SECURITIES INDONESIA
3
4,669
295.00
97
30,885
291.77
-26,216
35,554






Credit Suisse Borong 132 Ribu Lot Saham ELTY

Nasabah lokal Credit Suisse Securities Indonesia dan sedikit investor lokal dari sekuritas itu memborong 132.435 lot saham Bakrieland Development (ELTY) di harga rata-rata Rp 158,28. Aksi beli Credit Suisse (yang terkenal dekat dengan Grup Bakrie) ini terlihat mencolok jika dibandingkan volume beli broker-broker lain.


Mandiri Sekuritas misalnya hanya membeli 16.289 lot dan Trimegah Securities 33.515 lot. Sebaliknya, investor lokal melalui tiga broker masih terus melakukan penjualan dipimpin oleh Kim Eng Sekuritas yang melepas 54.249 lot, E-Trading Securities 88.753 lot, dan Nusadana Capital 66.910.


Aksi beli oleh Credit Suisse ini cukup berhasil menahan harga saham ELTY tidak jatuh dan bertahan di posisi Rp 158.


1
CS
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES INDONESIA
221
132,435
158.28
8
10,000
157.00
122,435
142,435
2
CC
MANDIRI SEKURITAS
26
16,289
157.80
15
4,730
157.53
11,559
21,019
3
LG
TRIMEGAH SECURITIES TBK.
73
33,515
157.64
36
24,395
158.31
9,120
57,910
4
YJ
LAUTANDHANA SECURINDO
12
9,822
157.92
16
4,032
157.28
5,790
13,854
5
EL
EVERGREEN CAPITAL
24
6,906
156.51
2
1,500
158.67
5,406
8,406
78
DR
NUSADANA CAPITAL INDONESIA
58
33,570
158.30
108
66,910
158.80
-33,340
100,480
79
YP
ETRADING SECURITIES
260
52,930
157.52
339
88,753
157.95
-35,823
141,683
80
ZP
KIM ENG SEKURITAS
29
5,663
158.03
125
54,249
158.74
-48,586
59,912

ABN AMRO Terus Koleksi Saham ROTI

Investor asing yang menjadi nasabah ABN AMRO Asia Securities Indonesia terus mengoleksi saham Nippon Indosari Corpindo (ROTI), produsen roti bermerek Sari Roti, sejak di harga Rp 2.800.


Hari ini saja, ABN AMRO membeli 1.727 lot di harga rata-rata Rp 3.205, tanpa menjual sama sekali. Aksi beli investor asing juga dilakukan melalui DBS Vickers Securities Indonesia sebanyak 1.750 lot di harga rata-rata Rp 3.241.


Aksi ini sukses mengangkat harga saham ROTI Rp 75 menjadi Rp 3.175 setelah sempat menyentuh Rp 3.375.


1
DP
DBS VICKERS SECURITIES INDONESIA
71
1,750
3,241.77
-
-
-
1,750
1,750
2
HG
ABN AMRO ASIA SECURITIES INDONESIA
103
1,727
3,205.79
-
-
-
1,727
1,727
3
SM
MILLENIUM DANATAMA SEKURITAS
40
672
3,188.39
38
602
3,232.06
70
1,274
4
KS
KRESNA GRAHA SEKURINDO TBK.
2
52
3,226.92
2
2
3,200.00
50
54
39
YP
ETRADING SECURITIES
70
304
3,251.23
99
506
3,232.95
-202
810
40
KK
PHILLIP SECURITIES INDONESIA
6
58
3,212.50
27
294
3,229.51
-236
352
41
YU
CIMB-GK SECURITIES INDONESIA
-
-
-
87
2,351
3,219.64
-2,351
2,351