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Sumeet Singh
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CTOS Digital Lock-up expiry

CTOS Digital (CTOS) raised around US$291m in its Malaysian IPO in Jul 2021. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm.

CTOS is an investment holding whose subsidiaries are principally involved in the business of credit reporting, digital software related services, software development, outsourcing and training services and investment holding. CTOS was the largest credit reporting agency (CRA) in Malaysia with an estimated market share in terms of revenue of 71.2% in 2020 according to the IMR Report. Its associate, Experian, was the second largest credit reporting agency (CRA) in Malaysia, with an estimated market share in terms of revenue of 17.5%.

The stock has done well since listing and is now trading 72% above its IPO price. In this note, we talk about the updates since listing and the upcoming lock-up expiry.

We have covered various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes:
CTOS Digital Pre-IPO - Credit where credit’s due,
CTOS Digital IPO - Market leader, strong PE record and cornerstone
CTOS Digital IPO Trading - Strong Demand
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