In light of the recent market panic in China, MCM Partners analyst Hank Terrebrood released a report focusing on potential deals to take U.S.-listed Chinese companies private. The growing spreads between share prices and potential buyout prices seem to indicate that the market has become skeptical that the deals will go through as planned.

The Numbers

As of this week, nearly all of the going-private deals that have been announced for U.S.-listed Chinese stocks are demonstrating double-digit spreads between share prices and buyout prices.

With many of the announced deals still in the early stages of completion, the recent turmoil in Chinese A-shares markets has increased the market uncertainty surrounding completion of the deals.

Two Possible Exceptions

In the report, Terrebrood notes…

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