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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>23andMe, the renowned genetic testing and health data company, has recently garnered significant attention with its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, expressing openness to considering third-party acquisition offers.</li><li>This comes on the heels of her ongoing efforts to take the company private, despite the board’s rejection of her initial proposal.</li><li>With a combination of promising proprietary assets and a shaky financial trajectory, 23andMe finds itself at a crossroads.</li></ul>

23andMe, the renowned genetic testing and health data company, has recently garnered significant attention with its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, expressing openness to considering third-party acquisition offers.This comes on the heels of her ongoing efforts to take the company private, despite the board’s rejection of her initial proposal.With a combination of promising proprietary assets and a shaky financial trajectory, 23andMe finds itself at a crossroads.

Inside the 23andMe Buyout Rumors: Will Anne Wojcicki Take the Company Private?

SPAC Deep Dive, subSPAC

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SPAC Deep Dive

Each week we’ll identify and break down for you SPACs that are capturing market share and making an impact.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The last week of SPACs was packed with market activity including deals, IPOs, and Lawsuits.</li><li>The  SPAC bubble burst has led to the market being flooded with penny stocks.</li><li>Also, a serial sponsor upsizes its IPO for its next SPAC, a SPAC is taking a drug development firm public, and a medical testing firm comes under scrutiny due to mounting losses and lawsuits from customers.</li></ul>

The last week of SPACs was packed with market activity including deals, IPOs, and Lawsuits.The  SPAC bubble burst has led to the market being flooded with penny stocks.Also, a serial sponsor upsizes its IPO for its next SPAC, a SPAC is taking a drug development firm public, and a medical testing firm comes under scrutiny due to mounting losses and lawsuits from customers.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

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Aquila Acquisition Corporation / Event-Driven

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<li>SPACs - remember them? US offerings in 2021 topped ~US$150bn, falling to US$13bn in 2022. Singapore joined the bandwagon in January 2022  and Hong Kong two months later.</li>
<li>That Hong Kong stock is <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aquila-acquisition-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35435:1" rel="noopener">Aquila Acquisition Corporation (7836 HK)</a></strong>, and it recently announced a merger with <strong>ZG Group</strong>, a Chinese steel trading website.</li>
<li>That's positive. Less positive is how de-SPACed shares tend to trade in the US. </li>
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SPACs - remember them? US offerings in 2021 topped ~US$150bn, falling to US$13bn in 2022. Singapore joined the bandwagon in January 2022  and Hong Kong two months later.
That Hong Kong stock is Aquila Acquisition Corporation (7836 HK), and it recently announced a merger with ZG Group, a Chinese steel trading website.
That's positive. Less positive is how de-SPACed shares tend to trade in the US. 


United States

23andMe Holding Co. operates as a consumer genetics and research company. The Company provides direct-to-consumer genetic testing services. 23andMe Holding serves customers worldwide.

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The gross spread to the redemption price is 4.8%. I'd be redeeming. Shares are beyond illiquid. Unless shares were to dip here, on some volume,...

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