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Arun George

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Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tian-an-china-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13665:1" rel="noopener">Tian An China Investment (28 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allied-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4387:1" rel="noopener">Allied (373 HK)</a> entered a trading halt “<em>pursuant to The Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers.</em>” Allied owns 55.72% of Tian An.</li>
<li>It is likely that Allied Group is seeking to privatise its subsidiary Tian An. Tian An's other substantial shareholders have a history of sell-downs which facilitate an offer.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allied-properties-h-k-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19953:1" rel="noopener">Allied Properties (H.K.) (56 HK)</a>/APL's partial offer for Tian An in 2011 and Allied's privatisation of APL in 2020 point to a 20.8%-34.3% premium or HK$5.01-5.57 per share offer.</li>
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Tian An China Investment (28 HK) and Allied (373 HK) entered a trading halt “pursuant to The Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers.” Allied owns 55.72% of Tian An.
It is likely that Allied Group is seeking to privatise its subsidiary Tian An. Tian An's other substantial shareholders have a history of sell-downs which facilitate an offer.

Allied Properties (H.K.) (56 HK)/APL's partial offer for Tian An in 2011 and Allied's privatisation of APL in 2020 point to a 20.8%-34.3% premium or HK$5.01-5.57 per share offer.


Tian An China Investments (28 HK): Trading Halt, Privatisation by Allied Group?

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Lifestyle International Holdings / Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 5 August, Thomas Yau, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lifestyle-international-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:112:1" rel="noopener">Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK)</a></strong>'s controlling shareholder, tabled a Scheme at HK$5/share, a 62.3% premium to last close.  </li>
<li>The Scheme Doc is now out with the Court Meeting on the 21st of November. The outcome of this transaction will pivot off the reassessed net asset value of HK$10.60/share.</li>
<li>Trading at a gross spread of 9.6% using yesterday's close, reflecting the perceived opportunistic nature of the Offer. Yet Hong Kong's 2018 visitor glory days remain a long way off. </li>
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Back on the 5 August, Thomas Yau, Lifestyle International Holdings (1212 HK)'s controlling shareholder, tabled a Scheme at HK$5/share, a 62.3% premium to last close.  
The Scheme Doc is now out with the Court Meeting on the 21st of November. The outcome of this transaction will pivot off the reassessed net asset value of HK$10.60/share.
Trading at a gross spread of 9.6% using yesterday's close, reflecting the perceived opportunistic nature of the Offer. Yet Hong Kong's 2018 visitor glory days remain a long way off. 


Lifestyle (1212 HK): Timing Is Everything As Shareholders Go To Vote on 21 Nov

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<p>This revised guide is part of a series of M&amp;A guides that our Quiddity* team (see our profiles or the footnote below) are publishing to aid investors in understanding the rules, parameters, possibilities, and processes when companies conduct mergers and acquisitions. </p>
<p>The initial guide - <em><a href="https://skr.ma/7bVPk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Quiddity Hong Kong M&amp;A Guide 2019</a></em> - was published in April 2019. Since that time, there have been various new developments, many of which pertain to PRC-incorporated companies being taken private. This is an update.</p>
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This revised guide is part of a series of M&amp;A guides that our Quiddity* team (see our profiles or the footnote below) are publishing to aid investors in understanding the rules, parameters, possibilities, and processes when companies conduct mergers and acquisitions. 
The initial guide - Quiddity Hong Kong M&amp;A Guide 2019 - was published in April 2019. Since that time, there have been various new developments, many of which pertain to PRC-incorporated companies being taken private. This is an update.
These insights are designed to be used as a reference. They are not actionable.









<p>On the 18 December last year, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allied-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4387:1" rel="noopener">Allied (373 HK)</a> made an <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/1218/2020121801069.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Offer</a> for 75%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shk-hong-kong-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2399:1" rel="noopener">Shk Hong Kong Industries (666 HK)</a>, by way of a Scheme, at $0.21/share (cash), a 50.00% premium to last close.  The Offer price is final. There is no headcount test as SHK is HK-incorporated.</p>
<p>The Scheme Document has now been <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/0210/2021021001027.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">despatched</a>. The Court Meeting will be held on the 12 March, and assuming Disinterested Shareholders approve the Scheme resolutions, payment is expected on the 3 May.</p>
<p>The IFA - Pelican Financial - considers the Offer terms to be "<em>fair and reasonable</em>". </p>
<p>This looks done.</p>
<p>As always, more below the fold.</p>

On the 18 December last year, Allied (373 HK) made an Offer for 75%-held Shk Hong Kong Industries (666 HK), by way of a Scheme, at $0.21/share (cash), a 50.00% premium to last close.  The Offer price is final. There is no headcount test as SHK is HK-incorporated.
The Scheme Document has now been despatched. The Court Meeting will be held on the 12 March, and assuming Disinterested Shareholders approve the Scheme resolutions, payment is expected on the 3 May.
The IFA - Pelican Financial - considers the Offer terms to be "fair and reasonable". 
This looks done.
As always, more below the fold.

SHK (666 HK): Scheme Doc Out, IFA Says Fair

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<p>Briefly: on the 20 April, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allied-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4387:1" rel="noopener">Allied Group Limited (373 HK)</a> (AGL) made an <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0420/2020042001582.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Offer</a> for 75%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allied-properties-hk-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19953:1" rel="noopener">Allied Properties Hk (56 HK)</a> (APH), by way of a Scheme, at $1.92/share (cash), a 34.2% premium to last close.  The Scheme Doc was despatched on the <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/0618/2020061800579.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">19 June</a>. The IFA opined the Offer was fair &amp; reasonable. Shareholders approved the Scheme on the 15 July. Then followed a bizarre delay wherein the judge <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/1005/2020100502577.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused to sanction</a> the Scheme, culminating in the Court of Appeals <a href="https://legalref.judiciary.hk/lrs/common/ju/ju_frame.jsp?DIS=132143&amp;currpage=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settling the matter</a>, and the Scheme became <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/1124/2020112400688.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">effective</a> on the 25 November. </p>
<p>This deal was extensively discussed on Smartkarma, beginning with <em><a href="https://skr.ma/p9urr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Allied Prop (56 HK): Cash Offer From Parent</a></em>.</p>
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<h3>The New News</h3>
<p>AGL has now made an <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2020/1218/2020121801069.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Offer</a> for 75%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shk-hong-kong-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2399:1" rel="noopener">Shk Hong Kong Industries (666 HK)</a>, by way of a Scheme, at $0.21/share (cash), a 50.00% premium to last close.  The Offer price is final. SHK is HK-incorporated, therefore there is no headcount test.</p>
<p>Should the Scheme complete - and I see no specific hurdle why it will not - AGL would have privatised its two key holdings, and at 0.4x P/B, may well be the next take-private target. </p>
<p>More below the fold.</p>
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Briefly: on the 20 April, Allied Group Limited (373 HK) (AGL) made an Offer for 75%-held Allied Properties Hk (56 HK) (APH), by way of a Scheme, at $1.92/share (cash), a 34.2% premium to last close.  The Scheme Doc was despatched on the 19 June. The IFA opined the Offer was fair &amp; reasonable. Shareholders approved the Scheme on the 15 July. Then followed a bizarre delay wherein the judge refused to sanction the Scheme, culminating in the Court of Appeals settling the matter, and the Scheme became effective on the 25 November. 
This deal was extensively discussed on Smartkarma, beginning with Allied Prop (56 HK): Cash Offer From Parent.


The New News
AGL has now made an Offer for 75%-held Shk Hong Kong Industries (666 HK), by way of a Scheme, at $0.21/share (cash), a 50.00% premium to last close.  The Offer price is final. SHK is HK-incorporated, therefore there is no headcount test.
Should the Scheme complete - and I see no specific hurdle why it will not - AGL would have privatised its two key holdings, and at 0.4x P/B, may well be the next take-private target. 
More below the fold.


SHK (666 HK): Allied Group Further Cleans House With Scheme Offer

Hong Kong

Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides investment, brokerage, and financing services.  The Company also develops and invests in property, provides property management, and operates hotels.

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Tian An China Investments (28 HK): Trading Halt, Privatisation by Allied Group?

It is likely that Allied Group is seeking to privatise its subsidiary Tian An. An analysis of past transactions suggests an offer of HK$5.01-5.57...

Arun George

Lifestyle (1212 HK): Timing Is Everything As Shareholders Go To Vote on 21 Nov

Expect Lifestyle to trade wide-ish to terms given the vote risk. But on balance, I think Yau has got the timing just right.

David Blennerhassett

Quiddity M&A Guide 2021: Hong Kong

This revised guide is part of a series of M&A guides to aid investors in understanding the rules, parameters, possibilities, and processes when...

David Blennerhassett

SHK (666 HK): Scheme Doc Out, IFA Says Fair

It's an okay spread for SHK - gross/annualised spread of 2.9%/14%. I like AGL - I think the Lee family will also privatise the company in the near...

David Blennerhassett

SHK (666 HK): Allied Group Further Cleans House With Scheme Offer

It's an attractive spread to terms here, but not a particularly liquid arb situation. I like AGL as it further simplifies its holdings. I think...

David Blennerhassett

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