Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chilled-frozen-logistics-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40987:1" rel="noopener">Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)</a> last week announced its <em>"Action to Implement Management That is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price".</em>
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<li>Today it announced <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/az-com-maruwa-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17280:1" rel="noopener">AZ-Com Maruwa Holdings (9090 JP)</a> had announced its intention to launch a Tender Offer on C&amp;F Logistics without having contacted C&amp;F first. A HOSTILE deal. Yum.</li>
<li>The deal is proposed at a 50% premium, with the goal of getting to a minimum of 50.00%. This will be interesting.</li>
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Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP) last week announced its "Action to Implement Management That is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price".

Today it announced AZ-Com Maruwa Holdings (9090 JP) had announced its intention to launch a Tender Offer on C&amp;F Logistics without having contacted C&amp;F first. A HOSTILE deal. Yum.
The deal is proposed at a 50% premium, with the goal of getting to a minimum of 50.00%. This will be interesting.


Chilled & Frozen Logistics (9099) - Hostile Takeover Launched by AZ-Com Maruwa (9090)

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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/az-com-maruwa-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17280:1" rel="noopener">AZ-Com Maruwa Holdings (9090 JP)</a> has launched a pre-conditional hostile offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chilled-frozen-logistics-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40987:1" rel="noopener">Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)</a> at JPY3,000 per share, a 47.0% premium to the last close.</li>
<li>The pre-conditions primarily relate to regulatory approvals. The tender is expected to start in early May. The Board responded that it will evaluate the offer.</li>
<li>The hostile offer was a reaction to the Board’s lack of engagement. The Board will struggle to reject an attractive offer, which is 37.5% higher than the all-time high. </li>
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AZ-Com Maruwa Holdings (9090 JP) has launched a pre-conditional hostile offer for Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP) at JPY3,000 per share, a 47.0% premium to the last close.
The pre-conditions primarily relate to regulatory approvals. The tender is expected to start in early May. The Board responded that it will evaluate the offer.
The hostile offer was a reaction to the Board’s lack of engagement. The Board will struggle to reject an attractive offer, which is 37.5% higher than the all-time high. 


Chilled & Frozen Logistics (9099 JP): AZ-COM Maruwa (9090 JP)’s Hostile Offer

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<li>The Offering priced today at ¥7,338/share vs ¥8,039/share traded at the close on the day of the announcement. That's an 8.7% discount for no dilution. </li>
<li>Compared to a broad basket of Peer Baskets (yes, a basket of baskets), the stock has underperformed by 4.2%, and the 3% discount today puts it at 7+% move.</li>
<li>Given the relative cheapness, one should be comfortable putting this on if it gets sold off. This is not different to my initial opinion.</li>
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The Offering priced today at ¥7,338/share vs ¥8,039/share traded at the close on the day of the announcement. That's an 8.7% discount for no dilution. 
Compared to a broad basket of Peer Baskets (yes, a basket of baskets), the stock has underperformed by 4.2%, and the 3% discount today puts it at 7+% move.
Given the relative cheapness, one should be comfortable putting this on if it gets sold off. This is not different to my initial opinion.


Nippon Express (9147 JP) - Buying the Overhang

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Sumeet Singh

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We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<li>On 28th Nov 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota Motor (7203 JP)</a> announced that it would sell around 9.4% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso Corp (6902 JP)</a> in order to reduce its cross-shareholding.</li>
<li>The shares hadn’t corrected much till our last note on 7th Dec 2023, they have since corrected by 6% .</li>
<li>We have covered the deal background and deal dynamics in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the recent share price movement, as compared to prior deals.</li>
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On 28th Nov 2023, Toyota Motor (7203 JP) announced that it would sell around 9.4% of Denso Corp (6902 JP) in order to reduce its cross-shareholding.
The shares hadn’t corrected much till our last note on 7th Dec 2023, they have since corrected by 6% .
We have covered the deal background and deal dynamics in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the recent share price movement, as compared to prior deals.


Denso Corp Placement - Quick Update - In Better Shape Now, Size Concern Remains

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<li>On 28th Nov 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota (7203 JP)</a> announced that it would sell around 9.4% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso (6902 JP)</a> in order to reduce its cross-shareholding. </li>
<li>Since then the shares haven’t corrected by much, as compared to prior large secondary deals.</li>
<li>We have covered the deal background in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about deal dynamics, as compared to prior deals.</li>
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On 28th Nov 2023, Toyota (7203 JP) announced that it would sell around 9.4% of Denso (6902 JP) in order to reduce its cross-shareholding. 
Since then the shares haven’t corrected by much, as compared to prior large secondary deals.
We have covered the deal background in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about deal dynamics, as compared to prior deals.


Denso Corp Placement - Not Quite Shaping up for a Win Yet

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Konoike Transport Co Ltd operates production and distribution processes and plant equipment installation service at clients' work cites. Clients range from the basic materials industry to consumer staples, airline and medical industries. The company also operates logistics business domestically and intern ationally.

MITSUI-SOKO Holdings Co., Ltd. provides warehousing and marine, land, and air freight transportation services.  The Company also operates a real estate business of leasing its own land and buildings.

SBS Holdings, Inc. provides integrated logistic services. The Company's services include one-stop marketing such as logistic consulting, logistic management and logistic development, special transportation, and low-temperature logistic. SBS Holdings also offers human resources and information technologies services.

Yasuda Logistics Corp operates warehouses in Tokyo, Yokohama, and their surrounding areas.  The Company also provides trucking services, handles marine cargo, and leases real estate.  The Yasuda Warehouse operates international air, land, and sea intermodal transportation as well.

The Shibusawa Warehouse Co., Ltd. provides warehousing and inland and marine transportation services.  The Company also provides moving services and international transportation services.  The Shibusawa Warehouse operates real estate leasing businesses as well.

AIT CORPORATION provides comprehensive international cargo and container booking services.  The Company mainly operates its business in Japan, China and other major Asian cities.

Chuo Warehouse Co., Ltd., based in Kyoto prefecture, is a warehouse operator specializing in storage of synthetic textiles.  The Company handles imported cargo and operates its business in the Tokai and Tokyo areas as well.

LOGINET JAPAN Co., LTD. is a holding company established jointly by Sapporo Express and Chuo Express.  The Group operates freight trucking transportation services.  Loginet Japan also sells vehicles and office equipment and provides car repair services.

ALPS LOGISTICS CO., LTD., a subsidiary of Alps Electric Co., Ltd., is a trucking and courier transportation company that works closely with Alps Electric. The Company also provides warehousing and storage services,  Alps Logistics distributes and sells various personal care goods and packaging materials as well.

SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. mainly provides van truckload, logistics, warehousing, freight rail and marine transportation, cargo handling, supply chain management, and moving services around the world.  The Company transports construction materials, housing unit, commodity, textile products, and food stuffs.  Senko's customers include Asahi Kasei, Sekisui Chemical, and Sekisui House.

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. provides air cargo transportation services. The Company offers aircraft leasing, airport ground services, fuel management, specialized transportation management, and air charter brokerage services. Air Transport Services Group serves customers in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Air Transport Services Group Inc (ATSG US)

Jiangsu Aucksun Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes rolled steel sheets and aluminum sheets.

CTS International Logistics Corporation Limited provides cross-border integrated logistics services and supply chain trading businesses. The Company's cross-border integrated logistics services mainly include contracting and subcontracting international air and sea transport operations.

Cts International Logistics Corp (603128 CH)

Freightways Limited provides express package services throughout New Zealand along with providing information management and business mail services.  The Company's courier services includes same day and overnight national and international deliveries, freight forwarding services, computer media transport and payroll data deliveries.

Wincanton plc provides a variety of consumer and industrial logistics services. The Group's business consists of the operation, design and procurement of automated warehouses and storage systems.  Wincanton also provides fleet management services, which encompass the planning, operation and maintenance of customer distribution networks and vehicle fleets.

Aramex PJSC (formerly Arab International Logistics) provides transportation services. The Company invests in the freight, express, logistics and supply chain management business through acquiring and owning stakes in one or more existing companies in the Middle East, particularly the UAE.

Singapore Post Limited is the national postal service provider in Singapore. The Company provides domestic and international postal and courier services including end-to-end integrated mail solutions covering data printing, letter-shopping, delivery and mailroom management, and others. Singapore Post also offers end-to-end e-commerce logistics solutions.

Transport Corporation of India Limited provides integrated cargo transportation and logistics services. The Company provides handling of heavy-duty cargo through surface movement, door-to-door distribution for time committed cargo, and coastal shipping. The Company moves a variety of products, including raw materials, industrial products, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural products.

Allcargo Logistics Limited is a full service logistics company. The Company offers specialized logistics services across multimodal transport operations, container freight station operations and project and engineering solutions.

PostNL NV collects, transports, stores, sorts, and distributes letters, printed matter, parcels, documents, and freight items.  The Company provides mail and logistics services domestically and internationally.

Maruwa Unyu Kikan Co. Ltd. provides logistical transportation services. The Company conducts normal temperature logistics, low-temperature food distribution, and pharmaceuticals and medical logistics. Maruwa Unyu Kikan also provides logistics consulting and warehousing services.

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