Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>We expected a blandiloquent but bletcherous bump for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/t-k-toka-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18678:1" rel="noopener">T&amp;K Toka Co Ltd (4636 JP)</a>.  We got bletcherous.</li>
<li>With the Hang Seng Index dipping below the 15,000 mark earlier this week, time to dust off some old school perspective with Benjamin Graham's Net Nets.</li>
<li>JIC CEO Yokoo reckons the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsr-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17620:1" rel="noopener">JSR Corp (4185 JP)</a> deal to be done by March-end. Language is vague. If that means to start by then, that's still 30% annualised.</li>
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We expected a blandiloquent but bletcherous bump for T&amp;K Toka Co Ltd (4636 JP).  We got bletcherous.
With the Hang Seng Index dipping below the 15,000 mark earlier this week, time to dust off some old school perspective with Benjamin Graham's Net Nets.
JIC CEO Yokoo reckons the JSR Corp (4185 JP) deal to be done by March-end. Language is vague. If that means to start by then, that's still 30% annualised.


Last Week in Event SPACE: T&K TOKA, Liquidated HK Stocks, JSR, Orecorp, Brilliance Auto, Hollysys

Shinko Electric Industries / Event-Driven

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<li>I tally 48 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>Three new deals discussed this week on Smartkarma: All-scrip deals for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmark-property-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40696:1" rel="noopener">Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eureka-group-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20321:1" rel="noopener">Eureka Group Holdings (EGH AU)</a>; and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/payroll-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33434:1" rel="noopener">Payroll (4489 JP)</a>'s Tender Offer.</li>
<li>Key updates took place on: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orecorp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8120:1" rel="noopener">Orecorp Ltd (ORR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weiqiao-textile-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3690:1" rel="noopener">Weiqiao Textile Co (2698 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mandala-multifinance-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12756:1" rel="noopener">Mandala Multifinance (MFIN IJ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinko-electric-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15066:1" rel="noopener">Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jsr-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17620:1" rel="noopener">JSR Corp (4185 JP)</a>.</li>
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I tally 48 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
Three new deals discussed this week on Smartkarma: All-scrip deals for Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU) and Eureka Group Holdings (EGH AU); and Payroll (4489 JP)'s Tender Offer.
Key updates took place on: Orecorp Ltd (ORR AU), Weiqiao Textile Co (2698 HK), Mandala Multifinance (MFIN IJ), Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP) &amp; JSR Corp (4185 JP).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Newmark, Payroll, Orecorp, Weiqiao, Mandala Multi, Shinko

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bwp-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11056:1" rel="noopener">BWP Trust (BWP AU)</a>, the owner of  75 properties (mostly Bunnings Warehouses), will merge with smaller landlord <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmark-property-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40696:1" rel="noopener">Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU)</a>, whose tenants also include Bunnings.</li>
<li>Via an off-market transaction, BWP is offering NPR unitholders 0.4 new BWP units for every NPR unit held, for an implied Offer price of $1.36/unit, a 43.1% premium to undisturbed.</li>
<li>The key condition is a 50.1% tendering threshold. 18.3% of NPR have given an irrevocable. This looks done; although NPR was listed at A$1.89/unit a little over two years ago.</li>
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BWP Trust (BWP AU), the owner of  75 properties (mostly Bunnings Warehouses), will merge with smaller landlord Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU), whose tenants also include Bunnings.
Via an off-market transaction, BWP is offering NPR unitholders 0.4 new BWP units for every NPR unit held, for an implied Offer price of $1.36/unit, a 43.1% premium to undisturbed.
The key condition is a 50.1% tendering threshold. 18.3% of NPR have given an irrevocable. This looks done; although NPR was listed at A$1.89/unit a little over two years ago.


BWP Trust/Newmark Prop REIT: More Bunnings Under One Roof

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmark-property-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40696:1" rel="noopener">Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU)</a> has disclosed an off-market takeover merger proposal from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bwp-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11056:1" rel="noopener">Bwp Trust (BWP AU)</a> of 0.40 BWP units per NPR unit, implying A$1.39 per NPR unit. </li>
<li>The proposal is conditional on a 50.1% minimum acceptance condition, which can be waived or lowered. Irrevocables represent 18.35% of NPR units.</li>
<li>The offer is attractive given the weak sector sentiment due to ongoing high-interest rates. At the last close, the gross spread was 2.6%.</li>
</ul>



Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU) has disclosed an off-market takeover merger proposal from Bwp Trust (BWP AU) of 0.40 BWP units per NPR unit, implying A$1.39 per NPR unit. 
The proposal is conditional on a 50.1% minimum acceptance condition, which can be waived or lowered. Irrevocables represent 18.35% of NPR units.
The offer is attractive given the weak sector sentiment due to ongoing high-interest rates. At the last close, the gross spread was 2.6%.


Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU): Merger with BWP Trust (BWP AU)

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<li>The changes at the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nikkei-225" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22909:1" rel="noopener">Nikkei 225</a> September rebalance were announced on 4 September. The rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">HSI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">HSCEI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-tech-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31367:1" rel="noopener">HSTECH</a> and HSCI was implemented on the same day.</li>
<li>The changes to the MVIS indices were announced on 8 September and will be implemented at the close on 15 September. The S&amp;P/ASX family will also rebalance on 15 September.</li>
<li>After a month and a half of big inflows to onshore China ETFs, there were small outflows from a lot of ETFs during the week.</li>
</ul>


The changes at the Nikkei 225 September rebalance were announced on 4 September. The rebalance of the HSI, HSCEI, HSTECH and HSCI was implemented on the same day.
The changes to the MVIS indices were announced on 8 September and will be implemented at the close on 15 September. The S&amp;P/ASX family will also rebalance on 15 September.
After a month and a half of big inflows to onshore China ETFs, there were small outflows from a lot of ETFs during the week.


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: NKY, ASX, CSI300, KOSDAQ150, Yuanta ETFs, MVA, MVW, SMH

Australia

Charter Hall Long WALE REIT operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in office, industrial, and retail properties that are leased to corporate and government tenants on long-term. Charter Hall Long WALE REIT conducts business in Australia.

Ingenia Communities Group manages, develops and invests in a portfolio of retirement village accomodation housing units.

Charter Hall Retail REIT owns a portfolio of supermarkets and shopping centers located in non-metropolitan areas throughout Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

National Storage REIT is a Real Estate Investment Trust.  The Trust owns self storage facilities in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast in Queensland, Sydney Western Suburbs in New South Wales, Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria, Adelaide in South Australia, Perth in Western Australia and Hobart in Tasmania.

Growthpoint Properties Australia Limited operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company focuses on office, residential, and industrial sectors. Growthpoint Properties Australia serves customers in Australia.

Growthpoint Properties Australia (GOZ AU)

Arena REIT operates as a real estate investment trust. The Trust owns a portfolio in sectors such as childcare, healthcare, education and government tenanted facilities in Australia.

Cromwell Property Group is a property and funds manager. The Company, through its subsidiary, provides funds management, property transactions, property and facilities management, finance, compliance, debenture issues, and debt management.

Rural Funds Group is a real estate property trust which owns Australian agricultural assets.

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT operates as a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in social infrastructure properties, as well as provides assets and capital management services. Charter Hall Social Infrastructure serves clients in Australia and New Zealand.

Charter Hall Social Infrastructure REIT (CQE AU)

Hotel Property Investments owns a portfolio of properties.  The Company's properties consist of pubs, detached bottle shops and other on-site specialty stores, which are used to generate capital returns for its security holders. Hotel Property Investment's properties are located throughout Queensland and South Australia.

MORI HILLS REIT INVESTMENT CORPORATION is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company invests in real estate properties such as commercial and office buildings.

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corporation (3234 JP)

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT").  The Company specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of necessity-based community, and neighborhood shopping centers in the western and eastern regions of the United States anchored by national and regional supermarkets and drugstores.

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC US)

SPH REIT is a Singapore-based REIT established principally to invest, directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of income-producing real estate which is used primarily for retail purposes in Asia-Pacific, as well as real estate-related assets.

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company invests in leasing city apartments mainly in Tokyo area.

MORI TRUST Sogo Reit, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT), which invests in income producing properties.  The Company mainly invests in office buildings in metropolitan area and local cities.

Getty Realty Corporation owns and leases properties in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic states. These properties, consisting of service stations, convenience stores and petroleum marketing terminals are leased to Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc. Getty Realty Holding is also a marketer of heating oil in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Activia Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (J-REIT). The company mainly invests in commercial and office buildings in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust. The Company owns, acquires, and invests in upper scale and upscale hotel properties located in North America.  DiamondRock also invests in premium limited-service and extended-stay hotel properties in urban locations.

RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised and self-administered Maryland real estate investment trust. The Trust invests primarily in premium-branded, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. RLJ Lodging owns hotels in multiple states and the District of Columbia.

Empire State Realty Trust Inc. is a real estate investment trust. The trust owns, manages, operates, acquires and repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area.

BWP Trust operates as a real estate investment trust. The Trust invests and manages commercial properties. BWP Trust serves customers in Australia.

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Bwp Trust (BWP AU)

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David Blennerhassett

BWP Trust/Newmark Prop REIT: More Bunnings Under One Roof

Currently trading tight at a gross spread of 2.0%, and perhaps 12% annualised spread assuming late March payment. IF you can take down borrow...

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Newmark Property REIT (NPR AU): Merger with BWP Trust (BWP AU)

The offer is attractive given the weak sector sentiment due to ongoing high-interest rates. It opens in mid-February, with the earliest close in...

Arun George

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: NKY, ASX, CSI300, KOSDAQ150, Yuanta ETFs, MVA, MVW, SMH

This recap highlights Insights covering Asian index rebalances (announcements/ forecasts/ IPO Fast Entry/ M&A driven changes). We also highlight...

Brian Freitas

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