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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a> has entered a revised scheme implementation deed with Dye&amp;Durham/DND at A$4.81 per share. The scheme meeting will be held in mid-August.</li>
<li>Shareholders will be supportive due to deal fatigue, and the offer price is 11% above the undisturbed price and at the low end of the original IE valuation range.</li>
<li>Regulatory approvals are a key risk. DND is presumably confident in its undertakings to gain ACCC approval. At last close, the gross spread is 7.8%.</li>
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Link Administration (LNK AU) has entered a revised scheme implementation deed with Dye&amp;Durham/DND at A$4.81 per share. The scheme meeting will be held in mid-August.
Shareholders will be supportive due to deal fatigue, and the offer price is 11% above the undisturbed price and at the low end of the original IE valuation range.
Regulatory approvals are a key risk. DND is presumably confident in its undertakings to gain ACCC approval. At last close, the gross spread is 7.8%.


Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

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<li>Notwithstanding bright spots and positive long-term outlook, the ESG gold rush has created an acute state of chaos. Regulatory flux. Rampant greenwashing. ESG litigation. Elon and S&amp;P.</li>
<li>The silver lining? New ESG-<em>related</em> investing opportunities emerging from all the chaos; stocks poised to benefit, regardless of who else wins or losses. The new shovel-sellers, as it were.</li>
<li>One large opportunity is driven by new greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting regulations, specifcally leading GHG emissions software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) stocks.</li>
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Notwithstanding bright spots and positive long-term outlook, the ESG gold rush has created an acute state of chaos. Regulatory flux. Rampant greenwashing. ESG litigation. Elon and S&amp;P.
The silver lining? New ESG-related investing opportunities emerging from all the chaos; stocks poised to benefit, regardless of who else wins or losses. The new shovel-sellers, as it were.
One large opportunity is driven by new greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting regulations, specifcally leading GHG emissions software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) stocks.


Selling Shovels in a Gold Rush: SaaS Stocks Cashing in on Emissions Reporting Rules

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<li>Dye &amp; Durham/DND has proposed to lower its offer from A$5.50 to A$4.30 per share. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a> Board will provide shareholders with an update next week.</li>
<li>DND's justification for a lower offer based on the potential undertaking to the ACCC and the current state of the financial markets smacks of opportunism.    </li>
<li>The proposed lower bid offers no premium to our valuation range or the undisturbed price. The Board should reject the lower offer and instead reignite interest from past suitors. </li>
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Dye &amp; Durham/DND has proposed to lower its offer from A$5.50 to A$4.30 per share. The Link Administration (LNK AU) Board will provide shareholders with an update next week.
DND's justification for a lower offer based on the potential undertaking to the ACCC and the current state of the financial markets smacks of opportunism.    
The proposed lower bid offers no premium to our valuation range or the undisturbed price. The Board should reject the lower offer and instead reignite interest from past suitors. 


Link’s Lower Offer of A$4.30 from DND Fails to Excite

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<li>The <a href="https://www.afr.com/street-talk/dye-and-durham-re-thinks-link-bid-revised-offer-expected-20220626-p5awns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AFR reports</a> that after weeks of talk, Dye &amp; Durham (DND) is expected to lob a revised lower proposal for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a> as soon as this week.</li>
<li>Presumably, DND’s justification for a lower offer is to facilitate ACCC approval timelines. It remains to be seen if this is enough for the Board to recommend a lower offer. </li>
<li>Tweaking the IE’s valuation range for the current peer multiples and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pexa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34716:1" rel="noopener">PEXA Group (PXA AU)</a> share price points to a Link valuation range of A$3.52-4.40 per share. </li>
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The AFR reports that after weeks of talk, Dye &amp; Durham (DND) is expected to lob a revised lower proposal for Link Administration (LNK AU) as soon as this week.
Presumably, DND’s justification for a lower offer is to facilitate ACCC approval timelines. It remains to be seen if this is enough for the Board to recommend a lower offer. 
Tweaking the IE’s valuation range for the current peer multiples and PEXA Group (PXA AU) share price points to a Link valuation range of A$3.52-4.40 per share. 


Link Admin: Speculation Mounts that DND Will Revive the Deal with a Lower Offer

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration Holdings (LNK AU)</a> scheme meeting is scheduled for 13 July. The independent expert has concluded that the Dye &amp; Durham (DND) offer is fair and reasonable.</li>
<li>The offer faces significant risks which are ACCC review (<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/mergers-registers/public-informal-merger-reviews/dye-durham-corporation-link-administration-holdings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">findings delayed</a> from the 26 May release date), a contract renewal potentially triggering the MAC clause and an ongoing <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/lf-woodford-equity-income-fund-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FCA investigation</a>.</li>
<li>At the last close, the gross spread to the base offer is 10.7%. We would be buyers up to A$5.20 per share (implies 75% deal probability).</li>
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The Link Administration Holdings (LNK AU) scheme meeting is scheduled for 13 July. The independent expert has concluded that the Dye &amp; Durham (DND) offer is fair and reasonable.
The offer faces significant risks which are ACCC review (findings delayed from the 26 May release date), a contract renewal potentially triggering the MAC clause and an ongoing FCA investigation.
At the last close, the gross spread to the base offer is 10.7%. We would be buyers up to A$5.20 per share (implies 75% deal probability).


Link’s Scheme Meeting on 13 July, High Spread Reflects Deal Risk

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