Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 28th January, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/excalibur-mining-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3088:1" rel="noopener">Dropsuite Ltd (DSE AU)</a>, a backup, recovery and protection software company, entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Texas-based IT automation outfit NinjaOne.</li>
<li>NinjaOne's A$5.90/share Offer was a 34.1% premium to last close. The Offer has the backing of Dropsuite's largest shareholder, Topline Capital (31%). Board &amp; management hold a further 9%. </li>
<li>Done &amp; dusted no? Then Topline sold down to 19.7% on the <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250218/pdf/06fn28rx7qf8ym.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">28th Jan</a>, then 10.5% on the <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250318/pdf/06grdx4sl4yn5t.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">28th Feb</a>. The Takeover Panel now <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250320/pdf/06gtnhdbqyjk2j.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">orders</a> Topline to stop selling. </li>
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Back on the 28th January, Dropsuite Ltd (DSE AU), a backup, recovery and protection software company, entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Texas-based IT automation outfit NinjaOne.
NinjaOne's A$5.90/share Offer was a 34.1% premium to last close. The Offer has the backing of Dropsuite's largest shareholder, Topline Capital (31%). Board &amp; management hold a further 9%. 
Done &amp; dusted no? Then Topline sold down to 19.7% on the 28th Jan, then 10.5% on the 28th Feb. The Takeover Panel now orders Topline to stop selling. 


Dropsuite (DSE AU): Topline Selling Is A Buying Opportunity

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/excalibur-mining-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3088:1" rel="noopener">Dropsuite (DSE AU)</a>, a backup, recovery and protection software company, has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Texas-based IT automation outfit NinjaOne.</li>
<li>NinjaOne is offering A$5.90/share, a 34.1% premium to last close. Apart from Dropsuite's shareholder approval, the Offer requires FIRB signing off. The Offer has the unanimous backing of both boards. </li>
<li>The Offer also has the backing of Dropsuite's largest shareholder, Topline Capital (31%). Board &amp; management hold a further 9%.  Implementation is expected late May 2025. This is done. </li>
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Dropsuite (DSE AU), a backup, recovery and protection software company, has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed with Texas-based IT automation outfit NinjaOne.
NinjaOne is offering A$5.90/share, a 34.1% premium to last close. Apart from Dropsuite's shareholder approval, the Offer requires FIRB signing off. The Offer has the unanimous backing of both boards. 
The Offer also has the backing of Dropsuite's largest shareholder, Topline Capital (31%). Board &amp; management hold a further 9%.  Implementation is expected late May 2025. This is done. 


Dropsuite (DSE AU): NinjaOne's A$5.90/Share Scheme

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<li>On 28 January, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/excalibur-mining-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3088:1" rel="noopener">Dropsuite Ltd (DSE AU)</a> entered a scheme implementation deed with NinjaOne at A$5.90 per share, a 34.1% premium to the undisturbed price of A$4.40 per share.</li>
<li>The offer is conditional on shareholder and FIRB approval. The vote is low-risk as the largest shareholder has provided an irrevocable. </li>
<li>The offer is attractive and represents an all-time high. At the last close, for a 20 May payment, the gross/annualised spread was 3.0%/10.3%.</li>
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On 28 January, Dropsuite Ltd (DSE AU) entered a scheme implementation deed with NinjaOne at A$5.90 per share, a 34.1% premium to the undisturbed price of A$4.40 per share.
The offer is conditional on shareholder and FIRB approval. The vote is low-risk as the largest shareholder has provided an irrevocable. 
The offer is attractive and represents an all-time high. At the last close, for a 20 May payment, the gross/annualised spread was 3.0%/10.3%.


Dropsuite (DSE AU): NinjaOne’s Binding Offer a Done Deal

Shinko Electric Industries / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>I tally 55 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma.</li>
<li>Three news new deals discussed this week: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gold-road-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6698:1" rel="noopener">Gold Road Resources (GOR AU)</a>,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/enn-energy-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:316:1" rel="noopener">ENN Energy (2688 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sinarmas-land-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1144:1" rel="noopener">Sinarmas Land (SML SP)</a>.</li>
<li>Key updates/news took place on: <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>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/domain-holdings-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26033:1" rel="noopener">Domain Holdings (DHG AU)</a>,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15597:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paragon-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994:1" rel="noopener">Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tsuruha-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9536:1" rel="noopener">Tsuruha Holdings (3391 JP)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/welcia-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20895:1" rel="noopener">Welcia Holdings (3141 JP)</a>.</li>
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I tally 55 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma.
Three news new deals discussed this week: Gold Road Resources (GOR AU),ENN Energy (2688 HK), and Sinarmas Land (SML SP).
Key updates/news took place on: Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP), Domain Holdings (DHG AU),Japfa Ltd (JAP SP), Paragon REIT (PGNREIT SP), and Tsuruha Holdings (3391 JP)/Welcia Holdings (3141 JP).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Gold Fields, Sinarmas Land, Shinko Electric, Domain, Japfa, Tsuruha/Welcia

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Ord Minnett

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>DSE delivered a typically strong 3Q24 result, with few surprises. User growth continues to accelerate, as does net new ARR.</li><li>From a strategic perspective, the company remains focused on growth &gt; profitability, which is the correct choice in our view, given: (1) the enormous white space opportunity still available, (2) the best-in-class unit economics that DSE continues to demonstrate.</li><li>Following the result, we raise our Price Target +8% to $4.09/sh and retain a BUY recommendation.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

DSE delivered a typically strong 3Q24 result, with few surprises. User growth continues to accelerate, as does net new ARR.From a strategic perspective, the company remains focused on growth &gt; profitability, which is the correct choice in our view, given: (1) the enormous white space opportunity still available, (2) the best-in-class unit economics that DSE continues to demonstrate.Following the result, we raise our Price Target +8% to $4.09/sh and retain a BUY recommendation.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Dropsuite Limited - Growth > Profitability Makes Sense to Us

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Dropsuite Limited operates a cloud based software platform. The Company owns commercialized cloud backup software that enables small and medium enterprises to  backup, recover, and protect their digital assets.

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