Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The UK Financial Conduct Authority will approve Dye &amp; Durham's Offer 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> provided it backstops restitution and/or redress payments that the FCA may levy on ... </li>
<li>... Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFSL) in relation to its management of the Woodford Fund. The amount? Up to a maximum ~A$523mn.</li>
<li>The FCA decision is not final. LFSL does not agree with its view. If D&amp;D does not accept this commitment then a condition under the Scheme may not be satisfied.</li>
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority will approve Dye &amp; Durham's Offer for Link Administration (LNK AU) provided it backstops restitution and/or redress payments that the FCA may levy on ... 
... Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFSL) in relation to its management of the Woodford Fund. The amount? Up to a maximum ~A$523mn.
The FCA decision is not final. LFSL does not agree with its view. If D&amp;D does not accept this commitment then a condition under the Scheme may not be satisfied.


Link Admin/D&D Deal Appears Toast As The Woodford Shoe Drops

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Total Access Communication / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations covered by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>Highest spreads - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/21-vianet-group-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8489:1" rel="noopener">21Vianet Group (VNET US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alliance-aviation-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20401:1" rel="noopener">Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genex-power-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29079:1" rel="noopener">Genex Power Ltd (GNX AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infomedia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11385:1" rel="noopener">Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/111-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27412:1" rel="noopener">111 Inc (YI US)</a>.</li>
<li>Lowest spreads - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tyro-payments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28393:1" rel="noopener">Tyro Payments (TYR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitro-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30943:1" rel="noopener">Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nearmap-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5142:1" rel="noopener">Nearmap Ltd (NEA AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-dongzheng-automotive-finance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27984:1" rel="noopener">Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mydeal-com-au-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30939:1" rel="noopener">MyDeal.com.au Ltd (MYD AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maca-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11390:1" rel="noopener">MACA Ltd (MLD AU)</a>.</li>
</ul>


We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations covered by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
Highest spreads - 21Vianet Group (VNET US), Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU), Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU), Genex Power Ltd (GNX AU), Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU), 111 Inc (YI US).
Lowest spreads - Tyro Payments (TYR AU), Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU), Nearmap Ltd (NEA AU), Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK), MyDeal.com.au Ltd (MYD AU), MACA Ltd (MLD AU).


Merger Arb Mondays (12 Sep) - DTAC/True, Link Admin, Ramsay, Genex, Tyro, EVOC, Giordano, 111

<ul>
<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-leapmotor-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35968:1" rel="noopener">Leapmotor (2007699D HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/onewo-space-tech" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36204:1" rel="noopener">Onewo Space-Tech (ONEWO HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a> are pre-marketing a US$1.5 billion, US$2.0 billion and US$2.0 billion HKEx IPOs, respectively.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments - DTAC/True, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano International (709 HK)</a>, <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>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mydeal-com-au-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30939:1" rel="noopener">MyDeal.com.au Ltd (MYD AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nitro-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30943:1" rel="noopener">Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/narhex-life-sciences-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9728:1" rel="noopener">Resapp Health (RAP AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tyro-payments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28393:1" rel="noopener">Tyro Payments (TYR AU)</a>. </li>
</ul>


A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments - Leapmotor (2007699D HK), Onewo Space-Tech (ONEWO HK) and CALB (CALBLZ CH) are pre-marketing a US$1.5 billion, US$2.0 billion and US$2.0 billion HKEx IPOs, respectively.
Event-Driven developments - DTAC/True, Giordano International (709 HK), Link Administration (LNK AU), MyDeal.com.au Ltd (MYD AU), Nitro Software Ltd (NTO AU), Resapp Health (RAP AU), Tyro Payments (TYR AU). 


Weekly Deals Digest (11 Sep) - Giordano, DTAC/True, Link Admin, Nitro, Tyro, Ramsay, CALB, Onewo

<ul>
<li>We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations covered by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>Highest spreads - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/21-vianet-group-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8489:1" rel="noopener">21Vianet Group (VNET US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alliance-aviation-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20401:1" rel="noopener">Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ramsay-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:673:1" rel="noopener">Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infomedia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11385:1" rel="noopener">Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU)</a>, <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>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/true-corp-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8:1" rel="noopener">True Corp Pcl (TRUE TB)</a>.</li>
<li>Lowest spreads - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mydeal-com-au-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30939:1" rel="noopener">MyDeal.com.au Ltd (MYD AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maca-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11390:1" rel="noopener">MACA Ltd (MLD AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nearmap-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5142:1" rel="noopener">Nearmap Ltd (NEA AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-dongzheng-automotive-finance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27984:1" rel="noopener">Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-net-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1050:1" rel="noopener">Link Net (LINK IJ)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a>, Frasers Hospitality Trust.</li>
</ul>


We summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations covered by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
Highest spreads - 21Vianet Group (VNET US), Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU), Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU), Infomedia Ltd (IFM AU), Link Administration (LNK AU), True Corp Pcl (TRUE TB).
Lowest spreads - MyDeal.com.au Ltd (MYD AU), MACA Ltd (MLD AU), Nearmap Ltd (NEA AU), Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK), Link Net (LINK IJ), Tassal (TGR AU), Frasers Hospitality Trust.


Merger Arb Mondays (05 Sep) - Link Admin, Ramsay, Genex, ResApp, Infomedia, DTAC/True, Giordano

<ul>
<li>For the month of August, 10 new deals (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$8.5bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~41%, and a year-to-date average of 38%.</li>
<li>This compares to the average premium for all deals in 2021 (165 deals), 2020 (158 deals), and 2019 (145 deals) of 33%, 31%, and 31.5% respectively.</li>
</ul>


For the month of August, 10 new deals (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$8.5bn.
The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~41%, and a year-to-date average of 38%.
This compares to the average premium for all deals in 2021 (165 deals), 2020 (158 deals), and 2019 (145 deals) of 33%, 31%, and 31.5% respectively.


Australia

Sonic Healthcare Limited is a medical diagnostics company with operations in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.  The Company provides a comprehensive range of pathology and diagnostic imaging services to medical practitioners, hospitals and their patients along with providing administrative services and facilities to medical practitioners.

Sigma Healthcare Limited wholesales and distributes pharmaceutical products. The Company offers prescription, over-the-counter, and generic drugs. Sigma Healthcare serves customers in Australia.

Regis Healthcare Limited is a treatment program that offers Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Education and Occupational Therapy.

Estia Health Limited provides aged care services. The Company operates a network of retirement homes, providing housing, nursing, food preparation, community building, and related services. Estia Health serves residents throughout Victoria, Australia.

Paragon Care Ltd. is a medical equipment company. The Company provides medical equipment and consumables to the healthcare market. Paragon Care provides medical equipment to customers in Aged Care, Hospital and Acute Care, Primary Care, Ophthalmic/Optometry, Medical Aesthetics, and Materials Handling.

Integral Diagnostics Limited provides medical diagnostics services. The Company offers pathology and molecular diagnostics, genetics testing, and basic radiology services. Integral Diagnostics operates throughout Australia.

Pacific Smiles Group Limited owns and operates dental centers. The Company's centers provide preventative care, diagnosis and treatment for patients with a broad range of dental care requirements.

Capitol Health Limited is mainly focus in the diagnostic imaging business through radiology clinics in Australia. It has previously provided dental surgeries and facilities to self employed dentists who carry on their own dental practices. The Company had also provided administration and management services.

Pro Medicus Limited develops and supplies proprietary software and IT solutions for large medical corporations and individual medical group practices.  The Group's services include billing and management systems for diagnostic imaging providers, clinical reporting systems, and appointment booking services.  Pro Medicus' e-mail system delivers encrypted diagnostic reports to group doctors.

Ansell Limited provides health and safety protection solutions. The Company has operations in North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia. Ansell holds positions in the industrial and medical gloves market, as well as health and well being category worldwide.

Sinopharm Group Co Ltd is a pharmacy distribution company. The Company also owns several pharmacy enterprise groups in different industries such as logistics, retail stores, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and chemical testing.

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. manufactures, retails, and wholesales a variety of pharmaceuticals including biopharmaceuticals, chemical and Chinese traditional medicines, and healthcare products. The Company also invests in new medicine development and provides related services.

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding (2607 HK)

Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company Limited, through its subsidiaries,  owns and operates the Bumrungrad Hospital. Located in Bangkok, the Hospital has capacity of international standard medical care with 554 beds for inpatients and approximately 125 clinic examination suites that can serve up to 3,000 outpatients daily.

LHC Group Inc. provides post-acute healthcare services primarily to Medicare beneficiaries in rural markets in the southern United States. The company provides home-based services through home nursing agencies and hospices and facility-based services through long-term acute care hospitals and  outpatient rehabilitation clinics.

Ensign Group, Inc. operates facilities offering nursing and rehabilitative care services in multiple states. The Company provides a broad spectrum of nursing and assisted living services, physical, occupational and speech therapies, and other rehabilitative and healthcare services, for both long-term residents and short-stay rehabilitation patients.

Encompass Health Corporation provides inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services.  The Company operates inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient and rehabilitation satellites, and home health agencies. Encompass Health provides treatment on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.

HealthEquity, Inc. provides technology-enabled services platforms that allow consumers to make healthcare saving and spending decisions. Consumers can access their tax-advantaged healthcare savings, compare treatment options and pricing, evaluate and pay healthcare bills, receive personalized benefit and clinical information, and earn wellness incentives.

Chemed Corporation operates in the healthcare field through its subsidiary Vitas Healthcare Corporation.  The Company also maintains a presence in the residential and commercial repair-and-maintenance-service industry under the names Roto-Rooter and Service America Network Inc.

Acadia Healthcare Co Ltd operates a network of behavioral health centers. The Company provides psychiatric and chemical dependency services, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics, and therapeutic school based programs across the United States.

Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd. wholesales and retails medicines, pharmaceutical preparations, biological products, and medical instruments.  Through its subsidiaries, the Company also manufactures antibiotic medicines and biochemical products.

Ramsay Health Care Ltd. provides health care services. The Company offers private hospital services, including, rehabilitation, psychiatric care, day, and complex surgery. Ramsay Health Care owns, operates, and manages health care facilities throughout Australia, Indonesia, and Europe.

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Ramsay Health Care (RHC AU)

Link Admin/D&D Deal Appears Toast As The Woodford Shoe Drops

Not the news investors were expecting with the finish line in sight. On a standalone basis - Link Administration is a buy here.

David Blennerhassett

Merger Arb Mondays (12 Sep) - DTAC/True, Link Admin, Ramsay, Genex, Tyro, EVOC, Giordano, 111

This week, the highest gross spreads are VNET (74.3%), Alliance Aviation (35.7%), Ramsay (20.4%), Genex (19.0%), Infomedia (17.2%), 111 (11.6%),...

Arun George

Weekly Deals Digest (11 Sep) - Giordano, DTAC/True, Link Admin, Nitro, Tyro, Ramsay, CALB, Onewo

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (DTAC/True, Giordano, Link Admin, Nitro, Tyro, MyDeal, ResApp, Ramsay) and ECM (CALB,...

Arun George

Merger Arb Mondays (05 Sep) - Link Admin, Ramsay, Genex, ResApp, Infomedia, DTAC/True, Giordano

This week, the highest gross spreads are VNET (61.0%), Alliance Aviation (33.8%), Ramsay (18.4%), Infomedia (16.4%), Link Admin (15.1%), True...

Arun George

(Mostly) Asia M&A: August 2022 Roundup

The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~41%, and a year-to-date average of 38%.

David Blennerhassett

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