Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Ten months after China's SAMR torpedoed Blackstone's Offer, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/soho-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4123:1" rel="noopener">SOHO China (410 HK)</a> has fallen 61%. Its portfolio of high-quality properties are currently trading at 0.2x P/B. </li>
<li>Recent woes concern electricity price violations, tax evasion, and now an investigation into CFO Ni Kuiyang's alleged insider trading. </li>
<li>SOHO is trading cheap on a standalone basis; and to peers. This is still not a good reason to get involved.</li>
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Ten months after China's SAMR torpedoed Blackstone's Offer, SOHO China (410 HK) has fallen 61%. Its portfolio of high-quality properties are currently trading at 0.2x P/B. 
Recent woes concern electricity price violations, tax evasion, and now an investigation into CFO Ni Kuiyang's alleged insider trading. 
SOHO is trading cheap on a standalone basis; and to peers. This is still not a good reason to get involved.


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<li>Silchester's effort to raise awareness in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chugoku-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11177:1" rel="noopener">Chugoku Bank (8382 JP)</a> failed. Still, if you had a basket of regional bank longs and shorts, Chugoku would be in the short basket. </li>
<li>Dye &amp; Durham reloads a higher Offer after <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>'s rejection. This probably still needs a (small) bump in terms to get up. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Inc (4755 JP)</a>is trading at a significant discount to its SOTP. A part of its Fintech segment (Rakuten Bank) could be worth ~50% of total market cap.</li>
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Silchester's effort to raise awareness in Chugoku Bank (8382 JP) failed. Still, if you had a basket of regional bank longs and shorts, Chugoku would be in the short basket. 
Dye &amp; Durham reloads a higher Offer after Link Administration (LNK AU)'s rejection. This probably still needs a (small) bump in terms to get up. 

Rakuten Inc (4755 JP)is trading at a significant discount to its SOTP. A part of its Fintech segment (Rakuten Bank) could be worth ~50% of total market cap.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Chugoku Bank, Link Admin, Rakuten, Tassal, Pipedo

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<li>The amended Cayman Islands Act is yet to become law which increases the odds that the headcount test remains for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/razer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24380:1" rel="noopener">Razer Inc (1337 HK)</a>'s court meeting on 26 April. </li>
<li>Since the despatch of the scheme document, the gross spread has narrowed to 7.6% (last close). Current deal probability implies an 80% chance of success.</li>
<li>The rising deal probability negatively skews the risk/reward profile. We are hesitant to be long this trade into a scheme meeting that is too close to call.</li>
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The amended Cayman Islands Act is yet to become law which increases the odds that the headcount test remains for Razer Inc (1337 HK)'s court meeting on 26 April. 
Since the despatch of the scheme document, the gross spread has narrowed to 7.6% (last close). Current deal probability implies an 80% chance of success.
The rising deal probability negatively skews the risk/reward profile. We are hesitant to be long this trade into a scheme meeting that is too close to call.


Razer’s Offer Risk/Reward Ahead of the 26 April Scheme Meeting

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<li>China's State Administration for Market Supervision is reviewing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/razer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24380:1" rel="noopener">Razer Inc (1337 HK)</a>'s privatisation as a simple case. </li>
<li>With the key regulatory pre-condition all but satisfied, the Scheme timeline will significantly shorten from hereon. </li>
<li>Expect shares to narrow into terms at the bell tomorrow. </li>
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China's State Administration for Market Supervision is reviewing Razer Inc (1337 HK)'s privatisation as a simple case. 
With the key regulatory pre-condition all but satisfied, the Scheme timeline will significantly shorten from hereon. 
Expect shares to narrow into terms at the bell tomorrow. 


Razer (1337 HK): SAMR Takes It On In Simple Procedure

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<li>At the end of each week, reportable net short positions are filed with the SFC. Aggregated figures are published 1 week after the reference date. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yanzhou-coal-mining-company-limited-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:384:1" rel="noopener">Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited H (1171 HK)</a> has seen its short interest increase 9.7 ppts in 2021. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinjiang-goldwind-science-technology-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10112:1" rel="noopener">Xinjiang Goldwind Science (2208 HK)</a>'s short interest declined 12.4 ppts.</li>
<li>Sector-Specific, short interest in Financial stocks declined. There has been an increase in short interest in both the Industrial and Materials sectors. </li>
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At the end of each week, reportable net short positions are filed with the SFC. Aggregated figures are published 1 week after the reference date. 

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited H (1171 HK) has seen its short interest increase 9.7 ppts in 2021. Xinjiang Goldwind Science (2208 HK)'s short interest declined 12.4 ppts.
Sector-Specific, short interest in Financial stocks declined. There has been an increase in short interest in both the Industrial and Materials sectors. 


Hong Kong's Short Interest: Year In Review

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Soho China Ltd. is a property developer. The Company develops properties in central Beijing and Shanghai. Soho China collaborates with internationally recognized architects, translating their designs into real estate which possesses strong appeal to property investors and the local businesses and customer bases they serve.

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