Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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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>
<li>
<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>
</ul>


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

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<li>There are 45 - mostly firm - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>One new deal this week: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pipedo-hd-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26982:1" rel="noopener">Pipedo HD Inc (3919 JP)</a>'s MBO</li>
<li>Key updates took place 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>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a>,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano (709 HK)</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hwa-hong-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6648:1" rel="noopener">Hwa Hong (HWAH SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sph-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994:1" rel="noopener">SPH REIT (SPHREIT SP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mapletree-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:106:1" rel="noopener">Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP)</a>.</li>
</ul>


There are 45 - mostly firm - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
One new deal this week: Pipedo HD Inc (3919 JP)'s MBO
Key updates took place for: Link Administration (LNK AU), Tassal (TGR AU),Giordano (709 HK)Hwa Hong (HWAH SP), SPH REIT (SPHREIT SP), and Mapletree Commercial Trust (MCT SP).


Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Pipedo, Link Administration, Tassal, Giordano, Hwa Hong, SPH REIT

Travis Lundy

<ul>
<li>The SPH REIT Mandatory Chain Offer resulted in Cuscaden owning 61.68% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sph-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5994:1" rel="noopener">SPH REIT (SPHREIT SP)</a> </li>
<li>As per <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/sph-reit-offer-goes-unconditional-the-option-now-and-index-impacts-to-come" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:71007" rel="noopener">SPH REIT Offer Goes Unconditional - The Option Now and Index Impacts To Come</a>, that meant substantial index downweights to come.  </li>
<li>One of those is today. Watch for a chunk of selling at the close.</li>
</ul>


The SPH REIT Mandatory Chain Offer resulted in Cuscaden owning 61.68% of SPH REIT (SPHREIT SP) 
As per SPH REIT Offer Goes Unconditional - The Option Now and Index Impacts To Come, that meant substantial index downweights to come.  
One of those is today. Watch for a chunk of selling at the close.


SPH REIT Float Drops - Index Impacts To Come (Today and Beyond)

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28104:1" rel="noopener">Prosus (PRX NA)</a> selling its <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com (9618 HK)</a> shares was expected. The beginning of an open-ended share repurchase programme of Prosus and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naspers-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21085:1" rel="noopener">Naspers (NPN SJ)</a> shares was a welcome surprise.</li>
<li>Dye &amp; Durham has reduced its Offer price 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> to $4.30/share, down from $5.50/share. It still may get board support.</li>
<li>A 40-45% discount is about the narrowest <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-kyoto" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5248:1" rel="noopener">Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP)</a> should get to. For that, there is probably 15-20% upside. But like all holdco trades, trade the range.</li>
</ul>



Prosus (PRX NA) selling its JD.com (9618 HK) shares was expected. The beginning of an open-ended share repurchase programme of Prosus and Naspers (NPN SJ) shares was a welcome surprise.
Dye &amp; Durham has reduced its Offer price for Link Administration (LNK AU) to $4.30/share, down from $5.50/share. It still may get board support.
A 40-45% discount is about the narrowest Bank of Kyoto (8369 JP) should get to. For that, there is probably 15-20% upside. But like all holdco trades, trade the range.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Prosus/Naspers, Link Admin, Bank of Kyoto, Tassel, Toshiba

<ul>
<li>There are 46 - mostly firm - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>One new deals this week: Cooke's rejected Offer for Tasmanian salmon producer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a>
</li>
<li>Key updates took place 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>, <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>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>
</li>
</ul>


There are 46 - mostly firm - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
One new deals this week: Cooke's rejected Offer for Tasmanian salmon producer Tassal (TGR AU)

Key updates took place for: Link Administration (LNK AU), Link Net (LINK IJ), and Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)



Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Tassal, Toshiba, Link Admin, Link Net

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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.

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

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SPH REIT Float Drops - Index Impacts To Come (Today and Beyond)

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Travis Lundy

Last Week in Event SPACE: Prosus/Naspers, Link Admin, Bank of Kyoto, Tassel, Toshiba

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Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Tassal, Toshiba, Link Admin, Link Net

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

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