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<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> confirmed that it has “received approaches from several parties expressing interest in a potential change of control transaction, including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/westpac-banking-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:444:1" rel="noopener">Westpac Banking (WBC AU)</a>.”</li>
<li>Tyro previously rejected a A$1.27 offer from the Potentia consortium. Grok's get-out clause with Potentia sets the floor price of a competing bid at A$1.52 per share.</li>
<li>The last close of A$1.59 is higher than the floor price. Triangulating the value of a rival bid across several data points suggests a competing offer of around A$2.</li>
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Tyro Payments (TYR AU) confirmed that it has “received approaches from several parties expressing interest in a potential change of control transaction, including Westpac Banking (WBC AU).”
Tyro previously rejected a A$1.27 offer from the Potentia consortium. Grok's get-out clause with Potentia sets the floor price of a competing bid at A$1.52 per share.
The last close of A$1.59 is higher than the floor price. Triangulating the value of a rival bid across several data points suggests a competing offer of around A$2.


Tyro Confirms Westpac as One of the Interested Suitors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Back on the 8 September, payment provider <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> rejected a proposal from a Potentia-led consortium at A$1.27/share, by way of a Scheme. </li>
<li>Tyro has now announced it has received approaches from several parties, including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/westpac-banking-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:444:1" rel="noopener">Westpac (WBC AU)</a>. "None of these approaches are sufficiently definite ... to warrant further disclosure at this time".</li>
<li>Shares are currently trading at A$1.59/share. Tyro recently raised its FY23 EBITDA guidance to A$28mn-34mn, up from A$23mn-29mn. </li>
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Back on the 8 September, payment provider Tyro Payments (TYR AU) rejected a proposal from a Potentia-led consortium at A$1.27/share, by way of a Scheme. 
Tyro has now announced it has received approaches from several parties, including Westpac (WBC AU). "None of these approaches are sufficiently definite ... to warrant further disclosure at this time".
Shares are currently trading at A$1.59/share. Tyro recently raised its FY23 EBITDA guidance to A$28mn-34mn, up from A$23mn-29mn. 


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<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/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (3931 HK)</a>'s weak debut. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betagro-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36222:1" rel="noopener">Betagro (BTG TB)</a> will open its books for its THB17.4 billion (US$462 million) from 10 to 25 October.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments - <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/maca-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11390:1" rel="noopener">MACA Ltd (MLD 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>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eagle-cement-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31217:1" rel="noopener">Eagle Cement Corp (EAGLE PM)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/o2micro-international-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36418:1" rel="noopener">O2Micro International (OIIM US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-medical-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7441:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Medical (SMG SP)</a>. </li>
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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 - CALB (3931 HK)'s weak debut. Betagro (BTG TB) will open its books for its THB17.4 billion (US$462 million) from 10 to 25 October.
Event-Driven developments - Link Administration (LNK AU), MACA Ltd (MLD AU), Tyro Payments (TYR AU), Eagle Cement Corp (EAGLE PM), O2Micro International (OIIM US), Singapore Medical (SMG SP). 


Weekly Deals Digest (09 Oct) - Betagro, Link Admin, Tyro, MACA, Eagle Cement, O2Micro, SMG

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<li>There are 49 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>Two new deals were discussed this week: Potentia's rejected proposal for<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> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oisix-ra-daichi-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10145:1" rel="noopener">Oisix ra daichi (3182 JP)</a>'s tilt for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shidax-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7754:1" rel="noopener">Shidax Corp (4837 JP)</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/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano International (709 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hitachi-transport-system-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2395:1" rel="noopener">Hitachi Transport System (9086 JP)</a>.</li>
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There are 49 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
Two new deals were discussed this week: Potentia's rejected proposal forTyro Payments (TYR AU) and Oisix ra daichi (3182 JP)'s tilt for Shidax Corp (4837 JP).
Key updates took place for Link Administration (LNK AU),  Giordano International (709 HK), and Hitachi Transport System (9086 JP).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Tyro, Shidax, Link Admin, Giordano, Hitachi Transport

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<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> has rejected a proposal from a Potentia-led consortium at A$1.27/share, by way of a Scheme. </li>
<li>Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures, holding 12.5% and Tyro's largest shareholder, has backed the Offer. </li>
<li>Tyro's board considered the proposal to be materially below Tyro’s fundamental value and highly opportunistic. Tyro's share price was down 66% ytd prior to Potentia's approach.</li>
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Tyro Payments (TYR AU) has rejected a proposal from a Potentia-led consortium at A$1.27/share, by way of a Scheme. 
Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures, holding 12.5% and Tyro's largest shareholder, has backed the Offer. 
Tyro's board considered the proposal to be materially below Tyro’s fundamental value and highly opportunistic. Tyro's share price was down 66% ytd prior to Potentia's approach.


Tyro Payments Rejects Potentia's Proposal. MCB Accepts

Australia

Tyro Payments provides transaction processes. The Company offers payment solutions such as bank account, loans, and security activities. Tyro Payments serves customers in Australia.

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Tyro Payments (TYR AU)

Tyro Confirms Westpac as One of the Interested Suitors

The floor price of a competing bid at A$1.52 per share. Triangulating the value of a rival bid across several data points suggests a competing...

Arun George

Tyro Payments In Talks With Westpac

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David Blennerhassett

Weekly Deals Digest (09 Oct) - Betagro, Link Admin, Tyro, MACA, Eagle Cement, O2Micro, SMG

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (Link Admin, Tyro, MACA, Eagle Cement, O2Micro, Singapore Medical) and ECM (Betagro, CALB).

Arun George

(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Tyro, Shidax, Link Admin, Giordano, Hitachi Transport

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

Tyro Payments Rejects Potentia's Proposal. MCB Accepts

Given MCB's support for Potentia's Offer is void with a competing proposal over A$0.25 higher - or $1.52+/share - is illustrative. Currently...

David Blennerhassett

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