In today’s briefing:
- Artisan Partners Writes a Letter To the 7&I Board (3382) – Meh…
- Hamamatsu Photonics Placement – Peculiar Timing
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Artisan Partners Writes a Letter To the 7&I Board (3382) – Meh…
- On 30 August, 7&i shareholder Artisan Partners (holder since 2019, now at 1%) wrote an open letter to the Board of Directors of Seven & I Holdings (3382 JP)
- There are several comments in bold. “It is imperative that the board of directors negotiate with ACT immediately to achieve the best possible outcome for shareholders” is one.
- The letter is a bit preachy, a bit fluffy, and a bit misleading in parts. But it requests the Company brief shareholders on the negotiations by 19 September 2024.
Hamamatsu Photonics Placement – Peculiar Timing
- Toyota Motor (7203 JP) aims to raise around US$190m via selling over a 4% stake in Hamamatsu Photonics Kk (6965 JP).
- This is another cross-shareholding unwind and hence, won’t be a huge surprise. Although given the recent share price weakness, the timing appears peculiar.
- In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.