Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Benefit One (2412) - Pro-Ration Expectations Update

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Today after the close with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/benefit-one-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14502:1" rel="noopener">Benefit One Inc (2412 JP)</a> reporting earnings, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/m3-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13316:1" rel="noopener">M3 Inc (2413 JP)</a> announced a Partial Tender Offer to buy 81.21-83.31mm shares of Benefit One at ¥1600/share.</li>
<li>That cleans out Pasona, which owns 81.21mm shares. Or does it... Shareholder structure dynamics and the problems they cause later bear some detailed examination. </li>
<li>This one is going to be a fun special sit.</li>
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Today after the close with Benefit One Inc (2412 JP) reporting earnings, M3 Inc (2413 JP) announced a Partial Tender Offer to buy 81.21-83.31mm shares of Benefit One at ¥1600/share.
That cleans out Pasona, which owns 81.21mm shares. Or does it... Shareholder structure dynamics and the problems they cause later bear some detailed examination. 
This one is going to be a fun special sit.


Big M3 (2413) Partial TOB As Pasona Sells Control of Benefit One (2412): Really Interesting Dynamics