Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. 

I'm a highly experienced sell-side analyst with in excess of 22 years of covering Asia Pacific equities, the past 19 years immersed in event strategies encompassing M&A risk arbitrage, directional long/short, stub trades and restructuring.  

My background also includes accountancy (liquidation/bankruptcy/receivership) earlier in my career and as a chief financial officer of a global commodity company based in the US and Mexico.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Clearly I was way too pessimistic on this deal. 60 days to secure PRC regulatory approvals appeared an unrealistic timeframe. However the pre-cons were secured in a magical 18 days. </li>
<li>Those pre-cons included NDRC, Mofcom and SAFE. Perhaps regulatory filings were lodged well before the Offer announcement. Or perhaps a small deal such as this garners less scrutiny.</li>
<li>In any event, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cm-hi-tech-cleanroom-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44057:1" rel="noopener">CM Hi-Tech (2115 HK)</a>'s Scheme is now considerably simpler/cleaner. Securing these PRC approvals may also provide a minor positive read across for other Hong Kong M&amp;A deals.</li>
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Clearly I was way too pessimistic on this deal. 60 days to secure PRC regulatory approvals appeared an unrealistic timeframe. However the pre-cons were secured in a magical 18 days. 
Those pre-cons included NDRC, Mofcom and SAFE. Perhaps regulatory filings were lodged well before the Offer announcement. Or perhaps a small deal such as this garners less scrutiny.
In any event, CM Hi-Tech (2115 HK)'s Scheme is now considerably simpler/cleaner. Securing these PRC approvals may also provide a minor positive read across for other Hong Kong M&amp;A deals.


CM Hi-Tech (2115 HK): Bearish To Bullish!

CM Hi-Tech Cleanroom

CM Hi-Tech (2115 HK): Bearish To Bullish!