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

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13837" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13837:1">Courts Asia Ltd (COURTS SP)</a>, a leading electrical, consumer electronics and furniture retailer in predominantly Singapore and Malaysia, has announced a voluntary conditional offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/9655" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9655:1">Nojima Corp (7419 JP)</a> at $0.205/share, a 34.9% premium to the last closing price.
The key condition to the Offer is the valid acceptances of 50% of shares out. Singapore Retail Group, with 73.8%, has given an irrevocable to tender. Once tendered, this offer will become unconditional.
CAL's share price has endured a steady decline since touching $1.14 back in May 2015. It traded above the Offer price as recently as late-July 2018.
However, the controlling shareholder, which has maintained its stake since CAL's listing in 2012, is cashing in. Nojima has stated it will exercise its right to compulsorily acquisition if acceptances reach 90%; and it does not intend to support any action or take steps to maintain the listing status of the company in the event its suspended due to free float requirements. I would look to cash out also. Consideration under the Offer may be remitted as early as the fourth week of Feb.

Courts Asia Ltd (COURTS SP), a leading electrical, consumer electronics and furniture retailer in predominantly Singapore and Malaysia, has announced a voluntary conditional offer from Nojima Corp (7419 JP) at $0.205/share, a 34.9% premium to the last closing price.
The key condition to the Offer is the valid acceptances of 50% of shares out. Singapore Retail Group, with 73.8%, has given an irrevocable to tender. Once tendered, this offer will become unconditional.
CAL's share price has endured a steady decline since touching $1.14 back in May 2015. It traded above the Offer price as recently as late-July 2018.
However, the controlling shareholder, which has maintained its stake since CAL's listing in 2012, is cashing in. Nojima has stated it will exercise its right to compulsorily acquisition if acceptances reach 90%; and it does not intend to support any action or take steps to maintain the listing status of the company in the event its suspended due to free float requirements. I would look to cash out also. Consideration under the Offer may be remitted as early as the fourth week of Feb.

 

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