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

[JAPAN ACTIVISM] - Murakami Group Goes Activisting on Exedy (7278) - Room To Run

Big Aisin (7259) Offering Sets Stage for First Toyota Group Full Unwind

Cash-Rich Exedy (7278) Sees Huge Offering Offset by Huge Buyback - Watch For Short-Term Games

Huge Denso (6902) Secondary Sale by Toyota Group - Admiral Ackbar Says "It's A Trap!"

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On Monday 27 May, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aisin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11809:1" rel="noopener">Aisin (7259 JP)</a> announced an offering to sell ALL of its 36+% stake in equity affiliate <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exedy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6516:1" rel="noopener">Exedy Corp (7278 JP)</a> for likely ¥40bn+. </li>
<li>Exedy announced a big buyback to go with it. It bought back 30% of the total on Weds morning, and that reduced the size of the offer. </li>
<li>I had expected "short-term games" but we haven't really had them. Which is a bit weird. This update shows the details and dynamics (they differ).</li>
</ul>


On Monday 27 May, Aisin (7259 JP) announced an offering to sell ALL of its 36+% stake in equity affiliate Exedy Corp (7278 JP) for likely ¥40bn+. 
Exedy announced a big buyback to go with it. It bought back 30% of the total on Weds morning, and that reduced the size of the offer. 
I had expected "short-term games" but we haven't really had them. Which is a bit weird. This update shows the details and dynamics (they differ).


Exedy (7278) Huge Offering Resized - Watch the Dynamics Here