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

Katakura (3001) Tender In Danger As New Player Displaces Activist Who Agreed To Tender

Activist Target Katakura Industries (3001) Subject to an MBO Takeout

Katakura Industries – Rewarding Shareholders Should Be Rewarded Itself with a Higher Share Price

Aslead Capital Hostile Offer for Fuji Kosan (5009)

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/katakura-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2007:1" rel="noopener">Katakura Industries (3001 JP)</a> MBO was launched in early November at a price which was too light but activist/long-time holder Oasis agreed to sell (with an up-and-out exception).  </li>
<li>Another would-be activist bought Oasis' shares at a premium to the Tender, encouraging hopes of a bump in the Tender Offer Price. </li>
<li>Yesterday, the bidder dashed those hopes, and today the shares fell, but not to the TOB Price. This has longer-term designs.</li>
</ul>


The Katakura Industries (3001 JP) MBO was launched in early November at a price which was too light but activist/long-time holder Oasis agreed to sell (with an up-and-out exception).  
Another would-be activist bought Oasis' shares at a premium to the Tender, encouraging hopes of a bump in the Tender Offer Price. 
Yesterday, the bidder dashed those hopes, and today the shares fell, but not to the TOB Price. This has longer-term designs.


Katakura Tender Offer Bump Now Looks Off. It Is Take-The-Loss or Hold-On-For-Later