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>Japan's <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kirin-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16977:1" rel="noopener">Kirin Holdings (2503 JP)</a></strong> has proposed taking Aussie vitamin play <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackmores-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:928:1" rel="noopener">Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU)</a></strong> private by way of a Scheme at A$95/share. </li>
<li>That's a 23.7% premium to last close, and represents 23.1x LTM December 2022 EBITDA. </li>
<li>Irrevocables are 18% of shares out. This Scheme requires clearance from ACCC, FIRB - and China's SAMR.</li>
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Japan's Kirin Holdings (2503 JP) has proposed taking Aussie vitamin play Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU) private by way of a Scheme at A$95/share. 
That's a 23.7% premium to last close, and represents 23.1x LTM December 2022 EBITDA. 
Irrevocables are 18% of shares out. This Scheme requires clearance from ACCC, FIRB - and China's SAMR.


Blackmores Ltd

Kirin Looks To Take Blackmores Private