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

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Yesterday, 11% owner <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kyb-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16609:1" rel="noopener">Kyb Corp (7242 JP)</a> announced a deal to buy the rest of vehicle coil/leaf spring manufacturer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chita-kogyo-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9882:1" rel="noopener">Chita Kogyo (5993 JP)</a>. The deal comes at a 137% premium.</li>
<li>Even at +137%, it's far too cheap. But  KYB owns 11% and crossholders and insiders another 60+%. This gets done unless there is a hostile TOB over the top.</li>
<li>The stock is small however, and Nagoya-listed, so arbs will find this of limited interest.</li>
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Yesterday, 11% owner Kyb Corp (7242 JP) announced a deal to buy the rest of vehicle coil/leaf spring manufacturer Chita Kogyo (5993 JP). The deal comes at a 137% premium.
Even at +137%, it's far too cheap. But  KYB owns 11% and crossholders and insiders another 60+%. This gets done unless there is a hostile TOB over the top.
The stock is small however, and Nagoya-listed, so arbs will find this of limited interest.


KYB (7242) Buys Chita Kogyo (5993) At 137% Premium. Still Too Cheap.