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

SBI Tender on Shinsei Successful. Goes to 47.77%. The BIG Question Is... Who Owns The Float?

Shinsei Bank (8303) - Now We Know Where the Float Is And It Is NOT In Murakami-San's Hands

Shinsei Drops Opposition to SBI TOB; A Fascinating Post-Tender Game of 🐔

Shinsei Bank (8303): Does Murakami-San...? Or Doesn't He? That Is The Question.

Shinsei Bank (8303): Parsing Murakami-San's Bet

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Nikkei <a href="https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUB072VM0X01C21A2000000/?unlock=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> out today at 6pm JST, the day before the Tender Offer close (after most shareholders would have decided to tender). This is slimy. Really bad. </li>
<li>The original Shinsei pushback was the partial offer was coercive at a low price because it didn't offer a full exit. SBI said "only 48%." </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinsei-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16897:1" rel="noopener">Shinsei Bank (8303 JP)</a> should push back, changing their recommendation, which <em>might</em> cause a 10-day extension. That would give investors a chance to withdraw.</li>
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Nikkei article out today at 6pm JST, the day before the Tender Offer close (after most shareholders would have decided to tender). This is slimy. Really bad. 
The original Shinsei pushback was the partial offer was coercive at a low price because it didn't offer a full exit. SBI said "only 48%." 

Shinsei Bank (8303 JP) should push back, changing their recommendation, which might cause a 10-day extension. That would give investors a chance to withdraw.


SBI To Apply for Bank Holding Company License Within Year And Squeeze Out Shinsei Minorities

SBI Shinsei Bank

SBI To Apply for Bank Holding Company License Within Year And Squeeze Out Shinsei Minorities