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>Today after the close, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10928:1" rel="noopener">SBI Holdings (8473 JP)</a> made an <a href="https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2023/1225_14313.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> it would buy (up to) 3.0mm shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gumi-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12947:1" rel="noopener">Gumi Inc (3903 JP)</a> shares between tomorrow and end-March 2024.</li>
<li>SBI already owns 8.8mm shares, and this would bring them close to 30.0%. </li>
<li>SBI did not specifically say they would buy on market, but the next 400,000 shares would require a large shareholder filing amendment. </li>
</ul>


Today after the close, SBI Holdings (8473 JP) made an announcement it would buy (up to) 3.0mm shares of Gumi Inc (3903 JP) shares between tomorrow and end-March 2024.
SBI already owns 8.8mm shares, and this would bring them close to 30.0%. 
SBI did not specifically say they would buy on market, but the next 400,000 shares would require a large shareholder filing amendment. 


SBI To Buy Gumi (3903) Shares To Up Stake to Near 30% (And Try To Avoid Impairment)