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

Genesis To Acquire St Barbara's Flagship As Merger Cancelled

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>After abandoning its reverse merger, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/st-barbara-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3764:1" rel="noopener">St Barbara (SBM AU)</a> confirmed it will sell its flagship Leonora gold project to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genesis-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4650:1" rel="noopener">Genesis Minerals (GMD AU)</a> for $600mn (cash and GMD scrip).</li>
<li>That transaction appeared all stitched up, until <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/silver-lake-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6529:1" rel="noopener">Silver Lake Resources (SLR AU)</a> gatecrashed the party with a non-binding proposal for the Leonara asset. SBM's board rejected the competing proposal. </li>
<li>SLR has now tweaked terms to address SBM concerns. Back in SBM's court. GMD has matching rights if SBM sides with SLR.</li>
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After abandoning its reverse merger, St Barbara (SBM AU) confirmed it will sell its flagship Leonora gold project to Genesis Minerals (GMD AU) for $600mn (cash and GMD scrip).
That transaction appeared all stitched up, until Silver Lake Resources (SLR AU) gatecrashed the party with a non-binding proposal for the Leonara asset. SBM's board rejected the competing proposal. 
SLR has now tweaked terms to address SBM concerns. Back in SBM's court. GMD has matching rights if SBM sides with SLR.


Silver Lake And Genesis Duke It Out For St Barbara's Flagship

St Barbara Ltd

Silver Lake And Genesis Duke It Out For St Barbara's Flagship