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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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sing-tao-news-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15701:1" rel="noopener">Sing Tao News Corp (1105 HK)</a></strong>, which owns Hong Kong's oldest and third-largest Chinese language newspaper, is <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0518/2023051800159.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspended</a> pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers.</li>
<li>A takeover of Sing Tao was mooted in 2019-2021 when Charles Ho, the former chairman, sought to exit his 48.98% stake; but that transaction fizzled out.</li>
<li>At a market cap of just US$50mn, this (likely) Offer hardly rates a mention. Yet a takeover of a Hong Kong newspaper is still newsworthy.</li>
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Sing Tao News Corp (1105 HK), which owns Hong Kong's oldest and third-largest Chinese language newspaper, is suspended pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers.
A takeover of Sing Tao was mooted in 2019-2021 when Charles Ho, the former chairman, sought to exit his 48.98% stake; but that transaction fizzled out.
At a market cap of just US$50mn, this (likely) Offer hardly rates a mention. Yet a takeover of a Hong Kong newspaper is still newsworthy.


Sing Tao News Corp

Sing Tao (1105 HK) Makes Its Own News