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

Socionext (6526 JP) - Pre-IPO Lockup Expiry Offering Will Double Real World Float

Ohayo Japan| Fed to Hike, Yields Rise, Stocks Drop; NUGGET: NINTENDO SWITCH-More Gas in the Engine?

Socionext IPO Trading - Upsized IPO with Strong Demand. Peers Inched Downwards, but Upside Remains

Socionext IPO - Ample Upside Even After Discount

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> was offered in a range of ¥3,480-3,650, oversubscribed, IPOed at ¥3,650 and closed ¥4200 on Day 1. We can assume that was the "right price." </li>
<li>Since then, while peers are up 19.8% in the 6 weeks since then, Socionext is up 66%. This year's biggest Japan IPO has been a big winner.</li>
<li>The TOPIX inclusion is on Tuesday at the close. Beware, you don't know who is in the stock and who is not.</li>
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Socionext (6526 JP) was offered in a range of ¥3,480-3,650, oversubscribed, IPOed at ¥3,650 and closed ¥4200 on Day 1. We can assume that was the "right price." 
Since then, while peers are up 19.8% in the 6 weeks since then, Socionext is up 66%. This year's biggest Japan IPO has been a big winner.
The TOPIX inclusion is on Tuesday at the close. Beware, you don't know who is in the stock and who is not.


Socionext (6526 JP) TOPIX Inclusion - Great Performer Deserves Profit-Taking