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

StubWorld: Walking The Fine Line With HSBC

HSBC Holdings Plc – PRA Says Yes, But Management Should Say No

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<p>This week in StubWorld ...</p>
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<p>The board of  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gulf-energy-development-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26038:1" rel="noopener">Gulf Energy Development Public Company (GULF TB)</a> has <a href="https://www.set.or.th/set/newsdetails.do?newsId=15985721258680&amp;language=en&amp;country=US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> its investment in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intouch-holdings-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17638:1" rel="noopener">Intouch Holdings (INTUCH TB)</a> up to 10% of shares out, from 7.99% currently. Gulf reckons Intouch provides a steady dividend yield; but Investors expect listed companies to focus on their core competencies, and return excess capital to shareholders, so that <em>they </em>can invest it. </p>
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<div>Preceding my comments on Intouch, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-co-rusal-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8517:1" rel="noopener">United Co Rusal (486 HK)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingboard-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8122:1" rel="noopener">Kingboard Holdings (148 HK)</a>, are at the top of the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.</div>
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<p><em>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold - the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent - of at least 20</em></p>
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This week in StubWorld ...

The board of  Gulf Energy Development Public Company (GULF TB) has approved its investment in Intouch Holdings (INTUCH TB) up to 10% of shares out, from 7.99% currently. Gulf reckons Intouch provides a steady dividend yield; but Investors expect listed companies to focus on their core competencies, and return excess capital to shareholders, so that they can invest it. 


Preceding my comments on Intouch, United Co Rusal (486 HK) &amp; Kingboard Holdings (148 HK), are at the top of the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.


These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold - the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent - of at least 20


StubWorld: Gulf's Questionable Stake In Intouch