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

Toei Animation (4816 JP) - This Offering Could Be Heavy; the NEXT Offering Is More Interesting

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In December 2021, when companies were required to file statements with the TSE as to plans to meet continuing listing requirements, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toei-animation-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18641:1" rel="noopener">Toei Animation (4816 JP)</a> had a <strong><a href="https://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/ir/news/auto_20211220555926/pdfFile.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plan</a></strong>.</li>
<li>That plan? Get from a then-current 15.5% Tradable Shares level to 25.0% by 31 March 2025. That was "OK" though later, the TSE asked companies to speed it up.</li>
<li>Today, shareholders Sony and Bandai Namco announced an equity offering to sell down up to 4.48mm shares in a domestic+overseas offering. It's big, heavy, and there is more to come.</li>
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In December 2021, when companies were required to file statements with the TSE as to plans to meet continuing listing requirements, Toei Animation (4816 JP) had a Plan.
That plan? Get from a then-current 15.5% Tradable Shares level to 25.0% by 31 March 2025. That was "OK" though later, the TSE asked companies to speed it up.
Today, shareholders Sony and Bandai Namco announced an equity offering to sell down up to 4.48mm shares in a domestic+overseas offering. It's big, heavy, and there is more to come.


Toei Animation (4816) - Shareholder Selldown To Meet Listing Hurdles - Bigly, Heavy, More to Come