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

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Following an <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/wing-tai-an-under-appreciated-property-play-ripe-for-privatisation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Staits Times article</a> this week - or perhaps just a coincidence - property play <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wing-tai-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19015:1" rel="noopener">Wing Tai Holdings (WINGT SP)</a></strong> popped 8%. </li>
<li>Yesterday's close of S$1.47/share, compares to its book value of S$4.24 (as at 31 Dec 2023). Cash on hand is S$684mn against borrowings of ~S$770mn.</li>
<li>And the Cheng family has been buying up shares, almost every day since last September. That stake is currently 61.45%. Another <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wing-tai-malaysia-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11882:1" rel="noopener">Wing Tai Malaysia (WING MK)</a></strong> privatisation in the making?</li>
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Following an Staits Times article this week - or perhaps just a coincidence - property play Wing Tai Holdings (WINGT SP) popped 8%. 
Yesterday's close of S$1.47/share, compares to its book value of S$4.24 (as at 31 Dec 2023). Cash on hand is S$684mn against borrowings of ~S$770mn.
And the Cheng family has been buying up shares, almost every day since last September. That stake is currently 61.45%. Another Wing Tai Malaysia (WING MK) privatisation in the making?


Wing Tai Holdings

Wing Tai Holdings: Privatisation Chatter