Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>For June 2026, just six new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$6bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in June was ~38.5%, and a year-to-date average of 47%.</li>
<li>The average premiums for transactions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 49%, 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.</li>
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For June 2026, just six new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$6bn.
The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in June was ~38.5%, and a year-to-date average of 47%.
The average premiums for transactions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 49%, 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.


Asia-Pac M&A [June 2026 Wrap]: Steadfast, Con Aero Tech, Accent, Cygnus, Ajinomoto Malaysia

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atlantic-lithium-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40322:1" rel="noopener">Atlantic Lithium (A11 AU)</a> entered a scheme implementation deed with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhejiang-huayou-cobalt-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25048:1" rel="noopener">Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603799 CH)</a> at US$0.25486 per share (A$0.354 per share), a 26.6% premium to the undisturbed price. </li>
<li>The offer is light as it is below the three-month high and 43.7% below Assore’s rejected NBIO of A$0.63 on 15 November 2023.</li>
<li>Nevertheless, the scheme vote is low risk due to Assore’s irrevocable undertaking, a supportive shareholder structure, and moderate retail ownership. Regulatory approvals should also be forthcoming.    </li>
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Atlantic Lithium (A11 AU) entered a scheme implementation deed with Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603799 CH) at US$0.25486 per share (A$0.354 per share), a 26.6% premium to the undisturbed price. 
The offer is light as it is below the three-month high and 43.7% below Assore’s rejected NBIO of A$0.63 on 15 November 2023.
Nevertheless, the scheme vote is low risk due to Assore’s irrevocable undertaking, a supportive shareholder structure, and moderate retail ownership. Regulatory approvals should also be forthcoming.    


Atlantic Lithium (A11 AU): Huayou Cobalt’s Binding Proposal Is Light but Likely Done

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>12th May: Cobalt Holdings, a Company created primarily to purchase and hold physical cobalt, offering public equity investors pure-play direct exposure to the price of cobalt, confirmed its intention to raise approximately US$230m through its Global Offer and the Admission on to the Main Market in June 2025.</li>
<li>Glencore International AG and certain entities and affiliates managed by Anchorage Structured Commodities Advisor, have agreed to participate as cornerstone investors, agreeing to invest, in aggregate, an amount representing approximately 20.5% of the Shares to be offered pursuant to the Global Offer.</li>
<li>9th May: iFOREX Financial Trading, the fintech business with a proprietary online and mobile trading platform for multi-asset contracts for difference, announces that it has confirmed its intention to IPO onto the Main Market. T</li>
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12th May: Cobalt Holdings, a Company created primarily to purchase and hold physical cobalt, offering public equity investors pure-play direct exposure to the price of cobalt, confirmed its intention to raise approximately US$230m through its Global Offer and the Admission on to the Main Market in June 2025.
Glencore International AG and certain entities and affiliates managed by Anchorage Structured Commodities Advisor, have agreed to participate as cornerstone investors, agreeing to invest, in aggregate, an amount representing approximately 20.5% of the Shares to be offered pursuant to the Global Offer.
9th May: iFOREX Financial Trading, the fintech business with a proprietary online and mobile trading platform for multi-asset contracts for difference, announces that it has confirmed its intention to IPO onto the Main Market. T


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<li>Short seller Blue Orca is alleging <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atlantic-lithium-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27991:1" rel="noopener">Atlantic Lithium (ALL LN)</a></strong> is seeking to obtain a Ghanaian lithium mining licence via "textbook corruption".</li>
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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/piedmont-lithium-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17619:1" rel="noopener">Piedmont Lithium (PLL AU)</a></strong> is a substantial shareholder of Atlantic, together with a co-development agreement for the Ghanaian project, in which the mining license has yet to be ratified. </li>
<li>Orca reckons the license ratification will fail the corruption sniff test, which in turn will jeopardise the Tennessee lithium offtake facility, currently awaiting a DOE grant.</li>
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Short seller Blue Orca is alleging Atlantic Lithium (ALL LN) is seeking to obtain a Ghanaian lithium mining licence via "textbook corruption".

Piedmont Lithium (PLL AU) is a substantial shareholder of Atlantic, together with a co-development agreement for the Ghanaian project, in which the mining license has yet to be ratified. 
Orca reckons the license ratification will fail the corruption sniff test, which in turn will jeopardise the Tennessee lithium offtake facility, currently awaiting a DOE grant.


Piedmont Lithium: General Mosquito & "Textbook Corruption"

Australia

Atlantic Lithium is an exploration and development company focused on advancing lithium mining projects in West Africa. Its core asset is the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana, which is on track to become Ghana's first lithium-producing mine. The company's activities center on extracting lithium spodumene to supply raw materials for batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage. Atlantic Lithium was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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Atlantic Lithium (ALL LN)

Asia-Pac M&A [June 2026 Wrap]: Steadfast, Con Aero Tech, Accent, Cygnus, Ajinomoto Malaysia

The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in June was ~38.5%, and a year-to-date average of 47%.

David Blennerhassett

Atlantic Lithium (A11 AU): Huayou Cobalt’s Binding Proposal Is Light but Likely Done

The offer is light as it is below the three-month high and 43.7% below Assore’s rejected NBIO in 2023. Nevertheless, the scheme vote is low risk....

Arun George

Hybridan Small Cap Feast: 22/05/2025

Cobalt Holdings, a Company created primarily to purchase and hold physical cobalt, offering public equity investors pure-play direct exposure to...

Hybridan

Piedmont Lithium: General Mosquito & "Textbook Corruption"

There's a considerable amount of expectation on cashflow baked into Piedmont's price from the Tennessee and Quebec facility's off-take agreements....

David Blennerhassett

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