European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>Carlsberg's acquisition offers a 36% premium to Britvic’s June 2024 closing price and captures £2.10/share in taxed and capitalized synergies, ensuring value realization for shareholders.</li>
<li>Regulatory Approvals: The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the European Commission cleared the transaction by December 17, 2024, confirming no further probes.</li>
<li>Low Deal Risk: All regulatory approvals secured; with a 0.68% spread (6.91% annualized), and closure expected by January 16, 2025, recommendation is long and tender.</li>
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Carlsberg's acquisition offers a 36% premium to Britvic’s June 2024 closing price and captures £2.10/share in taxed and capitalized synergies, ensuring value realization for shareholders.
Regulatory Approvals: The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the European Commission cleared the transaction by December 17, 2024, confirming no further probes.
Low Deal Risk: All regulatory approvals secured; with a 0.68% spread (6.91% annualized), and closure expected by January 16, 2025, recommendation is long and tender.


Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honda-motor-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:154:1" rel="noopener">Honda (7267 JP) </a> announced a HUGE ¥1.1trln buyback. At ~¥1500/share, this would increase EPS by 17+%.  Buy the shares in the low ¥1,400s. Expect this to be a range trade.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-henlius-biotech-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27888:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Henlius Biotech (2696 HK)</a>'s Circular is now out. Hoome straight and done deal. </li>
<li>Murakami-San has started selling <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exedy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6516:1" rel="noopener">Exedy Corp (7278 JP)</a>, earlier than expected. Best to get out first, ask questions later.</li>
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Honda (7267 JP)  announced a HUGE ¥1.1trln buyback. At ~¥1500/share, this would increase EPS by 17+%.  Buy the shares in the low ¥1,400s. Expect this to be a range trade.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech (2696 HK)'s Circular is now out. Hoome straight and done deal. 
Murakami-San has started selling Exedy Corp (7278 JP), earlier than expected. Best to get out first, ask questions later.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Honda, Shanghai Henlius, Exedy, Arcadium Lithium

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal Trades & Special Situations

Index Rebalance

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<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the F100 and F250 indices during the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We see up to seven M&amp;A-related intra-review changes in the run up to the December 2024 review.</li>
<li>Our latest estimates suggest there could be one change for the F250 index during the December 2024 rebalance. We do not currently see any changes for the F100.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential ADDs and DELs for the F100 and F250 indices during the December 2024 index rebal event.
We see up to seven M&amp;A-related intra-review changes in the run up to the December 2024 review.
Our latest estimates suggest there could be one change for the F250 index during the December 2024 rebalance. We do not currently see any changes for the F100.


Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Intra-Review Changes Galore; High-Impact Replacement Names

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>The percentage of funds invested in Diageo and the average weight in UK portfolios have been on a downward trajectory since reaching a peak in late 2021.</li>
<li>Rotation within the Consumer Staples sector sees BATS and Reckitt's joining Diageo, whilst Tesco, Britvic and Cranswisk make sustained gains.</li>
<li>Significant exits from Axa Framlington, abrdn, and PrivilEdge have reduced average fund exposure to its lowest point since 2017</li>
</ul>


The percentage of funds invested in Diageo and the average weight in UK portfolios have been on a downward trajectory since reaching a peak in late 2021.
Rotation within the Consumer Staples sector sees BATS and Reckitt's joining Diageo, whilst Tesco, Britvic and Cranswisk make sustained gains.
Significant exits from Axa Framlington, abrdn, and PrivilEdge have reduced average fund exposure to its lowest point since 2017


Diageo PLC: Slide Continues as UK Funds Cut Stakes

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<li>The Toyota Group cross-holding ecosystem is in flux. They started with a small announcement by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aisin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11809:1" rel="noopener">Aisin (7259 JP)</a> but moves have come fast and furious.</li>
<li>Apparently minorities are grumbling to the SFC about the low-balled Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asia-cement-china-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3374:1" rel="noopener">Asia Cement China (743 HK)</a>. And for good reason. The best course of action? Vote against the Scheme.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10619:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS)</a> is trading at a steep NAV discount. And the controlling family is making  a partial Offer to gain majority control. </li>
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The Toyota Group cross-holding ecosystem is in flux. They started with a small announcement by Aisin (7259 JP) but moves have come fast and furious.
Apparently minorities are grumbling to the SFC about the low-balled Offer for Asia Cement China (743 HK). And for good reason. The best course of action? Vote against the Scheme.

Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS) is trading at a steep NAV discount. And the controlling family is making  a partial Offer to gain majority control. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Toyota, Asia Cement, Hanwha Corp, Kokusai Electric, Keisei Electric

United Kingdom

Britvic Plc supplies a wide range of soft drinks. The Company manufactures and markets its own brand of soft drinks as well as supplies drinks manufactured by other companies.

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Carlsberg/Britvic: Deal Cleared, Spread

Carlsberg's acquisition of Britvic offers a 36% premium and captures £2.10/share in synergies, with regulatory approvals secured and low deal risk.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Last Week in Event SPACE: Honda, Shanghai Henlius, Exedy, Arcadium Lithium

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Intra-Review Changes Galore; High-Impact Replacement Names

The Top 10 F250 potential ADDs could outperform the F250 index since there are many intra-review addition possibilities and these names are high...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Diageo PLC: Slide Continues as UK Funds Cut Stakes

UK fund managers are continuing to reduce their positions in Diageo. The percentage of funds invested in Diageo and the average weight in UK...

Steven Holden

Last Week in Event SPACE: Toyota, Asia Cement, Hanwha Corp, Kokusai Electric, Keisei Electric

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

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Carlsberg/Britvic: Deal Cleared, Spread

​Carlsberg's acquisition of Britvic offers a 36% premium and captures £2.10/share in synergies, with regulatory approvals secured and low deal risk.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Last Week in Event SPACE: Honda, Shanghai Henlius, Exedy, Arcadium Lithium

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Intra-Review Changes Galore; High-Impact Replacement Names

The Top 10 F250 potential ADDs could outperform the F250 index since there are many intra-review addition possibilities and these names are high...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Diageo PLC: Slide Continues as UK Funds Cut Stakes

UK fund managers are continuing to reduce their positions in Diageo. The percentage of funds invested in Diageo and the average weight in UK...

Steven Holden

Last Week in Event SPACE: Toyota, Asia Cement, Hanwha Corp, Kokusai Electric, Keisei Electric

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Carlsberg's acquisition of Britvic offers a 36% premium and captures £2.10/share in synergies, with regulatory approvals secured and low deal risk.