Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/colowide-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13967:1" rel="noopener">Colowide Co Ltd (7616 JP)</a> is an industrial fastish-food operator in Japan. They sell several dozen kinds of cuisine under several dozen brands, owned and franchised in Japan and overseas.</li>
<li>The company "philosophy" is "Everything we do is for our customers and employees." The stock is up 30% in 10yrs. It pays no dividend, but it pays a big yutairimawari.</li>
<li>This means Real World Float is 100% owned by retail who want restaurant coupons. This offering will be bought by index, short covers, and another 20-30k coupon holders.</li>
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Colowide Co Ltd (7616 JP) is an industrial fastish-food operator in Japan. They sell several dozen kinds of cuisine under several dozen brands, owned and franchised in Japan and overseas.
The company "philosophy" is "Everything we do is for our customers and employees." The stock is up 30% in 10yrs. It pays no dividend, but it pays a big yutairimawari.
This means Real World Float is 100% owned by retail who want restaurant coupons. This offering will be bought by index, short covers, and another 20-30k coupon holders.


COLOWIDE (7616) - UGLY Register On Expensive Co Needs a Capital Construct Upgrade, Won't Get It Here

Event-Driven

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<li>On 28 Feb, the Nikkei <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-deals/Mitsubishi-readies-sale-of-stake-in-KFC-restaurant-chain-in-Japan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> (an article I missed) <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20668:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP)</a> would seek to unload its 35% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kfc-holdings-japan-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12358:1" rel="noopener">Kfc Holdings Japan (9873 JP)</a> </li>
<li>The stock popped, then continued to rise further. After the close Friday, the Nikkei <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-deals/Carlyle-nears-deal-to-buy-KFC-Japan-s-shares-from-Mitsubishi-Corp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> MitCorp was close to a deal with Carlyle. A deal is apparently expected imminently.</li>
<li>I expect this could be a "Split Price Deal" (like Hitachi Transport and Pasona).</li>
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On 28 Feb, the Nikkei reported (an article I missed) Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP) would seek to unload its 35% stake in Kfc Holdings Japan (9873 JP) 
The stock popped, then continued to rise further. After the close Friday, the Nikkei reported MitCorp was close to a deal with Carlyle. A deal is apparently expected imminently.
I expect this could be a "Split Price Deal" (like Hitachi Transport and Pasona).


Carlyle Reportedly To Buy KFC Japan (9873) From MitCorp (8058) - Deal Likely Imminent

David Blennerhassett

Hanwha Machinery & Service Holdings / Event-Driven

Hanwha Machinery & Service Holdings (0220W0 KS)

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<li>In August this year, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10619:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS)</a> spun off its its distribution, hotel, and food businesses, and robotics and semiconductor equipment businesses, under <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-machinery-service-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:58718:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Machinery &amp; Service (0220W0 KS)</a>.</li>
<li>The Kim family firmly controls HMSH via various entities, the largest stake held via Hanwha Energy (23.69%).</li>
<li>Now Kim Dong-seon (third son of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn) has launched a Tender Offer for 19% in HMSH, elevating his stake to 24.81%. The current spread is attractive.</li>
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In August this year, Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS) spun off its its distribution, hotel, and food businesses, and robotics and semiconductor equipment businesses, under Hanwha Machinery &amp; Service (0220W0 KS).
The Kim family firmly controls HMSH via various entities, the largest stake held via Hanwha Energy (23.69%).
Now Kim Dong-seon (third son of Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn) has launched a Tender Offer for 19% in HMSH, elevating his stake to 24.81%. The current spread is attractive.


Hanwha Machinery & Service (0220W0 KS): Kim's Partial Is Worth A Second Look

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baycurrent-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25985:1" rel="noopener">Baycurrent (6532 JP)</a> is very short-term, and it is not highly-convicted, but it is a warning of a short-term dip potential.</li>
<li>A curious development as EQT (barely) bumps indicative terms for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perpetual-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:599:1" rel="noopener">Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU)</a> in what appears to be a self destructing offer.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/digital-garage-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13747:1" rel="noopener">Digital Garage (4819 JP)</a> is dirt cheap. Old Peak thinks so too and has taken a nearly 5% stake.</li>
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Baycurrent (6532 JP) is very short-term, and it is not highly-convicted, but it is a warning of a short-term dip potential.
A curious development as EQT (barely) bumps indicative terms for Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU) in what appears to be a self destructing offer.

Digital Garage (4819 JP) is dirt cheap. Old Peak thinks so too and has taken a nearly 5% stake.


Last Week In Event SPACE: Baycurrent, Perpetual, Digital Garage, Genesis/Vault, Seven & I, SoftBank

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Fast food drives improved performance</li><li>Growing emphasis on domestically produced ingredients</li><li>Convenience stores strengthen their position</li><li>Independents losing out to chains</li><li>Tax hike delayed</li><li>Socio-economic change added downward pressure on consumerfoodservice</li></ul>

Fast food drives improved performanceGrowing emphasis on domestically produced ingredientsConvenience stores strengthen their positionIndependents losing out to chainsTax hike delayedSocio-economic change added downward pressure on consumerfoodservice

Japan

COLOWIDE CO., LTD. manages, as a holding company, its group companies that operate Japanese style pub restaurant chain named Kantaro and Italian restaurant chain named Itameshiya La Pausa primarily in Tokyo.  The Company also operates KARAOKE business.

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Colowide Co Ltd (7616 JP)

COLOWIDE (7616) - UGLY Register On Expensive Co Needs a Capital Construct Upgrade, Won't Get It Here

Colowide is the owner of a host of restaurant brands/chains in Japan and abroad. It is expensive. I find it badly-run, with bad governance. Now an...

Travis Lundy

Carlyle Reportedly To Buy KFC Japan (9873) From MitCorp (8058) - Deal Likely Imminent

The Nikkei reported two months ago that MitCorp would sell its 35% KFC Japan (9873) stake. Two months later, we may have a deal imminent.

Travis Lundy

Hanwha Machinery & Service (0220W0 KS): Kim's Partial Is Worth A Second Look

HMSH had fallen nearly 40% since its listing, promulgated by foreign investors exiting. Kim Seung-youn is taking advantage of that weakness. I'd...

David Blennerhassett

Last Week In Event SPACE: Baycurrent, Perpetual, Digital Garage, Genesis/Vault, Seven & I, SoftBank

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David Blennerhassett

Consumer Foodservice in Japan

Fast food drives improved performance Growing emphasis on domestically produced ingredients Convenience stores strengthen their...

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