Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Today, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macnica-fuji-electronics-hol" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26074:1" rel="noopener">Macnica Fuji Electronics Hol (3132 JP)</a> (Macnica Holdings) announced that it would launch a tender offer to buy 100% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/glosel-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18515:1" rel="noopener">Glosel (9995 JP)</a>, a semiconductor trading company. </li>
<li>Glosel is special because it has three main assets. 1) 61% of net assets are inventory (&lt;3mo), 2) 34% of net assets are net receivables (&lt;3mos), 3) 8+% is securities.</li>
<li>For that, Glosel's Board decided 0.71x book was OK. Nah. The register is reasonably wide open, and this is a delayed start. Someone might get noisy, but &lt; 50/50 bet.</li>
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Today, Macnica Fuji Electronics Hol (3132 JP) (Macnica Holdings) announced that it would launch a tender offer to buy 100% of Glosel (9995 JP), a semiconductor trading company. 
Glosel is special because it has three main assets. 1) 61% of net assets are inventory (&lt;3mo), 2) 34% of net assets are net receivables (&lt;3mos), 3) 8+% is securities.
For that, Glosel's Board decided 0.71x book was OK. Nah. The register is reasonably wide open, and this is a delayed start. Someone might get noisy, but &lt; 50/50 bet.


Another Day Ending in Y, Another Low-Balled Takeover - This Time Glosel (9995)

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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/glosel-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18515:1" rel="noopener">Glosel (9995 JP)</a> has recommended <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macnica-fuji-electronics-hol" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26074:1" rel="noopener">Macnica Holdings Inc (3132 JP)</a>’s revised tender offer of JPY750 per share, a 16.3% premium to the previous JPY645 offer. </li>
<li>Murakami's clever manoeuvring to build a 12.67% stake and propose a JPY750 competing offer has forced Macnica to bump its offer. </li>
<li>The minimum acceptance condition requires a 66.7% minority acceptance rate. This acceptance rate is achievable because the offer is attractive and Murakami is supportive. </li>
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Glosel (9995 JP) has recommended Macnica Holdings Inc (3132 JP)’s revised tender offer of JPY750 per share, a 16.3% premium to the previous JPY645 offer. 
Murakami's clever manoeuvring to build a 12.67% stake and propose a JPY750 competing offer has forced Macnica to bump its offer. 
The minimum acceptance condition requires a 66.7% minority acceptance rate. This acceptance rate is achievable because the offer is attractive and Murakami is supportive. 


Glosel (9995 JP): Murakami’s Tactics Result in Macnica (3132 JP) Bumping to JPY750

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<li>Two months ago, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macnica-fuji-electronics-hol" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26074:1" rel="noopener">Macnica Holdings Inc (3132 JP)</a> launched a tender on semiconductor trading house <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/glosel-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18515:1" rel="noopener">Glosel (9995 JP)</a>. OK, but... it was too cheap at 0.71x book. Why?  </li>
<li>Glosel is special because it has three main assets. 1) 61% of net assets are inventory (&lt;3mos), 2) 34% of net assets are net receivables (&lt;3mos), 3) 8+% is securities.</li>
<li>It took two months to get approvals in place and two months of trading well through terms, and so now the terms have been bumped 16%. Thank Murakami-san.</li>
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Two months ago, Macnica Holdings Inc (3132 JP) launched a tender on semiconductor trading house Glosel (9995 JP). OK, but... it was too cheap at 0.71x book. Why?  
Glosel is special because it has three main assets. 1) 61% of net assets are inventory (&lt;3mos), 2) 34% of net assets are net receivables (&lt;3mos), 3) 8+% is securities.
It took two months to get approvals in place and two months of trading well through terms, and so now the terms have been bumped 16%. Thank Murakami-san.


Japan Activism - Bumpity Bumpity - Lowball Macnica Bid for Glosel (9995) Is Bumped! (+16.3% to ¥750)

David Blennerhassett

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<li>I tally 54 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.</li>
<li>Three new deals discussed this week on Smartkarma (possible four): Offers for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alumina-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:939:1" rel="noopener">Alumina (AWC AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/superloop-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23604:1" rel="noopener">Superloop (SLC AU)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qantm-intellectual-property" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24317:1" rel="noopener">Qantm Intellectual (QIP AU)</a>; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsonite-international-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12790:1" rel="noopener">Samsonite (1910 HK)</a>'s <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR (1821 HK)</a>'s rumoured approaches. </li>
<li>Key updates took place on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apm-human-services-internation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34808:1" rel="noopener">APM Human Services Internation (APM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adbri-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20166:1" rel="noopener">Adbri (ABC AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csr-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17380:1" rel="noopener">CSR Ltd (CSR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weiqiao-textile-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3690:1" rel="noopener">Weiqiao Textile Co (2698 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/outsourcing-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7431:1" rel="noopener">Outsourcing Inc (2427 JP)</a>.</li>
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I tally 54 - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
Three new deals discussed this week on Smartkarma (possible four): Offers for Alumina (AWC AU), Superloop (SLC AU) &amp; Qantm Intellectual (QIP AU); Samsonite (1910 HK)'s ESR (1821 HK)'s rumoured approaches. 
Key updates took place on APM Human Services Internation (APM AU), Adbri (ABC AU), CSR Ltd (CSR AU), Weiqiao Textile Co (2698 HK), and Outsourcing Inc (2427 JP).


(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Alumina, Superloop, Qantm, Samsonite, ESR, APM , Adbri, CSR, Outsourcing

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<li>For the month of February 2024, 15 new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$20bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in February was ~33%.</li>
<li>This compares to the average premium for transactions in 2023 (117 transactions), 2022 (106), 2021 (165), 2020 (158), and 2019 (145 ) of 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31% respectively.</li>
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For the month of February 2024, 15 new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$20bn.
The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in February was ~33%.
This compares to the average premium for transactions in 2023 (117 transactions), 2022 (106), 2021 (165), 2020 (158), and 2019 (145 ) of 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31% respectively.


(Mostly) Asia M&A, Feb 2024: Lawson, Altium, CSR, TCM, Boral, APM, Roland DG, Ssangyong Cement

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GLOSEL Co., Ltd. operates as a distributor of electronic components.  The Company sells integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, display devices, and other electric parts and instruments. GLOSEL designs and develops electronic equipment and software as well.

Glosel (9995 JP)

Another Day Ending in Y, Another Low-Balled Takeover - This Time Glosel (9995)

Glosel earns a low ROE on running too high an inventory and net receivables balance. That's all the company is. Now it will be bought at 0.71x book...

Travis Lundy

Glosel (9995 JP): Murakami’s Tactics Result in Macnica (3132 JP) Bumping to JPY750

Murakami's clever manoeuvring to build a 12.67% stake and propose a JPY750 competing offer has forced Macnica to bump its offer by 16.3%. At the...

Arun George

Japan Activism - Bumpity Bumpity - Lowball Macnica Bid for Glosel (9995) Is Bumped! (+16.3% to ¥750)

Macnica bid 0.62x receivables, inventory, and securities for Glosel. The BOD asked for more. Macnica bid 0.71x. The board OKed. Murakami-san bid,...

Travis Lundy

(Mostly) Asia-Pac M&A: Alumina, Superloop, Qantm, Samsonite, ESR, APM , Adbri, CSR, Outsourcing

This insight provides a summary of gross/annualised spreads (on deals discussed on Smartkarma) across Asia-Pacific as at the last trading date, and...

David Blennerhassett

(Mostly) Asia M&A, Feb 2024: Lawson, Altium, CSR, TCM, Boral, APM, Roland DG, Ssangyong Cement

For the month of February, 20 new deals were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall deal size of ~US$20bn. The average premium for the new deals...

David Blennerhassett