Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On the 1 June, a consortium comprising Ong Choo Eng, his son Ong Eng Yaw, Roswell Assets, Dymon Asia, and Crytalic Star dispatched the Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hwa-hong-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6648:1" rel="noopener">Hwa Hong (HWAH SP)</a>.</li>
<li>With shares trading through terms, there was no tendering. The consortium has now bumped the Offer to S$0.40 from S$0.37/share and declared the terms final.</li>
<li>The revised Offer price is a 37.9% premium to last close and a 9-year high. The question is whether this is enough to settle Hwa Hong's intergenerational shareholder squabble.</li>
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On the 1 June, a consortium comprising Ong Choo Eng, his son Ong Eng Yaw, Roswell Assets, Dymon Asia, and Crytalic Star dispatched the Offer for Hwa Hong (HWAH SP).
With shares trading through terms, there was no tendering. The consortium has now bumped the Offer to S$0.40 from S$0.37/share and declared the terms final.
The revised Offer price is a 37.9% premium to last close and a 9-year high. The question is whether this is enough to settle Hwa Hong's intergenerational shareholder squabble.


Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP): The Consortium Bumps And Declares Offer Final

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<li>On the 17 May, Ong Choo Eng, his son Ong Eng Yaw, along with Roswell Assets, Dymon Asia, and Crytalic Star launched an Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hwa-hong-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6648:1" rel="noopener">Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP)</a>.</li>
<li>The Offer Doc is now out and is open for acceptances. The first close is the 28th June. </li>
<li>This Doc does not include an IFA opinion. That will be included in the Circular which is expected to be despatched on or before the 14 June.</li>
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On the 17 May, Ong Choo Eng, his son Ong Eng Yaw, along with Roswell Assets, Dymon Asia, and Crytalic Star launched an Offer for Hwa Hong Corp (HWAH SP).
The Offer Doc is now out and is open for acceptances. The first close is the 28th June. 
This Doc does not include an IFA opinion. That will be included in the Circular which is expected to be despatched on or before the 14 June.


Hwa Hong’s Conditional Offer Open For Acceptances

Australian Unity Office Fund / Event-Driven

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<li>Over the years, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/australian-unity-office-fund" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24077:1" rel="noopener">Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF AU)</a> has had its fair share of suitors. Starwood Capital made no less than six bids between late 2018 and early 2020. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/abacus-property-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10566:1" rel="noopener">Abacus Property (ABP AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/charter-hall-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5593:1" rel="noopener">Charter Hall (CHC AU)</a> were also in the mix, but their Scheme failed, ostensibly after Hume, one of the largest shareholders voted down the Offer.</li>
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Aliro Group has now made an Offer for AOF, by way of Scheme, at $2.45 + dividends. Hume is supportive. Aliro's executive chairman is the former head of Charter Hall. </li>
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Over the years, Australian Unity Office Fund (AOF AU) has had its fair share of suitors. Starwood Capital made no less than six bids between late 2018 and early 2020. 

Abacus Property (ABP AU) and Charter Hall (CHC AU) were also in the mix, but their Scheme failed, ostensibly after Hume, one of the largest shareholders voted down the Offer.

Aliro Group has now made an Offer for AOF, by way of Scheme, at $2.45 + dividends. Hume is supportive. Aliro's executive chairman is the former head of Charter Hall. 


Australian Unity Office: Aliro's Offer Should Get Up. With A Bump

Shanghai Dongzheng Automotive Finance / Event-Driven

Shanghai Dongzheng Automotive Finance (DAF HK)

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<li>It's now official - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/saic-motor-corp-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20833:1" rel="noopener">SAIC Motor (600104 CH)</a> has <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0527/2022052700075.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> a possible unconditional mandatory cash Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-dongzheng-automotive-finance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27984:1" rel="noopener">Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>To recap: on the 19 May, SAIC acquired <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-zhengtong-auto-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17001:1" rel="noopener">China Zhengtong Auto Services Hldg (1728 HK)</a>'s 71.04% stake in Dongzheng at a judicial auction. This triggers the mandatory Offer.</li>
<li>The new news from today's <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2022/0527/2022052700075.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> is that the Offer price was reduced to HK$1.243/share - presumably on account of moves in HKD vs. RMB. The Offer price is final.</li>
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It's now official - SAIC Motor (600104 CH) has made a possible unconditional mandatory cash Offer for Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK).
To recap: on the 19 May, SAIC acquired China Zhengtong Auto Services Hldg (1728 HK)'s 71.04% stake in Dongzheng at a judicial auction. This triggers the mandatory Offer.
The new news from today's announcement is that the Offer price was reduced to HK$1.243/share - presumably on account of moves in HKD vs. RMB. The Offer price is final.


SAIC’s Unconditional Offer For Dongzheng

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<li>AI data service provider <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/appen-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15825:1" rel="noopener">Appen (APX AU)</a> has announced an unsolicited, conditional, and non-binding indicative proposal from Canada's Telus International, by way of a Scheme of Arrangement, at A$9.50/share.  </li>
<li>That's around a 48% premium. Appen's board is seeking an improvement in terms through offering a limited course of due diligence.</li>
<li>The Offer backs out an equity value of A$1.2bn, significantly down from Appen's 2020 pandemic peak of A$5.4bn.</li>
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AI data service provider Appen (APX AU) has announced an unsolicited, conditional, and non-binding indicative proposal from Canada's Telus International, by way of a Scheme of Arrangement, at A$9.50/share.  
That's around a 48% premium. Appen's board is seeking an improvement in terms through offering a limited course of due diligence.
The Offer backs out an equity value of A$1.2bn, significantly down from Appen's 2020 pandemic peak of A$5.4bn.


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