Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Value Act, as activist, believes the KKR's <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/topcon-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:738:1" rel="noopener">Topcon Corp (7732 JP)</a> is not being done at the right price. But Value Act will now tender shares and invest in Bidco. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lynas-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20374:1" rel="noopener">Lynas Corp Ltd (LYC AU)</a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iluka-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10105:1" rel="noopener">Iluka Resources (ILU AU)</a> are the only Australian companies with confirmed (or near-term) refining specific heavy rare earth elements as China restricts exports.</li>
<li>StraCap has been tilting at the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wakita-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11924:1" rel="noopener">Wakita (8125 JP)</a> for years. It hasn't made headway. The only way StraCap will get its measures over the line is by soliciting retail.</li>
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Value Act, as activist, believes the KKR's Topcon Corp (7732 JP) is not being done at the right price. But Value Act will now tender shares and invest in Bidco. 

Lynas Corp Ltd (LYC AU)and Iluka Resources (ILU AU) are the only Australian companies with confirmed (or near-term) refining specific heavy rare earth elements as China restricts exports.
StraCap has been tilting at the Wakita (8125 JP) for years. It hasn't made headway. The only way StraCap will get its measures over the line is by soliciting retail.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Topcon, Heavy Rare Earth Elements, Wakita, Swire/Cathay, Horizon Robotics

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

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<li>Sidara’s 35p offer provides a 40% premium with no dilution, offering certainty and urgently needed capital, making it the most favorable path for shareholders amid financial distress.</li>
<li>A standalone capital raise of £342m at 20p would dilute existing shareholders by over 71%, highlighting the severe downside if the Sidara deal collapses or fails regulatory approval.</li>
<li>Having rejected Apollo’s 240p offer in 2023, the Board is now recommending a 35p bid—an 85% discount—after destroying credibility, mismanaging cash, and losing shareholder trust.</li>
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Sidara’s 35p offer provides a 40% premium with no dilution, offering certainty and urgently needed capital, making it the most favorable path for shareholders amid financial distress.
A standalone capital raise of £342m at 20p would dilute existing shareholders by over 71%, highlighting the severe downside if the Sidara deal collapses or fails regulatory approval.
Having rejected Apollo’s 240p offer in 2023, the Board is now recommending a 35p bid—an 85% discount—after destroying credibility, mismanaging cash, and losing shareholder trust.


Running on Fumes: Wood Group’s Last Shot with Sidara

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Index Rebalance

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners / Index Rebalance

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<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for F100 and F250 in the run-up to the March 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>The final rankings will be decided based on the full market cap at the close of trading today (3rd March 2025).</li>
<li>Based on the current numbers, we see one change for the F100 index and three changes for the F250 index in March 2025.</li>
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In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for F100 and F250 in the run-up to the March 2025 index rebal event.
The final rankings will be decided based on the full market cap at the close of trading today (3rd March 2025).
Based on the current numbers, we see one change for the F100 index and three changes for the F250 index in March 2025.


Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Mar25: Base Date for Ranks; Hargreaves Lansdown M&A Change Soon!

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Dimitris Ioannidis

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/deliveroo-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27468:1" rel="noopener">Deliveroo (ROO LN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oxford-nanopore-technologies-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34444:1" rel="noopener">Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT LN)</a> are newly eligible securities forecasted to be added to F250 due to the recent change of the FCA listing category framework.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ferrexpo-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24163:1" rel="noopener">Ferrexpo Plc (FXPO LN)</a> is the new forecasted addition-migration to F250 following its ~25% price jump over the last two days which made it surpass the entry threshold.</li>
<li>Applied Nutrition Plc (APN LN) is a newly eligible, forecasted to be added to small-cap following its IPO listing on 24 October 2024.</li>
</ul>



Deliveroo (ROO LN) and Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT LN) are newly eligible securities forecasted to be added to F250 due to the recent change of the FCA listing category framework.

Ferrexpo Plc (FXPO LN) is the new forecasted addition-migration to F250 following its ~25% price jump over the last two days which made it surpass the entry threshold.
Applied Nutrition Plc (APN LN) is a newly eligible, forecasted to be added to small-cap following its IPO listing on 24 October 2024.


FOOTSIE UK December 2024 Forecast (Final): ALW and STJ for Top 100; ROO and ONT for Next 250

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for F100 and F250 in the run-up to the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>The final rankings will be decided based on the full market cap at the close of trading today (3rd December 2024).</li>
<li>Based on the current numbers, we see three for the F100 index and three or more other changes for the F250 index in December 2024.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we take a look at the potential index changes for F100 and F250 in the run-up to the December 2024 index rebal event.
The final rankings will be decided based on the full market cap at the close of trading today (3rd December 2024).
Based on the current numbers, we see three for the F100 index and three or more other changes for the F250 index in December 2024.


Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Final Trading Day; Announcement Tomorrow!

United Kingdom

Wood is a British multinational engineering and consulting company that provides project management and technical services for energy and industrial markets. The company offers solutions in areas such as decarbonization, digitalization, asset optimization, and clean energy. Wood is headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was founded in 1961.

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Wood (WG/ LN)

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David Blennerhassett

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Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

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Today is the base date for rankings. The index changes will be confirmed after market close tomorrow. There could be multiple regular ADDs/DELs and...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

FOOTSIE UK December 2024 Forecast (Final): ALW and STJ for Top 100; ROO and ONT for Next 250

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Dimitris Ioannidis

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Final Trading Day; Announcement Tomorrow!

There are multiple names close to the border and depending on how prices move today, these names can get involved in index changes or miss out on...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Last Week in Event SPACE: Topcon, Heavy Rare Earth Elements, Wakita, Swire/Cathay, Horizon Robotics

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

David Blennerhassett

Running on Fumes: Wood Group’s Last Shot with Sidara

​Sidara's 35p offer offers a 40% premium with no dilution, providing certainty amid financial distress. There's severe downside in case of a...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Mar25: Base Date for Ranks; Hargreaves Lansdown M&A Change Soon!

Today is the base date for rankings. The index changes will be confirmed after market close tomorrow. There could be multiple regular ADDs/DELs and...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

FOOTSIE UK December 2024 Forecast (Final): ALW and STJ for Top 100; ROO and ONT for Next 250

​Deliveroo and Oxford Nanopore set to join footsie 250 due to a change in the FCA listing category under the new framework. Ferrexpo Plc is a new...

Dimitris Ioannidis

Quiddity Leaderboard F100/F250 Dec 24: Final Trading Day; Announcement Tomorrow!

There are multiple names close to the border and depending on how prices move today, these names can get involved in index changes or miss out on...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Sidara's 35p offer offers a 40% premium with no dilution, providing certainty amid financial distress. There's severe downside in case of a...

Deliveroo and Oxford Nanopore set to join footsie 250 due to a change in the FCA listing category under the new framework. Ferrexpo Plc is a new...