Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 20th April 2026, specialist industry play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/matrix-composites-eng" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8331:1" rel="noopener">Matrix Composites &amp; Eng (MCE AU)</a> announced a Scheme with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/advanced-innergy-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48121:1" rel="noopener">Advanced Innergy Holdings (AIH AU)</a>.</li>
<li>AIH offered A$0.40/share, in cash, a 66.7% premium to undisturbed and a seven-year high. Terms have been declared final.</li>
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<a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20260604/pdf/070b0hzrs58czk.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Scheme Booklet is now out</a>, with a Scheme Meeting on the 6th July, and expected implementation on the 23rd July 2026. The IE (BDO) says "fair &amp; reasonable".</li>
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Back on the 20th April 2026, specialist industry play Matrix Composites &amp; Eng (MCE AU) announced a Scheme with Advanced Innergy Holdings (AIH AU).
AIH offered A$0.40/share, in cash, a 66.7% premium to undisturbed and a seven-year high. Terms have been declared final.

The Scheme Booklet is now out, with a Scheme Meeting on the 6th July, and expected implementation on the 23rd July 2026. The IE (BDO) says "fair &amp; reasonable".


Matrix Composites (MCE AU): 6th July Vote On Advanced Innergy's Scheme

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<li>Specialist industry play, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/matrix-composites-eng" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8331:1" rel="noopener">Matrix Composites (MCE AU)</a>, <a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20260330/pdf/06xz59tlw9pjxz.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> an NBIO with Advanced Innergy (AIH AU) on the 30th Match. It has now entered into a Scheme.</li>
<li>AIH is offering A$0.40/share, in cash, a 66.7% premium to undisturbed and a seven-year high. Terms have been declared final.</li>
<li>Apart from independent shareholders signing off, this transaction requires FIRB approval.  The transaction should complete mid/late July.</li>
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Specialist industry play, Matrix Composites (MCE AU), announced an NBIO with Advanced Innergy (AIH AU) on the 30th Match. It has now entered into a Scheme.
AIH is offering A$0.40/share, in cash, a 66.7% premium to undisturbed and a seven-year high. Terms have been declared final.
Apart from independent shareholders signing off, this transaction requires FIRB approval.  The transaction should complete mid/late July.


Matrix Composites (MCE AU) Enters Scheme With Advanced Innergy (AIH AU)

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<li>For July 2026, ten new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$7bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in July was ~51%, and a year-to-date average of ~48%.</li>
<li>The average premiums for transactions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 49%, 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.</li>
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For July 2026, ten new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$7bn.
The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in July was ~51%, and a year-to-date average of ~48%.
The average premiums for transactions in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 were 49%, 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.


Asia-Pac M&A [July 2026 Wrap]: Dentsu Soken, Perpetual, OFX, Ns United Kaiun, Gabia, SK Signet, Dida

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<li>I tally xx - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - arb transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Those arbs metrics and upcoming events are detailed below.</li>
<li>No new deals were discussed on Smartkarma this week. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/z-fin-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9999:1" rel="noopener">Z Fin (1168 HK)</a> is suspended pursuant to the Takeovers Code. </li>
<li>Key updates/news also took place on: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perpetual-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:599:1" rel="noopener">Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vault-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46317:1" rel="noopener">Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/accent-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14283:1" rel="noopener">Accent Group (AX1 AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/steadfast-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8181:1" rel="noopener">Steadfast (SDF AU)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/avarga-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13105:1" rel="noopener">Avarga (AVARGA SP)</a>.</li>
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I tally xx - mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac - arb transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Those arbs metrics and upcoming events are detailed below.
No new deals were discussed on Smartkarma this week. Z Fin (1168 HK) is suspended pursuant to the Takeovers Code. 
Key updates/news also took place on: Perpetual Ltd (PPT AU), Vault Minerals Ltd (VAU AU), Accent Group (AX1 AU), Steadfast (SDF AU), and Avarga (AVARGA SP).


Asia-Pac Weekly Wrap: Perpetual, Vault Minerals, Accent Group, Steadfast, Avarga, Z Fin,

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<li>Stay long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakaku-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7408:1" rel="noopener">Kakaku.com Inc (2371 JP)</a>. Don't sell yet. And definitely stay long <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>.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yamada-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16273:1" rel="noopener">Yamada Corp (6392 JP)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/edion-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14358:1" rel="noopener">Edion Corp (2730 JP)</a> combination gives both a platform. What they do with it is the question that the initial announcement left entirely unanswered.</li>
<li>At a multi-year low implied stub; and an all-time low simple ratio (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ytl-corp-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8553:1" rel="noopener">YTL (YTL MK)</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ytl-power-international-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1239:1" rel="noopener">YTL Power (YTLP MK)</a>), if you can set up the stub here cleanly, do so.</li>
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Stay long Kakaku.com Inc (2371 JP). Don't sell yet. And definitely stay long Digital Garage (4819 JP).
The Yamada Corp (6392 JP)/Edion Corp (2730 JP) combination gives both a platform. What they do with it is the question that the initial announcement left entirely unanswered.
At a multi-year low implied stub; and an all-time low simple ratio (YTL (YTL MK)/YTL Power (YTLP MK)), if you can set up the stub here cleanly, do so.


Last Week In Event SPACE: Digital Garage/Kakaku.com, Yamada Corp/Edion Corp, YTL/YTL Power, Strategy

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Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd. is an engineering company. The Company specialises in the design, application and manufacturing of products based on advanced composite materials, engineering plastics and elastomers.

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Matrix Composites & Eng (MCE AU)

Matrix Composites (MCE AU): 6th July Vote On Advanced Innergy's Scheme

Clean deal. If small, illiquid arbs are your bag, buy here at A$0.39/share (or better), for a 2.5%/21% gross/annualised spread.

David Blennerhassett

Matrix Composites (MCE AU) Enters Scheme With Advanced Innergy (AIH AU)

Clean deal. If small, illiquid arbs are your kind of thing, I'd pay up to A$0.39/share. A$0.38/share would be preferable.

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