Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1176:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Construction (1890 JP)</a> situation changes day by day. In three days we have three Large Shareholder Report filings as The Expected Activist ducked out, replaced by A New Entrant.</li>
<li>Now one has to consider what the rest of this week has looked like.</li>
<li>And we wonder who it is, but <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/toyo-construction-1890-tender-situation-indeed-getting-funky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reading between the lines</a> can get you to a place where one might see what the aim is. </li>
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Toyo Construction (1890 JP) situation changes day by day. In three days we have three Large Shareholder Report filings as The Expected Activist ducked out, replaced by A New Entrant.
Now one has to consider what the rest of this week has looked like.
And we wonder who it is, but reading between the lines can get you to a place where one might see what the aim is. 


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<li>After Murakami-san reported yesterday selling most of his shares on 23 March, the stock fell heavily today. From 6.7% above terms to 0.65% above terms. </li>
<li>6.5 mm shares changed hands today at less than a 1% premium to terms.</li>
<li>After the close, a Cayman company, "WK 1 Limited", announced it had two affiliates owned 5.89% as of 24-March. Still funky. Still fun. Bet it pops now.</li>
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After Murakami-san reported yesterday selling most of his shares on 23 March, the stock fell heavily today. From 6.7% above terms to 0.65% above terms. 
6.5 mm shares changed hands today at less than a 1% premium to terms.
After the close, a Cayman company, "WK 1 Limited", announced it had two affiliates owned 5.89% as of 24-March. Still funky. Still fun. Bet it pops now.


Toyo Construction (1890) Tender Still Funky - A New (Perhaps Serious), but Secretive Large Holder

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1176:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Construction (1890 JP)</a>'s Independent Committee thought this deal was being done too cheaply, but they signed off on it. I thought it was cheap too. </li>
<li>I thought that a leading activist in the name would think so too, and try his hand because of his running start of 7+%. Huge volume Day1 sparked wider interest.</li>
<li>It has traded every day so far above terms so far but on the first full day of trading, the activist Murakami-san bailed. That changes things, but... it's still funky.</li>
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Toyo Construction (1890 JP)'s Independent Committee thought this deal was being done too cheaply, but they signed off on it. I thought it was cheap too. 
I thought that a leading activist in the name would think so too, and try his hand because of his running start of 7+%. Huge volume Day1 sparked wider interest.
It has traded every day so far above terms so far but on the first full day of trading, the activist Murakami-san bailed. That changes things, but... it's still funky.


Toyo Construction (1890) Tender Situation Indeed Getting Funky

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/infroneer-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35785:1" rel="noopener">INFRONEER Holdings (5076 JP)</a> is the new name of the holding company which was comprised of Maeda Corporation, Maeda Road Construction, and Maeda Seisakusho.</li>
<li>Infroneer owns a 20% stake in smaller construction company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1176:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Construction (1890 JP)</a> through subsidiary Maeda Construction. It has launched a Tender Offer for the rest at a 28.5% premium.</li>
<li>This could get complicated. If you own, I would not sell at terms.</li>
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INFRONEER Holdings (5076 JP) is the new name of the holding company which was comprised of Maeda Corporation, Maeda Road Construction, and Maeda Seisakusho.
Infroneer owns a 20% stake in smaller construction company Toyo Construction (1890 JP) through subsidiary Maeda Construction. It has launched a Tender Offer for the rest at a 28.5% premium.
This could get complicated. If you own, I would not sell at terms.


Infroneer (5076 JP) Tender Offer for Toyo Construction (1890 JP) Could Get Funky

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TOYO CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. performs marine civil engineering works. The Company provides reclamation and ground improvement works. Toyo Construction also constructs infrastructure such as water purification systems.  The Company builds commercial and institutional buildings, operating real estate businesses.

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