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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bright-smart-securities-and" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20511:1" rel="noopener">Bright Smart Securities And (1428 HK)</a>'s Chairman entered a SPA with Ant Holdco to sell his 50.55% stake at HK$3.28, a 7.5% premium to the last close.</li>
<li>The SPA completion requires approval from both the NDRC and SFC. Unusually, Ant has the option of extending the long-stop date, reflecting a possibility of extra scrutiny by the regulators.</li>
<li>Under Rule 26.1 of the Code, upon completion, Ant will be required to make an unconditional mandatory cash offer at HK$3.28. The MGO price is final and a knockout offer.  </li>
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Bright Smart Securities And (1428 HK)'s Chairman entered a SPA with Ant Holdco to sell his 50.55% stake at HK$3.28, a 7.5% premium to the last close.
The SPA completion requires approval from both the NDRC and SFC. Unusually, Ant has the option of extending the long-stop date, reflecting a possibility of extra scrutiny by the regulators.
Under Rule 26.1 of the Code, upon completion, Ant will be required to make an unconditional mandatory cash offer at HK$3.28. The MGO price is final and a knockout offer.  


Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK): Ant’s Possible Unconditional MGO at HK$3.28

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bright-smart-securities-and" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20511:1" rel="noopener">Bright Smart Securities And (1428 HK)</a> is in a trading halt “<em>pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, which constitutes inside information of the Company.</em>”</li>
<li>It is likely that Mr Lum, the founder and chairman, has entered a sale and purchase agreement to sell his controlling stake, which would trigger a mandatory general offer (MGO).   </li>
<li>The shares are at an all-time high and have a P/B multiple that is a material premium to peers. The MGO price is likely to be lower than last close.</li>
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Bright Smart Securities And (1428 HK) is in a trading halt “pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers, which constitutes inside information of the Company.”
It is likely that Mr Lum, the founder and chairman, has entered a sale and purchase agreement to sell his controlling stake, which would trigger a mandatory general offer (MGO).   
The shares are at an all-time high and have a P/B multiple that is a material premium to peers. The MGO price is likely to be lower than last close.


Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK): A Takeunder MGO?

Get Nice Financial Group Ltd / Event-Driven

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)</a> offer is conditional on the approval of the GNH/GNF shareholders. On 22 January, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16415:1" rel="noopener">Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)</a> shareholders approved the offer. </li>
<li>The GNF vote requires approval of the scheme by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of all disinterested shareholders rejection). The vote remains a low risk.   </li>
<li>The GNF vote is aided by the higher derating of peers (the median peer’s share price has declined 12.7%) compared to the decline in the implied offer value (10.4%).  </li>
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The Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK) offer is conditional on the approval of the GNH/GNF shareholders. On 22 January, Get Nice Holdings (64 HK) shareholders approved the offer. 
The GNF vote requires approval of the scheme by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (&lt;10% of all disinterested shareholders rejection). The vote remains a low risk.   
The GNF vote is aided by the higher derating of peers (the median peer’s share price has declined 12.7%) compared to the decline in the implied offer value (10.4%).  


Get Nice Financial (1469 HK): Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)’s EGM Vote Passes, Next Up, the GNF Vote

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<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)</a>/GNF offer is conditional on the approval by GNH/GNF shareholders. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)</a>/GNH's shareholder vote is on 22 January. </li>
<li>The GNH vote will comfortably pass as Mr Hung, the controlling shareholder, represents 66.11% of outstanding shares, just shy of the 66.67% required voting threshold.   </li>
<li>The implied offer value has declined by 10%, broadly in line with the median decline in peer share prices. Therefore, the scheme vote remains low-risk. </li>
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The Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)/GNF offer is conditional on the approval by GNH/GNF shareholders. Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)/GNH's shareholder vote is on 22 January. 
The GNH vote will comfortably pass as Mr Hung, the controlling shareholder, represents 66.11% of outstanding shares, just shy of the 66.67% required voting threshold.   
The implied offer value has declined by 10%, broadly in line with the median decline in peer share prices. Therefore, the scheme vote remains low-risk. 


Get Nice Financial (1469 HK): Attractive Spread Ahead of Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)’s EGM Vote

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29667:1" rel="noopener">Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)</a>/GNF’s scheme offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16415:1" rel="noopener">Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)</a>/GNH is at 4 GNH shares per GNF share + HK$0.50 scheme dividend.</li>
<li>The implied GNF offer value is HK$1.116, a 39.5% premium to the last close. The offer is conditional on the GNH/GNF shareholder approval, which is low risk</li>
<li>The share exchange ratio is attractive compared to historical price ratios, precedent transactions, and peer multiples. This is a done deal and is likely the first step towards privatising GNH.</li>
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Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)/GNF’s scheme offer from Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)/GNH is at 4 GNH shares per GNF share + HK$0.50 scheme dividend.
The implied GNF offer value is HK$1.116, a 39.5% premium to the last close. The offer is conditional on the GNH/GNF shareholder approval, which is low risk
The share exchange ratio is attractive compared to historical price ratios, precedent transactions, and peer multiples. This is a done deal and is likely the first step towards privatising GNH.


Get Nice Financial (1469 HK): Get Nice Holdings (64 HK) Share Exchange Offer

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Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK): Ant’s Possible Unconditional MGO at HK$3.28

The Chairman is selling out to Ant at a knockout price (HK$3.28). Completion will trigger an unconditional MGO. Timing is the key risk, which is...

Arun George

Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK): A Takeunder MGO?

It is likely that Mr Lum, the founder, has entered a sale and purchase agreement to sell his controlling stake, which would trigger an MGO.

Arun George

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The GNF scheme vote remains low-risk, aided by peers' material derating. The current gross spread of 8.7% partly reflects the difficulty of playing...

Arun George

Get Nice Financial (1469 HK): Attractive Spread Ahead of Get Nice Holdings (64 HK)’s EGM Vote

The GNH vote will comfortably pass, and the GNF scheme vote remains low-risk. At the last close, the gross/annualised spread for an end-March...

Arun George

Get Nice Financial (1469 HK): Get Nice Holdings (64 HK) Share Exchange Offer

The share exchange ratio is attractive compared to historical price ratios, precedent transactions, and peer multiples. This is a done deal and is...

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