Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

On 14 December 2016, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/agc-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2167:1" rel="noopener">AGC Inc (5201 JP)</a> <a href="https://www.set.or.th/dat/news/201612/16094295.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entered into</a> an agreement with Solvay Chemicals and Plastics Holding, and Solvay Vinyls Holding (collectively, Solvay) to acquire 696,511,059 shares, or 58.77% of shares out, in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vinythai-public-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14107:1" rel="noopener">Vinythai Public Co (VNT TB)</a>, at Bt15.00/share, for a total consideration of Br10.4bn.
AGC completed the acquisition of shares in VNT on <a href="https://www.set.or.th/dat/news/201702/17013362.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">22 February 2017</a>. This share acquisition triggered a mandatory tender offer. VNT received an Announcement of Intention to Make a Tender Offer (<a href="https://www.set.or.th/dat/news/201702/17013376.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Form 247-3</a>) on 23 February 2017.
On 1 March 2017, AGC submitted a copy of the Tender Offer (or <a href="https://www.set.or.th/dat/news/201703/17019209.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Form 247-4</a>) to purchase shares not held or 41.23% of shares out, at Bt15/share. The Tender Offer period was from the 3 March 2017 to 7 April 2017, a period of 25 business days.
At the close of the Offer, 152,450 shares tendered - or 0.01% of shares out - giving AGC <a href="https://www.set.or.th/dat/news/201704/17029860.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">58.78%</a>. The second-largest shareholder was <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ptt-global-chemical-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19852:1" rel="noopener">PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC TB)</a> with 24.98%.
Then crickets.
<h3>The New News</h3>
Following a board directors meeting, VNT <a href="https://www.set.or.th/dat/mds_news/news/0475NWS190320210801090046E.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> PTTGC and AGC have indicated their intention to delist VNT from the SET.
PTTGC  will offer to purchase shares at Bt39/share. AGC will not tender any of its 57.78% stake in such a tender offer.
This looks done and dusted, and trading tight to terms.
More below the fold.

On 14 December 2016, AGC Inc (5201 JP) entered into an agreement with Solvay Chemicals and Plastics Holding, and Solvay Vinyls Holding (collectively, Solvay) to acquire 696,511,059 shares, or 58.77% of shares out, in Vinythai Public Co (VNT TB), at Bt15.00/share, for a total consideration of Br10.4bn.
AGC completed the acquisition of shares in VNT on 22 February 2017. This share acquisition triggered a mandatory tender offer. VNT received an Announcement of Intention to Make a Tender Offer (Form 247-3) on 23 February 2017.
On 1 March 2017, AGC submitted a copy of the Tender Offer (or Form 247-4) to purchase shares not held or 41.23% of shares out, at Bt15/share. The Tender Offer period was from the 3 March 2017 to 7 April 2017, a period of 25 business days.
At the close of the Offer, 152,450 shares tendered - or 0.01% of shares out - giving AGC 58.78%. The second-largest shareholder was PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC TB) with 24.98%.
Then crickets.
The New News
Following a board directors meeting, VNT announced PTTGC and AGC have indicated their intention to delist VNT from the SET.
PTTGC  will offer to purchase shares at Bt39/share. AGC will not tender any of its 57.78% stake in such a tender offer.
This looks done and dusted, and trading tight to terms.
More below the fold.

Vinythai (VNT TH): Delisting Offer From PTTGC

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

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MSCI Emerging Markets Index / Technical Analysis

We are no longer recommending an overweight to China (MSCI China) due to recent RS deterioration. Our favorite countries remain Taiwan (TAIEX) and India (SENSEX), while Brazil (Bovespa) and South Korea (KOSPI) display improving price and RS trends -- add exposure. MSCI EM Technology and Materials are our top two Sector overweights. Additionally, the EM Health Care Sector shows bullish price and RS inflections, making it a timely Sector to add exposure to at current levels.

We are no longer recommending an overweight to China (MSCI China) due to recent RS deterioration. Our favorite countries remain Taiwan (TAIEX) and India (SENSEX), while Brazil (Bovespa) and South Korea (KOSPI) display improving price and RS trends -- add exposure. MSCI EM Technology and Materials are our top two Sector overweights. Additionally, the EM Health Care Sector shows bullish price and RS inflections, making it a timely Sector to add exposure to at current levels.

Overweight EM Vs. EAFE; Dollar Weakness Continues

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>SGX lists four stocks mining industrial minerals including tantalite, phosphate, limestone and marble, four coal mining stocks and three gold mining stocks. These 11 stocks are at different stages in the exploration, development, production cycle and have averaged a 19.0% gain in 2017 YTD.</li>
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Of the three segments, mining industrial minerals has been the strongest performer in the 2017 YTD with an average 30.4% gain, led Alliance Minerals Assets. Coal was the next best performer with the four stocks…</li>
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SGX lists four stocks mining industrial minerals including tantalite, phosphate, limestone and marble, four coal mining stocks and three gold mining stocks. These 11 stocks are at different stages in the exploration, development, production cycle and have averaged a 19.0% gain in 2017 YTD.

Of the three segments, mining industrial minerals has been the strongest performer in the 2017 YTD with an average 30.4% gain, led Alliance Minerals Assets. Coal was the next best performer with the four stocks…


Average 19% YTD Gain in Key Mining Stocks

Special Situations, Content Strategist, Smartkarma

Crispin Francis

Special Situations, Content Strategist

Smartkarma

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We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in the week ahead.Risk arbitrage trades we have our eyes on are:<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13301" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13301:1">ARA Asset Management (ARA SP)</a> / Consortium</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15914" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15914:1">Calsonic Kansei Corp (7248 JP)</a> / KKR</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8117" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8117:1">Innovalues Ltd (IP SP)</a> / Northstar Group</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/11728" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11728:1">Cover More Group Ltd (CVO AU)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22592" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22592:1">Zurich Insurance Group AG (ZURN VX)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14615" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14615:1">Tatts Group Ltd (TTS AU)</a> / Pacific Consortium </li></ul>Have a great weekend!

We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in the week ahead.Risk arbitrage trades we have our eyes on are:ARA Asset Management (ARA SP) / ConsortiumCalsonic Kansei Corp (7248 JP) / KKRInnovalues Ltd (IP SP) / Northstar GroupCover More Group Ltd (CVO AU) / Zurich Insurance Group AG (ZURN VX)Tatts Group Ltd (TTS AU) / Pacific Consortium Have a great weekend!

Smartkarma - Special Situations Weekly Update (19 Dec 2016)

This afternoon, it was <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-asahi-glass-m-a-idUKKBN1430II" target="_blank">reported</a> that Asahi Glass would be buying  a 59% percent stake in Vinythai from Belgium's <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/21346" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21346:1">Solvay SA (SOLB BB)</a><blockquote>The Japanese maker of autoglass and display panel components will pay 33.5 billion yen for the stake, with the purchase to be completed by the end of June next year, it said in a statement released through the Tokyo Stock Exchange.</blockquote>Asahi Glass made their announcement <a href="http://www.agc.com/english/news/20161214e.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (3 pg document):<blockquote>
AGC Asahi Glass (“the Company”) hereby announces that the Company has entered…
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This afternoon, it was reported that Asahi Glass would be buying  a 59% percent stake in Vinythai from Belgium's Solvay SA (SOLB BB)The Japanese maker of autoglass and display panel components will pay 33.5 billion yen for the stake, with the purchase to be completed by the end of June next year, it said in a statement released through the Tokyo Stock Exchange.Asahi Glass made their announcement here (3 pg document):
AGC Asahi Glass (“the Company”) hereby announces that the Company has entered…


Vinythai / Asahi Glass - Solvay Sells Out at THB 15, Mandatory Offer to Follow

Thailand

Vinythai Public Company Limited manufactures suspension and emulsion Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) resin and Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda) which are supplied to industrial manufacturers of various plastic products including electrical wires, PVC pipes, floor covering, medical gloves, car accessories, and toys.

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Vinythai Public Co (VNT TB)

Vinythai (VNT TH): Delisting Offer From PTTGC

This looks done and trading accordingly with a gross/annualised return of 1.9%/5.0%, assuming completion on 11 August. Not a lot in it. Pus there...

David Blennerhassett

Overweight EM Vs. EAFE; Dollar Weakness Continues

Our favorite countries remain Taiwan (TAIEX) and India (SENSEX), while Brazil (Bovespa) and South Korea (KOSPI) display improving price and RS...

Vermilion Research

Average 19% YTD Gain in Key Mining Stocks

SGX lists four stocks mining industrial minerals including tantalite, phosphate, limestone and marble, four coal mining stocks and three gold...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Smartkarma - Special Situations Weekly Update (19 Dec 2016)

We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in...

Crispin Francis

Vinythai / Asahi Glass - Solvay Sells Out at THB 15, Mandatory Offer to Follow

This afternoon, it was reported that Asahi Glass would be buying a 59% percent stake in Vinythai from Belgium's Solvay SA (SOLB BB)The Japanese...

Crispin Francis

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