In today’s briefing:
- Merger Arb Mondays (14 Jul) – Shibaura, Topcon, Nissin, OneConnect, Insignia, PointsBet, ENN Energy
- MediaTek (2454.TT): 3Q25 Outlook Is Expected to Decline by Approximately 0–6%.
- Kinatico RaaS Interview Transcript 14 July 2025
- Kinatico Ltd – Q4 SaaS revenue surpasses 50%, RaaS forecasts beat

Merger Arb Mondays (14 Jul) – Shibaura, Topcon, Nissin, OneConnect, Insignia, PointsBet, ENN Energy
- I summarise the latest spreads and newsflow of merger arb situations we cover across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Chinese ADRs.
- Highest spreads: Mayne Pharma (MYX AU), Yichang HEC Changjiang Pharma (1558 HK), ENN Energy (2688 HK), Insignia Financial (IFL AU), Seven & I Holdings (3382 JP), Santos Ltd (STO AU).
- Lowest spreads: Bright Smart Securities (1428 HK), New World Resources (NWC AU), Humm Group (HUM AU), Hainan Meilan International Airport (357 HK), Avjennings Ltd (AVJ AU).
MediaTek (2454.TT): 3Q25 Outlook Is Expected to Decline by Approximately 0–6%.
- For Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)’s 3Q25 outlook, its revenue is expected to decline by approximately 0–6% quarter-over-quarter, reflecting a relative low seasonal factors and order adjustments.
- Regarding Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)’s partnership with Alphabet (GOOGL US), the TPU v7e is expected to begin tape-out in September 2025.
- Based on current project developments using TSMC’s 2nm process, MediaTek is highly likely to co-develop the next-generation MTIA v4 ASIC with Meta (META US).
Kinatico RaaS Interview Transcript 14 July 2025
- Kinatico (ASX:KYP) CEO Michael Ivanchenko discusses the company’s Q4 trading update with RaaS director Finola Burke.
Kinatico Ltd – Q4 SaaS revenue surpasses 50%, RaaS forecasts beat
- Kinatico Ltd (ASX:KYP) is a ‘Know Your People’ regtech company providing workforce compliance monitoring and management technology and services.
- The company has announced that total revenue in Q4 increased 15% to $8.5m, with higher-margin SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) revenue making up 52% of the total, compared with 38% of total Q4 revenue in FY24.
- SaaS revenue grew 57% in the quarter on the previous corresponding period (pcp) to $4.4m and is tracking at $17.5m on an annualised basis.
