Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. 

I'm a highly experienced sell-side analyst with in excess of 26 years of covering Asia Pacific equities, the past 20 years immersed in event strategies encompassing M&A risk arbitrage, directional long/short, stub trades and restructuring.  

My background also includes accountancy (liquidation/bankruptcy/receivership) earlier in my career and as a chief financial officer of a global commodity company based in the US and Mexico.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Tender Offer of a 56.4% Stake in Echo Marketing by Bain Capital

Lululemon Athletica Inc.: An Insight Into Their Athleisure Market Position & Strategic Growth! - Major Drivers

Hyosung's Transformation into a Holdco + Four Subsidiaries (Part 1)

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Back on the 2nd  January 2026, marketing outfit <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/echo-marketing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29194:1" rel="noopener">Echo Marketing (230360 KS)</a></strong> announced Bain was seeking to acquire all remaining shares not held through a Tender Offer.</li>
<li>At the close of the Offer, Bain held 80.72%. Bain subsequently reloaded, only to finish with 90.77% on the 25th February, below the 95% compulsory acquisition threshold. </li>
<li>Bain has returned to the well, with the same Tender Offer price of W16,000/share. The Offer period is from 3rd March to 31st March, with payment on the 2nd April. </li>
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Back on the 2nd  January 2026, marketing outfit Echo Marketing (230360 KS) announced Bain was seeking to acquire all remaining shares not held through a Tender Offer.
At the close of the Offer, Bain held 80.72%. Bain subsequently reloaded, only to finish with 90.77% on the 25th February, below the 95% compulsory acquisition threshold. 
Bain has returned to the well, with the same Tender Offer price of W16,000/share. The Offer period is from 3rd March to 31st March, with payment on the 2nd April. 


Bain Re-Reloads Offer For Echo Marketing (230360 KS)