Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

HK Type 4 license through Ballingal Investment Advisors Ltd. ("BIA" or "BIAL")

BACKGROUND
I have 20+yrs experience in Asia doing alternative strategies (i.e. non-delta1 non long-only) in fixed income, equity derivatives, and activist/catalyst/event-driven and long-short equity strategies with most of that time spent managing money. 

4 years in fixed income macro, 8 years running internal hedge fund and 4yrs investment banking at Citi in Japan, 3 years running an Asia multi-strat portfolio at a hedge fund, 4+yrs as an independent special situations analyst.

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

C&F (9099) Pushes Back on AZ-Com Call for Transparency, Again. Still Not A Buy.

SG Holdings to Launch TOB on C&F Logistics (9099) At A Whopping ¥5,740/Share - HUGE Governance Win

Raydium Semiconductor - Acceleration of Revenue in 1Q24 Has Positive Implications

AZ-Com Maruwa Launches Hostile TOB on Chilled & Frozen Logistics (9099) - Expect More Fun To Come

Logisteed/KKR Bid BIGLY for Alps Logistics (9055). A Gobsmacking Price/Multiple

Chilled & Frozen's Target Opinion Statement; Chotto Matte (Four Counterbidders)

KKR Deal for Alps Logistics (9055) Appears Imminent

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings / Event-Driven

Chilled & Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)

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<li>In late March, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/az-com-maruwa-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17280:1" rel="noopener">AZ-Com Maruwa Holdings (9090 JP)</a> made an unsolicited ("hostile") bid for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chilled-frozen-logistics-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40987:1" rel="noopener">Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP)</a> at a near 50% premium at ¥3,000/share.</li>
<li>It traded through, then C&amp;F ran a bid solicitation process, got four bids. Since the day AFTER that announcement, the stock is up 56%. We approach Alps Logistics multiples.</li>
<li>This deal doesn't get the split price benefit that HTS and Alps Logistics did. And it is a fundamentally different logistics business. And target management dynamics are different.</li>
</ul>


In late March, AZ-Com Maruwa Holdings (9090 JP) made an unsolicited ("hostile") bid for Chilled &amp; Frozen Logistics Holdings (9099 JP) at a near 50% premium at ¥3,000/share.
It traded through, then C&amp;F ran a bid solicitation process, got four bids. Since the day AFTER that announcement, the stock is up 56%. We approach Alps Logistics multiples.
This deal doesn't get the split price benefit that HTS and Alps Logistics did. And it is a fundamentally different logistics business. And target management dynamics are different.


Chilled & Frozen Logistics (9099) Gone Ballistic - Reminder of Structure, Price, and Incentives