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 22 years of covering Asia Pacific equities, the past 19 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

ESR (1821 HK): A Shareholder Register Look-Through

ESR (1821 HK): Pre-Cons Done. Scheme Doc By 22nd May

Hong Kong Arbs: (Largely) Immune From Trump Tariffs

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On the 4th December 2024, the Starwood/Warburg Pincus Consortium announced a firm pre-conditional Offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR Group (1821 HK)</a> at HK$13/share (best &amp; final), by way of a Scheme.</li>
<li>There was a raft of pre-cons, however processing went like clockwork, and all were satisfied by the 15th May.  </li>
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The Scheme Doc is now <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0521/2025052101197.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">out</a>, with a Court Meeting on the 13th June, and payment on or before the 10th July. The IFA (Anglo Chinese) says "fair &amp; reasonable".</li>
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On the 4th December 2024, the Starwood/Warburg Pincus Consortium announced a firm pre-conditional Offer for ESR Group (1821 HK) at HK$13/share (best &amp; final), by way of a Scheme.
There was a raft of pre-cons, however processing went like clockwork, and all were satisfied by the 15th May.  

The Scheme Doc is now out, with a Court Meeting on the 13th June, and payment on or before the 10th July. The IFA (Anglo Chinese) says "fair &amp; reasonable".


ESR (1821 HK): 13th June Vote On Starwood/Warburg's Offer